Date: Friday 19 June 2009

Playing Live: The Jim Jones Revue + Taurus Trakker + others

Ticket Price:   £ 8 On The Door

Doors: 8.00 pm

Venue: Inn On The Green

Address: 3-5 Thorpe Close, Portobello Green, London, W10 5XL

Tel: 020 8962 5757

Website: www.myspace.com/innonthegreen www.iontg.co.uk 

Tube: Ladbroke Grove (Metropolitan Line)

 

The Inn On The Park is under The Westway between Ladbroke Grove and Portobello Road.

 

The ‘Revue totally rammed The 100 Club last Thursday  with a queue stretching all the way down Oxford Street to Tottenham Court Road tube station. Scores of unlucky punters were turned away as the venue was stretched beyond capacity. The JJR played an electrifying set in tropical conditions to a capacity crowd that included Bobby Gillespie, Beth Orton, Andrew Weatherall (who was also DJing), Jim Scalvunos from The Bad Seeds, Peter Coyne from The Godfathers and Steve Lamacq. In fact Steve was so moved, he gave a glowing report of  The JJR performance the next day on his Six Music radio show and demanded that Jack White offer The JJR a support slot immediately!

 

To listen to Steve’s on air review of The ‘Revue go to   http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/steve_lamacq/

Choose “Listen Again” for Friday’s show and forward to 2 hours, 7 minutes…

 

 

The 100 Club show was also the release party for our single, “Princess & The Frog b/w Freak of Nature”  which has also attracted wide spread radio support from Radio One, Radio Two, Six music and XFM with spins by Mark Lamarr, Bob Harris, Tom Robinson, Gary Crowley, Gideon Coe and John Kennedy among many others…...

 

Last weekend was a busy few days for The ‘Revue which saw them play dates in Canterbury (attended by the legendary Clash tour manager Johnny Green!), Brighton and then on Monday we played our biggest show so far at the  La Musicale festival with Placebo at the historic 2500 capacity L’Olympia in Paris on Monday.  La Musicale was organized by France’s leading cable TV station Canal Plus and will be broadcast across France in early July featuring an interview and live performances by The ‘Revue.

 

The Rock’n’Roll Circus show at Inn On The Green has been put together by Martin Muscatt from Taurus Trakker. Taurus Trakker will also play live and the show will launch their new single, “Monks, Punks & Drunks” which is produced by The Clash’s Mick Jones. Mick also regularly plays live on stage with TT……

 

 

The Inn On The Park  show will be The Jim Jones Revue’s last gig in London before we tour in October so witness the sonic brutality at The Rock’n’Roll  Circus at The Inn On The Green on Friday 19 June!!!!

 

 

 

“Princess & The Frog” b/w “Freak of Nature” by The Jim Jones Revue is out now on Punk Rock Blues Records is out now! Check out the video at  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX5O1aLO87k

 

 

 

Hey!


The Jim Jones Revue embark on a short, sharp live commando raid this weekend that starts with the launch party for their new single “Princess & The Frog” b/w “Freak of Nature” at The 100 Club on Thursday then takes them to the Farm House in Canterbury on Friday, The Komedia in Brighton on Saturday and then onto our biggest show so far, La Musicale Festival at L’Oylmpia in Paris with Placebo on Monday.

At The 100 Club on Thursday, The JJR will be joined by HONKEYFINGER (who will be unveiling his new power trio line up) and NTSOBC good friend ANDREW WEATHERALL who will be dropping one his notorious  rock’n’roll DJ sets. There are still tickets left for The 100 Club show and we’ll try and hold a few back for sale on the door but we can’t guarantee it, so if you want to join the party we strongly advise you to buy in advance now from We Got Tickets at  http://www.wegottickets.com/event/45930  or Ticket Web at  http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=detail&event=314364&interface


The new Jim Jones Revue single “Princess & The Frog” b/w “Freak of Nature” will be released by Punk Rock Blues Records next Monday (June 8).


The video for Princess & The Frog is available for FREE download now on You Tube at  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX5O1aLO87k

Warning! The JJR You Tube clip for Rock'n'Roll Pscychosis is currently being targetted by spammers offering ring tones for the JJR. No ring tones exist for the JJR and all these messages are spam, please ignore.

JIM JONES REVUE FORTHCOMING DATES

JUNE

04….100 CLUB-LONDON (WITH ANDREW WEATHERALL & HONKEYFINGER
05…..FARM HOUSE-CANTERBURY
06…..THE KOMEDIA-BRIGHTON
08…. LA MUSICALE FESTIVAL AT L’OLYMPIA W/ PLACEBO PARIS.

