Less Than Jake is a ska punk band formed in 1992 in Gainesville, USA. Their… Read Full Bio ↴Less Than Jake is a ska punk band formed in 1992 in Gainesville, USA. Their current line-up consists of Chris DeMakes (vocals, guitar), Roger Lima (vocals, bass), Matt Yonker (drums), Buddy Schaub (trombone) and Peter "JR" Wasilewski (saxophone).
The band's name derives from a bird Vinnie had while growing up, which was treated better than the rest of the family. It's also a reference to the phrase "everything is jake," which is an old phrase meaning everything is cool.
Less Than Jake released their debut album, Pezcore, in 1995, following a series of independent seven-inch single releases. The band's subsequent two studio albums, Losing Streak (1996) and Hello Rockview (1998), were released on major label, Capitol Records, leading to increased exposure. The band's fifth studio album Anthem (2003) was their most commercially successful to date, featuring the singles, "She's Gonna Break Soon" and "The Science of Selling Yourself Short".
In 2008 the band founded its own label, Sleep It Off Records, and released its seventh full-length album, GNV FLA. The band has recently stated its preference for EP releases, and independently issued Greetings from Less Than Jake (2011) and its counterpart, Seasons Greetings from Less Than Jake (2012). In late 2012, the band combined the two to create the compilation album, Greetings and Salutations (2012) Their eighth studio album, See the Light, was released on November 12, 2013.
Miscellaneous Info:
Vinnie was previously the owner of the independent record label Fueled by Ramen, as well as a toy company called Wünderland War (formerly Monkey Vs. Robot). This label has signed bands such as Fall Out Boy, Punchline, The AKAs, Gym Class Heroes, Panic! At The Disco and Days Away. Roger, meanwhile, is in a second band, called Rehasher, for whom he composes lyrics and plays guitar. JR played sax on the last track of Off Key Melodies. JR works with a promoting company called the CT Mafia, as well as composing solo music. He contributed one track to the Drive-Thru compilation tribute to Bob Dylan, using the band name The Stay At Home Joneses (Roger sang backup for this track).
Roger and Vinnie have an unexplained fetish for Pez candy and they reportedly have sizeable dispenser collections. This love for Pez goes so far as to name one of their albums, Pezcore (parodying of the way in which many bands are described as [something]-core, starting with hardcore) and Pez dispenser motifs are a common feature of their merchandise.
Roger's employment history includes a smoke shop in the band's hometown Gainesville, Florida known as Knuckleheads which has since been transformed into a similar establishment named Smoke. Band member haunts have included Eddie C's, the Hardback (which was transformed into the Lyric), and Insomnia (which used to be the Covered Dish, and is now the new location of Common Grounds).
The members of Less Than Jake also served as backup musicians for Asian Man Records owner Mike Park in the B.Lee Band (once called "the Bruce Lee Band", changed for legal reasons).
The track "Look What Happened" appeared on two of their albums, "Borders & Boundaries" (2000) and "Anthem." (2003) The "Anthem" version is completely re-recorded, and has eschewed the brass at the beginning of the song that was featured in the previous recording. The re-recording features guest vocals from Teen Idols/Bullets To Broadway's Heather.
They have also re-recorded many other songs, including "Johnny Quest Thinks We're Sellouts," "Jen Doesn't Like Me Anymore" and "Shotgun".
They recorded the main theme song "We're all Dudes" for the 1997 film "Goodburger" based on the sketch from the Nikelodeon TV show "All That." The song features Kel Mitchell (main character, Ed, in the movie). The song is based off of the jingle "Ed" would always sing while waiting for the next situation to come up in the Goodburger sketches. At the end of the song Mitchell says "Ah, Ed and Less than Jake, oh, uh... no?"
In 2004, Less Than Jake appeared on the Projekt Revolution Tour, joining such artists as The Used, Snoop Dogg, Korn, and the headlining band: Linkin Park.
Lineups:
Chris DeMakes - vocals and guitar (1992–present)
Roger Lima - vocals and bass (1993–present)
Buddy ''Goldfinger'' Schaub - tenor trombone and backing vocals (1993–present)
Peter ''JR'' Wasilewski - tenor saxophone and backing vocals (2000–present)
Matt Yonker - Drums (2018–present)
Past members:
Jessica Mills - alto saxophone (1993–1998)
Derron Nuhfer - tenor and baritone saxophone (1995–2000)
Pete Anna - tenor and alto trombone (1998–2001)
Vinnie Fiorello - drums (1992–2018)
Website: http://www.lessthanjake.com/
The band's name derives from a bird Vinnie had while growing up, which was treated better than the rest of the family. It's also a reference to the phrase "everything is jake," which is an old phrase meaning everything is cool.
