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the Joint Chiefs of Staff

About Me

The Joint Chiefs of Staff are a 6-man collaboration consisting of drums, bass, percussion, rhythm guitar, keyboards and electric 5-string mandolin. Their eclectic sound draws on each member's distinctive music experience, as well as a shared appreciation for the Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, the Doors, Talking Heads, Sublime, String Cheese Incident, George Clinton, and Clarence Carter.
Also, be sure to check out the Electric Boogaloo, a Psychedelic/Dance/Funk band featuring Mike, Alex and Peet from the Chiefs (on our Top 8) and Jack's Irish/American Folk band, The Shinigans.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 07/08/2005
Band Website: http://www.thejointchiefsofstaff.com
Band Members: *Frank Pulice - Guitar, Vocals
*Jack Jostes - Electric 5-string Mandolin, 8-string Mandolin, Fiddle, Guitar, Vocals
*Peet Roach - Drums, Percussion, Vocals
*Alex Blackshere - Drums, Percussion, Sampler
*Mike Cantella- Funky Bass, Vocals
*Solomon Goldbas - Keys, Synthesizer, Vocals

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Influences: Grateful Dead, Phish, The Doors, String Cheese Incident, David Grisman, Talking Heads, Johnny Cash, P-Funk, Rush, Kris Kristofferson, The Eagles and Clarence Carter
Sounds Like:
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Setlist from Rock n’ Soul Cafe - 12/04/2008

Set I.River RaeLadie's Nite SirpriseLike a FoxShazbot (Nanu-Nanu)Take Five@Lake WilsonI Want You BackSet II.The Juice Is Loose>Drums>JuiceOnly In Milwaukee%Five Finger Freddy>Large Mouth Bass>My Favor...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:56:00 GMT

Setlist from Harrys, 06/07/2008

Sndchk: Strokin' I.Alf, Fresh Shirt, Smooth Stick, Hold Whatcha Got, Tambrosa> Space Station, Shazbot Nanu-Nanu, Folsom Prison Blues, Pack Of Strings> Flow Like A River, Burning Down The House II.Asia...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:15:00 GMT

Live recordings on Archive!

To get a better idea of what a Chiefs show is like, check out some of our live recordings on Archive.org:
Posted by on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:41:00 GMT

Set List from 4/4/08 @ UIC

04/04/08 - James Stukel Towers @ UIC Sndchk: Strokin’> Shazbot Nanu Nanu, Hold Whatcha Got, Flow Like A River, The Juice is Loose, The Miner * Recording of show can be downloaded from www.archiv...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:00:00 GMT

booking, management and contact information

The Joint Chiefs of Staff are managed by Mike Ryan of Resonance Music Inc.  For booking inquiries, contact Mike: Mike Ryan --   [email protected] or  Jack Jostes --- theJ...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:52:00 GMT

New music added 1/13/08

Hey everyone, We just added some new, previously unreleased material onto our page.  These tracks are "The Miner", "Fresh Shirt, Smooth Stick" and "Lazy Shackles" from our most recent recording, ...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 02:44:00 GMT