Jonezetta

Infobox musical artist
Name = Jonezetta


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Origin = flagicon|USA Clinton, Mississippi, USA
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Genre = Indie rock Alternative rock
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Years_active = 2002—present
Label = Tooth & Nail Records
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URL = [http://www.jonezetta.com Jonezetta.com]
Current_members = Robert Chisolm Kyle Howe Ty Garvey Alex Warren Tyler Kemp
Past_members = Timothy Jordan II Mick Parsons

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

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)."

The band acquired keyboardist Tyler Kemp and drummer Alex Warren in mid 2007. The two toured with Jonezetta for the rest of the year and recorded on Jonezetta's sophomore release "Cruel to be Young".

The new record is said to sound different than their first album "Popularity". David Bazaan from Pedro the Lion and Headphones is a guest vocalist on the song "Sick in the Teeth".

They are said to be shooting a music video in early September.

A new album was released on September 16, 2008, "Cruel to be Young."

Band Members

Current

* Robert Chisolm - lead vocals, guitar
* Kyle Howe - guitar, backing vocals
* Ty Garvey - bass, backing vocals
* Alex Warren - drums
* Tyler Kemp - keys

Former

* Timothy Jordan II ("deceased"-- died during the writing and pre-production of "Popularity") - keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
* Mick Parsons - -drums

Discography

Albums/EPs

Albums

* "Four Songs" (2005)
* "Popularity" (2006)
* "Cruel to Be Young" (2008)

ingles

* "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.

Videos

*"Get Ready (Hot Machete)" (2006) from "Popularity" [http://www.purevolume.com/videos/jonezetta/getready watch]

Tours

*Tooth and Nail Tour 2006 with Emery, Anberlin, Far-Less, The Fold, The Classic Crime
*Fall 2006 With Mute Math, Shiny Toy Guns, and The Whigs
*2006 tour with As Cities Burn, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, and more.
*2007 Anberlin's "Cities" tour with Meg & Dia, and Bayside.
*2007 "The Reaping" promotion tour with Anberlin.
*2007 Vans Warped Tour
*2007 Dance Rawr Dance Tour with Family Force 5 and The Secret Handshake
*2008 Parachute 2008
*2008 Meg & Dia Fall Tour
*2008 Straylight Run Fall Tour
*2008 Shiny Toy Guns Fall Tour

External links

* [http://www.jonezetta.com Jonezetta's Official Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/Jonezetta Jonezetta's MySpace]
* [http://www.purevolume.com/jonezetta Jonezetta on PureVolume]
* [http://www.fuse.tv/jonezetta Jonezetta's Fuse Tour Journal]
* [http://thealbumproject.net/2008/08/full-review-jonezetta-cruel-to-be-young/ Review of 'Cruel To Be Young' at The Album Project]