See you at The 100 Club on Thursday!!!

Cheers

JJR



www.myspace.com/jimjonesrevue www.jimjonesrevue.com

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The Jim Jones Revue embark on a 14 date European tour kicking off at The Kilkenny Rhythm & Roots Festival in Ireland tomorrow. The Kilkenny Festival has been described as Irelands SXSW if SXSW was fuelled on Guinness!! The JJR then roll into France for a couple of dates in Renne and Perigueux before making their Spanish debut at Balcon De La Lola in Bilbao on May 7. The ‘Revue play another 6 dates in Spain and head into  Porto in Portugal for a show at Porto Rio on 9 May  before heading back to France and playing Dijon on the 18 and concluding the tour at The Cosmic Trip Festival in Bourges on Saturday 23 May.

JJR European May Tour

02....KILKENNY RHYTHM & ROOTS FESTIVAL, IRELAND
03....KILKENNY RHYTHM & ROOTS FESTIVAL, IRELAND
05....MONDO BIZARRO - RENNE, FRANCE
06....SANS RESERVE - PERIGUEUX, FRANCE
07....BALCON DE LA LOLA - BILBAO, SPAIN
08....ESTUDIO 27 - BURGOS, SPAIN
09....PORTO RIO - PORTO, PORTUGAL
10....MONDO CLUB -VIGO, SPAIN
11....PORTA CAELI - VALLADOLID, SPAIN
12....GRUTA 77 - MADRID, SPAIN
14....DURANGO CLUB - VALENCIA, SPAIN
15....JAPAN ROCK CLUB - VILA-REAL, SPAIN
18....DEEP INSIDE KLUB - DIJON, FRANCE
23....COSMIC TRIP FESTIVAL - BOURGES, FRANCE

++++++++++Stop press news is that there are a couple more very special French dates to add to the tour which we can’t announce till next week, stay tuned for more news!+++++++++++++++++++++++++++

MORE JIM JONES REVUE UK DATES….

In addition to the launch party for the new Jim Jones Revue single Princess & The Frog at The 100 Club on June 4, the JJR will also playing The Farm House in Canterbury on Friday June 5 and Maximum Rock’’n’Roll at The Komedia in Brighton on Saturday June 6.

JJR UK dates

4....THE 100 CLUB, LONDON
5....THE FARMHOUSE, CANTEBURY
6....KOMEDIA, BRIGHTON

The new Jim Jones Revue single “Princess & The Frog” b/w “Freak of Nature” will be released by Punk Rock Blues Records on June 8

www.myspace.com/jimjonesrevue www.jimjonesrevue.com

PSSST  JJR Vinyl coming soon…….


WE NEED A WORK SPACE IN EAST LONDON

We need to set up a rehearsal space and office in East London. Ideally we’re looking for a couple of rooms in Hackney or Shoreditch/Brick Lane close to a tube/rail station that can be used for band rehearsals and storage. If you have or know of a suitable property please email rupertorton@hotmail.com

We’ve  just got to finishing packing out bags, more show announcements and news next week!


Cheers


JJR

The Gathering of the Thousands Festival at the Coronet in London has been re-scheduled by the promoters. As the band will be on tour for the new date, we regret to announce that the Jim Jones Revue will not now be playing at this event.

Anyone who has already bought tickets should contact their vendor for a refund.

The Jim Jones Revue celebrate the release of "The Cement Mixer" b/w "Good Golly Miss Molly" single by Punk Rock Blues Records on March 9 with a special launch party at Madame Jo Jo's in Soho on Thursday 5 March. This is the second release from The Revue's critically acclaimed self titled album released by Punk Rock Blues Records in September last year.
 

This year has already started with a bang for  The JJR as they have been the featured artist on France's premier live music programme "Album De La Semaine" which is broadcast for a  week on Canal+ TV In January. In February they will embark  on their inaugural French tour and a couple of dates in Norway before returning to London for The  Madame Jo Jo's show in March .

The Jim Jones Revue release their debut single, Rock'n'Roll Psychosis b/w Big Hunk O Love on Monday November 17 2008. To celebrate the release The JJR will be playing two special shows in North and South London headlining the Dirty Water Club in Tufnell Park on Friday 14 November and Backstreets VII at The Windmill in Brixton on Friday 21 November .

