does anyone know what happened to jonezetta? [Archive]

Brand-new-123

04/17/10, 05:43 PM

caveBEAR

04/17/10, 06:01 PM

They appear to have gone on an unofficial hiatus since around 2008. They released a great album called Cruel To Be Young, did a couple tours on that, and have since been inactive. It's another case of Tooth and Nail doing a pretty poor job of supporting their artists.

That's what happens when you let Jesus take the wheel...he's a pretty good Messiah, but he's clueless when it comes to marketing.

ActionActionFan

04/17/10, 06:11 PM

I was wondering this a few weeks ago. Couldn't find any answers.

Brand-new-123

04/17/10, 06:13 PM

That's what happens when you let Jesus take the wheel...he's a pretty good Messiah, but he's clueless when it comes to marketing.
lol I'm sure JC played a big role in the marketing scheme. How've you been, Bear?

Sean Rizzo

04/17/10, 06:14 PM

They appear to have gone on an unofficial hiatus since around 2008. They released a great album called Cruel To Be Young, did a couple tours on that, and have since been inactive. It's another case of Tooth and Nail doing a pretty poor job of supporting their artists.

What else is new? Tooth and Nail always pulls this BS. They'd rather sign a million bands than focus on the talent they have (Emery, Secret and Whisper).

Look at what they just signed (http://www.myspace.com/writethisdown), ugh. Such a disgrace.

Brand-new-123

04/17/10, 06:23 PM

What else is new? Tooth and Nail always pulls this BS. They'd rather sign a million bands than focus on the talent they have (Emery, Secret and Whisper).

Look at what they just signed (http://www.myspace.com/writethisdown), ugh. Such a disgrace.
From the songs on that band's myspace, they don't seem any worse than most of the label's roster. They seem like how I would imagine a mix of Relient K and Emery actually. I could see them catching on.

Wake Up

04/17/10, 06:24 PM

Look at what they just signed (http://www.myspace.com/writethisdown), ugh. Such a disgrace.

Is the lead singer Jesus?

caveBEAR

04/17/10, 06:25 PM

lol I'm sure JC played a big role in the marketing scheme. How've you been, Bear?

Meh, I've been better. Unemployed for about a week (Palm Coast is the unemployment capital of the Nation, baby!) so I've been living off water and Hot Pockets while desperately searching for a job. My old job was torture though, so I'm enjoying waking up and not dreading the day.

How about yourself?

Sean Rizzo

04/17/10, 06:26 PM

From the songs on that band's myspace, they don't seem any worse than most of the label's roster. They seem like how I would imagine a mix of Relient K and Emery actually. I could see them catching on.

No way. lol. nooooo way.

They are overproduced like you wouldn't believe, check out the original version of Alarm The Alarm.

caveBEAR

04/17/10, 06:27 PM

What else is new? Tooth and Nail always pulls this BS. They'd rather sign a million bands than focus on the talent they have (Emery, Secret and Whisper).

Look at what they just signed (http://www.myspace.com/writethisdown), ugh. Such a disgrace.

I've never understood the 'Loud for Jesus' music movement. :shrug:

Sean Rizzo

04/17/10, 06:28 PM

I've never understood the 'Loud for Jesus' music movement. :shrug:

ahahahaha.

Not all of tooth and nail's bands are preachy though. Secret & Whisper is a good example of this.

Brand-new-123

04/17/10, 06:30 PM

scmaley

04/17/10, 06:30 PM

That's what happens when you let Jesus take the wheel...he's a pretty good Messiah, but he's clueless when it comes to marketing.

hahahahahahaha!

Brand-new-123

04/17/10, 06:33 PM

No way. lol. nooooo way.

They are overproduced like you wouldn't believe, check out the original version of Alarm The Alarm.
They're not really my cup of tea anyway, so I didn't give them that much of a listen. I just thought they sound like a band a lot of my friends could get into.

