Biography
The Jazz June first assembled in 1996 inside the small Pennsylvania town of Kutztown, built around the combined abilities of Andrew Low, Justin Max, Bryan Gassler, Adam Gerhart, and Daniel O'Neill, a group of musicians who had initially crossed paths at Kutztown University. The hard-hitting emo-pop quintet fused punk-infused indie rock with emotionally charged post-rock textures, quickly rising as one of the standout acts in the late-'90s emo explosion and occupying a stylistic space between Sunny Day Real Estate and the Promise Ring before the original run ended in 2002. Prior to that disbandment the band delivered a substantial recorded legacy that encompassed the full-length releases They Love Those Who Make the Music, Boom, The Motion and the Music, Breakdance Suburbia, Medicine, and Better Off Without Air. A 2007 anthology gathered B-sides, rarities, and live material under the title Scars to Prove It, and the members formalized their return in 2014 by issuing the new studio album After the Earthquake on Top Shelf Records.