The Jim Jones Revue are an absolutely astonishing live phenomenon and have been described as "James Brown fronting the MC5 with Little Richard guesting on piano". They play supercharged, piano driven 50's rock'n'roll that collides head on with the 60's Detroit punk rock of The Stooges and the aforementioned MC5. However, this is not a nostalgia or revival trip: The Jim Jones Revue songs reflect living in London in the 21st Century and musically there is a swing combined with the punk rock attack that creates a truly unique & contemporary take on high energy rock'n'roll.
2009 was an incredible year for this London based powerhouse quintet. Among many highlights was a series of sold out London shows including a barnstorming show at the historic 100 Club in June. The JJR have attracted widespread UK national radio airplay with very strong support from the BBC across Radio One, Radio Two and Six Music with live sessions on Mark Lamarr, Marc Riley and Tom Robinson. A recent show at The Barfly in Camden was broadcast on John Kennedy's XFM X-Posure show. The JJR have also been long championed by key BBC radio taste maker DJ Steve Lamacq who after coming to The 100 Club show was so moved he made an extraordinary five minute public broadcast on his BBC 6 Music show the next day to demand that Jack White offer the JJR a support slot on whatever project he next had touring. Four months later The JJR played as special guests of Jack White with The Dead Weather at The Forum.
A relentless touring schedule has helped build a fan base the stretches across Europe from Oslo to Porto. In the last twelve months The JJR have played festivals, shows and tours in the UK, France, Spain, Holland, Germany, Sweden, Portugal, Slovenia, Ireland, Belgium, Norway with tours lined up for Bulgaria and Italy in the coming months. Among the JJR fan base, more well known converts include Jack White (White Stripes, The Raconteurs & The Dead Weather), Mick Jones (The Clash, Big Audio Dynamite & Carbon Silicon), Tony James (Generation X, Sigue Sigue Sputnik & Carbon Silicon), Bobby Gillespie (Primal Scream), Noel Gallagher (Oasis), Jim Scalvunos (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds & Grinderman), Jon Spencer (Jon Spencer Blues Explosion & Heavy Trash), Bob Harris (BBC Radio 2) and Gem Archer (Oasis).
