According to Subterranean Records founder Steven Tupper, the Jars were one of the first bands to successfully combine 1960s garage rock and 1970s punk.
By 1979 the Jars were playing all over the Bay Area at the Mabuhay Gardens, the Deaf Club, the Temple and the Old Waldorf opening for Roky Erickson, The Angry Samoans, Horslips, The Dickies, The Flaming Groovies, Dead Kennedys, The Suspects, The Mutants, and MX-80.
It featured a pic sleeve designed by Grammy-winning artist Hugh Brown showing Jack Ruby shooting Lee Harvey Oswald outside Berkeley's Elmwood Theater.
Both songs received airplay on local college stations like KALX and performed strongly on the Mabuhay Gardens Rotten Record Chart.
Bo opened for Isocracy, Rancid, The Offspring, Crimpshrine, and Green Day at Berkeley's 924 Gilman Street in the late 1980s.
In February 2022, The Jars released their first LP, Make Love Not War, combining their singles with 10 previously unheard studio tracks and live performances.