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Meet the Band: Military Junior

By Times staff writer
Published April 5, 2007

THE BAND: Jay Schultz, vocals and guitar; Bryce Munger, drums; and Eric Glinsboeckel, bass.

FORMED: August 2004, in St. Petersburg

YOU MIGHT KNOW THEM FROM: Chalkpeople (Schultz and Munger) and Brainiac's Daughter (Glinsboeckel)

CD: When You Get Lost On Those Brick Streets

MILITARY BRATS: Both Munger and Glinsboeckel grew up in Germany with dads in the military. Munger's dad was in the U.S. Air Force; Glinsboeckel's was in the German Air Force.

DAY JOBS: Glinsboeckel is an architect, Munger works at R Club and Schultz "makes things out of granite."

CHOICE GIG: They're slated to play the local band showcase of WMNF's Tropical Heatwave on May 12.

DO THEY HANG OUT? "We'll catch one of those vegetable Sundays where we watch TV all day," Glinsboeckel says.

Schultz: "Last time we watched Star Wars, The Matrix, all those dude movies."

Munger: "We were duding out."

PROOF THEY'VE COME UP IN THE WORLD: Best of the Bay award in 2006 for best album by a local act.

Schultz: "Before, we used to have to audition to play Gasoline Alley. Now they call us."

Questionable input: "I've heard a lot from people that we sound better live than we do on CD," Munger says.

Schultz: "That's because they were drunk."

HOW THEY COME UP WITH SONGS: It's a collaborative effort. Schultz writes the lyrics; they compose together at band practice.

Schultz: "I'll ask, 'Is it too busy? Is there too much math? Will people need a calculator?"

Munger: "The most overused phrase is, 'This would sound cool here.' "

INFLUENCES, LISTENS: They say they all like Minus the Bear, a band they're often compared to. Glinsboeckel, the elder of the three, says he indirectly draws from '80s bands like Bauhaus and Gang of Four. "That's the kind of music I grew up with. My bass playing was influenced by two really different bands: Level 42 and Iron Maiden!"

Munger: "Mercury Program - I love them so much, they're my MySpace song."

Schultz: "Dork."

CHECK 'EM OUT: At 7 p.m. Friday with Flickerstick and Holy Moly! at Orpheum, 1902 Republica de Cuba, Ybor City. $12. (813) 248-9500.

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