Less than Jake Plays Revolution This Saturday

Less than Jake has been around for 16 years, no small feat for any band, particularly for one in the subgenre of ska-punk. But neither age nor shifting popularity of genres has stopped the quintet from Gainesville that's responsible for memorable tracks such as "Happy Days" and "Johnny Quest Thinks We're Sellouts." Though many of their 1990s peers have fizzled out, a good sense of humor and a pure love of what they do have kept the members of Less than Jake going strong. It's proved again in the band's latest release, GNV FLA, and its current tour with the Expendables, which hits Revolution this Saturday. New Times recently caught up with saxophonist Peter "JR" Wasilewski to discuss the latest developments with the band.

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Revolution Live

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Revolution Live

200 W. Broward Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312

Category: Music Venues

Region: Fort Lauderdale

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Less than Jake: With the Expendables. Saturday, March 6. Revolution, 200 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. Show begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets cost $19. 954-727-0950, jointherevolution.net

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• Less Than Jake
• Johnny Quest
• Gainesville
• The Expendables

New Times: First, let's talk about your band's own new label, Sleep It Off Records. Besides having a great name, it marks Less than Jake's departure from Warner Bros. Why did you guys think that was an important move for the band?

JR: You know, what happened there is what happened at [previous label] Capitol. When we started there, there was a whole bunch of people we knew, and then two records later, three-quarters of the staff is all new. And after speaking to our A&R guy and the people there, we decided our best move would be to leave the label and start our own and do it for ourselves.

I understand part of the decision to go indie was motivated by the desire to re­-release old catalogue and that each re-release is going to feature unreleased DVD material.

Yeah, I guess about two years ago, we recorded all of our current records — sans the new GNV FLA record — live, to make DVDs. And we wanted to re-release all of it on our own. We've already re-released Pezcore, and we're hoping to get the rest out soon. I think it's kind of a cool thing: You get the record, and you get the live DVD to go with it.

How did the new independent spirit affect the recording process for GNV FLA?

It's the first record we've done as a band probably since Pezcore that we had complete control over. It was just the five of us in our warehouse. We're really proud of the record. It's our first true independent statement in 14 years, so we wanted it to be kind of cool, and we wanted to pay homage to our hometown, and hopefully we did it.

Read the full Q&A with JR at miaminewtimes.com.