Funky Jah Punkys
Genres: Funk, Pop Punk, Punk, Reggae
Web site: http://www.myspace.com/funkyjahpunkys
“We’re positive, man,” singer Justin “Giant J” Gulley says. “We’re rebels.”
Rebels with ambition. After meeting at a seafood restaurant in Tacoma, Washington—Gulley owned the joint; guitarist Scott Vaughn was its head chef—the Punkys made their way to Canyon Lake, California, and eventually to Las Vegas. Initially a punk-rock outfit, the group quickly diversified its sound to include ska, reggae and funk, not unlike a young Red Hot Chili Peppers. “Diversity is our key,” says Vaughn, who goes by the stage name “Mr. Black.”
Though the Punkys share in the subversive politics of SoCal punk forefathers like Black Flag, X and Social Distortion, they’ve managed to retain a sense of fun.
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- Recent Appearances
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The Black Jetts at Wasted Space with Corner Stone
Funky Jah Punkys at Jillian's
- Musicians:
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Justin "Giant J" Gulley – Vocals
Scott Vaughn – Guitar
Chris "Jahbassy" Zerchot – Bass
Chris "O'Klaus" Olthoff – Drums - Influences
- The Clash, Bob Marley, Mago De Oz, Molotov, Frank Sinatra, KY Jelly, NOFX, Bad Religion, New Kids On The Block, The Ghetto Boys, The Deftones, Sublime, Bad Brains, The Vandals, The Misfits, The Cheddar Cheezle and Bagel Dogs, Loose Gravel and the Quarry Band, Tiffany, Grains of Time, Giant J, Sapo Loco, Wilson Philips, Stitch, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Radiohead, Black Flag
- Current status
- West coast tour
- Related Links:
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Funky Good Time (Las Vegas Weekly, 8/21/08)
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Tons of Fun and Great Stage Presence
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