HometownHero

04/17/10, 06:35 PM

I enjoy this band

Sean Rizzo

04/17/10, 06:35 PM

They're not really my cup of tea anyway, so I didn't give them that much of a listen. I just thought they sound like a band a lot of my friends could get into.
tbh if they kept what they had going in Alarm The Alarm I might have actually considered it. I studied up on them and pretty much every comment from every person who knew them locally said they had no talent. Listening to their old stuff I have to agree, you might as well have said the album was written by the producer and not the band.

caveBEAR

04/17/10, 06:35 PM

ahahahaha.

Not all of tooth and nail's bands are preachy though. Secret & Whisper is a good example of this.

Yeah, there's a few T'n'N bands that I like, I mean, I've been listening to MxPx for ages, so I've grazed from the roster here and there. I just don't like a large percentage of that roster.

What's a good comparison band for S&W?

I hope you get a new job soon. I know it can be pretty challenging in this market. Are you looking for work in a particular industry/environment?

So do I, my car broke down...so I need a car to get a job, need a job to get a car. :wallbash:

I've been working in restaurants and pizzerias for the past few years, but I'm kind of burned out on that industry. I've reached the highest point I really can without having a degree or my own business.

I may be getting a job working as a counselor for kids at a ritzy local hotel, and I haven't worked with kids in a while, so that would be a nice change. ::fingerscrossed::

I've been pretty well. This last month of school is going to be pretty rough though because all of my professors seem to think they are the only ones on campus, so they give us a ton of papers all at once. Other than that I've been alright.

Oh man, I always hated that. Why can't they space them out!? Tax Day, Easter and Christmas aren't on the same day, why should the Finals be!?

Good luck pulling through that, how much longer do you guys have in the semester?

Sean Rizzo

04/17/10, 06:40 PM

Yeah, there's a few T'n'N bands that I like, I mean, I've been listening to MxPx for ages, so I've grazed from the roster here and there. I just don't like a large percentage of that roster.

What's a good comparison band for S&W?

I honestly don't think there are any bands that can replicate what they do all that great, but bands in the same vein are this (http://www.myspace.com/saosin) (S/T only), this (http://www.myspace.com/conditionsband), this (http://www.myspace.com/amystmusic), and this (http://www.myspace.com/allforgotten).

caveBEAR

04/17/10, 06:45 PM

I honestly don't think there are any bands that can replicate what they do all that great, but bands in the same vein are this (http://www.myspace.com/saosin) (S/T only), this (http://www.myspace.com/conditionsband), this (http://www.myspace.com/amystmusic), and this (http://www.myspace.com/allforgotten).

Yeah, I can definitely hear the Saosin comparison. I'll have to give them a listen sometime, I'm really hit or miss on this genre. I usually love it or hate it.

Brand-new-123

04/17/10, 06:46 PM

So do I, my car broke down...so I need a car to get a job, need a job to get a car. :wallbash:

I've been working in restaurants and pizzerias for the past few years, but I'm kind of burned out on that industry. I've reached the highest point I really can without having a degree or my own business.

I may be getting a job working as a counselor for kids at a ritzy local hotel, and I haven't worked with kids in a while, so that would be a nice change. ::fingerscrossed::
I worked for a pizza place for about a year and that job got old really fast. I can definitely understand getting fed up with that.

That counselor thing sounds pretty fun. My mom's an elementary teacher, and I always really enjoyed helping out with the kids at her school.

Oh man, I always hated that. Why can't they space them out!? Tax Day, Easter and Christmas aren't on the same day, why should the Finals be!?

Good luck pulling through that, how much longer do you guys have in the semester? Seriously. Most of my classes aren't that much work through 90% of the semester, but once that final month hits everything just starts piling up.

I think we have to be out of the dorms at 10:00 AM on May 7th, so the end is in sight, if I can just get everything finished up, and convince myself to waste less time on the internet, haha.

Sean Rizzo

04/17/10, 06:48 PM

Yeah, I can definitely hear the Saosin comparison. I'll have to give them a listen sometime, I'm really hit or miss on this genre. I usually love it or hate it.

if you want secret and whisper in just a couple songs, play anchors and xoxoxo.

caveBEAR

04/17/10, 06:50 PM

I worked for a pizza place for about a year and that job got old really fast. I can definitely understand getting fed up with that.

