The Jolly Rogers are an indie/alternative to straight up rock band started by drummer Lucas Moomaw, guitarist Luke Craig, and bassist Andrew Capen in the spring of 2005. A few months after this, they played in a variety show where they met guitarist Ethan Hypes, and immediately began playing with him. This band experiments with comedic rock songs as well as songs that somewhat criticize current social America. The chief lyric writers in the band are Moomaw and Craig, but the entire band usually contributes to each song.

When The Jolly Rogers had been performing at restaurants and small local festivals for about a two year-and-a-half, they played in Watauga High School’s Battle of the Bands, sponsored by Watauga youth Network’s, “Kidstock,” festival. The band won and shortly thereafter recorded on The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus (http://www.jlsc.com/bus/). This was a big break for the band because it enabled them to record a CD, courtesy of Disk Makers.

In March of 2007 the band recorded their debut alb