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Less Than Jake is a popular ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida. They are currently on the roster of Warner Brothers Records. Their current line-up includes Chris (vocals, guitar), Roger (bass, vocals), Vinnie (drums, lyrics), Buddy (trombone) and JR (saxophone). The band's name derives from a dog Vinnie had while growing up, which was treated better than the rest of the family.
The band recently finished recording their latest studio album, In With the Out Crowd, which is scheduled for release in May.
Vinnie is also the owner of the independent record label Fueled by Ramen, as well as a toy company called Monkey Vs. Robot. This label has signed bands such as Fall Out Boy, Punchline, The AKAs, Gym Class Heroes, Panic! At The Disco and Days Away. Roger, meanwhile, is in a second band, called Rehasher, for whom he composes lyrics and plays guitar JR played sax on the last track of rehashers album 'Off Key Melodies'. JR works with a promoting company called the CT Mafia, as well as composing solo music. He contributed one track to the Drive-Thru compilation tribute to Bob Dylan, using the band name "The Stay At Home Joneses" (Roger sang backup for this track).
Roger and Vinnie have an unexplained fondness for Pez candy and they reportedly have sizeable dispenser collections. This love for Pez goes so far as to name one of their albums " Pezcore" (parodying of the way in which many bands are described as [something]-core, starting with hardcore) and Pez dispenser motifs are a common feature of their merchandise.
Roger's employment history includes a smoke shop in the band's hometown Gainesville, Florida known as Knuckleheads which has since been transformed into a similar establishment named Smoke. Band member haunts have included Eddie C's, the Hardback (which was transformed into the Lyric), and Insomnia (which used to be the Covered Dish, and is now the new location of Common Grounds).