Artist description NATJOY is a five-man band: Billy Young – Vocals, Moog; John Bello – Guitars, Vocals; Keith Lyle – Guitars, Vocals; Kevin Larson – Bass; and Lawrence Heaton – Drums, Drum Synth. The musical focus of the band is to create complex songs that are unpredictable, fun, and catchy.

Music Style Heavy Melody,

Musical Influences The Cars, Flaming Lips, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Devo, Frank Zappa

Similar Artists The National Joy Band, Zappa, The Cars, Devo, Queen,

Artist History Young, Bello, and Lyle moved to San Francisco during the summer of 1996 in a Steinbeck-like wagon train from Oklahoma. Over the last 2 years, with the able help of Larson and Heaton, NATJOY have played countless shows, and built a following that is now one of the largest in the Bay Area music scene.

Group Members Billy Young, Lead Vocals / Moog & most of those strange lyrics (Oklahoma origin)John Bello, Guitars / Vocals (Oklahoma origin)Keith Lyle, Guitars / Vocals (Oklahoma origin)Kevin Larson, Bass (New York origin)Lawrence Heaton, Drummer and drum programming (California origin)

Instruments Guitars, Moog, Drums, Bass, DrumKat, 3 Vocals

Albums "The Convenient Opinions of The National Joy Band"

Press Reviews “It’s a mix of 70’s arena rock, 80’s electronic pop, and 90’s alterna-guitar rock, but with each record they sound more and more like a band that knows where they are headed.”Peterbelly Magazine - Austin, Texas“Sometimes you go see a band who sound like Devo and Queen sipping martinis in a limo that crashes into Frank Zappa’s Pinto” Greg Heller, BAM California’s Music Magazine

Location San Francisco, CA - USA

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