Less Than Jake's Chris Demakes Reflects on 20 Years of Warped Tour
Three hundred and sixty five. The number of days in a calendar year, of course. But it's also a mile-marker that Gainesville, FL, ska-punk legends Less Than Jake will hit this summer.
According to drummer and lyricist Vinnie Fiorello, the quintet will play their 365th Warped Tour show this summer, which will be their eighth time heading across North America with the traveling punk-rock circus. The group has performed on Warped during every single one of their full-length album cycles dating all the way back to 1997, when they were supporting their 1996 major label debut Losing Streak.
We called LTJ vocalist/guitarist Chris Demakes as he was driving around Gainesville to ask him how Warped helped shape the career of his band, what keeps the group going back to the tour and more. Check out the full Q&A below, and don't forget to keep up with all our Warped 2014 coverage throughout the summer.
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