That counselor thing sounds pretty fun. My mom's an elementary teacher, and I always really enjoyed helping out with the kids at her school.

Yeah, I've gotten to cook, shift manager, pizza-guy (is there an official term for them?), etc., so beyond owning my own store, I've kinda reached the ceiling, and the pay-rate isn't great.

I'd love that counselor job, though. My mom's an elementary teacher, too, and I like working with kids; as well, not to pat myself too hard, but I'm pretty good at it. In the summer camps the kids made a makeshift waiting list for kids who could switch into my group when one of my kids stopped showing up. (That was a sad summer, too. All the kids leaving one by one as their parents lost jobs and couldn't afford the camp/didn't need it anymore)

Seriously. Most of my classes aren't that much work through 90% of the semester, but once that final month hits everything just starts piling up.

I think we have to be out of the dorms at 10:00 AM on May 7th, so the end is in sight, if I can just get everything finished up, and convince myself to waste less time on the internet, haha.

Are you a freshman? I assume given age/'dorms'.

DCfreak

04/17/10, 07:01 PM

Popularity was such an amazing album. I had so much hope for CTBY, but it was veeeerrrry dissapointing.

Brand-new-123

04/17/10, 07:04 PM

Yeah, I've gotten to cook, shift manager, pizza-guy (is there an official term for them?), etc., so beyond owning my own store, I've kinda reached the ceiling, and the pay-rate isn't great.

I'd love that counselor job, though. My mom's an elementary teacher, too, and I like working with kids; as well, not to pat myself too hard, but I'm pretty good at it. In the summer camps the kids made a makeshift waiting list for kids who could switch into my group when one of my kids stopped showing up. (That was a sad summer, too. All the kids leaving one by one as their parents lost jobs and couldn't afford the camp/didn't need it anymore)
Yeah, for the stuff that managers have to do at places like that, they really don't get payed all that well. It's pretty discouraging.

I fell like I, in some ways, relate more with kids than my own peers and adults at times. Working with them really makes me miss how awesome and care free life was back in the day.
Are you a freshman? I assume given age/'dorms'.
Yeah. I'm a business major, but I'm mostly working on my Gen Eds right now, so I can still change my major easily, if I want to.

xsinkshipsx

04/17/10, 09:47 PM

I just loved cruel to be young but I didn't know what happened after

Ryan Rumsey

04/17/10, 10:03 PM

I didnt really enjoy their first album much. So i didnt want to give Cruel To Be Young a chance. A friend insisted i should. It is now one of my all time favorite records.

If you haven't given it much of a chance, please do.

drevans18

04/18/10, 10:10 AM

I've never understood the 'Loud for Jesus' music movement. :shrug:

me neither. like cool if you love the j-man, but the whole screaming + religion thin doesn't really make logical sense to me. i dont do the whole religion thing, but i say all the power to you if you do.

also, tooth and nail SUCKS now. what ever happened to bands like Jonezetta, Ivoryline, As Cities Burn, Far-Less, The Juliana Theory, Further Seems Forever, Sullivan, Terminal... the list goes on and on. don't get me wrong, a few of my favorite bands are still signed there (i.e. the Almost, Emery, Number One Gun, Secret and Whisper. but thats it. i hope they don't turn into another Drive-Thru...

xJesusFreakx

04/18/10, 10:34 AM

me neither. like cool if you love the j-man, but the whole screaming + religion thin doesn't really make logical sense to me. i dont do the whole religion thing, but i say all the power to you if you do.

also, tooth and nail SUCKS now. what ever happened to bands like Jonezetta, Ivoryline, As Cities Burn, Far-Less, The Juliana Theory, Further Seems Forever, Sullivan, Terminal... the list goes on and on. don't get me wrong, a few of my favorite bands are still signed there (i.e. the Almost, Emery, Number One Gun, Secret and Whisper. but thats it. i hope they don't turn into another Drive-Thru...

