28th July 08: The Jack will be playing at the Minehoff Bike Rally in East Lothian on Saturday 9th August. Further details of timing and location to be announced soon.
25th June 08: Two additional gigs announced. Relay For Life
charity event, Dalgety Bay, on 23rd August and Gig At The Gates in
Comrie on the afternoon of Sunday 24th August.
23rd June 08: Three new gigs announced - Whistlebinkies in
Edinburgh on Thursday 31st July and Friday 22nd August; Hustlers in
Dundee on Saturday 19th July (supporting Ozzbest).
23rd May 08: The Jack have recently received rock show
airplay on the following radio stations: KWSS 106.7 FM, Mohawk Radio, Corby Radio, Caya Radio,
Harborough Radio, Radio Enigma, Radio Caroline, Paradise Radio (The
Beerman's Rock Show), Cable Radio Milton Keynes, and Kansas City Online
Radio (Mark Kerr's Rock Show).
14th April 08: New gig announced at the Next Generation Health Centre, Newhaven, Edinburgh on Saturday 26th April.
28th February 08: Tonight's gig at PJ Malloys in
Dunfermline has been cancelled at short notice by the venue. Apologies
to all our fans who were planning to attend but this cancellation is
beyond our control.
19th February 08: The Jack return to Whistlebinkies,
Edinburgh on Wednesday 5th March 2008, onstage around midnight.
29th January 08: New gig announced at
Hustlers in
Dundee on Saturday 19th April (with 3 other bands).
21st January 08: New gig announced at PJ Malloys in
Dunfermline on Thursday 28th February (NOW CACELLED - see above).
18th January 08: Tickets for the
Maiden Scotland
gig on Friday 7th March at
The Ark
(with support from The Jack) are now on sale. Get them from Ripping
Records, Edinburgh or online from
Tickets Scotland.
18th January 08: Two new gigs announced -
Harleys in
Bathgate on Friday 14th March, and a charity gig at Whitfield Labour Club in
Dundee on Sunday 24th February (2 pm to 8 pm).
10th January 08: The Jack will be supporting
Maiden Scotland at
The Ark in Edinburgh on Friday 7th March 2008.
Tickets are £6 in advance or £7 on the night at the door.
08th January 08: Additional gig booked at Whistlebinkies,
Edinburgh on Thursday 14th February 2008.
09th October 07: NOTE: Due to venue closure, The Jack's gig at Livi Nitespot in Livingston on Saturday 13th October is now cancelled.
29th August 07: Take a look at some videos on You Tube from The Jack's performance at the Relay For Life event on Saturday 25th August.
To view Tired and Wasted go to
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zryBvKLbz1Y, then navigate to the other videos recorded at the event.
23rd August 07: A new charity gig has been announced for Friday 28th December at Prestonpans British Legion. The Jack will be playing with Highway Jones at this event.
Tickets will be priced at £5. Further details to follow - all welcome.
22nd June 07: New gigs announced. The Jack have another Whistlebinkies date on Thursday 16th August
(in addition to our 12th July gig) and play NSLIVE at the Livi Nitespot,
Livingston on Saturday 13th October.
20th June 07: New gig announced. The Jack play Dalgety Bay Sports Centre on Saturday 25th August as part of the Relay For Life charity event.
19th June 07: New gig announced. The Jack play Whistlebinkies on Thursday 12th July, onstage
at about 0.30 am.
31st May 07: The Music page of the site has been updated with information, sound clips and
CD Baby/iTunes purchase links for the Tears Of Perception album.
29th May 07: CHANGE OF VENUE - The Ray Wilson/The Jack/Steve
Agnew gig at PJ Malloys on Saturday 9th June has now been
moved back to the Carling Yard but on the same date, 9th June - any tickets purchased for either the
original 8th June date at the Carling Yard or 9th June at PJs are still valid.
29th May 07: New gig announced. The Jack are returning to Whistlebinkies on Thursday 14th June.
29th May 07: Another review for The Jack's Tears Of Perception album, this time in
Fireworks magazine,
Issue 28. The song, One By One is also featured on one of the two cover
CDs that are included with Issue 28.
7th May 07: The Jack's Tears Of Perception album is the subject of a short review in the latest
(June) issue of
Classic Rock magazine.
The 6 out of 10 review treats the album favourably and comments that "Clark
Preston's beefy Andrew Wood-style vocals are a big plus point."
1st May 07: CHANGE OF DATE and VENUE - The Ray Wilson/Steve Agnew/The Jack gig at The Carling Yard on Friday 8th June has now been
moved to PJ Malloys on Saturday 9th June - original tickets are still valid.
