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Brazilian Money

by The Gary Jerry John-John Band

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Josh This song is incredible. This whole album is incredible. Favorite track: Big Money.
Rachel Weldon
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Rachel Weldon B$ greatest hits comp of Edmonton-via-Montreal easy listening (one of the most popular migratory patterns of Canadian music right now - Montreal's music scene seeds in Alberta).
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keisha Good people, good music, hailing from smallest big city in the world. A compilation of all the best tracks from these shirtless bearded weirdos and the funny thoughts that come out of their brains. Favorite track: Give Up That Dog.
Brody
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Brody I love how you can really tell that the B$ has a vision for each song and then makes it. This album is great Favorite track: Slowly Soaking Up Some Rays On A Sofa.
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Last week it was brought up to me that the band name Brazilian Money was not cool for me to claim. I’m sure not many of you know, but there was a period of extreme economic instability and “hyperinflation” in the early 90’s (also, Brazil is currently in apparently it’s worst recession since the 1930’s ** because of political instability/corruption/ and a coup) where commodity prices would fluctuate within each day so much that it was hard to know if you could afford food between morning and afternoon.

**Edit** note from a Brazilian person:

"It was a crazy neoliberal moment, and the solution they had was to come up with a new currency. Which is the one we have now, Real. Anyways, Brazil is going through a COUP, held by the same neoliberal white people from the 90's plus the nostalgic children of the military dictatorship that assaulted the country for the 20 years prior to the story you tell. So if there is anything you wanna do that acknowledges the past and ongoing struggles and resistance, or that tries to just a little repay for the name you took, it should be making that clear. Let people know of what is happening. Of what we are going through. #FORATEMER #OUTTEMER #COUPINBRAZIL"

ANYWAY, originally the band name was something my 20-year old brain thought just sounded cool (which is it’s own bag of worms) but when I found out about this issue, I thought that the solution a few economists came up with was a cool idea, and started thinking about it in terms of this, but failed to realize that the whole situation revolved around real people going through real struggle that I have no part of, know very little about, and romanticized.

So, I change the band name. I was thinking all week and thought of a lot of really bad ones I couldn’t get behind in time for a show we played, so we’re just gonna be called “The Gary Jerry John-John Band” for a second to give me a little time to think of a real name.


These are re-recordings of select songs released between 2010-2013

Released by Psychic Handshake Recordings on cassette

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released October 20, 2014

Recorded in Fall 2013-Spring 2014

At The Taco Tray by Garrett Johnson

and half the drums at Riverdale Recorders by Renny Wilson

Drums on most songs played by Ily & Oliver Barnes
Some guitar & Vocals by Catlin Kuzyk
Upright bass on Bored In Space by Daniel Sedmak
Violin on Aliens Will Arrive by Liam Trimble

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