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About Me

Kristin (Hojos drummer) and Brandon (guitar/vocals) met in elementary school when they were 6 and 7 years old. Their families were long-time friends and the couple ended up spending a lot of time together at school and in church where Kristin's father was a pastor. They ended up dating in high school and attending Georgetown College together where they both studied art. Shortly after graduation from college, the couple were married in 2002 and moved into a small house on a dairy farm. A house which oddly enough served as a home to both Brandon and Kristin's families at different times. Melissa (guitar, Kristin's younger sister) moved in with the couple in early 2003 after a five-month stay in Romania with her parents who had become missionaries in the town of Brasov. Melissa had taken up guitar while overseas and was progressing quite well, inspired by her dad's bluegrass background. One night, in a tiny room while trying to bang out Madonna covers, the Hojos were born. Melissa was on acoustic guitar and a Fisher-Price xlyophone while Kristin (who did not yet have a drum-kit) was playing a Romanian souvenir flute. The music (and instruments) wasn't all there, but the feeling was right. Brandon wrote the Hojos first song, "I Hated That Job," right on the spot.Kristin was later given an old drum kit by a college friend which she stripped to the basics of a kick and snare. Then the Hojos added electricity, let it simmer, then boiled it down to the snarling, garage rocking beast that we now know.You can buy the Hojos Demo EP at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington, KY and at www.the-rooftop.com, a cool new online record shop run by our good friend Dusty.Drop us a line at our new hotmail address: [email protected].

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/16/2006
Band Website: The one you're looking at
Band Members: B. Long: Guitar and vocals. Kristin Long: Drums. Melissa Chandler: Lead guitar and backing vocals.
Influences: Velvet Underground, The Pixies, The Stooges, Madonna, White Stripes, Link Wray, Beatles (early pop stuff), The Kinks, Weezer, The Jicks, Bluegrass music, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Strokes, Beck, Howlin' Wolf, Tom Waits, Television
Sounds Like: Minimalist, bass-free sonic frequencies coming out of cheap instruments that just may blow your mind.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Hojos back in action.

The Hojos have come back into action in a big way since our "Baby Hiatus." Last night we played a charity gig for the Arts Commission of Danville at Pioneer Playhouse. The Arts...
Posted by The Hojos on Sat, 12 May 2007 10:40:00 PST

Hojos back in action.

The Hojos baby arrives!!!

THE HOJOS BABY ARRIVES!!! After much pacing and waiting, the Hojos (Brandon and Kristin, in particular) are proud to announce the birth of our rock and rollest baby, Jillian Adele. I w...
Posted by The Hojos on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 06:04:00 PST

Stories Behind the Songs 4: Waiting for an Echo

Stories Behind the Songs 4: Waiting for an Echo Echo over ocean, echo over sea Echo over everything last night you said to me Echo over water, echo over land Echo over everything so I can unders...
Posted by The Hojos on Sun, 08 Oct 2006 08:32:00 PST

Stories Behind the Songs 3: Flippin' Birds

Stories Behind the Songs 3: Flippin' Birds. FLIPPIN' BIRDS You're a flying bird But you've got a broken wing You're a mockingbird But you never learned to sing You're a pink flamin...
Posted by The Hojos on Sun, 24 Sep 2006 07:18:00 PST

Works in progress

WORKS IN PROGRESS(Or stuff we've been working on)Since we haven't been out and about performing lately, we've had a chance to work on some new songs that have been waiting around to get the kinks...
Posted by The Hojos on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 04:42:00 PST

Stories Behind the Songs Part 2: Let's Go to The Moon

Stories Behind the Songs Part 2: Let's Go to The Moon. LET'S GO THE MOON We're all fueled up and we're ready to goGonna wave goodbye to all the people we knowSigned our name on t...
Posted by The Hojos on Tue, 29 Aug 2006 08:52:00 PST

Stories Behind the Songs 1: I Hated That Job

THE STORIES BEHIND THE SONGS: 1 I HATED THAT JOB Since the Hojos arent going to be doing very many live gigs for a while now, due to...
Posted by The Hojos on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 06:42:00 PST

Making Music, Making Babies

MAKING MUSIC, MAKING BABIESThe Hojos have been making more than music lately. They've been making a baby! Kristin and I are pleased to announce the upcoming arrival of the newest member of the b...
Posted by The Hojos on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 06:37:00 PST

Joseph-Beth Show

JOSEPH-BETH BOOKSELLERS SHOW Friday, 6/26/06, we played a show in Joseph-Beth Booksellers (Lexington, KY), a huge 40,000 square foot store that I also happen to work in. The store was havin...
Posted by The Hojos on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 08:52:00 PST