Jump Back Jake.
Giving you the music a day early:
Two Memphis bands — The Bulletproof Vests and Jump Back Jake — visit White Water Tavern to kick off a new week of music in Little Rock. A Memphis supergroup of sorts, including members from the Third Man, Jump Back Jack and Antique Curtains, The Bulletproof Vests crank out punchy, garage-flavored, power pop nuggets while Jump Back Jake, formed by Jake Rabinbach when he moved to Memphis from Brooklyn in 2006, is a smoky rock ‘n’ roll band inspired by classic soul and blues, and with a two-horn powered attack. Their debut record, Brooklyn Hustle/Memphis Muscle, was the first release from the recently launched Ardent Music record label.
Texas-born guitarist Chris Duarte cranks out scorching blues rock guitar with elements of jazz and funk in a vein similar to blues rock greats such as Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix, two of the guitarist’s idols. Backed by the duo of Matt Stallard on bass and Chris Burroughs on drums, The Chris Duarte Group create molten slabs of blues rock on tunes such as “Blow Your Mind,” featuring Duarte’s soulful vocals, and the instrumental, funk-infused “Slapstak.” Duarte and crew will visit Juanita’s for a night of electrifying blues rock presented by the Arkansas River Blues Society. The show kicks off at 9 p.m. with the local blues of The Joe Pitts Band with tickets for the 18-and-up show $10 advance and $12 day of show.
Los Angeles hardcore metal act The Ghost Inside is visiting The Village on their Small Town Shakedown Tour along with Michigan hardcore metal act For the Fallen Dreams. Additional bands completing the roaring night of heavy music are national hardcore metal groups Suffokate and Your Demise, and Little Rock hardcore band This City Screams and Camden hardcore metal act Judging the Silence. The doors open at 6 p.m. with a 7 p.m. start time to the music. Tickets are $10 advance and $13 at the door.
Here’s a live shot of Jump Back Jake with their smoky rock ‘n’ roll on the tune “Easy Answers”:
Tags: Juanita's, Jump Back Jake, The Chris Duarte Group, The Ghost Inside, The Village, White Water Tavern