Artist description We play music where the bass goes bum-ba-day-bum-ba-day and the guitars go ricka-ricka-ricka-ricka and the sax plays some lines over it and once in a while there are even some vocals. We listen to a lot of jazz and 3/5 of the band have been trained as jazz musicians. Depending on how one looks at it, we either defy all categorization or fit neatly into every category. Most importantly, like one of our major musical influences, Primus, we suck

Music Style funk rock with jazz and blues influence and a jam band feel in the context of a punk rock band

Musical Influences Frank Zappa, Miles Davis, Weather Report (Jaco Pastorius), Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Cream, Led Zeppelin, the Who, Stooges, Stanley Clarke, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Victor Wooten, Steve Vai, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilates, Dave Matthews Band, Smashing Pumpkins

Similar Artists Big Ass Truck, Primus, Phish, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dave Matthews Band, Soul Coughing, Frank Zappa, Minutemen, Ben Folds Five, Led Zeppelin, George Clinton, Lenny Kravitz, Fishbone, Faith No More

Artist History Formed in 1995 by Moot and Caesar. Originally called Hazy Hello. Leo Kennedy joined in 1997. 6-song cassette Blake's Room Rules released 1997. Johny and Roger joined in 1998. Death From Above released in June 1999. Johny left in August 1999 to go to college and pursue highly successful solo career. Wilber quit in 1999 and was replaced by teen sensation Boscoe Rooder. Johny joined again in the summer of 2000. Killjoy broke up.

Group Members Brandon C. Hicks: Leo Kennedy, Jason A. Voss: Johny Kennedy, M. Ryan Massey: Cuevas Taki Caesar, Matthew Treadway: Roger N. Jenkins, Justin Alley: Wilber Moot (on the old songs) and introducing Boscoe Rooder

Instruments Long-haired Guitarist: Taki, Other Guitarist: Johny, Bassist: Leo, Saxomophone Player/New Guitarist: Roger, Drummer: Boscoe

Albums Death From Above, Blake's Room Rules

Press Reviews Killjoy's music brought auditory flashbacks of early Cream to mind, mixed with more recent hints of Dave Matthews, some alternative jazz and blues. -Little Rock Free Press

Additional Info CD includes a 10 minute bass solo!

Location Little Rock, Arkansas - USA

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