Jonezetta

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Jonezetta
Origin Flag of the United States Clinton, Mississippi, USA
Genre(s) Indie rock
Alternative rock
Years active 2002—present
Label(s) Tooth & Nail Records
Website Jonezetta.com
Members
Robert Chisolm
Kyle Howe
Ty Garvey
Alex Warren
Tyler Kemp
Former members
Timothy Jordan II
Mick Parsons

Jonezetta is an indie band from Clinton, Mississippi, which has released an EP and a full-length album since their formation in 2002.

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[edit] History

Jonezetta formed when its four members were still in high school. Singer and guitarist Robert Chisolm, lead guitarist Kyle Howe, bassist Ty Garvey, and drummer Brett Hart chose their name in homage to a clown that performed at three of the members childhood birthday parties. Growing up in a small town, the members did not expect to pursue a career in the music business. Despite their faith, their fan base continued to grow in the local music scene. Keeping the band together as a hobby while the four members focused on their college educations, Jonezetta played occasional gigs on the Southern college circuit, and were considering packing in the group in the fall of 2004.

However, at a gig in Monroe, LA, with the Christian Post Hardcore rock act As Cities Burn, Jonezetta met that band's manager, Ryan Rado; impressed with the young band's set, he encouraged the band to step up and devote themselves more fully to their music. A demo recorded during the bandmembers' 2005 spring break incited a small-scale bidding war, with the band eventually choosing to sign with the Washington-based indie label Tooth & Nail Records with a distribution deal through EMI. They were offered the biggest deal ever given to a new artist to sign with Tooth and Nail. In 2005 Jonezetta released a four song EP, which was also available to download via AbsolutePunk

In the summer of 2005, former The All-American Rejects and The Elation keyboardist Timothy Jordan II joined the band as their official fifth member; tragically, Jordan committed suicide in December 2005, just as the band was beginning to record their debut album with producer Steve Wilson (The Juliana Theory, Class of '98 etc.). That debut album, Popularity, was released in October 2006, preceded by the group's first single, "Get Ready (Hot Machete)."

[edit] Band Members

[edit] Current

[edit] Former

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums/EPs

Album Cover Year Title Label
2005 Four Songs Tooth & Nail Records
2006 Popularity Tooth & Nail Records

[edit] Singles

  • "Welcome Home" from their Popularity album. It was their first officially released single.
  • "Get Ready (Hot Machete)" from their Popularity album.
  • "Popularity" from their Popularity album.

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[edit] Tours

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