On tour with DRAKE and new Francis and the Lights record out now
Last night Drake invited me onstage during his set for a guitar duel with his guitar player. I was honored to say the least. Having an amazing time on this tour. Also, the new Francis and the Lights full length, “It’ll Be Better” is now available on iTunes or stream it at itllbebetter.com.
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Open Five Teaser Clips
Friends,
Here are the first officially released teasers for the upcoming feature film “Open Five” directed by Kentucker Audley and written by Kentucker and myself. The film stars Shannon Esper, Genevieve Angelson, Kentucker Audley, Amy Seimetz and myself, and was photographed by Joe Swanberg with additional help from David Lowery. The film contains performances by the band and will premiere in Spring 2010. If you have a blog, feel free to post one or all of them if it feels right. Email them to your friends. Share them with the world.
- Jake
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f10 interview: singer/guitarist Jake Rabinbach (Jump Back Jake, Francis and the Lights)
“Some people go on long journeys in order to escape or leave something behind. Jake Rabinbach’s journey was a means of finding something.
Rabinbach spent time at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, where he was buddies with Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden of later MGMT fame. He left after two years for New York with the hope of achieving his musical aspirations. But Rabinbach’s vision needed something more, something with a deep, engrained musical history. That desire took him down to Memphis, where he formed Jump Back Jake, a “modern Memphis rock n’ soul” band that was soon signed to the newly relaunched Ardent Music, the label that launched legendary power pop band Big Star many decades before.” (continue reading…)
Tags: Francis and the Lights, interview, Jake Rabinbach, Jump Back Jake
