JEKYL become The Whisky A Go Go’s International House band.

We received big news at the JEKYL house this week. Yesterday it was officially announced via the ‘L.A.  Weekly’ that JEKYL are now The International House Band for The World Famous Whisky A Go Go.  We are proud as hell to have been given this opportunity from a venue with such great history.

We would like to express many thanks to Celina, Tisa, and all the staff at The Whisky that have made us so welcome.

Located on the legendary Sunset Strip, the rock n’ roll scene in Los Angeles was born when The Whisky started operation. From rock to punk to heavy metal, the club stood at the forefront of many musical trends. The Whisky has played an important role in many musical careers, especially for bands based in Southern California. The Byrds, Alice Cooper, Buffalo Springfield and Love were regulars, and The Doors were the house band for a while. It has been home to bands such as, Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Motley Crue, and many more. The Whisky is now home to JEKYL, and it’s great to be a part of its history.

Also in the JEKYL house this week we have some new house mates. Irish band, Mike Got Spiked have moved in with us while they try to push their music as well. With that said, MGS also introduced us to another Limerick based band called We Should Be Dead. Now with three bands in L.A. flying the Irish flag, the music scene in L.A. is set to be dominated by talented Irish acts.

On a final note, this week we saw the views on our Flashrock video hit the 6,400 mark and it’s still rising every day. If you still haven’t seen it get on to the Flashrock site and check it out.

www.flashrock.com

Keep an eye on the page for more news and pictures.  

As the weeks roll on!!

The last few weeks here in L.A. have been quite busy to say the least. One thing that we got up to was the recording of “Sunrise” and “Side By Side” with Flash Rock radio. It was a great night and we all had a blast doing it. Thank you to all who was involved that night, and thank you to everyone who voted for us. Without you, it wouldn’t have happened.

Check out the video at,

http://www.flashrock.com/tv/


We also got to meet some more “rock stars” on our travels through Hollywood. Shane got to meet yet another famous drummer Stephan Perkins from Jane's Addiction, Paul got to meet Jimi Hendrix’s brother Leon Hendrix, and Tom got to meet L.A. Guns guitar player Tracii Guns. On Thursday April 23rd Paul and Tom were lucky enough to bump into Jessica Alba while grabbing a coffee on Sunset strip. They also managed to get their hands on VIP tickets for the Carcass reunion for the metal fest in Anaheim and ran into their buddy Kerry King again..says their new studio album is awesome!! Exodus put on a savage show for support too, very cool day!!

Things are starting to come together now. We have a number of shows on our calendar for the coming months, including another show at the world famous Whisky A Go Go in June. That promises to be even better than the last. In May we have a show on a Marine Corps Base called Camp Pendleton which is right on the beach. Where we will playing to over two thousand Marines and their family and friends. This is set to be one hell of a show. So as you can see the shows are coming in and L.A. is learning that Jekyl is force not to be reckoned with.

Keep an eye on the blog’s and pictures for more updates.

It takes a lot to get a band out of bed at 6AM, after getting in from a show at 3AM.

We drove towards Sunset to meet up with our new buddies Bobby, Shelia and their niece Mandy, and then headed
onto one of Hollywood's greatest haunts.


None of us were really sure what to expect as we headed through Beverly Hills to one of the most famous
addresses in California (if not the world), and as we passed through the gates and read the sign 'Playmates at Play' we knew it was well worth getting out of bed for. Jekyl had just arrived at The Playboy Mansion.

We pulled into the court yard outside the front door, parked up, and practically kissed the ground.

It's pretty hard to contain yourself, when you know you are surrounded by some of the greatest looking women in the world, buried deep inside the mansion.. it was early so
the bunnies were pretty much fast asleep. Trying to wake them crossed our minds but we thought better of it.

We were brought on a full guided tour of the mansions surrounding grounds.

We started with the perfectly manicured gardens, and wishing well where Hef got married.. twice

Then we hit up Hef's games room, which has arcade machines, Playboy pinball games, black jack tables, a
player piano, jukebox, bedrooms, copies of playboy scattered
everywhere, and some of the rooms just had mattresses as the floors... Paul thought that was genius.

Then onto the tennis courts, and the back yard complete with trampoline where the bunnies bounce the days
away. There were peacocks, and flamingos scattered everywhere!


We were brought into the famous grotto, infamous in Rock N' Roll history, and warned the water itself could
get girls pregnant. We wanted to hang out there for the day.. The dressing rooms, showers and saunas next to the pool were where 'The girls next door' did some of their shoots.

We were then brought to feed all Hef's animals, he has all kinds, different types of birds, monkeys, and
fish. The monkeys come right up and take the food from your hand.
It's a zoo in his backyard!

The staff were amazing and took great
care of us all, and Shelia, Bobby and Mandy were some of the nicest people you were ever likely to meet in your entire life.

It must be one of the hardest places in the world to describe, or do justice to, simply because there is so much history, and mystique.. but walking round we felt pretty much
at home, and agreed we'd try move in as soon as possible!

Huge thanks to Shelia, and Bobby, they
made a dream come true for a bunch of Irish Rock N' Rollers.

Now we just gotta get back for the
party....