Familiar 48

Formerly known as Bonehead, Familiar 48 is among the many alternative pop/rock/post-grunge bands that came out of Philadelphia and its suburbs in the late '90s. Familiar's material is generally melodic and tuneful, and its influences -- either direct or indirect -- range from Pearl Jam to Live to Matchbox Twenty. Lead vocalist/songwriter Jayy Mannon, in fact, has acknowledged Pearl Jam as an early influence. Mannon has been quoted as saying that when he first started writing songs, his love of Pearl Jam inspired him to write a lot of angry songs, anger, after all, was one of g...