Casey Jones is a straight edge

Straight edge

Straight edge is a subculture of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational drugs. It was a direct reaction to the sexual revolution, hedonism, and excess associated with punk rock. For some, this extends to not engaging in promiscuous sex, following a...

 hardcore

Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...

 band from Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...

. The band consists of members from Evergreen Terrace

Evergreen Terrace (band)

Evergreen Terrace is a five-piece melodic hardcore/metalcore band from Jacksonville, Florida. Formed in 1999, they are named after the street on which The Simpsons claim residence...

 and Anchors Away and is currently signed to Eulogy Records.

History

Casey Jones formed in early 2003 as a side project of Evergreen Terrace. The band's name is taken from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are a fictional team of four teenage anthropomorphic turtles, who were trained by their anthropomorphic rat sensei in the art of ninjutsu and named after four Renaissance artists...

 character Casey Jones

Casey Jones (TMNT)

Arnold Bernid "Casey" Jones is a character from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. Like the turtles, Casey Jones is a vigilante, and was created as a parody of vigilante characters that were in comics. Casey wears a hockey mask and cut-off biking gloves and carries his weapons in a golf bag...

. The band was originally started by Josh James of Evergreen Terrace, his brother Caleb, and Josh Smith (former member of Evergreen Terrace). Shortly after forming, the band wrote several songs and recorded a five song demo entitled Are Some Crucial Dudes. Not long after this, the band recorded their first full length The Few, The Proud, The Crucial

The Few, The Proud, The Crucial

The Few, The Proud, The Crucial is Casey Jones's first full-length release. It was released in 2003 by Indianola Records. The album uses several sound clips from Family Guy episodes; most notably Mr...

which was released on Indianola Records

Indianola Records

Indianola Records is an independent record label that mainly focuses on hardcore and metal.-Overview:Indianola Records was founded in 1999 with the release of Life Before's "Reflections on Tomorrow". The label quickly gained worldwide recognition in 2001 with the release of Evergreen Terrace’s...

. After several member changes, the band recorded their second full length, The Messenger, which was released on Eulogy Records in June 2006.

Casey Jones are set to self-release their final album, I Hope We’re Not the Last, on January 11, 2011. The album will be available through iTunes, all major online music sites, select mom-and-pop stores and at all live shows. 2011 also marks the band’s final year of touring. Said frontman Josh James:

“When we started this band, we didn’t expect to release records, much less to gain fans across the world. We certainly didn’t expect so many people to be moved by our message. Because this band has never been first priority to its members, it has always equated to pure expression and pure fun. All things must come to an end, and we believe 2011 will be a great year to spend on tour and saying goodbye. This is going to be fun”.

Members

Josh James - vocals

Singing

Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...

Caleb James - drums

James Siboni - bass

Bass guitar

The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

Evan Judd - guitar

Guitar

The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

Poops Howard - guitar

Discography

• Are Some Crucial Dudes (2003) - Independent Release
• The Few, The Proud, The Crucial
  The Few, The Proud, The Crucial
  The Few, The Proud, The Crucial is Casey Jones's first full-length release. It was released in 2003 by Indianola Records. The album uses several sound clips from Family Guy episodes; most notably Mr...
  
  (2004) - Indianola Records
• The Messenger (2006) - Eulogy Records
• I Hope We're Not the Last (2011) - Independent Release

External links

• Casey Jones MySpace.com Profile
• Eulogy Recordings, Casey Jones's record label
• Casey Jones Bio
• Photo Gallery: Casey Jones @ The Hi-Fi, Brisbane May 2010 - LifeMusicMedia.com