Editor’s note: This article was updated with the correct spelling of the lead vocalist’s name. 

John June Year, from Clinton, Iowa, performs with The Olympics and The Maytags at the Maintenance Shop on Jan. 29.

Since the summer of 2012, independent rock band, John June Year, has been writing and playing music together. Now, almost three years later, the band has released an EP album, “Pop Sucker,” and plans to record an LP album later this year.

“Me and Colin [Sullivan, lead guitarist] just started writing demos in my parents’ basement and eventually we put together a band and started playing small shows here and there. Thinking it’s gotten this far is weird,” said Greg Heysinger, lead vocalist for John June Year. 

Creating music is a collaborative process for John June Year. After coming up with ideas on Garageband or guitar, the band convenes to figure out each of their own individual parts.

Heysinger says that inspiration behind the songwriting comes from everyday things, like listening to other bands. 

“I’m really into The Beach Boys and they’re a big influence on me. Specifically, in the first song we ever wrote, ‘Best Dressed Mess,’” Heysinger said. “To see someone or people react to something that I sat down and wrote down on a piece of paper, and I had no idea anything would come of it and people are jumping around and singing … it’s pretty incredible.”

Despite some of their members still attending college, John June Year still finds the time to tour the Midwest. In the past month, the band has performed in Iowa City, Cedar Falls, Omaha and Lincoln,. 

“We are looking forward to touring in the future as much as possible, like this coming up summer,” Heysinger said. 

John June Year will perform at 8 p.m. Jan. 29 at the Maintenance Shop. The doors will open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 for students with a student ID and $10 for the public, with a $2 increase the day of the show. The Maytags and The Olympics will open the show. 

“Both [The Maytags and The Olympics] are common opener bands at the Maintenance Shop. People really enjoy them,” said Natasha Porizkova, co-director of the Maintenance Shop. 

For their performance, John June Year has one thing the audience can anticipate.

“Rock and roll … it’s pretty punctual but that’s what they can expect,” Heysinger said.