Less than Jake - Definition

Less Than Jake are a popular ska/punk band from Gainesville, Florida. They are currently on the roster of Sire Records. One thing that distinguishes LTJ is their use of trombones and saxophones in songs. This is most notable in the earlier albums such as Hello Rockview, Losing Streak and Pezcore. Their current line-up includes Chris Demakes (vocals, guitar), Roger Manganelli (vocals, bass), Vinnie Fiorello (drums, lyrics), and Buddy Schaub (trombone).

They contributed the song We're All Dudes to the soundtrack of the Nickelodeon film "Good Burger," which starred Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell.

All My Best Friends are Metalheads is featured on Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4.

The band has an unexplained fondness for PEZ candy, going so far as to name one of their albums "Pezcore" (parodying of the way in which many bands are described as [thing]-core, starting with hardcore) and Pez dispenser motifs are a common feature of their merchandise. They also have an album named The Pez Collection.

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).

Discography

External links

• Less Than Jake's official web site (http://www.lessthanjake.com/)
• All Music Guide entry for Less Than Jake (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB020404011907530320&sql=Brlud6jo771t0)