Hazmat Modine is a musical group based in New York City and led by singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Wade Schuman. Their music is rooted in blues and also touches on folk, jazz and World music. The most recent lineup of the band circa 2024 features harmonica, tuba, trumpet, saxophone, trombone, drums, banjo and guitar, and violin. As well as solo and harmony vocals.
The band's name is a portmanteau of "hazmat," a shortening of "hazardous material", and "Modine", a brand of heater.[1] It also evokes the name of the actor Matt Modine.