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The JonnyForest

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The jonnyforest have been awarded The Sommy Award for Best Local Band of 2007. Thank you to eveyone who voted!


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The JonnyForest was formed on a stormy night when two aspiring musicians answered the door to a couple of travelling bards seeking shelter from the storm.

The group whiled away the night singing and playing songs of joy and tragedy and The JonnyForest was born.

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Member Since: 11/6/2006
Band Website: Under construction
Band Members:Jay Beal Lead Vocals, Guitar
Peter Froese Guitar
Joff Williams Bass
George Collar Drums
Influences: Pedro the Lion, Radiohead, Built to Spill, Explosions in the Sky, Sigur Ros, Dead Confederate, Flaming Lips, Jimi Hendrix, Wilco, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Appleseed Cast, U2, The White Stripes, Ben Kweller, Rufus Wainwright, Rush, Queen, Pink Floyd, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against the Machine, Death Cab for Cutie, Jake E Lee, Victor Wooten
Sounds Like: Combination of Radiohead, Pedro the lion, Dave Mathews Band, Stevie Wonder
Record Label: Unknown Indie
Type of Label: Indie

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For BOOKING interests- our "resume"

Bands played with& Triumphant returns - Spokane Nick Jaina - Portland Sky like Static - Scotland La Cha Cha - Spokane York - Spokane The Small Penguines - Seattle Slowly we Survive - Seattle S...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:13:00 GMT

Inlander Spot after interview with Joff

Down With the HugenessPan-Indie The JonnyForest makes big sounds Joel Hartse    In rock music, hugeness - as an idea - can mean a couple of different things. A band can be huge as in wi...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:52:00 GMT

Podcast - live interview and unrecorded songs!!!! - oct. 10

Posted: October 10, 2007 The JonnyForest is on a red-hot tear as one of the most popular bands in the local scene right now. And for good reason, as the Forest has a great guitar rock sound. They're t...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:44:00 GMT

our first review, printed in the inlander july 19th

What do you think?You gotta get past their horrendous name. (dudes, there's still time to change it before labels come a-knockin'.)  But once you do, you'll find THE JONNYFOREST has quickly becom...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:08:00 GMT

Spokane seven spot after interview with Jay

Get your Jonny clap on-Isamu JordanID:The JonnyForest is a new rock band making a buzz in the Spokane scene.Style: Indie-rock-soulRoster:Lead singer and guitarist Jay Beal, lead guitarist Peter Froese...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:51:00 GMT

today in the studio

well here we are cutting and dubbing in the studio with terri Eutsler.  We're working on our first EP.  This is pretty exciting.  For several of us this is first time studio.  so w...
Posted by on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 21:43:00 GMT

Back from the Tour

Okay, so maybe it wasn't a full tour, but we are back from our weekend away. Here are my favorite things that happened this weekend in White Pass:- We saw a dragon in the sky. It lives near Ritzville....
Posted by on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:04:00 GMT