The V-Town Have-Nots

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Bio:

Mike (vocals, bass) chose the name the Have-Nots, cause that's exactly what we were, and still are. Even Mike's parents, to this day, have never owned a home.And then when we found out that thier were several bands all around the world named the Have-Nots, we didn't want to lose the name, and instead of going with the common practice of writing the Have-Nots (Vallejo), we decided to just add the V-Town to the name. Rep the V!!Lately, out of pure laziness we've been refering to the band, in text at least, as VTHN

It all started when Jamie and Mike wanted to start a band. Jamie on Gee-tar, Mike on Bass. They started writing songs. They recorded them onto a karoake machine using thier friend Jason's drum machine, since they didn't have real drums. Then Rob Ivey started playing drums with them. Next Mike Lawson (now of the Sims fame!) joined the band as a second guitarist. They played shows, played live on the radio once on DJ Yo Mama's Children's Hour on KZSU. They recorded a few songs at Art of Ears studios in Hayward. They and fellow Vallejo band, Bottomdawg, did the complete soundtrack for the video game 'Motoracer 2'. They recorded a bunch more songs at Art of Ears. The next couple years saw a line-up change in the band, with the Winders brothers, Luke and Shiloh, taking over on guitar and drums, respectively. They went to the studio to record a few more songs, then produced and released thier own DIY, Self-Untitled CD. They played some more shows, Jamie got married, and his wife Nelia then gave birth to their first daughter Adrienne. Then in 2004, Yet another line-up change has brought Joe Coughlin (formerly of Bottomdawg) in as their third drummer (They are beginning to feel like Spinal Tap!), and an as-yet-unnamed second guitarist. They are now playing shows and are in preparation to record a new CD, using even more DIY means than EVER!!!! And Jamie and Nelia are expecting their second child!

Discography:

- Self Titled (1997, tape)

- The Have-Nots Live (1998, Recorded live on the air on KZSU Stanford Radio)

- Self-Untitled (2000, Section 31 Records)

Tracklist:
01.Raisins in the Bread
02.Boldly Going
03.Thrill of the Show
04.Alanis Morales
05.Unrequited
06.Ramblings...
07.Unnatural Selection
08.Rapscallion
09.Everything's All Good
10.Self-Mptivation
11.Living on Earth
12.Evil is the Money of All Roots
13.Waterfalls (Punk Version)
14.Vulcan Mind-Meld

- A Dollar And Some Envelopes (2000, Section 31 Records)

-IDIC Tape Compilations(2002, Section 31 Records)