AJJ (band)

AJJ
AJJ performing at the Grog Shop in Cleveland Heights in 2014
AJJ performing at the Grog Shop in Cleveland Heights in 2014
Background information
Also known asAndrew Jackson Jihad (2004–2016)
The AJJs[1]
OriginPhoenix, Arizona, U.S.
GenresFolk punk, anti-folk, folk, punk, experimental
Years active2004–present
Labels
MembersSean Bonnette
Ben Gallaty
Preston Bryant
Mark Glick
Kevin Higuchi
Past membersJustin James White
Stephen Steinbrink
Abe Gil
John de la Cruz
Chase Kamp
Deacon Batchelor
Matt Keegan
Owen Evans
Websitewww.ajjtheband.com

AJJ is an American folk punk band from Phoenix, Arizona, originally formed in 2004 as Andrew Jackson Jihad. Their lyrics handle themes of shyness, poverty, humanity, religion, addiction, existentialism, and politics. Singer/guitarist Sean Bonnette and bassist Ben Gallaty co-founded the band, and have remained its only constant members throughout. The band has released nine studio albums to date, with their most recent, Disposable Everything Else, having been released on June 14, 2024.[2]

  1. ^ Bonnette, Sean (21 April 2020). "Live from Quarantine – April 21". YouTube. Retrieved 22 April 2020. Normalization Blues, by the AJJs
  2. ^ "Disposable Everything Else". Bandcamp. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.