◇ image via WikipediaLess Than Jake
Less Than Jake is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Suburban Legends, Rory, Boys Night Out, Flogging Molly and Descendents. Those roots explain a lot about how Less Than Jake arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Goldfinger, The Suicide Machines, Catch 22, Streetlight Manifesto and The Interrupters, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into SR-71, Fueled by Ramen, Zebrahead, Higher Power and Flatfoot 56, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 42 connections around Less Than Jake, reaching back through Suburban Legends and forward to SR-71. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida, formed in 1992. The band consists of Chris DeMakes, Roger Lima, Buddy Schaub (trombone), Peter "JR" Wasilewski (saxophone) and Matt Yonker (drums).
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Less Than Jake connections
Less Than Jake grew out of Suburban Legends, Rory, Boys Night Out and Flogging Molly, shares an orbit with Goldfinger, The Suicide Machines, Catch 22 and Streetlight Manifesto, went on to shape SR-71, Fueled by Ramen, Zebrahead and Higher Power. 42 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Less Than Jake
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