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The Jackets new LP "Way Out" out now on Soundflat Records!!

After  their  debut  album  STUCK  INSIDE,  released  on  SUBVERSIV  RECORDS,  their  second album WAY OUT will now come out on SOUNDFLAT RECORDS as an LP and CD. The songs are gloomy, trashy Garage-Rock with a good deal of 70’s Punk and a bit of psychedelic; a sound, which is anything but well-behaved and reminds one of the „anti-Beatles“ from the 60’s: THE MONKS.If it’s infectious, fuzzed-up Garage Hits such as…See More
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Please vote for The Jackets new video "Freak Out"! We need to stay in the top three to get played on the air! Vote at this link:http://www.sf.tv/sendungen/roboclip/voting/?clip=028You will see a yellow tab on the right marked "vote" - please click! And if you still haven't seen our video, check it out:   See More
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Bern, Switzerland
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The Jackets are Jack Torera (aka Jackie Brutsche) formerly the guitarist for the girl group The Mad Cowgirl Disease from Bern and singer of the Zurich combo The Fox, Chris Rosales, an American who moved to Switzerland in 1994 from Los Angeles, formerly the drummer of Voodoo Rhythm Records bands, Lightning Beat-Man and the Never Heard of 'Ems, Reverend Beat-Man and the Unbelievers and The Get Lost (with ex Miracle Workers Gerry Mohr and Robert Butler) and Samuel 'Schmidi' Schmidiger, singer and guitar player for The Budget Boozers.

In 2006 Jack Torera teamed up with Chris Rosales to form The Trash Department, a two-piece, low-fi noise band. in 2007 they joined forces with Severin Erni former bass player of Tight Finks and The Jackets were born. In November of 2008 Samuel ‘Schmidi’ Schmidiger replaced Erni on bass and the rest is history. The Jackets released their debut album, "Stuck Inside" on August 1st 2009 on Subversiv Records (Switzerland).

Combining sixties garage, mod, '77 punk rock, psychedelia and their devotion to bands like The MC5, The Monks, and The Music Machine, The Jackets bring a dynamic recipe to the garage rock 'menu'. What is important to note is that the Jackets are a Rock and Roll band - but it's the ROLL that makes the ROCK just that little bit better! The Jackets have electrified concert-goers in every major city in Switzerland and have also played or toured in Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Spain and Portugal sharing the stage with bands like Baby Woodrose, The Monsters, The Magnetix, King Kahn & BBQ, Gonn and The Downliners Sect.

The Jackets released their second album "Way Out" in March of 2012 on Soundflat Records (Germany).
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http://thejackets.ch
Favorite Music/Influences (list some bands, musicians, genres, etc.):
The Music Machine, The Electric Prunes, The Monks, Love, The Seeds, 13th Floor Elevators, The Golden Dawn, The Creation, The Who, The Small Faces, The Pretty Things, The Kinks, The Remains, The Sonics, The Easybeats, The Stooges, The MC5, X-Ray Specs, The Buzzcocks, The Undertones, The Damned, The Saints, The Ramones, Patti Smith, Suicide, The Voidoids, The Velvet Underground, The Cramps, The Miracle Workers, The Morlocks, The Gravedigger V, The Pandoras, Paula Pierce, Andy Warhol, Brecht, Camus, Rimbaud, Kerouac, Bob Dylan, Ginsberg, DaDa, Syd Barret, Susan Adkins
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At 4:13am on May 16, 2012, LE TRAFALGAR said…
At 6:57pm on March 15, 2012, Erle Gray said…

Really like your tunes guys. The video for Freak out is cool too.

At 7:49pm on February 22, 2012, melissa scott said…

Thanks very much -- I have been checking out the tunes. Really enjoyed the new vid -- sexy, funny, entertaining. Thasswhat I want. mel

At 5:32am on February 19, 2012, IDON MINE said…

Yeah baby! Keep spreading the word - thanks for it all!!

At 6:50am on February 14, 2012, The Jackets said…

At 4:24am on January 14, 2012, IDON MINE said…
Whoops! Haha, I just saw your comment, been a little absent so it took some time! Had left one just seconds ago on your profile, cause i just saw the show posting on the chelsea page. Anyway, thanks for the details and see you there of course!
At 10:02am on January 12, 2012, ROUNDLiGHTS said…

Hey Jackets,

thanx for the add...this is tAk...the more I discover about Swiss garage bands the more I like your country...maybe we'll see you down here someday (like we did with the Monofones...)...great sound and vocals...traitor is my favourite...

cheers from Greece...RnR!!!