The JJR shot a video to accompany the release of Rock 'n' Roll Psychosis shot at the legendary George Tavern Mark Blanco Theatre. You can see the video on our new YouTube page at

http://uk.youtube.com/user/JimJonesRevue


LIVE DATES……

Friday 14  November

The Dirty Water Club, Boston Music Room, Tufnell Park,  Junction Road, London, N19 5QQ

Doors 8.30 pm JJR on stage at 10.30 pm
Tickets: www.wegottickets.co.uk


Friday 21 November

Backstreets VIII @ The Windmill, 22 Blenheim Gardens, Brixton, London, SW2 5BZ

Doors 8.00 pm JJR on stage at 10.45 pm
Tickets: www.wegottickets.co.uk


Rock'n'Roll Psychosis b/w Big Hunk O Love is released by Punk Rock Blues Records and distributed by Cargo on November 17 2008

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This Monday (8 September) Punk Rock Blues Records releases the eponymous debut album by The Jim Jones Revue. The record has been critically acclaimed by Mojo & Classic Rock among many others and is already picking up airplay from Radio 1, Radio 2, Six Music and XFM with a Mark Lamarr session being recorded in a few weeks.



JIM JONES REVUE DEBUT RECORD RELEASED ON MONDAY 8 SEPTEMBER

" If Little Richard had written this, he'd still be boasting about it today" **** Mojo Magazine, September 2008

" This extraordinary debut.......The JJR positively redefine raw, untamed, born-with-a-tail rock 'n' roll" 8/10 Classic Rock Magazine, September 2008

JJR action

Album launch party at Midnight To Six at Under Solo, 22 Inverness Street, Camden, London, NW1 7HJ on Wednesday 17 September, doors 7 pm.


JJR interviewed on Joe Cushley's Balling The Jack Resonance FM show on Tuesday 9 September at 5 pm (UK time)

Get a FREE download of the Jim Jones Revue cover of The King's "Big Hunk of Love" (not available on the album) by joining the JJR mailing list at www. jimjonesrevue. com



The Jim Jones Revue eponymous debut album is released by Punk Rock Blues Records on Monday 8 September 2008. Described as sounding like a car crash between Little Richard and The MC5, The 'Revue play supercharged rock'n'roll inspired by The Killer, The Georgia Peach and of course The Memphis Flash and the deranged sons of Detroit.


The Jim Jones Revue strip rock'n'roll back to its essential elements and this album is a document of their base alchemy. Recorded live (no overdubs!) on four track in one straight 48 hour session the record is a celebration of no holds barred full on rocking.


Among an album of hard rocking delights, key tracks to dip into are "Rock'n'Roll Psychosis" which sounds like a unholy jam between Jerry Lee Lewis and The Birthday Party. The 'Revue then pay homage to The Killer on another key track "Meat Man". JJR piano player Elliot Mortimer adds his psychotic interpretation of boogie woogie to Jim Jones's leery vocal to create a pornographic maelstrom. More carnal bump and grind with "Cement Mixer" the final track of the album. For this The 'Revue step back in speed but increase the power with Mortimer unleashing a hurricane of Hammond keys while Jones intones "Here we go, nice and slow........" A soundtrack for a filthy liaison in a Latin seaport when your boat has already left.......


In a former life Jim Jones was the prime mover in nineties garage punk legends Thee Hypnotics (RIP). Long after Thee Hypnotics had split and his latest project Black Moses had crashed & burned, Jim then hooked up with four London hoodlums and together they became The Jim Jones Revue and set about stripping rock'n'roll right back down to the bone .


The Jim Jones Revue made their debut at The Gypsy Hotel in Dalston, East London in January 2007. This inaugural show was a barn storming sold out success and they then trail blazed across the capital and the UK leaving a scene of rock'n'roll devastation in their wake. In the last eighteen months The JJR have shared stages with Heavy Trash, Guitar Wolf, Gallon Drunk, Scott Biram, The Black Diamond Heavies, The Beasts of Bourbon, The Godfathers, Dave Cloud and Wilko Johnson and played the 2007 Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg.


The Jim Jones Revue debut album is a raw, unrefined, rude and lewd beast.
Embrace it with both arms now!

www. jimjonesrevue. com www. myspace. com/thejimjonesrevue

THIS MONTHS CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINE .. LP REVIEWS :

+++ NEW JIM JONES REVUE WEBSITE ! ++++

We're proud to announce the launch of the official Jim Jones Revue website.

We'll have all the latest news, photos, music and gig info, as well as
a shop for forthcoming releases and merch.

So get yer clicky thing over to www.jimjonesrevue.com and show us some
of your righteous lovin'.