Less Than Jake released their debut album, Pezcore, in 1995, following a series of independent seven-inch single releases. The band's subsequent two studio albums, Losing Streak (1996) and Hello Rockview (1998), were released on major label, Capitol Records, leading to increased exposure. The band's fifth studio album Anthem (2003) was their most commercially successful to date, featuring the singles, "She's Gonna Break Soon" and "The Science of Selling Yourself Short".
In 2008 the band founded its own label, Sleep It Off Records, and released its seventh full-length album, GNV FLA. The band has recently stated its preference for EP releases, and independently issued Greetings from Less Than Jake (2011) and its counterpart, Seasons Greetings from Less Than Jake (2012). In late 2012, the band combined the two to create the compilation album, Greetings and Salutations (2012) Their eighth studio album, See the Light, was released on November 12, 2013.
Miscellaneous Info:
Vinnie was previously the owner of the independent record label Fueled by Ramen, as well as a toy company called Wünderland War (formerly Monkey Vs. Robot). This label has signed bands such as Fall Out Boy, Punchline, The AKAs, Gym Class Heroes, Panic! At The Disco and Days Away. Roger, meanwhile, is in a second band, called Rehasher, for whom he composes lyrics and plays guitar. JR played sax on the last track of Off Key Melodies. JR works with a promoting company called the CT Mafia, as well as composing solo music. He contributed one track to the Drive-Thru compilation tribute to Bob Dylan, using the band name The Stay At Home Joneses (Roger sang backup for this track).
Roger and Vinnie have an unexplained fetish for Pez candy and they reportedly have sizeable dispenser collections. This love for Pez goes so far as to name one of their albums, Pezcore (parodying of the way in which many bands are described as [something]-core, starting with hardcore) and Pez dispenser motifs are a common feature of their merchandise.
Roger's employment history includes a smoke shop in the band's hometown Gainesville, Florida known as Knuckleheads which has since been transformed into a similar establishment named Smoke. Band member haunts have included Eddie C's, the Hardback (which was transformed into the Lyric), and Insomnia (which used to be the Covered Dish, and is now the new location of Common Grounds).
The members of Less Than Jake also served as backup musicians for Asian Man Records owner Mike Park in the B.Lee Band (once called "the Bruce Lee Band", changed for legal reasons).
The track "Look What Happened" appeared on two of their albums, "Borders & Boundaries" (2000) and "Anthem." (2003) The "Anthem" version is completely re-recorded, and has eschewed the brass at the beginning of the song that was featured in the previous recording. The re-recording features guest vocals from Teen Idols/Bullets To Broadway's Heather.
They have also re-recorded many other songs, including "Johnny Quest Thinks We're Sellouts," "Jen Doesn't Like Me Anymore" and "Shotgun".
They recorded the main theme song "We're all Dudes" for the 1997 film "Goodburger" based on the sketch from the Nikelodeon TV show "All That." The song features Kel Mitchell (main character, Ed, in the movie). The song is based off of the jingle "Ed" would always sing while waiting for the next situation to come up in the Goodburger sketches. At the end of the song Mitchell says "Ah, Ed and Less than Jake, oh, uh... no?"
In 2004, Less Than Jake appeared on the Projekt Revolution Tour, joining such artists as The Used, Snoop Dogg, Korn, and the headlining band: Linkin Park.
Lineups:
Chris DeMakes - vocals and guitar (1992–present)
Roger Lima - vocals and bass (1993–present)
Buddy ''Goldfinger'' Schaub - tenor trombone and backing vocals (1993–present)
Peter ''JR'' Wasilewski - tenor saxophone and backing vocals (2000–present)
Matt Yonker - Drums (2018–present)
Past members:
Jessica Mills - alto saxophone (1993–1998)
Derron Nuhfer - tenor and baritone saxophone (1995–2000)
Pete Anna - tenor and alto trombone (1998–2001)
Vinnie Fiorello - drums (1992–2018)
Website: http://www.lessthanjake.com/
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Less Than Jake Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Less Than Jake:
- We're Not Gonna Take It We're not gonna take it No, we ain't gonna take it We're…
107 Unless you could see inside my head, You couldn't possibly u…
1989 Let me give you some insight into my insides I haven't…
24 Hours in Paramus Man this town will drive you insane Check my thoughts to…
3 Quarts Drunk There's an old man at the very end Of the parking…
867-5309 Jenny who can I turn to You give me something I…
9th At Pine Which will it be? Sympathy or apathy? Which part of the…
A Return to Headphones This is not meant to apologize for any place or…
A Short History Lesson Good morning students! The story opens Right Where I k…
