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AJJ (formerly Andrew Jackson Jihad) is an American folk/punk/rock group fro… Read Full Bio ↴AJJ (formerly Andrew Jackson Jihad) is an American folk/punk/rock group from Phoenix, Arizona, formed in 2004. Andrew Jackson Jihad was formed after its original drummer, Justin James White, approached Sean Bonnette and Ben Gallaty, who had just left Rodan (not the Rodan of Kentucky fame) and The Sub-Standards. Since then, many significant Arizona musicians have sat in with the remaining duo of Sean and Ben, including John De La Cruz of Fatigo and Asleep In The Sea's Owen Evans. Dylan Cook also plays mandolin regularly with the band.

According to Songfacts, Bonnette, who is also the lyricist of the band (with upright bass player Ben Gallant handling most of the production and some vocals as well) volunteered at a suicide prevention hotline for teenagers for eight years, and worked with homeless men and women in the Phoenix, Arizona area. These experiences gave him a sometimes bleak, but at moments, hopeful outlook on life, often reflected in the band's lyrics.

On Halloween 2005, Andrew Jackson Jihad covered Neutral Milk Hotel's In the Aeroplane Over the Sea album in its entirety at CounterCulture Cafe.

Their biggest performance to date has been in their hometown with Flogging Molly and Authority Zero on St. Patrick's Day 2006.

On April 15, 2006, the band played as part of the 2006 New Times Music Showcase, nominated for Best Americana Band, and won a 2006 Best of Phoenix later that year.

Besides their local shows, where they have become arguably the most prominent representative in Arizona of the DIY ethic, they have also toured in clubs and basements across the Western United States, appearing at such venues as the Knitting Factory in Los Angeles, CA. One show in Kimberly, Idaho saw the band in a cowboy bar and leaving the premises as soon as possible after the show.

Andrew Jackson Jihad also performed at St. Augustine, Florida's second annual Harvest of Hope Festival in 2010. They played a dual set with Bomb the Music Industry!

In 2016, the band officially changed their name from "Andrew Jackson Jihad" to AJJ (a moniker that many of their fanbase had been using to refer to them for several years). In a statement on the band's website, Bonnette wrote "1.) We are not Muslims, and as such, it is disrespectful and irresponsible for us to use the word jihad in our band’s name. 2.) We no longer wish to be a living reminder of president Andrew Jackson. Interesting historical figure as he was, he was an odious person and our fascination with him has grown stale."
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A Song Dedicated to the Memory of Stormy the Rabbit For four fortnights I have fled from my fortress Foraging fo…
All the Dead Kids I can't tell you why your children are dying, but I…
American Tune I am white And I've got everything I need No one clutches…
Back Pack You were dead By the time that I had found you Your…
Bad Bad Things Do you remember me? I killed your family And now I am…
Bang, Bang, Bang You're helpless and hopeless You want to help out the homele…
Bells & Whistles Woah, woah, woah... I have often wondered if a pregnant wom…
Bells and Whistles Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh! Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh! Woah-oh-oh-o…
Big Bird I'm afraid of the way that I live my life I'm…
Body Terror Song I’m so sorry that you have to have a body I’m…
Border Patrol The Border Patrol planted drugs in our van again Oh well Oh…
Brave as a Noun I could go off the deep end I could kill all…
Candle In the Wind (Ben's Song) I wish I had more money than I have And I…



Children of God In came the being born police to take the newely…
Cody's Theme When I was a kid My whole reality split I was living…
Coffin dance Shoot him again 'cause I can see his soul dancing Shoot…
Darkest Heart Show me your tears Show me your scars Show me your flesh…
Dipping Things In Stuff I'll dip my dick in cinnamon so you can taste…
Disposable Everything Lately I've been getting down about greed and misery Avarice…
Distance The first month after you left I drank and jerked off…
Do Re And Me I walked into a room full of corpses The room all…
Forest Fire Waking from napping with a bad taste in your mouth. Wishing…
Fucc the Devil I'm gonna fuck the devil in his mouth I just need…
Fuckboi I spat on you And you called me a dog Two years…
Getting Naked Playing With Guns Getting naked and playing with guns There's a gerbil in the…
Gift of the Magi 2: Return of the Magi I used to be a dead guy Now I'm a fucking…
Goodbye Oh Goodbye I was throttled to the ground I was locked inside a…
Growing Up Growing up Well it fucking sucks I've got too much stuff I d…
Guilt: The Song I was drifting Into dreaming And I saw something I hadn't se…
Hate Song For Brains I hate my brain Because the things I think sometimes Are so…
Hate Stick Hard Party Part 2 Someday you all will perish in the fire of my…
Human Kittens I knew a woman once Giving birth to kittens and mice And…
I Wanna Be Your Dog 2 I wanna be your dog Oh, to be completely at your…
I Wanna Rock out in My Dreams I wanna rock out in my dreams Instead of waking up…
If Jeff Swiney Had a Hammer I wanna see the scene unified, Everybody knows everyone. Th…
Island Song I'm on an island and that island is sinking. That island…
Jesus Saves There will come a day when our cells won't regenerate And…
Joe Arpaio is a Punk Joe Arpaio is a chump Joe Arpaio is a chump He's never…
Junkie Church Last week I saw you at the junkie church You told…
Kokopelli Face Tattoo I was a sexy little viper ruin In the corner of…
Lady Liberty Give me your tired Give me your tired Give me your poor Whe…
Let Us Get Murdered You've been singing songs for all the wrong reasons. For rea…
Lightning Bolt The best years of his life is what he gave…
Little Prince Hey everything, fuck you i hate everything you do to me i…
Loudmouth You're a loudmouth and a tool And I don't disagree with…
Murderer Do you remember me? I killed your family and now I am…
My Brain Is A Human Body My brain is a human body My brain is a human…
Nature I can't tell you why your children are dying, but I…
No More Presidents Self-appraised, that's my name But these tight-ass pants Wit…
No More Shame No More Fear No More Dread Self-appraised, that’s my name But these tight-ass pants W…
No More Tears No more tears No more crying No more sighing, lying or dying…
Normalization Blues I can feel my brain a-changin', acclimating to the madness I…
People eople are wasteful, they waste all the food People are hatef…
People Ii: The Reckoning Nobody knows everything We know this to be true Everything i…
personal space invader I gave birth to twin wire hangovers (Oh it′s like that) (And…
power plant The drugs you do were made by people who think…
Randy's House I've got the rotten apple core feeling, dying like a…
Rejoice Rejoice, rejoice, God's ears are stitches Oh, rejoice, his e…
Self Esteem This place is taking all my self-esteem And everybody is afr…
Skipping Stone I'll be your lake if you are my skipping stone. I…
Small Red Boy I found a small red boy inside my tummy With 3…
Survival I broke my promise on a very sharp rock And I…
Temple Grandin Open up your murder eyes and see the ugly world…
Terrifyer I saw beauty spat in its eye I saw the light,…
The Michael Jordan of Drunk Driving The Michael Jordan of drunk driving played his final game…
This Is Not a War This is not a war, it's a conversation about what…
We Shall All Die Alone Someday Bad things happen everyday. Cancer and murder and herpes and…
we're all gonna die We′re all gonna die. This is true. It's true for me and…
When I'm A Dead Boy When I'm a dead boy, burn my body Pour a couple…
White Ghosts In absentia And constantly loving you Apart together Every …
You Might Be Correct Friday night I crashed your party Saturday I said I'm sorry …


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