At 9:03am on July 21, 2011, John Carlucci said…

That was me, BTW! I didn't realize I was signed in on the band page. Hope to see you guys live one day!

 

At 8:56am on July 21, 2011, Beat Killers said…
Awesome tunes!
At 11:08am on May 5, 2011, Beauregard said…

 

Hey geile scheiss was ihr macht!!!

 

Ist der Bass eine Jolana??? :)

 

 

Kommt ihr demnachst nach Berlin?? Sagt bescheid! bin dabei.

 

Schön Grüsse aus Berlin und schöne Grüsse zu den Reverend! Ihr kennt ihn bestimmt.

 

Florent aus Lausanne

At 2:33pm on May 1, 2011, YOU GOT GOOD TASTE said…
Played you on my latest show, Mr A
At 3:33am on April 28, 2011, Sixties Garage Girl!!! said…
oLE' TORERA!!! ;)))
At 2:35pm on March 7, 2011, le carogne said…

Hi!!! Many Thanks for the friendship!!!

Cheers from Italy!!!

At 4:55pm on February 8, 2011, kopper said…
Will you be submitting a song for our Hideout comp series? Check that discussion thread for more details. Then share an original with us on our SoundCloud drop box! Thanks.
At 7:11am on October 28, 2010, JY CHIE SUR TA TERRASSE said…
Montpellier ; )
At 4:18pm on October 27, 2010, Victor Lopez said…
Hey! I'll try to be at the Barcelona show! Have a great time and beware of pickpockets!
At 11:05am on October 26, 2010, Rumble said…
hey,
great songs.
greetings from austria
gerhard
rumble radioshow & pure vinyl records
At 10:18am on September 10, 2010, The Suck´s said…
Que buen garage!!!!!!
At 10:18am on September 10, 2010, The Suck´s said…
Heyyy saludos desde Bogotá
At 3:27am on July 16, 2010, IDON MINE said…
Hey GRING!
Awesome! If there won't be any nasty changes in the roads from VIENNA to GRAZ until then, I would even be able to make both shows - and so to speak - can catch up on the ones I missed in Zürich. Have fun in GERMany!

+++ something fast and shtupid to let you know "how I feel about the SONIC NGHTMARES": :) :) :)

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The Jackets new LP "Way Out" out now on Soundflat Records!!

Posted on April 2, 2012 at 6:45am 2 Comments

After  their  debut  album  STUCK  INSIDE,  released  on  SUBVERSIV  RECORDS,  their  second album WAY OUT will now come out on SOUNDFLAT RECORDS as an LP and CD. The songs are gloomy, trashy Garage-Rock with a good deal of 70’s Punk and a bit of psychedelic; a sound, which is anything but well-behaved and reminds one of the „anti-Beatles“ from the 60’s: THE MONKS.

If it’s infectious,…

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Vote for the new Jackets video to be played on Swiss national TV! Will you help a garagepunk band?

Posted on March 20, 2012 at 12:25pm 0 Comments

Please vote for The Jackets new video "Freak Out"! We need to stay in the top three to get played on the air! Vote at this link:

http://www.sf.tv/sendungen/roboclip/voting/?clip=028

You will see a yellow tab on the right marked "vote" - please click! And if you still haven't seen our video, check it…

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The Jackets (Soundflat Records) Are looking for a German gig (towards Berlin) on April 19th (Thursday)!

Posted on March 7, 2012 at 10:07am 0 Comments

The Jackets are looking for a gig on the 19th of April somewhat on the way to Berlin from Switzerland. We had to cancel a gig and we are looking for somewhere to play on the way to Berlin. Here are the tour dates:

  • 19. 04   - D
  • 20. 04  Bassy Club - Berlin - D
  • 21. 04  Rosis - Dresden - D
  • 22. 04  Kulturrampe - Krefeld - D

Since this is short notice, we will play…

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Wild Evel & The Trashbones + The Jackets Mini Tour - Austria/Switzerland Feb. & April!

Posted on January 14, 2012 at 3:36pm 0 Comments

Two of the most outrageous Garage Punk acts in Europe team up to celebrate their new record releases on Soundflat Records (Germany)!

16.02 DOUBLE RELEASE GIG @Chelsea Vienna, Austria

17.02 DOUBLE RELEASE GIG @P.P.C. Graz, Austria

27.04 SOUNDFLAT LABEL NIGHT @Sud Basel, Switzerland

28.04…

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