5th April 07: New gig announced. The Jack are supporting Logan at PJ Malloys,
Dunfermline, Fife on Friday 25th May. Tickets are only £5 and available from the venue.
3rd April 07: New gig announced. The Jack are supporting Ray Wilson
(Stiltskin, ex-Genesis) and Stevie Agnew (son of Pete Agnew from Nazareth) at the
Carling Yard in Rosyth, Fife on Friday 8th June. Tickets available from the venue.
28th February 07: Stuart needs to have an operation to fix
a shoulder injury. This operation is scheduled for the beginning of
March. This means that the Path Tavern gigs on Saturday 10th March and
Saturday 28th April have been cancelled due to the timing of the
operation and to allow time for Stuart's recovery. Apologies for any inconvenience
caused and we hope that everything goes well with the operation Stuart!
28th February 07: The Jack CD, Tear of Perception is now
available to purchase online worldwide from CD Baby. In addition, you
will soon be able to purchase tracks from the CD individually for
digital download. Go to
www.cdbaby.com/thejack for more details, and to hear samples.
28th February 07: New gig confirmed at Monty's in
Dunfermline on Thursday 18th May.
16th January 07: New gig confirmed at Whistlebinkies on Thursday 8th February.
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13th December 06: The first two gig bookings for 2007 are now confirmed - Saturday 10th March and Saturday 28th April at the Path Tavern in Kirkcaldy.
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8th December 06: The Jack have contributed their rendition of the song, “This Is A Call” to a forthcoming, globally distributed, Foo Fighters
tribute album by
Versailles Records to be released in 2007. The track was recorded during the recent Chamber Studio recording sessions.
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8th December 06: The Jack play their final gig of 2006 tonight at the Path Tavern, Kirkcaldy with To Kill A Day and Still Life.
Try to make it along as it should be a good night with 3 great bands. The Jack will be playing the whole of their new album, Tears Of Perception
from start to finish. Still Life will be onstage at 9 pm.
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3rd November 06: The Jack have completed their second
studio album, 'Tears of Perception.' Recorded and mixed at Chamber
Studios, Edinburgh. This will be available for purchase
shortly. The tracklist as follows:
- Drowning
- Dead On Arrival
- Amnesia
- Tears of Perception
- One by One
- Tired and Wasted
- Preacher Man
- Forever
- Someone Else
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18th October 06: The band has added two new dates, Thursday
30th November at Whistlebinkies and Saturday 2nd December at
Pentcaitland Bowling Club. At Pentcaitland the band will be
supporting rock covers band Nitrogen Sky.
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16th October 06: Many thanks once again to Willie Winsburgh
for standing in for Stuart this week at the 3 Tuns and PJ Molloys.
Stuart, who has been recovering from his shoulder injury, will
thankfully be fit for the band's upcoming studio sessions and will
resume gigging with the band, with the band's next gig in Hawick.
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9th October 06: Great gig at Sinky's on Friday there.
Special thanks must go to Lawrie MacMillan for standing in for Stuart,
who is still recovering from his shoulder injury, Martin McClousky and
Dave Stewart, who provided sound and lighting, and finally, Toed Up for
their excellent set. Also thanks to all who came along and
supported both bands.
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3rd October 06: The Jack had a great gig at Monty's on Sunday
night. There were a lot of great bands, especially Aces High. The
Jack made a lot of new friends and supporters. Special thanks to
Dave Leslie for standing in for Stuart and Greg Russell for helping out
with gear.
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19th September 06: The Jack won their heat at Monday's Battle
of the Bands to secure their place in the final. The final will
take place on Sunday 1st October at Monty's. Standing for Stuart will be
the band's original bassist Dave Leslie.
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17th September 06: After injuring his shoulder, Stuart will
miss 2 of the band's gigs this week; Monday's battle of the bands at
Monty's, Dunfermline and Thursday's gig at Whistlebinkies, Edinburgh.
The Jack will still be honouring both gigs, with previous bass player
Willie Winsburgh standing in. The Jack would like to thank Willie
for standing in at such short notice. Stuart will return for the
band's following gig at Sinky's, Dunfermline on the 6th of October.
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15th September 06: Another two new dates added. The Jack
have secured a support slot with acclaimed US 80s rock outfit 'Vain' at
The Cathouse, Glasgow on 20th November, in arguably their biggest gig to
date. The Jack will also be headlining a 3 band line-up at The Path
Tavern, Kircaldy on the 8th December.
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11th September 06: Two new dates added; The 3 Tuns and PJ
Molloys on the 12th and 15th October respectively.