A.S.A.O.K This song is for everyone that said I was Programed, hardwi…
Abandon Ship Give me some religion Pass the wine 'cause this time I can't…
Al Al said goodbye to his mom and dad for the first…
All My Best Friends Are Metal Heads (This is a fair request, and I promise I will…
All My Best Friends Are Metalh (This is a fair request, and I promise I will not…
All Time Low So this is what it feels like when you finally…
American Idle We were the kids from the cul-de-sacs That got out somehow…
Anchor This one goes Out to the kids who drove six hours…
Anti-Christ Screams and nightmares of a Life I want Can't see living t…
Antidote For The Underdog Stop the car and let me out I've got a bad…
Anytime and Anywhere My only status quo is slipping when I'm climbing …
ASAOK This song is for everyone that said I was Programmed, hard-w…
Ask The Magic 8 Ball What the fuck The fuck have I become I've become the produ…
Ask the Magic 8 Ball (Live) What the fuck, the fuck have I become I've become the…
Ask the Magic Ball What the fuck The fuck have I become I've become the product…
Automatic I think, I think I know it all, But can I…
Automatic (Live) "This is the old dude Harry J. Reynolds And you're listening…
Awkward Age Late at night I can see so clearly They see right through…
Bad Scene and a Basement Show {VERSE} Well the scene here he wants her back, he's trying t…
Beauty School Dropout Your story sad to tell A teenage ne'er do well Most mixed…
Best Wishes To Your Black Lung By this time tomorrow You'll be out on the streets of…
Big Wonder what hold things together Is it political positions o…
Big Crash Sometimes, I think somethings Wrong with me because, I was n…
Bigger Picture Breaking down from every insult that you've taken From one s…
Bill Never thought that I'd grow up to be This punker…
Black Coffee If only my problems were like water They could be boiled…
Bless the Cracks We were young Out of touch Back when it was different, growi…
Blindsided Isn't it funny that it all comes down to money Running…
Blue Moon Blue moon, you saw me standing alone Without a dream in…
Bomb Drop Head full of chemicals until you've had enough Dissonance ma…
Boomtown So here let's talk about the boomtown facts You've got stick…
Boring Town Just talked to this girl, used to live, yeah on…
Bridge and Tunnel Authority I remember every bridge I've ever jumped off blindly And all…
Call to Arms I've pushed back, I've been pulled away Don't have what it…
Can So you're feeling like you're just a waste of space…
Can't Yell Any Louder (Hey!) (Hey!) When I look at the person in the mirror I s…
Channel 1 I know, you see somehow the world will change for…
Channel 10 [Talking:] Are you ready kids? Aye Aye Captain! I can't h…
Channel 11 Hangin out down the street the same old thing we did last…
Channel 12 Oh I wish I were an Oscar Mayer weiner that is…
Channel 13 Love and marriage love and marriage go together like a hor…
Channel 14 I don't wanna grow up, I'm a Toys R Us…
Channel 15 We're gonna do it Give us any chance we'll take it read…
Channel 16 They say a man should always dress for the job he…
Channel 2 If you want to win the game you gotta take…
Channel 3 It's time for Animaniacs and we're zany to the max so just…
Channel 4 [Talking:] Welcome to McBowel's, can I take your order? …
Channel 5 Now the world don't move to the beat of just one…
Channel 6 Yes, No, Maybe I don't know Can you repeat the question? …
Channel 7 You can do it, do it, do do do it You…
Channel 8 Scooby Dooby Doo where are you we've got some work to…
Channel 9 Gimme a break gimme a break break me off a piece of…
Cheez ("Everyone to the bar!") [Chorus:] Don't call me Rich d…
Cheeze Don't call me Rich, don't call me George Just call me…
City Of Gainesville We have our master plan bottled and canned living in…
conviction Get yourself ready, Hold your hand steady Cause it's shaking…
Danny Says Danny says, That he got caught up, In all the talk of How…
Dear Me Dear me, I confess. Most days I'm a mess I still…
Descant I won't change the world with a song Perhaps it's futile…
Devil In My DNA When is common sense too much to ask? And then when…
Do the Math Do the math Because you only have so many hours Left to…
Does The Lion City Still Roar I'll keep my faith alive Cause this is paradise or parricid…
Does The Lion City Still Roar%3F I'll keep my faith alive Cause this is paradise or parricide…
Don I could hear all the plans we had when the…
Done and Dusted Summer's here some are on holiday vacationed eyes help me …
Dopeman Dopeman's got another big plan To sell it to you or…
Dopeman (remix) Dopeman dopeman's got another big plan to sell it to…
Down in the Mission Like quicksand, i'm always getting deeper The more I strugg…
Downbeat Downbeat, downbeats coming for you Everything's gone that yo…
Dukes Of Hazzard Just good ol' boys Never meaning no harm Yeah, well all they…
Econolodged Step it up my life Spent round the clock Has got me…
