MP3 Lowjack - ROCK: Modern Rock

Rock and roll for the corners of America that exist between New York and LA. It's honest rock in the tradition of Springsteen and Billy Joel, filtered through a world of punk, pop and alt-country.

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ROCK: Modern Rock, ROCK: Roots Rock



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With a love of classic rock, Americana and country, LOWJACK is a rock band based out of the great and strange state of Pennsylvania. Lowjack is unpretentious, rowdy and loud; singing songs about breakups, breakdowns, and the hope and boredom that exist everywhere between New York and Los Angeles.
Formed late in August of 2006, award-winning singer/songwriter Dennis Fallon found himself happily without a band (the northeastern US touring juggernaut, KATSU). With a stockpile of songs and disgust for the areaâs cover band and polished pop-rock scene, Fallon and company formed a motley assortment of musicians together from local hair bands, soul groups and grindcore bands to perform his own down-home, rootsy, pop-rock concoctions (formed out of members of the bands Solvus, Voodoo Bullet, Fatman Band). Lowjack was born, a loud monster of fate and timing.
With Fallon sounding like a punked-up Springsteen backed by a heavier version of the Counting Crows, LOWJACK in a live setting is a cross between Tom Petty, Social Distortion, and Credence Clearwater Revival drunk on cheap whiskey.
Like his own twisted, strung-out and heartbroken take on life, Fallon and company have created a band that is a reflection of the times and space they live in; coming from a world of dead-end jobs, alcohol and late-night parties, a place where young American dreams collide with a far from perfect reality. A band of hope and hangovers; LOWJACK is the world that exists in the cities, small towns and lonely highways of the Keystone State.
Resonating with Americans who miss their rock and roll performed by the âboys next doorâ and someone to sing songs for those who work 9 to 5 and wish for a life much better, LOWJACK is a return to real rock music; a road-tested âAmerican Bandâ. What Skynrd is to Alabama, Springsteen and Bon Jovi to Jersey and Mellencamp to the Midwest, LOWJACK hopes to be to Pennsylvania.

EVENTS OF NOTE:
OCTOBER 2006âRecorded in one day, LOWJACK releases 300 hundred copies of their unofficial, seven song demo. The master tapes are subsequently lost, making this raw and rowdy recording a hard to find fan favorite within weeks.
OCOTBER 2006âLOWJACK posters and artwork appear on the NBC television show, âFRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTSâ.
DECEMBER 2006ââPlease Donât Startâ, a pop/rock track from the bandâs EP is featured on the CW television show âVeronica Marsâ.
MARCH 2007âLOWJACK performs at the legendary South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas.
APRIL 2007âLOWJACK is a top-ranked unsigned band in Pennsylvania on MySpace (www.myspace.com), achieving the number one spot in Roots Music, the top three spot in Pop and number four in Rock. LOWJACK is also one of the top ten bands throughout the state in April (ranked number 10 overall).
MAY 2007âLOWJACK releases their debut, self-titled EP.

MEMBERS: Dennis Fallon (Vocals, Acoustic Guitar), Frank Yarnal (Bass), Jonathan Hoffman (Drums), Burk (Guitar) and Jeremiah Reyes (Vocals, Keyboards). That is the core lineup, though the band often performs live with a rotating group of performers from backup soul singers, harmonica players, old pedal steel masters and 80's metal guitarists that are collectively known as the WHISKEY UNION.

PRESS QUOTES:
âA fast-rising name in the music sceneâ¦Dennis remains a fiery front man with a knack for rallying crowdsâ¦Lowjack provides a fresh and upbeat brand of rock.â
--Pennsylvania Musician

âOne of the fastest rising bands in the stateâ
--Electric City (Scranton, PA)

âThe bandâs presence has been established in just a few short monthsâ
--Blue Weekly (Penn State University)