POPE JOE

Scott (Lead Vocals & Guitar) & Joe (Lead Guitar & vocals) formed Pope Joe in 1997, with the sole purpose of lifting people's spirits for 3 hours each night at the local pub. Playing to packed houses, the group started out as a cover band, touching on such classics and standards from Skynard to Stone Temple Pilots. However, when Scott moved to Los Angeles in 2001, Pope Joe was put on hold. Now, 5 years later...Scott & Joe have re-formed the band with Gary Bernd on Bass & Joe Hashim on Drums to once again rock the Northeast. In just 6 months, Pope Joe has reached the finals of a local Battle of the Bands in Hartford, CT sponsored by Jam Solid Entertainment, was one of 12 bands out of 600 entered to reach the City Finals in the $1,000,000 Bodog Battle of the Bands Competition in Boston, & has reached the City Finals of the Emergenza Festival in Hartford, CT. "Black Summer" was recently featured on the Local Band Show on 99.1 WPLR & in April of 2007, Pope Joe will make their Television Debut on Fuse TV, as part of the Bodog Battle Series. As one fan described it: "Pope Joe is bringing back the rock!! And, no one rocks like these guys!"