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4th September 06: The Jack will be playing in a battle of the
bands at Monty's, Dunfermline on Monday 18th September. It might be
a school night, but get along there and show your support.
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31 July 06: The Jack had a great gig yesterday at Harlem,
Kirkcaldy. Arranged at the last minute, The Jack were on with 2
other bands. Special thanks go out to Brady Cole who provided an
excellent backline.
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17 July 06: Two new dates added; Saturday 26th August - PJ
Molloys and Friday 10th November - Red Rooms, Hawick
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10 July 06: NEWS FLASH... The Jack are booked into the Studio
in mid October to record their second album. The band have been
working hard on new material, some of which has become regular in their
live set. Keep your ears peeled for a release around November
time.
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28 June 06: Support for the Sinkys Gig on 6th October has been
confirmed as Toe'd Up. Visit
www.toedup.tk for more info on the band.
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26 June 06: Two new dates confirmed for The Sinclair Arms (aka
Sinkys), Dunfermline for Friday 6th October and Friday 1st December. The
Jack will be headlining with support TBA. Should be a rockin' gig, with
this being the first gig in some time on home soil (well, for 3/4 of the
band anyway).
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20 June 06: The Jack have set up their MySpace account. Visit
www.myspace.com/wearethejack. Add us to your friends list and
help The Jack spread the word.
- 24 May 06: Two new dates announced at Rockers in Glasgow, Thursday 29th June and Wednesday 9th August.
- 22 May 06: The Jack had a great night last night at the 3 Tuns
in Edinburgh.
Special thanks to Little Rascal and friends for coming along, especially on a Sunday night.
Thanks also to The Close for hanging around to listen to the band after
finishing their set. A great response and a new date confirmed for Saturday 2nd September. Hope to see you all there!
- 19 May 06: Thanks to everyone for their support at Rockers last night. Great rock n' roll venue and a great crowd reaction.
The Jack's next Glasgow gig is at Fury Murrys on Friday 2nd June with 3 other bands so try to make it along.
- 27 April 06: The track Miss Innocent was selected for airplay on the
Pulse Rated show "The
Rock Show" on the 22nd April 2006. Visit The Jack's artist page on the
Pulse Rated Web site at
http://www.pulserated.com/artist.aspx?id=3159.
Be sure to vote for The Jack so we can make an impact on the Pulse Rated
charts.
- 11 April 06: New gig announced at The Three Tuns in
Edinburgh on Sunday 21st May (see the Gigs page).
- 10 April 06: New gig announced at Whistle Binkies in
Edinburgh on Thursday 25th May at 10.45 pm.
- 31 March 06: Two new Glasgow gigs confirmed for Thursday 18th
May at Rockers in
Midland Street, and Friday 2nd June at
Fury Murrys in Maxwell Street.
- 30 March 06: The Jack's new bass player is Stuart Fairley.
Stuart's first gig with the band will be at Whistle Binkies on Thursday
27th April. For more details on Stuart, see the Band
page.
- 23 March 06: New gig announced at Whistle Binkies in
Edinburgh on Thursday 27th April at 10.45 pm.
- 24 February 06: Unfortunately, Willie has decided to stand
down as bass guitarist for The Jack due to other commitments and time
pressures. Willie will continue to stand in on bass until a suitable
replacement is found. Thanks to Willie for his contribution since
September 2005. Clark, Gordon, and John wish Willie all the best for the
future!
- 17 February 06: New gig announced at Whistle Binkies in
Edinburgh on Thursday 16th March at 10.45 pm.
- 16 February 06: The track Miss Innocent was selected for airplay on the Pulse Rated show "The A List" on the 11th February 2006. In addition, the Pulse Rated web site now
features a short biog and live photo of the band (see
http://www.pulserated.com/artist.aspx?id=3159).
- 02 February 06: Clark, Willie, and John would like to congratulate Gordon and Vicky
on the birth of their son, Lucas Benjamin Ramsay, and wish them all the best!!!
- 02 February 06: Pulse Rated, Europe's leading Satellite and Internet Radio station, has selected 5 tracks from
The Jack's debut CD to play on their internet and SKY broadcasts. Visit
http://www.pulserated.com or tune into SKY channel
905 and listen out for In-between, Miss Innocent, In Your Head, War And Peace, and Get A Life.
- 23 January 06: You can now download complete songs in MP3
format from the Music page.
- 23 January 06: The Jack were out voted at the Emergenza Subway gig. It’s a shame that
the event is so biased towards ticket sales for each band instead of
judging bands on the quality of their music, but it was a Rockin' gig all the same. The Jack would like to thank all those who bought a ticket and came along to support
us.
