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From the unlikely environment of the far suburbs of Chicago comes a band with true star potential. OD Jo is a funky rock band in the tradition of the British blues bands of the late 1960s, but they are definitely NOT a cover band. OD Jo is not an imitation of blues rock, but rather the logical evolution of it. Songwriter and singer Otis Tapper has a keen appreciation for bluesy boogie rock, and has crafted his songs to exemplify the best elements of this style.

In spite of their relatively youth, they have a vast repertoire of original music (by my count they have at least 32 original songs that are available on CD).

The lineup has stayed constant since the band formed in 2006, with Jake Alberico providing a forcefully melodic lead guitar, Isaac Jon Kleefish on bass and Kyle Eul on drums. Otis also plays a funky rhythm guitar and occasional harmonica.

OD Jo has a collective sense of whimsy that comes through when they perform, making them a joy to see live. Catch them at their monthly gig at Moe Joe's in Plainfield and you are likely to get caught up in the inevitable dance party. OD Jo's drummer, Kyle Eul, is fascinating to watch. He is a particularly animated musician, he seems to take measure of each drum, deciding if it deserves to be hit, and how hard to punish it. Bassist Isaac Jon Kleefish lays down a deeply funky baseline that allows guitarist Jake Alberico to flourish. Otis howls out lyrics like a true rock star, sounding like a more soulful version of Marc Bolan.

This is a sensational band, still growing and getting better. OD Jo deserves to be heard, and you deserve to hear them.

Written by: Keith Kasyan

Legend has it… On a stormy night in late 86. Otis Tapper was the youngest bass technician on the intergalactic funk tour for Leonard Brown. Otis was only 1.5 years old when a mind blowing epiphany told him to stop being a bass technician and start writing music. So he packed his little suitcase and told Leonard that he had to leave. At that moment Otis was beamed back to earth. He vowed to create music that would rival bands like BEAR, Banana Collision, and The Stank Quartet. For the next 15 years he did just that!!!!! In the meantime Isaac Jon Kleefisch raised by the indigenous tribes of the OBUKEA Nation, studying the intricate but sometimes misunderstood art of…

Llehsaknurd bass: Taught Forgotten Relearned Only to forget again, then one day… Mastered!! Isaac is a true world traveler and partaker of many conscience levels of being. He quested for funktastical music and would not stop till he found all the parts of his soul.

While perfecting classical piano and lead guitar on the planet Groove, Jake Alberico yearned for something more. To create music that would affect ladies so far down inside their bodies they literally forget about “you” the second Jake walked on stage. Every show had complimentary chastity belts for all married women. On his travels, he was known to have encounters with more than 1000 ladies, in which he played a song for and then cooked them breakfast.

If you were to ask the board of directors at Freemund University, retrophysicist and clickographer, Mike Caplan, was working on a cure for accidental death. However, if you were to walk into his lab, you would see things unknown to the human concept. He toiled day and night with an interdimensional beacon that could someday bring together that which has not yet been… broughten… um… together. …yeah

Molded from natural magma at the center of the world was Kyle Eul E U L Eul!! Created from the Earth’s heartbeat, he inherently had special powers. His gifts included the ability to see how something worked once, and then repeat the task flawlessly. He was living out his destany as his peoples greatest chiropractor when he felt something missing… in the bowels of his chest. Kyle realized that once he found the missing pieces… They would not be missing anymore.

Sure, one must be asking oneself, great story but how did they all meet? Well quit asking questions and just keep reading butthead!!

Mike lit his beacon.

Otis and Kyle met in high school. In the same city Isaac was an exchange student from OBUKEA. Otis and Kyle just happened to be in a solid bar brawl at Schovies Pub. Some neopristicle scumbag was eyeing Otis and he was not gonna take that shit. Otis busted a bottle over his head and got kicked out. Unbeknownst to Kyle and Otis the douche had a gun. The second he was going to pull the trigger he looked down at his leg. Who was pissing on it? Good old Isaac Jon Kleefisch, gently slurring “just relax everything is going to be ok.” This gave Kyle enough time to karate chop his gun hand. They were best of friends ever since, and oh yeah Jake is Otis’ cousin.

Sent from the future

Aka Chase