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Have Nots

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About Me


So, the almighty HAVE NOTS have arisen like a phoenix from the ashes of two Boston punk mainstays, STRAY BULLETS and CHICAGO TYPEWRITER (ok, that may be a bit dramatic, but you get the idea)...featuring Jameson Hollis, Steve Patton, and Matt Pruitt from ChiTy, and Jon Cauztik from SB, HAVE NOTS play the "ill ragga punk" that makes the kids dance and occasionally get so excited that they puke on themselves (the kids, not the band...the band pukes on themselves for entirely different reasons...ask Pruitt why he doesn't wear a scarf when it's cold out anymore).
Formed in late 2006 because "fuck, what else are we gonna do?", HAVE NOTS played their first show at a Halloween party on October 28th at the Basement in Jamaica Plain, MA, to critical acclaim (again, that might be pushing it, but the forty or so bejeweled and bedraggled revelers who were still sober enough to stand at midnight seemed to be enjoying themselves immensely), and plan on continuing their onslaught until they have won the hearts and minds of all the oppressed peoples of the world, or until they make enough money to retire to a villa in the south of france, because, let's face it, once you have a villa in the south of france you don't really have to give a flying fuck about the oppressed peoples of the world anymore. And what the hell is a villa, anyway?
Musically, HAVE NOTS draw on a wide variety of genres, including, but not limited to, PUNK, REGGAE, HIP-HOP, COUNTRY, POP, HARDCORE, SKA, FOLK, REGGAE, and PUNK. Oh, and PUNK and REGGAE as well. Lyrically, the songwriting team of Pruitt and Cauztik attack issues like "Man, I am fuckin' WASTED!", "Dude, I don't think my girlfriend loves me anymore.", "What the fuck happened to all my money?", and the old standby "THIS PLACE IS TOTALLY GOING TO SHIT AND NO ONE'S EVEN PAYING ATTENTION! WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?!?", with both aplomb and reckless abandon, much to the delight of the great, lonely, downtrodden, shitfaced unwashed, and to the consternation of The Man everywhere.
What does the future hold for HAVE NOTS? Recording (sooner), touring (later), smoking (yes please), drinking (of course), and coming soon a basement, parking lot, VFW, music festival, squat, drunk tank, or club near you. Consider yourselves warned.
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Member Since: 11/7/2006
Band Members:
Jon Cauztik

Matt Pruitt

Jameson Hollis

Steve Patton

Photos By Nicole Tammaro (www.nicoletammaro.com)
Influences: Stray Bullets, Chicago Typewriter
Sounds Like: Stray Bullets, Chicago Typewriter
Record Label: Bankshot! Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New Photos!

Hey everyone,This past Saturday, we spent the afternoon taking some pictures around Allston with Nicole Tammaro. They came out pretty good, and we've put some of them up in our picture section at www....
Posted by Have Nots on Wed, 14 May 2008 06:34:00 PST

Saturday, May 10th at The Middle East w/ The Pietasters, Westbound Train

We're playing at The Middle East (downstairs) this Saturday, May 10th, with The Pietasters and Westbound Train and it's gonna be awesome!Doors are at 8 and we play first...it's 18+, unfortunately (we'...
Posted by Have Nots on Wed, 07 May 2008 07:04:00 PST

Where can I buy your album?

So, a lot of people have been asking where they can buy some music from Have Nots lately...Unfortunately, we don’t have anything for sale yet.BUT, the good news is, we finally have studio time b...
Posted by Have Nots on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:11:00 PST

Thanks!

For packing The Middle East on a Sunday afternoon.  Time Again said it was the best show of their tour so far...so good job, give yourselves a pat on the back.  We should have some pretty aw...
Posted by Have Nots on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:48:00 PST

The Weekly Dig explains why we aren’t "The" Have Nots

Have Notsby Barry ThompsonThe Weekly Dig 4/2/08-4/9/08http://www.weeklydig.com/arts-entertainment/mus ic/fidelity/200804/have-nots "Everyone keeps putting ’The Have Nots’ on fliers. It&rsqu...
Posted by Have Nots on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:20:00 PST

Sunday April 6th at The Middle East ALL AGES

Time Again Have NotsMarc Lind and The UnlovedLive at The Middle East Upstairs...472 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MASunday, April 6th1 PM ALL AGES!www.mideastclub.com for tickets...
Posted by Have Nots on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:28:00 PST

so, about providence...

sorry we had to bail, but, i promised my little sister that i'd be with her in the delivery room, playing "classics of love" by common rider over and over again until the baby was born...and it w...
Posted by Have Nots on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:13:00 PST

New Songs, New Shows!

SONGSAs promised, here's two more live recordings from our show at The Middle East back in November.  "Muerte" features the multi talented Cauztik ranting in spanish, and we've been playing "SBC"...
Posted by Have Nots on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:23:00 PST

More New Songs!

We posted two more live recordings!  Check em out!Just a little preview of some of the stuff we're getting ready to record.  There might be a few more on the way, so keep checking back every...
Posted by Have Nots on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:37:00 PST

NEW SONGS

We put up a few live tracks from our show at The Middle East on Friday, Nov 30th. Check em out...we might put more up soon.xoxoHave Nots
Posted by Have Nots on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:23:00 PST