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Jack Afro

IMPOSSIBLY COMPETENT POWDER-POP

About Me

MARK, PETE, GAV AND RUGGY MAKE JACK AFRO WHO ARE BASED IN LEEDS. THE BAND WERE THE FIRST RELEASE OF '1965 RECORDS (SONY BMG) JUNE 2006. THEY THEN WENT ON TO RELEASE THEIR DEBUT ALBUM 'ONCE MORE WITH FEELING' IN JAPAN JULY 2007. AFTER COMPLETING A SMALL BUT SUCCESSFULL TOUR OF JAPAN OCT 2007 THE BAND RETURNED HOME AND RECORDED A NEW 11 TRACK EP WITH JAMES KENOSHA IN BRILINGTON. THAT'S US SO FAR.............................................

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Member Since: 8/23/2005
Band Website: jackafro.com
Band Members: Mark Crossley - Guitar/Vox

Pete Hiley - Lead Guitar/Vox

James Rugg - Drums

Gavin Anthony Bailey - Bass/Vox

BUY YOUR COPY OF 'ONCE MORE WITH FEELING HERE NOW!

Influences: LIVES, LOVES & REGRETS
Sounds Like: "A delightful slice of power-pop. Like McFly performing The Datsuns' back catalogue whilst necking Jack Daniels" THIS FAKE DIY 2006

"A RETROGRESSION PHENOMENON" ROCKIN' ON 2007
Type of Label: None

My Blog

GIVING AWAY FREE TRACKS NOW!! HERE

Hello everyone, THANKS FOR GIVING US YOUR TIME AND READING THIS!! We have decided to give away free some tracks from our New EP. The band has been really picking up recently with great reviews and liv...
Posted by Jack Afro on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:13:00 PST

NEW EP REVIEW AND FEEDBACK

NEW EP AS YOU ARE PROBABLY AWARE WE HAVE RECENTLY RECORDED 11 NEW TRACKS WITH JAMES KENOSHA. JAMES IS INCREDIBLY TALENTED AND A DELIGHT TO WORK WITH WE CAN'T THANK HIM ENOUGH FOR HIS PROFESSIONAL...
Posted by Jack Afro on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:36:00 PST

NEWS THAT IS NEW

HELLO ALL, MANY THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME TO OUR GIGS THIS WEEKEND 'LIVE AT LEEDS' WAS FANTASTIC. THANKS TO FUTURESOUND AND THE BRUDENELL SOCIAL FOR A GREAT DAY. WE ARE JUST BACK FROM BRIDLINGTON TO...
Posted by Jack Afro on Tue, 06 May 2008 11:35:00 PST

NEW EP FINISHED!!!

HELLO ALL, THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS IT IS MUCH APPRECIATED. WE HAVE JUST FINISHED THE FINAL SESSION FOR OUR NEW 5 TRACK EP WITH THE VERY TALENTED JAMES KENOSHA OF DUELS. FINAL MIXES SHA...
Posted by Jack Afro on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:52:00 PST

NEW MERCHANDISE - FOR SALE NOW

WE HAVE NEW MERCHANDISE FOR SALE NOW AT THE J'FRO OFFICE. WHITE T- SHIRTS WITH BRAND NEW BLACK LOGO AVAILABLE IN ALL SIZES. MSG US FOR ORDERS AND PRICES YOU CAN CHECK THEM OUT AT   WWW.JACKAFRO.C...
Posted by Jack Afro on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 05:18:00 PST

LATEST LIVE REVIEWS - ENGLAND

Jack Afro / The Voltz / Hurricane Sunday@ The Faversham, LeedsJack Afro had a tough act to follow, and since this was my first J'fro gig since the departure of guitarist and joint vocalist Mickey Kerr...
Posted by Jack Afro on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:51:00 PST

Jack Afro go to Japan!

Very exciting news! If you didn't know already we're going to Japan in October to promote our album 'Once More With Feeling' which was released on 4 July 07 and by all accounts is selling rather well!...
Posted by Jack Afro on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:55:00 PST

LIVE REVIEW WITH THE VIEW

There's a definite air of anticipation in the audience as they wait for Dundee's newest sensations The View. There's already a line of people at the front of the stage crammed in and looking up. With ...
Posted by Jack Afro on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 05:36:00 PST

JACK AFRO CD REVIEW

12 TRACK DEMO REVIEW (THE WEEKLY BLAB) Saturday, February 24, 2007 ..>   Jack afro album review Due to a mate going on to me about Jack Afro, i thought i'd check them out. when researching...
Posted by Jack Afro on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:12:00 PST

Jack Afro Merchandise www.jackafro.com

Jack Afro have now opened the merchandise shop on www.jackafro.comso get on line and buy a T-shirt.
Posted by Jack Afro on Mon, 05 Jun 2006 12:02:00 PST