1.21.2008

Check check..

Okay, give us a few minutes and we're good to go.

posted by Jack the Vain at 2:29 PM


7.14.2007

Pictures by Euna Kim

Here are pictures from Euna's camera..

Roxy show


Keep sending 'em in!!!

posted by Steven at 12:43 AM


7.09.2007

All the songs, all the songs

With the final Jack show it's time for the entire cast to come out and take a bow. All the songs are now available on the Music page (linky above) for streaming and free download (mp3).

Enjoy, and please feel free to share. Just mind the CCL (at the bottom of the Music page).

posted by Steven at 3:41 PM


7.08.2007

After the Roxy show...

I think.. that was our best show. How about that room, eh? Everyone was super friendly, which is critical for me.. there are so many bitter sound guys in Hollywood (just quit, mate..) and last night, Franky was awesome. I heard the house mix was great too.

Setlist:

  • Together Apart
  • Talk About You
  • Misery Need Company
  • Beautifully Strange
  • Break
  • Far From Home
  • In Spite of it All

    Yes, it was bitter sweet, our last show. But honestly, more sweet than bitter. The four of us will certainly continue to work together, outside of the close community we're all a part of already. We're having a Ken Chan Cookout (have you been?) in a few weeks.. anyways.

    I did see a lot of cameras out there, so thank you for taking pictures for us. Please email them to isawyouattheroxyon777@jackthevain.com or you can also upload them to your favorite intertubes site to share. Just let us know where it's been posted. And soon I'll share them back with everyone else.

    It was great hanging with you last night.

    posted by Steven at 12:46 PM


    7.06.2007

    How far we've come



    The Orange Room, June 28, 2007


    The very first time I ever went on a stage to sing my own songs (Ofivina, 2001), I had Shane and Ken there with me. Looking back then with what I know now, I see so much more what good friends they had been, encouraging and supporting me like that. It often is not very gratifying to back some amateur, who has no prior experience, wholeheartedly as they did. They were water to a small seed in my heart.

    Gosh how far we've come since then. They saw me through my first EP as well as my last. Ken and I recorded an acoustic duo album in my livingroom. And the many many gigs throughout (with their stories). The hours at Norm's on Pico. And that's just the music-related stuff. I sang at Ken's wedding, and some day I'm sure Don will ask me to sing at his wedding too. :) Shane never liked my singing, so we'll see about when he gets married.

    Don joined early last year, and after a small warm-up gig at Molly Malone's we were off to Chicago to play Northwestern U. I think the first night Ken, Don and I wandered Evanston until 5 in the morning. Needless to say we got to know each other pretty well. It's strange how our lives thin and fatten, and when two thin threads coincide they seem more susceptible to stick. I guess we all need one another.

    But man, stick 4 guys in a studio to create some songs they all can put their names behind, and you REALLY get to know each other. Ken threw a drum at Shane. I kicked a dent in Shane's car. Don spit at me. Shane got angry. None of that really happened, but we certainly challenged one another, and as such I think we all grew.

    Which brings us to our last show. We are ready, are you ready? We've been working on a set that will send off Jack in proper form. Over the past week or so, I've been posting, in our blog, stories behind each of the six songs we will perform tomorrow night. So get to know them - take a good listen as you read each story.

    Have your tickets? Know how you're gonna get there? Got an exit strategy? Just get yourself in. We'll take care of the rest.


    Saturday July 7th 8:00pm @ The Roxy
    9009 W. Sunset Blvd.
    Los Angeles, CA 90069
    All ages, tickets $10

    [TICKETS] [MAP]


    Thank you for the memories,
    Steven

    posted by Steven at 12:25 PM