Formed in December 2004, Joint Family consists of 5 stupid lazy motherfuckers who always wanna chill, have fun not do any work and make music that makes them and other people jump around like crazy.The line was Shardul Mehta and Rahul Sainani (both ex cyanide) on skin bashing and guitar respectively, Rohit Amwan on guitar, Akshay de on vocal manipulation and Clarence Gonsalves (ex incognito, ex level 9, oidua and anoushka shankar) on bass.Some of the major gigs that the band has played include, June Rock Out 2005 (Chennai),Independence Rock (Mumbai), The Great Indian Rock Festival 2006 & 2007 (held in Delhi and Mumbai), Won 4 lac ruppees as winners of The Hornbill Music Festival 2006(Kohima),winners at IIT Delhi Blitzkrieg 2005,Campus Rock Idols (Delhi, Chandigarh and Goa). The band has also played numerous gigs at packed pubs and clubs around the city.