Jettison Charlie

Jettison Charlie is from Richmond, Virginia, USA. The band started when its members were in high school and lasted through their mid-20s. In the songs you can hear traces of punk, metal, reggae, pop, indie, sampling, and whatever else caught the members' fancy at the time. The band was probably too arty for the hardcore crowd and too hardcore for the arty crowd. That's another way of saying they created their own style. An early self-released single ("Probably Die Poor" / "Like John Donne") paved the way for incessant touring. After a couple lineup changes, they recorded their sole album, "Hitchhiking To Budapest," on Turn of the Century Records. It was followed by a single, "Legions of the Unjazzed" / "I Love You You Bastard," on Peas Kor Records. Bassist Chris Adler went on to play drums in Burn the Priest, Lamb of God, and Megadeth. Drummer Noal Clark went on to form Grouser. Guitarist / singer Bob Massey went on to play in Telegraph Melts, Tsunami, the Out_Circuit, the Gena Rowlands Band, and to compose soundtracks, scores, and a post-punk multimedia opera (with David Wilson), "The Nitrate Hymnal."