Tooth and Nail still has Joy Electric, MxPx, Neon Horse, Poema, Project 86, and Starfyer 59. I think that's enough to hold it above "suck" level.

HometownHero

04/18/10, 10:37 AM

Tooth and Nail still has Joy Electric, MxPx, Neon Horse, Poema, Project 86, and Starfyer 59. I think that's enough to hold it above "suck" level.

:shudder: I can't stand those bands

Brand-new-123

04/18/10, 10:39 AM

Even Pitchfork likes Starflyer 59. Jason Martin is great.

xJesusFreakx

04/18/10, 10:40 AM

:shudder: I can't stand those bands

Project 86 is probably my favorite current Tooth and Nail band. I love Andrew Schwab, both vocally and lyrically. As for Starflyer 59, they're far from the best shoegaze band out there, but they're not bad. Really, I'm just a fan of the Martin brothers.

HometownHero

04/18/10, 10:44 AM

Project 86 is probably my favorite current Tooth and Nail band. I love Andrew Schwab, both vocally and lyrically. As for Starflyer 59, they're far from the best shoegaze band out there, but they're not bad. Really, I'm just a fan of the Martin brothers.

I just think the label is long past its prime and keeps signing pure garbage. Yeah they are not the worst, but both bands just seem to bother. Maybe I'll give them another chance

Brand-new-123

04/18/10, 10:44 AM

http://www.indievisionmusic.com/2009/11/18/jonezetta-alive/

xJesusFreakx

04/18/10, 10:51 AM

I just think the label is long past its prime and keeps signing pure garbage. Yeah they are not the worst, but both bands just seem to bother. Maybe I'll give them another chance

I think the label is just doing what any label at its level would do: Trying to make money. That's just life, I suppose. It's not great, and it's maybe not even necessary, but it's pretty understandable. I don't see any reason to be angry at them for doing something so simple. Besides, if the stock bands are in a genre you like, you can enjoy them anyways, and if not, you can just ignore them. :shrug:

Those bands might just not be your cup of tea.

xJesusFreakx

04/18/10, 10:51 AM

On a side note, I actually don't have any Jonezetta albums. Maybe I should?

Brand-new-123

04/18/10, 10:53 AM

You would probably like them. The first album especially is fun party music.

drevans18

04/18/10, 11:27 AM

Tooth and Nail still has Joy Electric, MxPx, Neon Horse, Poema, Project 86, and Starfyer 59. I think that's enough to hold it above "suck" level.

i dunno. i'm not a huge fan of joy electric, neon horse, project 86, or starflyer. sure, i'll give them MxPx, but i still dont consider them a T&N band.

*Ro'

04/18/10, 02:22 PM

Get ready, get ready like a hot machete.

xsinkshipsx

04/18/10, 05:42 PM

me neither. like cool if you love the j-man, but the whole screaming + religion thin doesn't really make logical sense to me. i dont do the whole religion thing, but i say all the power to you if you do.

also, tooth and nail SUCKS now. what ever happened to bands like Jonezetta, Ivoryline, As Cities Burn, Far-Less, The Juliana Theory, Further Seems Forever, Sullivan, Terminal... the list goes on and on. don't get me wrong, a few of my favorite bands are still signed there (i.e. the Almost, Emery, Number One Gun, Secret and Whisper. but thats it. i hope they don't turn into another Drive-Thru...

yea I have to agree wit the guy above me. They still have some decent stuff but I totally get where youre coming from. Even back more twothirtyeight? one of the most incredible bands. They hit their peek in like 2004 and it's been a downhill slide

xJesusFreakx

04/18/10, 05:46 PM

You would probably like them. The first album especially is fun party music.

If I download an album to see if I like them, should it be their first or second?

fly_guy

04/18/10, 05:49 PM

Brand-new-123

04/18/10, 05:49 PM

If I download an album to see if I like them, should it be their first or second?
They are pretty different. The first one has a much bigger dance type sound, while the second one has much more pronounced The Beatles influence. From my knowledge of your tastes, I'd say that you'd probably like Popularity more because it is such a fun album.

