Artist description Quirky Noisy Popsters from San Francisco

Music Style Indie Pop

Musical Influences Oh, you know, stuff like The Pixies, Bowie, The Flaming Lips, GBV, that band from the 60's...what was their name? The Rutles?

Similar Artists The Pixies, Guided By Voices, The Flaming Lips, Husker Du, Imperial Teen, The Replacements, The Beatles, Nirvana, Radiohead, Screaming Trees, Sugar, Queen, The Who, Cheap Trick, Blur, XTC, The Posie

Artist History Jolly! formed in 1996 by Snowmen keyboardist Patrick Main (who switched to guitar for Jolly!), Lenny Gill, Patrick's brother Marty (since replaced by Jennifer Havel), and John Kontogianis.

Group Members John's a member of Habitat For Humpbacks, helping Jimmy Carter build houses in the ocean for whales.

Instruments Patrick plays guitar, keyboards and sings lead vocals, Lenny plays the lead guitar lines and whoops and hollers, Jennifer plays bass, goes fishing for bass, and sings all the parts that sound like a girl, John plays drums, percussion, basically anything he can hit that makes a noise.

Albums poof!

Press Reviews "...a phat-ass pop blast---sunny, harmonious and tickled cool...likeable songs, fueled by off-kilter riffs and the kind of choruses you almost know by heart at the end of each tune"-----Greg Heller, Feb, 26 1999 BAM"...crisp and lazy harmonies over big guitars reminiscent of late Husker Du...catchy"-----Matt Roberts, Shredding Paper #2"Well, by golly, I'm completely in love with Jolly!....there's definitely something solid brewing with this group...I enjoyed every single song on this disc, and I could go on and on about the obvious talents of this group, and their unique sound and songwriting abilities..."Favorite Knife" could be a breakout hit, and hopefully some record exec will read this and actually pay attention...a great all-around record, one that should please listeners who enjoy interesting and accessible melodies and guitar lines...for those who like their pop just a wee bit off-kilter, check out Jolly"-----Heidi Drockelman, Indie-Music.com

Additional Info new songs on the way...

Location Oakland, Ca - USA

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