Foundation and first album (2003–2014) The band was formed in 2003 by high school friends who liked both punk and ska and wanted to play something different from what punk bands would do back then. The name was suggested by a friend and it follows a tendency observed by them in which ska bands would add the word "ska" to their names. Through a local label that also owned a store, the members could get to know bands such as
NOFX,
Pennywise,
Bad Religion,
No Fun at All,
Millencolin,
Goldfinger,
Less Than Jake and Voodoo Glowskulls. Guitarist and vocalist Du believes the fact that Curitiba is a cold city with much more concrete than green areas makes the band sound less "beach-ish" than other ska punk acts. Abraskadabra released their first album, ''Grandma Nancy's Old School Garden'', in 2012, containing songs written during these nine first years. In the following year, they released their first video, "Sing 'til the End" and, in 2014, they toured the United States for the first time.
Welcome and international fame (2014–2019) In 2016, their cover of "Not Your Savior", by
No Use for a Name, was featured on the documentary
A Fat Wreck, about
Fat Wreck Chords. The album was released on 20 February of the following year After
Welcome's release and a second US tour, they hired a PR agency that allowed them to be covered by the international press and, consequently, they secured some other foreign tours, including one in the United Kingdom and another one in Japan.
Make Yourself at Home: 2020–present On 24 September 2021, the band released its third studio album,
Make Yourself at Home. Remotely recorded due to the limitations brought upon by the
COVID-19 pandemic (a method with which they were already familiarized due to vocalist/saxophonist Thiago living in London), the album produced the single "Do We Need a Sign?". == Members ==