Music
The best kept secret in music
Press
This band has no press
Discography
1993-"Caroline's Spine"-Indie
1997-"Monsoon"-Hollywood Records
1999-"Attention Please"-Hollywood Records
Photos
Feeling a bit camera shy
Bio
The OSU grad was managing a classical music store, painting, and soul searching when he received a call from guitarist Mark Haugh, a classmate from high school. Haugh needed a bass player for his band, Carolines Spine. The band was touring NorthAmerica, living on pennies and very desperate. Youve got 24 hours to decide well teach you the songs in the van.
Naturally impulsive, Jones left his hometown and his girlfriend to join Haugh, drummer Jason Gilardi, and singer/songwriter Jimmy Newquist. Two hours later, the van broke down, providing Jones with his last chance to reconsider. He stayed on and became the permanent bass player following a performance at a packed Whiskey in Hollywood.
Mark Haugh is the heart of the band. His stunning guitar work prompted Guitar For The Practicing Musician to label his sound a heady mix of almost surreal rock. Haugh and Jones provided enough memorable hooks to capture the TOP10 with the bands highest charting U.S. single: Nothing to Prove. Drummer Jason Gilardi, son of Mouseketeer Annette Funnicello, pounded Carolines Spine to national acclaim when their song, Sullivan, broke the TOP20 and became a minor rock classic. He is a highly acclaimed session drummer and instructor.
"I focus on what the Carolines Spine project is really about. Four friends getting together to celebrate music.....to be a killer live band. quips Jimmy Newquist, the charismatic songwriter with a demanding temper. The band is wary of any media trappings, choosing to concentrate on a more worldly approach to success. Newquists melodic skill compensates for his inability to properly read or write music. The band's disdain for current media has not thwarted the growing hype over Carolines Spine or their ability to license songs to labels, films, and television.
To date, Carolines Spine has recorded over forty Newquist compositions. Most people know the band from their tours with KISS & Aerosmith. Other highlights include MTVs Varsity Blues, ESPN, Germany's ROCK IM RING/PARK headline stage, tours with New Model Army and Catherine Wheel, and performing "at sea" on the USS Enterprise.
The members of Carolines Spine are elusive, preferring the quiet life. Growing families and celebrated side-projects have sustained an ever changing dimension to the bands legacy. Mostly panned by critics, unknown to the mainstream, and sustained by a most loyal fan base - Carolines Spine proceeds on its own terms, performing to sold out venues across the United States.
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