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Jollyship the Whiz-Bang
Rock / Experimental / New Wave

The Lynrd Skynrd of Coney Island



THE AWFUL PITILESS SEA, Brooklyn
Greenland

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   Jollyship the Whiz-Bang: General Info
Member Since8/28/2005
Band Websitethewhizbang.org
Band MembersTHE LATEST CREW MUSTER:
Nick Jones
AKA "the Captain"
: Lead vocals, rhythm guitar, writing and puppet design
Raja Azar
AKA "Mr Skeevy"
: Keyboards, Accordion, Sampling, Puppets
Keith Fredrickson Von Heiselstein: lead guitar
Dan Kutcher: bass
Julie Lake and Steve Boyer: Puppets and Backing Vocals
Jesse Wallace: drums
Kris Anton: video and sound design





InfluencesThe Top Sea Shanties of 1712. The Kinks. Dead Kennedys. Ween. Stevie Wonder. New Order. Devo. Coney Island.
Sounds LikeElectro-punk with nautical influences, "whimsical" themes, combined live and sequenced drums, and unconvincing "period" dialogue from the mouths of often sinister puppets.
Type of LabelMajor


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   About Jollyship the Whiz-Bang

Delightful, insane pelagic pageantry, combining nautical pop rock and puppets. Somewhere between a band and a theater group, with none of the hangups of either, Jollyship the Whiz-Bang is a multimedia force of nature, already incredibly huge in Greenland and Tortuga!

An underground, psychosexual, artsy, craftsy, ramshackle maritime treat!


Jollyship the Whiz-Bang: "Cleaning up Coney Island"

(WINNER: "Best Music Video" Coney Island Film Festival, 2007)


Jollyship the Whiz-Bang: "The Witch Song" (2007)





OFFICIAL NOMINATION: "Most Entertaining"
-Dublin Fringe Festival, 2005


REVIEWS FOR OUR CURRENT STAGE SHOW, AT ARS NOVA, IN NEW YORK CITY

"Nothing will convey the demented brilliance of Jollyship the Whiz-Bang . . . Ripping good rock . . . Mr Jones's script is diabolically sly. . . you've never seen anything like it!

-New York Times

"Irreverent punk perfection . . . If you've never seen a puppet do a keg stand, climb aboard."

-The New Yorker

"Fast and furious, truly hardcore, Arr-some fun! The hugely talented Nick Jones and his cohorts deliver a deliriously naughty mashup of sick nautical spoofery, sick humor, and indie rock thrills. Ingeniously designed under Sam Gold's savvy direction, there's treasure here, mateys, and it sure ain't buried!"

-Time Out NY

"Terrific . . . a reward to see . . . the cast party starts early in this fury filled gremlin with considerable musical chops!

-Variety

"Jones and his crew-cum-backup-band play the power pop with enthusiasm and unexpected precision (and) somehow render the material sea spray fresh. The next time this crew sets sail for Party Island, I hope I'm along for the ride."

-Village Voice

"Nick Jones is sensational with the fearlessness of a young Jim Carrey channeling the quirkiness of David Byrne."

-Theatermania

"From pulsating, thrumming chords to ballads that melt into a full-tilt of caterwauls, wails and plaints, the music owes more to Black Flag than to Broadway . . . a subversive theatrical mosh-pit . . . Clamp is a dizzy and insulting prick whose surrounding cadre is so determinedly un-PC as to make Avenue Q's perky puppets look like Benedictine monks."

-NY Press

"A glimmering theatrical treasure . . . it's well worth boarding this jollyship."

-Backstage

"Do you enjoy ingeniously crafted rock tunes with clever lyrics and arrangements for accordion, keyboard, ukulele, guitar, bass and drums? Do you like pirates? How about puppets? Rum based drink specials? Laughing until your sides hurt? . . . Creators Nick Jones and Raja Azar have been polishing this project since 2002, and it gleams as brilliantly as One-Eyed Willie’s treasure."

-The Gothamist

"Equal parts strobe-heavy rock show, relentless comedy hour and swashbuckling human- and puppet-populated narrative. The elements merge to form a swirling maelstrom of head-nodding beats and pitch-perfect humor."

-L Magazine

"An explosion of manic genius, this completely twisted - in the most jaw-dropping and awe-inspiring way - piece combines puppetry, a spectacular hard rock score, and a stellar level of wit to create one of the freshest and most original pieces I've seen in ages."

-Gay City

"Magnificent insanity! Comic genius! Go check it out if you want to laugh until your sides ache!"

-Broadwayworld.com

"This is pure rockin' good times theatre . . . I can't say enough good things about the music . . . a perfect night out at the theatre."

-Nytheatre.com

It's a riotously funny and ribald adult musical. . . the show's hard-hitting rock score (is played) with near volcanic energy and flair."

-AmericanTheaterWeb.com




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At The White Rabbit Bar
145 East Houston Street bet Eldridge and Forsythe near the Sunshine Cinema
New York, NY

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Satanicide at Bowery Ballroom this coming Saturday, July 25th!!!

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Jul 18 2009 12:11 PM


A damn good version of The Half-Blood Prince holding his Advanced Potions book. I would be in Advanced Potions with him. Lots of love and kisses to you. ~Donna


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May 6 2009 4:08 AM

Hey, I just wanted to thank you for amazing salior songs, Every summer I spend my time commercial fishing in southeast alaska, these songs are amazing to listen to on the boat and help take my mind off the work, you guys have to be one of the greatest groups out there. Thank you for the add, and I hope to hear more music from you soon.
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Thinning the Herd will be blowing minds once more at:

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SUNDAY MAY 3

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Apr 6 2009 2:10 AM

Do you still play HONOR? Anyway thanks for the totally sweet sea shanties.
We play guitar the same way we pee, standing up and with both hands. Feel free to check out some tunes.
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