Have Nots are a United States punk group formed in 2006. The line-up includes Jon Cauztik, Jameson Hollis, Steve Patton and Matt Pruitt. The band brings together members from two Boston punk acts, Stray Bullets and Chicago Typewriter.

Style and background

Have Nots play a ragga-influenced form of punk that draws on ska, reggae and other styles. Their music is described as mixing punk with reggae, hip-hop, country, pop, hardcore and folk influences. They are associated with ska punk, punk rock, punk, street punk and ska.

Formation and early shows

The group forms in late 2006 and plays its first show at a Halloween party at the Basement in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, on 28 October 2006.

Writing and themes

The band’s songwriting, led by Pruitt and Cauztik, focuses on everyday frustration, heavy drinking, relationship problems and social anger, with lyrics that range from personal chaos to attacks on wider social neglect.