Two Headed Girl

04/18/10, 05:51 PM

justfuckingoogleit

xJesusFreakx

04/18/10, 05:56 PM

They are pretty different. The first one has a much bigger dance type sound, while the second one has much more pronounced The Beatles influence. From my knowledge of your tastes, I'd say that you'd probably like Popularity more because it is such a fun album.

Well, I don't love all fun music. For example, MGMT annoys the crap out of me. I'll hit that up and see if I dig it, though.

Brand-new-123

04/18/10, 05:58 PM

good people,

hello from the french riviera!
it has been quite a while since you have heard from our ankle of the woods, and i thought a HELLO was long overdue

along our much needed break (hiatus) from the interstate: we have found at some point one needs to introduce a bit of normalcy into one's life...
to all of the wonderful genuine folks we have met along the way we owe a sincere Thank You

our plans for the future of Jonezetta are yet to be determined

love
robert
http://thatsadandholyglow.blogspot.com/

Sean Rizzo

04/18/10, 06:00 PM

He has a panther...?
ahahahahaha he does.

tyramail

04/18/10, 07:11 PM

i wish i knew. i love this band and wish they could tour more.

Ryan Rumsey

04/18/10, 08:23 PM

If I download an album to see if I like them, should it be their first or second?

2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd.

I love Cruel To Be Young, and its totally not my thing. Just good simple songs.

bobsheiskawy

04/18/10, 09:58 PM

me neither. like cool if you love the j-man, but the whole screaming + religion thin doesn't really make logical sense to me. i dont do the whole religion thing, but i say all the power to you if you do.

also, tooth and nail SUCKS now. what ever happened to bands like Jonezetta, Ivoryline, As Cities Burn, Far-Less, The Juliana Theory, Further Seems Forever, Sullivan, Terminal... the list goes on and on. don't get me wrong, a few of my favorite bands are still signed there (i.e. the Almost, Emery, Number One Gun, Secret and Whisper. but thats it. i hope they don't turn into another Drive-Thru...

ivoryline is in the studio, as far as i know. they should be putting out a new albums in the not-too-distant future.

Jake Denning

04/19/10, 01:41 AM

Meh, I've been better. Unemployed for about a week (Palm Coast is the unemployment capital of the Nation, baby!) so I've been living off water and Hot Pockets while desperately searching for a job. My old job was torture though, so I'm enjoying waking up and not dreading the day.

How about yourself?

I've been unemployed for almost 3.5 months, and I still have found a way to make it to 7 or 8 shows this year and have tons of fun. Although i'm really stoked to get another job, i'm closing the deal with a Verizon Outlet store for a sales position, which is like winning the super bowl for this point in my life.

:shudder: I can't stand those bands

Starflyer? Understandable. Project? GTFO, they've been my favorite band since I was 13, they can still bring it live, I suggest you check out Picket Fence Cartel.

Project 86 is probably my favorite current Tooth and Nail band. I love Andrew Schwab, both vocally and lyrically.

Thank you.

i wish i knew. i love this band and wish they could tour more.

I'd like to see the band tour around, but I can't really say i'd be able to go see them, Thrasher has been doing a pretty cool job getting good tours down here this year, and I cant afford them all.

mattpuch21

04/19/10, 06:07 AM

I miss them... They had some decent tracks, especially on the second record...

HometownHero

04/19/10, 09:27 AM

Starflyer? Understandable. Project? GTFO, they've been my favorite band since I was 13, they can still bring it live, I suggest you check out Picket Fence Cartel.

I'd like to see the band tour around, but I can't really say i'd be able to go see them, Thrasher has been doing a pretty cool job getting good tours down here this year, and I cant afford them all.

I'll have to check that out. I'll give it a fair shot. They just always have bugged me, prior. And there are WAY to many good shows around here. I never get to see them all. It's quite unfair. Or when something is going on at the Roseland and down the street at the Satyricon, and at the Hawthorne on the same fucking night