Artist description With a sparse texture created by guitar, bass, drums, and three voices, Lesterjett plays melodic, catchy songs with echoes of the Police, Radiohead, Weezer, the Beatles and Elvis Costello. Lesterjett was formed in 2000, when Alexi and Zack, who had been playing together in bands since the third grade, joined forces with Iain, their music theory teacher at UC Santa Cruz. They have since been playing to a growing fan base in Santa Cruz and the San Francisco Bay Area. Their recent shows have included the Catalyst in Santa Cruz, the Hotel Utah in San Francisco, the Starry Plough in Berkeley, and Molly Malone's in LA.

Music Style Pop&Rock

Musical Influences Beatles, Weezer, Police, Elvis Costello, Radiohead, Pixies,

Similar Artists Beatles, Weezer, Police, Pixies, Radiohead, Ben Folds Five, The Strokes

Artist History Zack and Alexi met in kindergarten and at the age of eight they started their first rock and roll band. In High School they played as Dexter and had regular shows at the Whisky & Roxy in Hollywood. In the fall of 1999 Zack and Alexi shared a wall in a dorm at UC Santa Cruz. Iain was teaching the Latin American ensembles at UCSC and starting his Masters degree in ethnomusicology when he metAlexi. Iain was also Zack and Alexi's TA for classical music theory. Iain and Alexi and Zack first played together as Lesterjett in the fall of 2000, had their first show in Winter on campus at the Stevenson College Battle of the Bands and won, and have since been performing regularly in Santa Cruz, Berkeley, San Francisco, and LA.

Group Members Lesterjett is: Zack Ehrlich (Drums, Vocals, Guitar), Alexi Glickman (Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Drums), and Iain Mann (Guitar, Vocals, Bass).

Instruments Bass, Guitar, Drums,Voices

Albums Lesterjett: Recorded Works 1999-2003, Live At Donna Court

Press Reviews http://www.lesterjett.com/press.html

Location Santa Cruz, CA - USA

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