Jack Jostes
Jack Jostes
brother drummer frank friends-or-friendship jamming music peter played playing sat senior since six sophomore year
Frank and I have been friends since we were six and sophomore year we got really into music and started playing together. Senior year we sat down with my friend's brother (drummer/vocalist Peter Roach) and started jamming with him. We had never played with a drummer before Pete.
aspiring engineer fall graduation grew learned left past played recorded sound
We recorded that EP with an aspiring sound engineer and played a lot of graduation parties. Surprisingly, we grew the most after I left for Marquette (in fall 2004). We've learned how to play our instruments really well in the past year.
complex direction music ourselves seriously song taking trying
We did most things in one take. We never play a song the same way. We're trying to take our music in a more complex direction without taking ourselves too seriously and not having fun.
band biggest floyd grass grateful include influences love pink rock root
We have real grass root influences: blues, folk, real rock 'n roll. We all love the Grateful Dead. That is probably our biggest influence. Other influences of the band include the Doors, Pink Floyd and Sublime.
audience best last played rave
When we played at the Rave last time, it was one of our best shows. The audience was really into it.
dance-and-dancing feed great grows people shout
When we play live, we kind of feed off the audience, and it grows from there. If they're dancing, we're dancing. If they're having fun, we're having fun. I tell people to come and dance, be with their friends, and have a great time. You can even shout things if you're happy.