Hit the Jackpot formed in Adelaide in early 2003, when Kynan (formerly of Hardy Coxon) convinced Jessica that she could play drums. They recorded a split tape with their friends Sound of Mercy Killing, and played a house party for their first show.Since then Kynan has convinced Jessica that she can also play a few other instruments, as well as adding Sebastien (ex Love Like Electrocution) to their line-up. Since they only have the one self-titled ep out, in early 2006 they plan to release their album "Clowns'. They play simple but noisy songs, swap instruments, share vocals and believe that enthusiasm is better than technical proficiency.They've played shows with international acts Sonic Youth, Calvin Johnson, Les Savy Fav, J Mascis and Pretty Girls Make Graves, and such diverse Australian acts as NinetyNine, Oren Ambarchi, Kiosk, Wolf and Cub, True Radical Miracle, Architecture in Helsinki, The Redsunband, Clue to Kalo and My Disco.
Our new album 'Clowns' is out now on FS Records. It is available for $10 in Australia (including postage)from us. It is also avaliable from the following stores for $15: Missing Link (Melb), Paint it Black (Syd), Rockinghorse (Bris) and Big Star (Adel)Past Shows
