Less Than Jake have officially returned to Fat Wreck Chords and are now signed with the label. The band's new full-length record will be released sometime in the Fall. Some new US tour dates with Pentimento and Hostage Calm can also be found in the replies.
It’s not a secret that we have been not releasing any full length records, I loved the quickness of writing and recording the EP format, you can dance around [different] styles .Anyway, being able to cut songs and recording into chunks served our band well during the last few years, allowing us to equally concentrate on our anniversary and be at home with our new expanding families. Now, we have been writing new songs for a full length, a complete thought musically and lyrically.
For those of you who don't know, Less Than Jake is currently celebrating its 20th anniversary as a band. As a part of its anniversary tour, the band played back-to-back, sold-out shows in its hometown of Gainesville, Fla., which were broadcast live via Stageit.com. Friend of AP.net, photographer Dana Burke, was on site to snap some photos for us - so head to the replies to check out about a dozen photos from the band's Gainesville weekend. In addition, we are giving away tickets to Less Than Jake's September tour dates in the Northeast and Midwest. Check out the dates in the replies, and comment in the thread to win a pair of tickets to one of the shows! Just comment with what city/date...
Less Than Jake is taking over the Rock104.com "Locals Only" radio show tonight at 11 p.m. EDT. The hour-long show will have old and new songs from the band, an interview with Chris Demakes and songs from the bands that LTJ is playing with for their back-to-back hometown shows next weekend. You can listen in here.
Less Than Jakewill releaseGreetings And Salutations on October 15th. It is a compilation of their Greetings From Less Than Jake and Season's Greetings From Less Than Jake EPs, plus two brand-new songs. You can stream a song from one of those EPs here.
Less Than Jake will be reissuingBorders & Boundaries through Fat Wreck Chords on October 9th. It will include previously unreleased tracks, a live dvd, new artwork and more.
Head to the replies to check out a new Heroes For Hire song featuring Roger Manganelli of Less Than Jake called "Face Without A Name." The band's new record, No Apologies, is out September 28.
PropertyOfZack has an American Verse song premiere featuring Matty Arsenault from A Loss For Words, a contributor blog from JR of Less Than Jake, and a studio update from Basement.
Less Than Jake have announced a show in Orlando on Saturday, August 11 as part of their 20th Anniversary tour that will be accompanied by a one-time-only limited poster show at The Beacham Theater. Hit the replies for the full press release and 20th anniversary tour dates.
Bamboozle was a pretty great time this past weekend, and we've got some fan-shot videos from the festival for you guys to check out. In the replies, you can check out performances from Brand New, Less Than Jake, Armor For Sleep, The Receiving End of Sirens, The Dear Hunter, He Is We and Boys Like Girls.
In the replies is a new poster announcing that Brand New and Less Than Jake, along with 22 other bands, are playing this year's Bamboozle. This...changes...everything.
This year marks Less Than Jake's 20th anniversary as a band, but they still manage to surprise fans. The ska-punk heroes have released an unannounced EP today entitled Season's Greetings From Less Than Jake. It's a companion to last summer's surprise Greeting's From EP and has five new songs. We're streaming the second track, "Younger Lungs," on the band's AP.net Profile and in the replies. Check it out, and pick up a copy of the EP here if you like it. The band begins its run of northeast shows tonight in Brooklyn; the dates can be found here.
Less Than Jake has released a free tour compilation that you can download here. Track listing is below. The release is in support of the band's upcoming northeast tour dates, and you can see those dates here.
Track Listing 01) Less Than Jake - "Can't Yell Any Louder"
02) Samiam - "September"
03) Plow United - "Lighters"
04) Flatfoot 56 - "I'll Fly Away"
Less Than Jake drummer/lyricist Vinnie Fiorello has announced a new graphic novel called "The Phone Call." Fiorello wrote the graphic novel and began tweeting the text from it today. The novel can be pre-ordered here, and will officially come out February 20. Press release and artwork are in the replies.
Less Than Jake will be hitting the road for eight dates in the northeast in February. Samiam and Flatfoot 56 will be supporting, and Plow United will be on the first three shows as well. Dates in the replies, tickets here.
Paper + Plastick has launched a new comic series called "Perfect Teeth." It follows the career of a vampire band and how the music industry tries to keep pace by signing other monster bands. Members of Less Than Jake and the Descendents teamed up to record a song as the vampire band, which goes by the name Perfect Teeth, and the song will be released later this month. You can download the introductory Perfect Teeth #0 for free here or buy a limited, physical edition for $3 here.
In a new interview, JR of Less Than Jake discusses being a legacy band and what the band's future will look like heading into their 20th year of existence.
I recently did an interview with Less Than Jake's Buddy Schaub for Limited Pressing. In the interview, which you can read here, Buddy announces that the band will press Greetings From Less Than Jake on vinyl and are planning to work on a new EP.
Warped Tour may be over, but we still have one more of our Backstage Sessions filmed at the Mansfield, MA date left! Less Than Jake take the energy of their renowned live show and strip it down for an intense acoustic performance. Head to the replies to watch them play "Suburban Myth," "Can't Yell Any Louder" and "Leave It All To Me" (better known as the iCarly theme song).
Tomorrow at 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST, we are going to be featuring a special chat here on AP.net. We're dubbing it a Paper + Plastick "family" chat, as members of Junior Battles, Red City Radio and Reverse The Curse will be present. Junior Battles and Reverse The Curse have upcoming releases while Red City Radio released a full-length earlier this year. Also present in the chat will be label owner (and Less Than Jake drummer) Vinnie Fiorello, as well as label manager Susannah Caviness. The bands will be fielding questions about their releases this year and future plans, while the label employees will be talking industry stuff and the ins and outs of running a record label. Be sure to stop...
How awesome would it be to win a brand spanking new Less Than Jake skatedeck with a copy of the band's new 4 disc anthology DVD set? Well, here's your chance! Jump to the replies and leave a comment to be entered and be sure to catch the band this summer on The Warped Tour.
Less Than Jake will release Anthology, a four disc DVD collection featuring performances of Pezcore, Losing Streak, Hello Rockview, Borders & Boundaries, Anthem, and In With the Out Crowd and featuring a fourth disc of bonus videos. A trailer can be found here. The DVD will be out June 21 via Sleep It Off.
