The LJs first began playing in Albany, CA in 1988 and created music into the early 1990's. Tim Armstrong, Joey Schaaf and Matt Freeman lived together in Albany, CA during most of the time of Operation Ivy was an active band. Their house was OpIvy headquarters as well as a crash pad for many of the out of town punk bands that played at the local all age club called The Gilman Street Project, which was just down the street. Joey had a 4 track tape recorder, some microphones and various instruments and was recording his original music in the livingroom of the little rental house where they all lived. One night Tim and Joey got together and jammed some ska songs on acoustic guitars. There was a large stack of song lyrics Joey had written laying open near by. Tim thumbed through the lyrics and began to put them to ska style chord patterns he made up. Some LJs songs were created this way and others were total on the spot improvisation. Many nights and afternoons Tim (Lint) and Joey would sit around in play guitar and sing their songs. One afternoon while jamming Joey turned on the 4 track recorder and let it roll. After laying down the live rhythm guitar, 2nd guitar and two part vocals, Joey added harmonica, bongos, piano, shakers and layers of backing vocals and created the final mix. Rockesh, who had been the drummer in the band "Hunde Scheibe"  which also included Dave and Pat Mello,  joined in playing the xylophone on "Your Drunk Again".

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ORIGINS

She's In Love

A favorite Christmas, New Years break-up song.

A Lonely Heart For You

Colors

Keep Going

This is a musical anthology and collection of bands and solo songs from the early punk rock sound of The Fallout playing at the Park Ave. Pub in Winter Park FL in 1980 up until around 2005; 
Song and band list; 
The Fallout (singer/guitar)Garageland/You Don’t Care About Me
Strange Morning Song (4 track solo 1988)
Walk In The Magicland (4 track solo 1988)
Find Our Way Home (4 track solo 1988)
System Schit (drums/ bk. vocals)F’n Drunk A-hole/Mice Are Men
Sawdust (drums) (2 songs)
Take Me Tonight (4 track solo 1988)
Fuckface (drums)(4 songs)recorded live on 60 shows/60 days USA tour 2005

Music anthology from 1980 - 2005

Nu Elite

Lost In The Rain

This is a parody of the song California Blue originally by Roy Orbison; written from the perspective of a Labrador Retriever who loves to chase Squirrels.

California Squirrel

It’s a story of a fictional character named Johnny who had a dream of being a Rock n’ Roll guitar star.

Johnny Was A Dreamer

A song about people that run away from the perspective of the one left behind.

Freash Out Of The Tube

Run Run Run Away

A song about global warming and those little ones who are here now that will inherit the disaster we created for them.

Little Ones

Fresh Out Of The Tube

Look Into The Raven's Eyes

Look Into The Ravens Eyes

Since the mid-70’s Joey Schaaf has been writing and performing his original music; as well as performing in several tribute bands honoring such bands as The WHO with The HO and the Clash with the Cash. Singer, song writer, producer, engineer, drummer, keyboardist and lesser known character Joey Schaaf has toured all over the USA, played in Bangkok and Phuket Thailand and Suzhou, China.
Joey's music career began in Orlando, FL during the first wave of punk rock music. Then moved to the East Bay in Northern California to catch the second wave of punk and played in original line-up of Dance Hall Crashers as the keyboardist afterwards going on to form many bands featuring original music of many kinds, mostly variations of Rock, Ska and Punk.
After many years, bands and projects Joey moved to Virginia where he got married and had a son. After a few years in Virginia Joey moved to Thailand for three years and became the fill-in drummer for the Bangkok based destroyer of rock music band Blood Thirst Spider and drummer for improv./experimental bands Sonny Luxury and The Instant.
Then off to Suzhou, China for a year doing a solo act at a small restaurant/bar named Zapata's. During his time in China Joey wrote, recorded and produced three CDs, Child's Play, Electric Words and The Sound Of One Hand which was made into a compilation named What Happened In China.
Then moving to Marietta, Georgia, then to Florence, South Carolina, to Berkeley, CA, and currently residing in Pleasanton, CA. 
Joey is continuing to create music in his home studio, some of which can be heard here.
or to contact via email Joey at: jzebu@mac.com

Joey Schaaf

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