AJJ
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 eight studio albums to date, with their most recent, Disposable Everything, having been released on May 26, 2023.
About This Event
50 advance / $30 day of show+ $3 at the door if under 21Ever since Sean Bonnette and Ben Gallaty formed AJJ back in 2004, its felt like the world has been playing catch-up. Thats because the bandcompleted these days by guitarist/keyboard player Preston Bryant, cellist Mark Glick and (relatively) new drummer Kevin Higuchihas always woven apocalyptic themes and imagery into many of its songs and lyrics. They even self-released a record called Good Luck Everybody in January 2020, as if they knew what was coming.
For singer Sean Bonnette, the record is less a prophesizing mirror held to a burning world than one inspired by personal grief. In fact, for him, this record is about what happens after the collapseon both an intimately personal level and a much broader scale. A large part of Disposable Everything is the terrible thing Ive been imagining finally happened, he explains.
A big theme is my moms death, which is something I think everyone lives in terror of. But once it happens and youre still alive, you figure out how to move on. It is, in some weird way, our happiest record.