The story of Bottle of Justus dates back to late 1997 when four college students named Chris and Joe Quinlan (twin brothers), Jeff Johnson, and Erik Bogdonas met at Illinois State University. None of them would ever imagine the band would evolve into what it is today.

Initially, the band played fraternity parties for free beer but word about Bottle of Justus began to spread. Eventually, their name became a mainstay on campus and popularity of the band had grown beyond the campus of I.S.U.

Soon there after, the band recorded a low budget CD in 1999 called Sunday Midwestern Afternoon (which sold out in 6 months). Although the CD is no longer available, it helped pave the way for the success of the band.

In early 2001, they released a more polished CD called America Cries (no correlation with September 11th). America Cries was in the top 10 hot sellers list for over a month on Awarestore.com. The single “Caroline is Waiting” garnered success at commercial and college radio stations across the nation.

Bottle of Justus (also known as BOJ) then took their show to the road and began rocking audiences across the nation. Notable shows include headlining the House of Blues in Chicago, many festivals including Summerfest in Milwaukee, and playing in front of 10,000 people opening for the BoDeans.

Their latest release titled On Air was recorded in Birmingham, AL and produced by Jason Elgin (Creed, Collective Soul, Blue Epic, and Wayne). The three CD release shows for On Air at the House of Blues in Chicago, Canopy Club in Urbana, IL, and Daddios in Bloomington, IL amassed a total of 2,500 screaming fans! The catchy single “Try It Again” has received numerous amount of radio airplay and is featured on the soundtrack for the movie Winter Break (distributed by Universal).

The evolution has just begun.

website: www.bottleofjustus.com

contact: Jeffrey Becicka at Becicka Management
phone: 309.287.9515
email: jbecicka@aol.com