Jay Tea

(link hidden) -MP3 Artist Of The Week -Jay Tea Thursday September 21, 2006 by Ryan Cooper

I caught Jay Tea in Dr. Madd Vibes' Medicine Tent at the Warped Tour (Detroit date) this summer, where he was performing as "the only band on Warped Tour that's not a band!" It was a really entertaining set, blending acoustic songs, stand-up comedy and general goofiness. I'm not often a fan of the jokester with the acoustic guitar type of musician, but Jay Tea isn't really typical of that, mainly due to his punk background. As a rule, I think the world needs fewer acoustic singer/songwriter/comedians in general, but it also needs many more punk ones.

SMALL KIDS BIG GUNS album review: A hard rock ensemble disguised as ska-punks, Long Island, NY-based quartet Sprout excels on Small Kids Big Guns via infectious, hook-laden pop songs and spirited performances evocative of Green Day, the Goo Goo Dolls, Blink 182, and the Living End. Guitar-driven and decidedly up-tempo, Sprout's energetic veneer centers on lead vocalist Jay Tea. Spitting out lyrics about fascists, as in "The Want Machine," crooning over love in peril on "Without a Second Thought," or shoegazing in "Deny Myself Me," Tea affords wit, passion, and intelligence to a genre often trapped in a teenage wasteland. ~ Tom Semioli, All Music Guide, 2002

DISCOGRAPHY: Time Frame - Chronicles / Sprout -Demo 97, Sprout EP, Victim of the Green, Small Kids Big Guns / ASOB -Pornocracy, All The Little Ones Are Rotting, This Is What You Get, s/t discography, ATTACK IN 3-D (Japan), Three Cheers For Dissapointment / High School Football Heroes - Horseshoes and Hand Grenades / The Fad - Number 5 / Jay Tea - Threw Away Your demo, Loaded Cannon, Demo(n) / Hello Nurse - Pharmagicians / Nix86 -Relate, Reject, Repeat / Steady Habits - Making Enemies At The Bar

Jay Tea has played shows with...

as Jay Tea (solo act):
Gilby Clarke of Guns N' Roses
Glassjaw
cKy
Mike Doughty of Soul Coughing
Fishbone
The Starting Line
The Toasters
Catch 22
Riverboat Gamblers
MC Lars
The Pilfers
Patent Pending
Dan Potthast
Mustard Plug
Suburban Legends
Tatiana D'Maria of TAT
Shiragirl

as a member of Sprout:
Bowling For Soup
Andrew WK
Goldfinger
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Allister
Fall Out Boy
Taking Back Sunday
Nine Days

as a member of A.S.O.B.
Suicide Machines
MU330
Steve-O of Jackass
Streetlight Manifesto
Voodoo Glowskulls
Dan Deacon

as a member of Hello Nurse:
Allister
TV/TV
Empires
My Dear Disco

Festival/Tours:
Ska Weekend '04, '05, '06
Warped Tour '01, '03, '04, '06
Skate & Surf Fest '02, '03

and he has played instruments on stage with:

Big D and the Kids Table
-keyboard
Bomb The Music Industry
-keyboard
High School Football Heroes
-keyboard
Less Than Jake
-trumpet
The Livingbrooks
-bass
I Voted For Kodos
-keyboard
The Superspecs
-keyboard
The Pietasters
-rap vocals
Dr. Madd Vibe aka Angelo Moore
-guitar, bass, drums, various others
Matt Wixson
-drums
Too Short Notice
-keyboard
The Fad
-keyboard, rap vocals
Rick Johnson Rock & Roll Machine w/ Dan Potthast
-bass, theremin
Bobby Lee of MAD TV
-beat box, MC
Brutal Enigma
-keyboard, acting
Badfish
-Gwen vocals

JAY TEA - touring solo act
bands:
ME NEXT AND THE GIMME MORES -JT is master of ceremonies, cover band
NIX 86 - JT plays keys, Long Island ska punk supergroup
HELLO NURSE - JT sang (phone number hidden)1 rock
SPROUT - JT sang (phone number hidden)3 multi-genre
THE ARROGANT SONS OF BITCHES -JT on Keys (phone number hidden)7, 2012