Arthur and Company (formed in 2003 in Sonoma, California) are an American Punk Rock band, noted for their tight rock compositions, satire songs, covers and humorous centered songs . The group was heavily influenced by Weird Al Yankovic, Bob Rivers, and Rodney Carrington and draw frequent comparisons to Me First And The Gimmie Gimmies and NOFX. Arthur and Company's studio releases received high critical praise, but the band was unable to pentrate the charts due to factors including lack of record company support as the emergence of emo and power pop garnered increased attention and marketing dollars. They however have gained a cult following, mainly in the San Francisco Bay Area