The Brian Jonestown Massacre (BJM) is a neo-psychedelic rock band, led by Anton Newcombe. The group was founded by Newcombe, Matt Hollywood, Ricky Rene Maymi, Patrick Straczek and Travis Threlkel in the early 1990s in San Francisco. The current members are Anton Newcombe, Matt Hollywood, Frankie "Teardrop" Emerson, Ricky Rene Maymi, Collin Hegna, Dan Allaire, Rob Campanella, Will Carruthers and Joel Gion. The name "Brian Jonestown Massacre" is a mash-up of The Rolling Stones' guitarist Brian Jones and the infamous mass cult suicide in Jonestown, Guyana.