In her day job as a music supervisor for film and TV, AJ Azzarto chooses and coordinates music for various productions. She and her husband, Matt Azzarto (the band's guitarist) are currently producing a new album for Nancy Sinatra, AJ's mother. - KH
Name: AJ Azzarto, vocals
Lives in: Hoboken
Grew up in: Los Angeles
Last CD she listened to: The Thrills on her iPod
First record she ever bought: A single - "All Those Years Ago," by George Harrison. "It was the first thing I ever said I wanted. I was 6 years old."
Last movie she saw: Anchorman
Favorite character on The Brady Bunch: "I didn't watch TV."
Name: Matt Azzarto, guitar. Married to AJ.
Lives in: Hoboken
Grew up in: Westfield, N.J.
Last CD he listened to: Wes Montgomery, Boss Guitar
First record he ever bought: Rolling Stones, Hot Rocks
Last movie he saw: Coffee and Cigarettes
Favorite character on The Brady Bunch: Marcia
Weird bar experience: At a gig in Austin (with another band), everyone in the bar got up on stage with the band and sang to an empty room.
Name: Fran Azzarto, drums. Matt's brother.
Lives in: Hoboken
Grew up in: Westfield, N.J.
Last CD he listened to: The Streets, A Grand Don't Come for Free
First record he ever bought: John Lennon, Imagine
Last movie he saw: Mystic River
Favorite character on The Brady Bunch: Greg
Weird bar experience: Watching a guy getting karate-kicked out the door by a bouncer.
Name: Chris Gefken, bass
Lives in: Hoboken
Grew up in: Westfield, N.J.
Last CD he listened to: Radiohead
First record he ever bought: The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Last movie he saw: Lost in Translation
Favorite character on The Brady Bunch: Johnny Bravo
Weird bar experience: Having the party after his son's christening at a bar - The Goldhawk.
Name: Ray Nissen, keyboards
Lives in: Hoboken
Grew up in: Rutherford, N.J.
Last CD he listened to: A-Ha, How Can I Sleep with your Voice in my Head
First record he ever bought: Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Last movie he saw: Five Obstructions
Favorite character on The Brady Bunch: Peter
Weird bar experience: An electrical disaster at a gig. "I plugged in and poof - it all just fried."
Name: Max Schweiger, a sax player who sat in with the band.
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