Jobsite and Joe Popp have a history together almost as old as Jobsite itself. In the spring of 1999, Jobsite Artistic Director David Jenkins was cast in Popp's rock musical adaptation of Whirligig that played TBPAC's Jaeb Theater. In the same year, Popp wrote a 15-minute rock opera, JY2K, for Jobsite's first original work production.
Popp and Jobsite have since collaborated many times with Popp covering "Sympathy for the Devil" for The History of the Devil, arranging a version of Billy Joel's "Summer, Highland Falls" for subUrbia, and creating a video and accompanying cover of "The Kindness of Strangers" featured in Murder Ballads: A Tribute to Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. In 2002, Jobsite premiered the full-length original Joe Popp musical - MAXWELL.
Joe Popp founded the eponymous band in 1995, featuring drummer Jeff Wood and bassist Martin Rice. The band's first show, only a few weeks after forming, was a sold out Jannus Landing opening for the Toadies. They were very well received and quickly whipped out their first CD - Complex Machine. Recorded in three short days, it received excellent reviews and led to eight Florida Jammy Award nominations. The next two years would be a whirlwind, as the band put out another CD - Bruiser, sold out shows, and backed it up with fast driving punk-fueled pop. They have opened for bands such as Mike Watt, Cheap Trick, Joan Jett, Seaweed and Jawbox. They received national exposure with a FOX Baseball commercial with Lenny Dykstra singing a punk version of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame".
In 2003, Joe Popp Band and The Vodkanauts played the first New World Brewery fundraiser - Jobsite Rocks! Due to its impressive success, Jobsite and Joe Popp have since been anxious to reunite for another live music fundraiser.
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