diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/like.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/like.rb
index f0d104d71..cddf26ce9 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/like.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/like.rb
@@ -4,5 +4,10 @@ module JamRuby
     belongs_to :user, :class_name => "JamRuby::User", :foreign_key => "user_id"
     belongs_to :likable, :polymorphic => true
 
+    def type
+      type = self.likable_type.gsub("JamRuby::", "").downcase
+      type
+    end
+
   end
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/bandProfile.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/bandProfile.js
index 4738620b3..cdb49ae8b 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/bandProfile.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/bandProfile.js
@@ -80,30 +80,6 @@
                 .fail(app.ajaxError);
         }
 
-        function isFollowingMember(userId) {
-            var alreadyFollowing = false;
-
-            var url = "/api/users/" + context.JK.currentUserId + "/followings/" + userId;
-            $.ajax({
-                type: "GET",
-                dataType: "json",
-                url: url,
-                async: false,
-                processData: false,
-                success: function(response) {
-                    if (response.id !== undefined) {
-                        alreadyFollowing = true;
-                    }
-                    else {
-                        alreadyFollowing = false;
-                    }
-                },
-                error: app.ajaxError
-            });
-
-            return alreadyFollowing;
-        }
-
         function configureBandFollowingButton(following) {
             $('#btn-follow-band').unbind("click");
 
@@ -372,9 +348,7 @@
                  $('#band-profile-members').append(memberHtml);
 
                  // wire up Follow button click handler
-                 var following = isFollowingMember(musician.id);
-                 configureMemberFollowingButton(following, musician.id);
-
+                 configureMemberFollowingButton(musician.is_following, musician.id);
                  configureRemoveMemberButton(musician.id);
 
                  // TODO: wire up Friend button click handler
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/hoverFan.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/hoverFan.js
index 69af6ee01..b23342180 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/hoverFan.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/hoverFan.js
@@ -25,8 +25,19 @@
                 followingHtml += '<tr>';
               }
 
-              followingHtml += '<td width="24"><a href="#" class="avatar-tiny"><img src="' + context.JK.resolveAvatarUrl(val.photo_url) + '" /></a></td>';
-              followingHtml += '<td><a href="/client#/profile/' + val.id + '"><strong>' + val.name + '</strong></a></td>';
+              var avatarUrl, profilePath;
+
+              if (val.type === "band") {
+                avatarUrl = context.JK.resolveBandAvatarUrl(val.photo_url);
+                profilePath = "bandProfile";
+              }
+              else {
+                avatarUrl = context.JK.resolveAvatarUrl(val.photo_url);
+                profilePath = "profile";
+              }
+
+              followingHtml += '<td width="24"><a href="#" class="avatar-tiny"><img src="' + avatarUrl + '" /></a></td>';
+              followingHtml += '<td><a href="/client#/' + profilePath + '/' + val.id + '"><strong>' + val.name + '</strong></a></td>';
 
               if (index % 2 > 0) {
                 followingHtml += '</tr>';
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/hoverMusician.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/hoverMusician.js
index 63280f2ff..5a1e6d427 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/hoverMusician.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/hoverMusician.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
           // followings
           var followingHtml = '';
           $.each(response.followings, function(index, val) {
-            if (index < 4) { // display max of 4 followings (NOTE: this only displays USER followings, not BAND followings)
+            if (index < 4) { // display max of 4 followings
               if (index % 2 === 0) { 
                 followingHtml += '<tr>';
               }
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
               if (val.type === "band") {
                 avatarUrl = context.JK.resolveBandAvatarUrl(val.photo_url);
-                profilePath = "bandProfile"
+                profilePath = "bandProfile";
               }
               else {
                 avatarUrl = context.JK.resolveAvatarUrl(val.photo_url);
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/profile.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/profile.js
index d7d4a959f..b4d011775 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/profile.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/profile.js
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@
 
         function addBandFollowing(evt) {
             evt.stopPropagation();
-            var bandId = $(this).parent().parent().attr('band-id');
+            var bandId = $(this).parent().parent().parent().parent().attr('band-id');
 
             var newFollowing = {};
             newFollowing.band_id = bandId;
diff --git a/web/app/views/api_bands/musician_index.rabl b/web/app/views/api_bands/musician_index.rabl
index 905fb9273..f47fe7f5e 100644
--- a/web/app/views/api_bands/musician_index.rabl
+++ b/web/app/views/api_bands/musician_index.rabl
@@ -14,3 +14,12 @@ node :biography do |musician|
   musician.biography.nil? ? "" : musician.biography
 end
 
+if current_user
+  node :is_following do |musician|
+    current_user.following?(musician)
+  end
+  
+  node :is_liking do |musician|
+    current_user.likes?(musician)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/web/app/views/api_bands/show.rabl b/web/app/views/api_bands/show.rabl
index 8bd3ca76a..74d8dd08d 100644
--- a/web/app/views/api_bands/show.rabl
+++ b/web/app/views/api_bands/show.rabl
@@ -25,4 +25,7 @@ if current_user
   node :is_following do |uu|
     current_user.following?(@band)
   end
+  node :is_liking do |uu|
+    current_user.likes?(@band)
+  end
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/app/views/api_users/following_index.rabl b/web/app/views/api_users/following_index.rabl
index 09ab85c06..58f33c335 100644
--- a/web/app/views/api_users/following_index.rabl
+++ b/web/app/views/api_users/following_index.rabl
@@ -20,4 +20,8 @@ end
 
 node :photo_url do |following|
   following.followable.photo_url
+end
+
+node :type do |following|
+  following.type
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/app/views/api_users/following_show.rabl b/web/app/views/api_users/following_show.rabl
index fff81526b..c12929647 100644
--- a/web/app/views/api_users/following_show.rabl
+++ b/web/app/views/api_users/following_show.rabl
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 object @following
 
-attributes :id, :user_id, :follower_id
\ No newline at end of file
+attributes :id, :user_id, :followable_id
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/app/views/api_users/liking_index.rabl b/web/app/views/api_users/liking_index.rabl
index 84f047016..5f3184cb7 100644
--- a/web/app/views/api_users/liking_index.rabl
+++ b/web/app/views/api_users/liking_index.rabl
@@ -20,4 +20,8 @@ end
 
 node :photo_url do |liking|
   liking.likable.photo_url
+end
+
+node :type do |liking|
+  liking.type
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/app/views/api_users/show.rabl b/web/app/views/api_users/show.rabl
index 1ed5202e9..9c1d18422 100644
--- a/web/app/views/api_users/show.rabl
+++ b/web/app/views/api_users/show.rabl
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ child :friends => :friends do
 end
 
 child :followings => :followings do
-
   attributes :type
 
   node :id do |f|
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ child :followings => :followings do
   node :photo_url do |f|
     f.followable.photo_url
   end
-
 end
 
 child :band_musicians => :bands do
diff --git a/web/app/views/clients/_profile.html.erb b/web/app/views/clients/_profile.html.erb
index eb69f0ef5..76e887592 100644
--- a/web/app/views/clients/_profile.html.erb
+++ b/web/app/views/clients/_profile.html.erb
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
       <div class="right" style="width:250px;margin-top:10px;">
         <table class="profile-musicians" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="5">{musicians}</table>
       </div>
-      <div class="" style="margin-left: 63px; margin-right: 260px;margin-top:12px;">
+      <div style="margin-left: 63px; margin-right: 260px;margin-top:12px;">
         <div class="first-row" data-hint="top-row">
           <div class="lcol left">
             <!-- name & location -->