Jonni Maxx

New Wave 80's Grunge Alternative

Jonni Maxx was the brain child of John Pape AKA 'John Jonathan Jonni' and Steve Spalsbury AKA 'Steven Maxx'. The band formed in 1981 in an old warehouse in the San Diego area. It been nearly 25 years since we performed. But one day we were talking and I started to look for old tapes. All I could find were old dusty cassette tapes. (Anyone remember those?) In the eighties there was a tremendous revolution in the music world. Punk, Metal, New Wave. It was all fresh and raw. It was the genesis of the Indie movement. In January 2007, a resurrection of sorts unfolds at a solemn occasion in El Cajon, Ca. John Pape and Steven Spalsbury made the decision to reform the Jonni Maxx band and return to the days of rock and roll fun. John and Steven would awaken the band from its twenty five year slumber with more experience and insight to bring the music to a new generation of fans. The search began to reignite the passion of music by enlisting other musicians with the same desires. First answering the call was Izzy Moose, a novice talent with a desire to make Jonni Maxx a driving force of the new millennium. Next into the fold Phil Carpenter a drummer with raw talent and a vision of great dreams on the horizon. So the nucleus was formed of the new Jonni Maxx Band. With a mix of the old favorites and a blend of new thought provoking songs, Jonni Maxx returns to the fans who loved them when and whose who want to experience rebirth. Ladies and gentlemen brace yourselves for a trip back in time and a vision of the future in rock and roll entertainment. Be prepared to fall in love with The Jonni Maxx band again or for the first time.

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