- 22 December 05: The Jack have once again entered the
Emergenza unsigned
band competition. The band's first gig in the competition is at the Subway
Cowgate in Edinburgh on Thursday
19th January 2006 (onstage at 7.30 pm).
Try your best to make it along on the night to support The Jack through to the next round.
- 02 December 05: The Jack played Rockers in Glasgow last night and despite guitar amp/pedal board connection problems,
and a ripped bass drum head during the last number of the set, it was a great gig.
The band would like to thank:
- Lawrie Macmillan for standing in on Bass at such short notice. Very much appreciated!
- Heather and Aileen for their
excellent support at Rockers. You guys really made the gig! Hope to see you again soon.
- 02 December 05: The Jack are currently working on new songs for the next CD, which they expect to record in April
next year for completion in May or June. Gordon is also making his way into fatherhood
around January/February. The Jack plan to start booking gigs again in March 2006
before going into the studio. Keep checking the site for updates and details of
forthcoming gigs. Big thanks to those who have left some great feedback on the Forum,
and please keep posting!
- 28 November 05: The Jack's next gig is at Rockers in Glasgow
on
Thursday 1st December (onstage after 8 pm).
- 27 October 05: New dates announced at Rockers, Midland Street,
Glasgow on Thursday 3rd November and Thursday 1st December (onstage
sometime after 7 pm)
- 26 October 05: Next gig at Whistle Binkies in Edinburgh
confirmed for
Thursday 24th November (onstage at about 10.45 pm).
- 14 October 05: The Whistle Binkies gig last night (Oct 13th) was
awesome in every way. The audience were great and around 40 free CDs were handed out.
Special thanks go out to Karen and Carla for handing out the CDs, helping to
promote the band, and taking photographs.
- 10 October 05: Next gig at Whistle Binkies in Edinburgh on
Thursday 13th October (onstage at about 10.45 pm).
- 23 September 05: The Jack's new bass guitarist is Willie
Winsburgh. Willie also plays with established Fife covers band "Joe's
Band".
Willie's first performance with The Jack was a short set at Sinkies in
Dunfermline on 22nd September, right after his audition! Willie's first
"proper" gig with The Jack is on Thursday 13th October at Whistle
Binkies in Edinburgh.
- 02 September 05: With sadness, we have to announce that Dave
Leslie has left The Jack. Thanks to Dave for all his commitment and
creativity since The Jack’s formation in October 2003. Dave’s last gig
with the band was at Whistle Binkies on Wednesday 28th September 2005.
- 25 August 05: New date announced at Whistle Binkies on Wednesday
28th September - onstage at 10.45pm.
- 05 August 05: New date announced at Whistle Binkies on
Thursday 18th August - onstage at 10.45pm.
- 21 June 05: New gig announced at the Rhythm Rooms (below the Q
Bar) in Edinburgh on Saturday 13th August. The Jack are back!
- 20 June 05: Congratulations to Dave and Mylene on the birth of
their son, Christophe on Monday 6th June 2005.
- 13 May 05: The Jack are taking a well deserved break for a
couple of months. Dave is going to be a Dad sometime in June. The band
will be back in full force in August.
- 13 May 05: The site now has a forum for discussing all things
related to The Jack. Click on the Forum link above to register.
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10 May 05: The Jack played at The Granary in Dalgety Bay on
Friday 6th May. The gig was a milestone for the band as they headlined
for the first time. With a crowd of over 100, the evening was a great
success. Thanks to the excellent DBLT for opening the night. Thanks also
to the SubStation for supplying the PA and Dave Stewart for the great
lightshow. Finally, thanks to all the people who came along to enjoy the
gig.
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28 April 05: The BurntIsland Music Festival scheduled for
Sunday 1st May has now been postponed until later in the summer. Keep
checking this site for the new date.
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25 April 05: Two gigs have been cancelled - Rockers on the
22nd May and The Granary on the 19th August. The Jack apologise for
any inconvenience caused.
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22 April 05: Two new gigs announced. Whistle Binkies in
Edinburgh on Thursday 12th May and Rockers in Glasgow on Sunday 22nd
May (see Gigs page).
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14 April 05: Unfortunately The Jack failed to qualify for
the next round in the Emergenza competition. The other 7 bands
performed really well and many had very large audiences. "Hands
up" votes is what the competition is all about. The band are far
from disappointed - it was a great gig and audience reaction was
excellent. Very special thanks to all those people that purchased
tickets and turned up to support The Jack.
