x USO CELEBRITY TOUR (Bosnia, Kosovo, Iceland, Norway, Austria) - May 2004
x 300k downloads on mp3.com - #1 in Power Pop, #3 in Rock - beating Deftones, Popa Roach, Offspring, & 75,000 other bands
x Music featured on 4 MTV series (Real World, Road Rules), Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, and Fox Sports Network/Fuel TV
x #1 indie rock album on CDBaby!
x Coast to coast US & International airplay
x Logo/Merchandise featured in Jack Black movie "School of Rock"
x selected as one of Cornerband / Kazaa's Top 30 Bands
x winner of the Hard Rock Cafe Battle of the Bands & Jim Beam Rock Band Search
x Featured in a Macy Gray Mountain Dew Commercial
Evil Jake is an NYC melodic Rock band that puts Power back in “Power Pop”. Mixing the best of post-punk alternative psycho power pop with a shot of rockabilly and a twist of glam, Evil Jake is about superior pop songwriting, refined virtuosity, and kick-ass live shows in the vintage style
Press Info
Undeniably & Unapologetically Fun
- Switch Magazine
WHY AREN’T THESE GUYS SIGNED?
- Aural Fix
Dangerously Catchy
- Erie Times
Enough Hooks to Land a Whale
- All Music Guide
Really Great.
- Derek Sivers, CDBaby
a stone’s throw away from the Strokes but with better vocals
- Starpolish
full of catchy, perfected pop gems... a promising debut from a real NYC rock trio
- ctmusic
Never heard of Evil Jake? Don’t worry — soon they’ll be one of those bands that you end up changing the radio station when their latest over-played hit comes on… Evil Jake call its music a mixture of power pop, punk and alt rock. I just call it good music. - fm sound
Best CD/song title ever. The CD theme seems to be relationships from a male point of view. It features extremely clever lyrics (an understatement), think Elvis Costello meets They Might Be Giants, plus "get up and dance" music mixed with hint of rockabilly. Track seven: "Be my Ex-Girlfriend" alone is worth the price o
Similar Artists
Weezer, Foo Fighters, Cheap Trick, Blink 182, Green Day
Influences
With influences ranging from KISS to Motown, The Ramones to Phil Ramone, Evil Jake has been compared to a range of bands including Weezer, Foo Fighters, Elvis Costello, and The Police.
Bio
x USO CELEBRITY TOUR (Bosnia, Kosovo, Iceland, Norway, Austria) - May 2004
x 300k downloads on mp3.com - #1 in Power Pop, #3 in Rock - beating Deftones, Popa Roach, Offspring, & 75,000 other bands
x Music featured on 4 MTV series (Real World, Road Rules), Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, and Fox Sports Network/Fuel TV
x #1 indie rock album on CDBaby!
x Coast to coast US & International airplay
x Logo/Merchandise featured in Jack Black movie "School of Rock"
x selected as one of Cornerband / Kazaa's Top 30 Bands
x winner of the Hard Rock Cafe Battle of the Bands & Jim Beam Rock Band Search
x Featured in a Macy Gray Mountain Dew Commercial
Evil Jake is about superior pop songwriting, refined virtuosity (no shred here), and kick-ass live performances in the vintage rock style. Unlike so many of today’s so-called bands who live and die by detuned power chords and Pro Tools deception, the boys of Evil Jake can PLAY. With guitar virtuosity that’ll shake your ass while breaking your heart, backed by a rock-solid yet explosive rhythm section, Evil Jake layers and intertwines parts to create a 'veneer of sound' - no smoke, no mirrors, just great musicians playing great songs.
With a tip of the hat to the past, and a damn-the-torpedoes vision for the future, Evil Jake will make you remember just how much FUN a kick-ass band can be.