Jon Caspi And The First Gun Channel The Bad News Bears On “Raise ‘Em High” Video

New Jersey Americana fuelled punk outfit Jon Caspi & The First Gun have shared the music video for their fan favorite song, Raise ‘Em High!, featuring Jesse Malin on vocals, and Dez Cadena (Black Flag / The Misfits) on guitar. The new version of the single was released late last year alongside a special made beer of the same name by New Jersey’s Alternate Ending Beer Co, which the mayor of Aberdeen, NJ signed a proclamation making it the official beer of Aberdeen Day.

Raise ‘Em High! was originally inspired by watching an underdog baseball team beating the best team in the league, so when the band decided to do a video the best inspiration was a similarly-themed movie, The Bad News Bears. The cast includes all the band members as well as Dez Cadena and WFMU’s Glen “Jonesey” Jones. Jon Caspi & The First Gun are also releasing Raise ‘Em High! on 7” vinyl via Fake Chapter Records on May 13th at the band’s show at Randy Now’s Man Cave in Hightstown, NJ. The release is a double-A side with Jon Caspi & The First Gun‘s version of Black Flag‘s Nervous Breakdown with Dez Cadena on lead vocals.

“Making the video was one of the best days of my life, which I mentioned to my family and they were like ‘What about us?!’ They were not thrilled. When I saw Dez’s performance I was blown away. He’s really funny. The whole video is a comedy but there are laugh-out-loud moments and Dez has many of them. Jonesey is also a natural and should be a major movie star. The whole cast brought it.I can’t believe how great this came out. The quality is so professional. It’s shot incredibly well. I can’t wait for everyone to see it.”