Artist description Stupid music that rocks your balls off.

Music Style wunkrock

Musical Influences Guttermouth, Goldfinger, Nerf Herder,

Similar Artists Guttermouth,The Vandals, Nerf Herder, NOFX

Artist History SOJH is the shit. Know it now. Believe it. We are the cat's meow and the monkey's uncle. I am not lying. SOJH is hot shit. What I said. Word.

Group Members Stuart Confer-vocals & guitar Nathan Olson-vocals & guitar Louis Stites-bass guitar Matt Tatroe-drums

Instruments 2 guitars, bass, drums,

Albums Kiss of Deaf, Here's a Ray of Hope to Someone with an Inferiority Complex

Press Reviews Being in a band takes dedication, hard work and a passionate desire to succeed. Someone should tell that to Straight Outta Junior High. After having lunch with three of the four members of the band (it's still disputed whether the band actually has a human drummer), it was apparent that the band members did not take the band - or themselves - seriously. "Have you ever worked with toddlers?" asked Nate Olson, guitar player for the band, before the interview. After answering no, Olson looked dismayed and said, "Ooh, that would help." The self-classified wunk rock (wussy punk) band formed about 11/2 years ago when the band members were at a party and decided to pick up some instruments and start playing. About 11/2 weeks after forming, the band made an appearance at the Abel Hall battle of the bands and was surprised by the results. "We won second place," said Stu Confer, guitarist and singer for Straight Outta Junior High. "The prize was a gift certificate and this Lou Bega doll that danced to 'Mambo No. 5.' It was the best thing we've ever won." The band had some other very humble beginnings. The band's practice space, like many, was nothing spectacular. "Our first practice space was in the basement of a house. There was a drain in the floor that someone peed in, and it smelled really bad," Olson said. Straight Outta Junior High's live shows are a reflection of the band members' philosophy of not taking themselves seriously. "At a show in Grand Island, some guy was rollerblading naked on a half-pipe," Confer said. At the same concert, the band experienced some technical difficulties. "The electricity kept cutting out while we were playing, and it would always happen at the height of a song when we were playing really loud," Confer said. "We just kept playing, though." The band even has groupies, which it has dubbed the "Joyo superfans." Actually, the groupies the band has are not exactly what it had in mind. "There is a group of 12-year-old girls that come to all of our all-ages shows," said Louie Stites, bass player for the band. "We need to get some older groupies." When the band was asked what other bands inspire them to create music, the members tossed out some intriguing answers. "The Faint, Tesla, Jackyl, Morrissey, Styx," various members of the band said. OK, those answers may not have been entirely serious unless the band is planning to do some cross-over song covers of bands that can only be seen playing on the state-fair circuit. Recently, the band had compact disc release parties in Omaha and Lincoln for its new compact disc "here's a ray of hope to someone with an inferiority complex." Coincidentally, the day of the Omaha CD release party also happened to be the day of the Seward bus crash near Omaha. That may not be too freaky until you check out the cover art on the CD. It shows a school bus flying off a bridge and going down an embankment. The drawing was done about a month before the bus crash, so it was just a freakish coincidence. The band hopes to have a benefit show at some point to raise money for the crash victims. At the Lincoln CD release party, the band had more misfortune. Stites was stricken with mononucleosis and couldn't play, so other members of the band had to pick up the slack. "Me and Stu had to take turns playing the bass," Olson said. "It was more than my elfin fingers could manage." What do the band member's parents think of Straight Outta Junior High? "Our parents can never get the name right," Olson said. "They think we're called Just Outta Junior High or something." After seeing a live show and hearing some of the band's songs, with titles like "Cell Phones Suck" and "Statuatory Rape (not OK)," Olson's dad had some advice for his son. "My dad said that the music is good but the lyrics could be better," Olson said. "After he heard me play, he said I should sell my guitar." Towards the end of the interview with the band at the tables outside of Jimmy John's, a man walked up and asked for some money. The band showed its generosity by giving the man $2 and a cigarette. The band members also gave the man some advice as to what to do with the money. "No booze! No crack!" the band yelled as the man walked away

Location Lincoln, NE - USA

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