Hyena Motorcade was formed by Ric Kaley and Mark Allen with bassist Art Agunod joined Ric and Mark shortly afterwards.

In early 2009, the Mixed Martial Arts media group MMA Worldwide/TapouT Magazine where Mark works was about to wrap filming on their weekly series set to be aired on HD Net when Chris Staab, Music Director for the series heard a rough guitar demo of what was later to be the song "Shadows" and asked Mark if he could get the song recorded within two weeks in order to make his production deadlines and include it into the TV show's soundtrack, so Mark, Ric, Art and guest drummer James English went straight into Sound Asylum Studios in Santa Ana, CA to record the track. The song was included into six of the seasons ten episodes during the 2009 season and the positive attention the song and band received both from the TV show as well as receiving airplay on terrestrial and internet stations was enough to warrant the band continuing to write more material and to solidify the band lineup for possible live shows.".

Within a few months, the band brought bassist Art Agunod's brother aboard on drums and the group once again entered the studio, this time opting for Satellite Park in Malibu, CA to record their debut three song demo under the guidance of the legendary Paul Roessler, a personal friend of Ric's and someone who had also recorded the debut EP from Ric and Mark's former band. The new recordings featured two originals (Into The Static and Snowflakes) along with a cover of seminal punk band The Plugz song "Achin'". This new three song EP received many accolades and once again was garnering quite a bit of airplay on college and internet radio. For the first time, the band had introduced the saxophone into their music in the smoky, blues driven song Snowflakes and showed the band to be diverse and able to float between genres with ease, but all the while not compromising their core sound.

From early 2010 through the summer of 2011, Hyena Motorcade was on hiatus due to several factors but June 2011 has seen a reformed and revitalized group writing new material, booking shows and in November 2011 released their first single "Heartbreaks" in nearly two years which was produced by James Trace, owner of Bomb Shelter Studios in Westminster, CA.

The band is now in the process of recording new material that will eventually be compiled and released as their debut full-length once negotiations with several record labels who have approached the band are wrapped up.

Hyena Motorcade tracks are available on CDBaby, iTunes, Tunecore and other popular online retail outlets