Calamity Magnet began performing at the college dive bar Health. The bassist use to listen to records constantly as a teenager. The drummer wanted to start a group since he was in grade school. Calamity Magnet’s members were friends in college. The band used to practice at the lead singer's garage.

Calamity Magnet's latest record is the group's ninth record. The group is in the midst of the tour promoting for their latest album. Calamity Magnet intends to take some time off after this next tour, allowing the band members to rest.

Generally, critics will praise Calamity Magnet for their playfulness with the audience at live performances. A music critic from Las Vegas, Whitney Casas, has always praised band’s songs' sincerity. Calamity Magnet’s newest release has received incredible reviews from Owen Zadra, a music critic out of Raleigh, and Van Phillippe, from Raleigh.

Calamity Magnet was discovered after their single was heard on X90.1. Calamity Magnet were happy to get the record deal, but were not sure how far they would go. The release of their debut release convinced them that they were right where they should be after their songs began to get lots of radio play.

Calamity Magnet accepted that they were real working musicians when Deb Abbott started the first fan club for the group in 1986. The fan club grew from a few dozen to a few thousand after Jess Greczkowski created a website for the band and a national tour gave the group plenty of exposure.

The band has never played a bad performance in Jacksonville, so they make sure to schedule a stop there whenever they tour. Calamity Magnet appreciates that they are able to do what they love because of the fans, so they play the hits off their new project as well as the classics. TheSeats.com has all the tour information a fan needs in one place, including Calamity Magnet tickets, concert seating charts, and complete tour schedules.