Josephine Isn’t Bitter. No Way.

Crystal K. Wiebe reports:

Clearly, Josephine Collective, the band of Johnson County boys who are signed to Warner Bros., weren’t pleased to learn that another local band beat them in a contest to play the coveted Homegrown stage at KRBZ 96.5 FM the Buzz’s upcoming Beach Ball 3 concert at City Market.

I couldn’t find any vote tallies listed at the Buzz’s Web site, but, according to a sarcastic MySpace bulletin Josephine posted today at 2:18 p.m., unsigned power poppers Life In Jersey (who do actually live here, not New Jersey) got some 18,000 votes in the online contest, while Josephine racked up a measly 1,000. Life In Jersey also beat out local acts Five Star Crush, Republic Tigers and Making Movies.

Josephine seems to think the contest was a sham. And, yes, 18,000 is a suspiciously large amount of votes for any local, online contest. Regardless, it’s still way cooler to see an unsigned KC band – rather than some guys who are already on a major label – get the chance to open for a bunch of big-deal acts like the Used and Shiny Toy Guns. Josephine gets to open for the Used multiple times next month, anyway – when the two bands go out on tour together.

That’s not consolation enough for Josephine, though. Exactly 40 minutes after announcing the contest results, someone from the Josephine camp posted another rambling bulletin, bitching about Kansas City’s unsupportive scene and even hinting that the band wants to leave. Well, good riddance, then, crybabies.

In case you’re not friends with Josephine on MySpace, both bulletins are pasted below/after the jump/past this picture of JoCo.