Escape From the A-Bomb House Dear Mom and Dad, I've been making plans To leave this house…
Evil Has No Boundaries Woo! Blasting our way through the boundaries of Hell No one …
Faction And I I wonder if you'd understand If I said I'll never…
Fall Apart Frustration that I've been facing I don't remember how but I…
Finer Points of Forgiveness Today started out so atypical stuck in literal loneliness …
Five State Drive Got on the 47. Transfer to the 89. Left town, east-bound pas…
Flag Holders Union I judge the whole world not with hits but what…
Freeze Frame I could see it was a rough cut Tuesday Slow motion…
Fucked Focus a moment On the message sent The anthem of a generat…
Gainesville Rock City This map hung up on the truck stop hallway door is…
Ghosts of You and Me I've been down wandering past Second Street And looking at t…
Give Me Something to Believe In Let me bring you back to the living Back to the…
Glumble Second street west of 39th Tries to sleep But he only winds…
Golden Age Of My Negative Ways Sit back and watch the train wreck, Watch me jump off…
Good Enough Who's to say Say that it's wrong or it's right When it…
Good Sign We are the pessimists, masters of what we missed The pages…
Good Time for Change Is this just like the young boy dreaming in the…
Goodbye My lungs are aching From the cold from being outside. And …
Goodbye Mr. Personality So here′s my history Stacks of scraps torn out from magazine…
Grandma Got Ran Over by a Reindeer [Chorus] Grandma got run over by a reindeer Walking home f…
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer [Chorus] Grandma got run over by a reindeer Walking home fro…
Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer [Chorus] Grandma got run over by a reindeer Walking home f…
Greased Lightnin Why this car is automatic It's systematic It's hydromatic Wh…
Greased Lightning This car is automatic It's systematic It's hydromatic Why ca…
Great American Sharpshooter So you think, Of what it could've been. When "time is all…
Green Eyed Monster How does it feel To be under the eyes Watching so closely …
Growing Up On A Couch How many things that you believe Are straight out of TV…
H Street You know my best friend Just left yesterday and I know I…
Hamburger Hop Now if you want somethin' that's good and hot Just eat…
Handshake Meet Pokerface For over half her life She works from 9 to 5 Crossing…
Happy Days Sunday, Monday, Happy Days Tuesday, Wednesday, Happy Days …
Happyman Happyman smiles almost every single day, too numb to notice…
Harvey Wallbanger Who-o-o-o-oah! Who-o-o-o-oah! Ye-e-e-eah! Who-o-o-o-oah! …
Hell Looks a Lot Like L.A He got in his car and told himself to drive Gotta…
Help Save The Youth Of America Sit down, remind me how, This is the same old story Of…
History Of A Boring Town Just talked to this girl, used to live, yeah on…
Hopeless Case I have this feeling inside That I wouldn't like me if…
Hopelessly Devoted to You Guess mine is not the first heart broken My eyes are…
How's My Driving Doug Hastings Right! Friday night on coke with a crow bar, Left at two…
How's My Driving Doug Hastings? Right! Friday night on coke with a crow bar, Left at two…
Hungry Like the Wolf Darken the city Night is a wire Steam in the subway The e…
I Think I Love You I was sleeping and right in the middle of a…
I Would Walk 500 Miles [Originally by the Proclaimers] When I wake up, yeah I kn…
In-Dependence Day Rescue me from boring times It's a story I know, line…
Is This Thing On When all the things that you've been thinking Has you so…
Jay Frenzal Looking down the barrel of a gun All the drinks…
Jen Doesn Jen thinks it isn't fair That I don't really care If she…
Jenny Jenny who can I turn to You give me something I…
John the Baptist Bones Somebody said it's time for me to go No matter what's…
Johnny Quest Well I Really don't know If it matters at all so, But we…
Johnny Quest Thinks We Well I Really don't know If it matters at all so, But we…
Johnny Quest Thinks We're SellOuts Well I Really don't know If it matters at all so, But we…
Jump Remember when you had all the answers? Nothing else even mat…
Just Like Frank He's just like anyone He's just like anybody He's just like …
Just Like Frank (Live) He's just like anyone he's just like anybody just like anyon…
Kehoe Ideals are like opinions and beliefs just like tradition Som…
Kehoe (Live) Ideals are like opinions, beliefs just like traditions Yeah,…
Kenhoe Ideals are like opinions, beliefs just like traditions Yeah…
King of the Downside I'm make or break No matter what it takes…
Krazy Glue It seems I can't explain it all All the reasons gone…
Kroq Song This Is Less Than Jake This Is Less Than Jake This Is…
Landmines And Landslides Dear, you won't answer me, did you honestly think I'd…
Last Hour of the Last Day of Work I couldn't help but think back to the advice That I…
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