Westfield Spring Fling

The Westfield street festival, The Spring Fling, took place yesterday (sunday, april 27). We played for something like 40 minutes… unfortunately had to play Light Show twice because the people running the stage wanted to extend the set. Which is not to say that we dont like Light Show, but we do have an idea of what our sets are supposed to be before we go on, and playing the first song twice is not generally in there, though we’ve done it before. As a joke. So it goes.

On the whole, we didnt think we played very well, but the people seemed to enjoy it, and thats generally what matters in the end.

Reviews of Bowery Ballroom

Theres some chatter about our show with Smoosh and Tokyo Police Club at the Bowery Ballroom last night by blogs Music for Moodies, The Poshlust Carpetbagger, and some folks on Brooklyn Vegan. Check them out for yourself.

http://moodypeoplelisten.wordpress.com/

http://poshlustcarpetbagger.blogspot.com/2008/04/seemingly-stoned-people-love-my-hair.html

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2008/04/tokyo_police_cl_16.html#more

Our review: Lets put it this way…we were confident in the quality of our show. Smoosh played an awesome set, and TPC was fuckin incredible.

Indie Music Filter

‘Northern Bank’ has been featured on the blog Indie Music Filter… check it

http://mobile.indiemusicfilter.com//?p=51

Bowery Ballroom

This is to make sure the following message stays at the top of the info list:

Our Bowery Ballroom show with Tokyo Police Club and Smoosh is this Sunday, 4/20. As of right now, it is sold out, but there should be some tickets on stubhub.com or somewhere like that.

Television

On Sunday, April 6, TSJ’s own “Northern Bank” could be heard on the show ‘Zoey 101′. That means that, at one time, approximately 7-8 million people were listening to the Static Jacks, which we think is pretty cool. Keep looking for songs off the Sonny Halliday EP to appear on Nickelodeon in the future, for they shall.

G-Rock Rising

We have a number of new videos on youtube thanks to G-Rock Radio, who featured us on their program G-Rock Rising with Erin Vogt. We did an interview and played “Light Show” and “Wine Cellar” acoustically.

Shows

We have a number of new shows coming up:

April 27th - the Westfield street festival, Sping Fling

May 21st - Pianos in NYC, (21+)

June 8th - The Annex in NYC (18+)

…more on these as they come up.

G-rock

This Wednesday, March 19th, we’ll be going in to record our spot on 106.3 G-rock radio. We’ll be doing two songs acoustically and probably answering questions. At this point for songs we’re thinking “Light Show” and “Wine Cellar”. We’ll let you know when its going on air when we find out.

Crash Mansion cancelled / Greenhouse residency created

There were some problems with the Crash Mansion show scheduled for 3/1, so its going to be rescheduled. Instead we played a guerrilla show here in Westfield in a greenhouse at Williams Nursery. A bunch of people came and everybody seemed to have a great time breakin it down and singing along.

There should be more of these greenhouse shows on the way. Perhaps next time we will give more than 3 hours notice for those planning on coming.

Radio Radio

Though we just have basic information right now, we thought we’d let you know that TSJ will be appearing on 106.3 G-Rock Radio as well as Monmouth Radio within the next 2 months or so. We’ll probably be playing some acoustic songs and answering some questions, so we’ll let you know when to tune in.

Bowery Ballroom w/ Tokyo Police Club

Its been a while since the last update, but we’ve got great news! We’ll be playing at the Bowery Ballroom with Tokyo Police Club and Smoosh on April 20th. Unfortunately its already sold out, so if youre just reading this now, its too late, unless you can get them online somewhere.

http://www.boweryballroom.com/calendar/show/1212/

Crash Mansion

We have a new show coming up on March 1st at Crash Mansion in NYC. The venue is at 199 Bowery, and the show is at ~7:45, and its 21+. If you are 21+ years of age or really sneaky, then you should be there.

Relix Magazine Review

Relix Magazine chose to review “The Waltz” as one of its top picks of the month. They had this to say:

“The Static Jacks are like The Strokes with a whole lot more twang and soul.This quintet of 17-year olds possess the same charming mix of tender innocence and raw sexual energy that had Mrs. Robinson hooked in The Graduate. “The Waltz” gives you a taste of how much fun it is to look into the adult world with a youthful heart.”

If youd like to see it for yourself and have a listen whilst reading, heres the link:

http://www.relix.com/Features/OurStage/December_19_2007_200712192654.html

it might only be available for a limited time though, so if you are from the future and are reading this, you probably wont be able to see it in your futureworld.

‘The Waltz’ on Myspace

“The Waltz” is now full play on the myspace, rather than just a sample. Enjoy.

www.thestaticjacks.com

iTunes

We have just become members of the Itunes community! We’re really excited about this, because it means its far easier for any of you kids from outside the area to get our music and share it with your friends! We’ve gotten some great reviews so far… hopefully that’ll continue. If you feel the urge, post your review of it and let the world know just how much you love The Static Jacks.

Show

The Knitting Factory show on the 23rd was amazing. The turnout was approximately 350 people. We played to a packed house of fans and strangers alike, and everyone seemed to have an ultra-fun time. Special thanks to Lido Beach and Trikuti for giving us the opportunity to perform there with them.

Reminder

Just wanted to remind everyone that our show at the Knitting Factory NYC is this Friday, 11/23, at 6:30.

The Knitting Factory is at 74 Leonard Street. Tickets are $10 at the door or you can buy them online at:

http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=221509

There should be a pretty large crowd, so you should come and have a great time with everyone else. Its going to be fun.

Sonny Halliday EP

Our debut EP, Sonny Halliday, is now available! The tracks are:

1) Light Show

2) The Waltz

3) Northern Bank

4) The Canary Sings

The cost is only $3, and you should talk to one of us through this site, myspace, the facebook group, or in person (preferably) so you can get your copy as soon as possible and tell your friends. You can now use PAYPAL to purchase the cd if you dont live in the area or if you fear direct contact with other humans. For Paypal you just leave your information with us in a private message (not a facebook/myspace wall post).

Listen well and listen often.

Folio

So the Velvet Underground plan didn’t quite play out, so I (Ian) performed four songs, accompanying myself on piano.

1) The Office theme

2) Details of the War - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

3) Kings Crossing - Elliot Smith

4) Ocean of Noise - Arcade Fire

Not sure how it went, but it was fun nonetheless.

Alas, the VU must wait for another day.

Velvet Underground

At the Folio coffeehouse this Friday, due to an absence of Will on guitar, we’re thinking of acoustically covering some Velvet Underground songs. The list is currently:

1) Femme Fatale

2) Oh! Sweet Nothin’

3) After Hours

The night promises to be outlandishly chill. If you live here, or near here, you should come. Its at Westfield High School. The night starts at 6:30, we have no idea when we are playing as of now.