The Jolts

Rank #52 Vancouver, BC, CA Rock / Punk / Death

All Photos

About

Members: Joey - Voice & Guitar, Joshy - Guitar, Evan - Bass, Von Dander - Drums & Percussion

Sounds Like: The Ramones, The Hellacopters, The Hives, The Tranzmitors, The Damned

Label: Haute Voltage/Sudden Death

Manager: Dwight Lightnin

Bio: JOLTS BIO or ANATOMY OF A RNR MACHINE
From the Desk of Dwight D. Lightning

ELECTRIFYING ROCK AND ROLL!... It might be the easiest way to describe Vancouver, BC's The Jolts, but they wanted a full bio so here it is. Formed in 2005, the Jolts have been building their army of die hard fans the r... See Full Bio

More Info

NEXT SHOW!!

Press

“It’s 5 a.m. in a dank, sweaty, broken basement and The Jolts are killing it. The still air is heavy and thick with beer and pheromones. By contrast, The Jolts, fronted by their dynamic leader, vocalist and guitarist Joey Blitzkrieg, froth the inexhaustible, combustible, crowd into a frenzy, despite the fact that they are the fifth and last band on an after-hours bill. Bassist Matt Snakes looks like he is about to collapse, this being his second set of the night after having played with Battle Snakes earlier. He pours sweat through his leather jacket, half delirious. Joshy Atomic, on guitar, begs for another beer - warm or cold, it doesn’t matter - to stay hydrated before the next song. Behind the cramped, stripped down rock ’n’ roll kit, Matt Von Dander seems disembodied, flaying the skins with primeval vengeance. ”

— Sebastian Buzzalino, BeatRoute

“It would be easy to dismiss THE JOLTS as Vancouver’s answer to TURBONEGRO. But for rockers that have grown weary of TN's abundant filler and cutesy lyrics of late, THE JOLTS should provide a major kick in the tail. Think about PISSED JEANS' fresh take on the STICKMEN WITH RAYGUNS sound, or JAY REATARD's peachy ADVERTS-worship as similar precedents.”

— Peacedogman.com

“Let us begin with our hometown heroes and road warriors themselves, the Jolts and their newest slab, set to stun on creamy yellow wax. Side A kicks off with “Kaminari Lover,” and if you keep up on Japanese mythology as much as the Jolts do, you know you don’t wanna mess with this weather goddess. She controls thunder and lightning. So needless to say, these boys bow to her altar, offering a surging mid-tempo storm of their own rock fury with swelling guitar breaks and lumbering bass to keep her at bay. Seeming unconvinced, she steps up her game and the boys follow suit with “Loser (Baby I’m A),” which barrels full-steam like the howling winds of Kaminari’s sister, Kamikazi. But the Jolts are on no suicide mission here—only victory is in their sights and they live to see and rock the hell out for another day, and you get to enjoy this for even longer.” ”

— Bryce Dunn, Discorder

“And while the Jolts’ talent for creating irresistibly spiky and compact numbers like “DXM” and “Bloody Eye Socket” remains, things really get interesting when the band breaks the three-minute barrier with “Lament for the Death Rider” and “Black Snake”. The latter, in particular, barrels into its climax with a force akin to beefier rock thugs like Sonic’s Rendezvous Band or the Hellacopters. ”

— Adrian Mack, Georgia Straight

“Punk rock in its purest essence. Vancouver´s The Jolts is one of the loudest attitudes in the city. Leather jackets, heavy riffs, compact sound that makes you wanna jump with your fist in the air or crank up the volume of your old speakers.”

— VanMusic.ca

All Press

Status

Tintin in the blue lotus. Fuck yeah dog!

Recent Blogs

Songs

Play All | Queue All | Share All

Play "Continental Op"

Continental Op

Share
Play "I Wanna Dig (Where The X's Are)"

I Wanna Dig (Where …

Share
Play "Loudness"

Loudness

Share
Play "The Dabbler"

The Dabbler

Share
Play "Infinity Love"

Infinity Love

Share

All Songs

Videos

The Jolts - DXM - Live @ The Durban Posion House 2011

All Videos

Shows

Full-Screen View »

Fri
Jun 28

Gators Pub
Abbotsford, BC, CA | 8:00pm
Gators Pub
Abbotsford, BC, CA
Fri Jun 28 8:00pm
- Show Details
- Tickets
Details

NYB Presents: THE JOLTS / LIQUOR KINGS / MID