Some people applaud if they like a band. Others cheer wildly.

Some even take off their shirt and walk around in nothing but a bra.

That is exactly what happened at a recent show by the Grand Rapids, Mich. jam band Domestic Problems.

“We were playing a show in Omaha and I noticed some girl take off her shirt and start walking around with a black, lacy bra,” frontman Andy Holtgreive said. “Later on I asked one of her friends why she was doing that and they said it was because she liked the band.”

The sextet (no pun intended) was formed in August of 1994 and has played with the likes of the Barenaked Ladies, Cherry Poppin’ Daddies and Third Eye Blind. On top of that, band members earned themselves a spot on the 1997 H.O.R.D.E Tour along with Ben Folds Five, Primus, Morphine and others.

“The [H.O.R.D.E.] experience was great, all of the shows we played were awesome,” Holtgreive said. “I ran into Neil Young backstage. He’s my hero.”

Along with Young, the group’s influences include Miles Davis, John Denver, James Brown and the Barenaked Ladies.

Domestic Problems is a rock-based collective with elements of folk, jazz and blues all thrown into the mix. The band consists of Job Grotsky playing woodwinds, bassist Jason Moody, guitarist John Niedzielski, horn player Billy Kenny and rookie drummer/Iowa native Christian Stankee.

In addition to the Domestic Problem’s diverse sound, the band’s live show contains a fusion of different moods.

“We are pretty energetic, with a lot of audience participation,” Holtgreive said. “We take it to higher levels and we can bring it down with some calming energy.”

The group has enjoyed playing in Ames in the past and has filled People’s Bar and Grill at its last few performances.

“Ames has been really good to us,” Holtgreive said. “Our goal for everywhere we play is to constantly keep coming back.”

Holtgreive and Kenny met and began playing together when they were in college.

With one semester left they decided to put the band on hold and finish school. Late in the summer of ’94, Holtgreive returned and said “lets give it a shot.”

The rejuvenation of the band was not without success. With its two independently released records, “Scattered Pieces” and “Play,” Domestic Problems has sold over 23,000 copies.

“When we released our first album, we were hoping to sell 5,000 in two years but we ended up selling 10,000 in one year,” Holtgreive said.

The band had such selling success because it played for so long before releasing to build expectancy.

“People were anticipating the album. They get so excited about our records and want to keep passing them on, and people would steal their copy so they would need another one,” Holtgreive said. “Our fans are the greatest.”

Domestic Problems plays at People’s Bar and Grill Friday at 10 p.m.