Juke Kartel North America tour NOV/DEC '06

Hey Rockers...

Well firstly its been absolutely crazy the last two months - and we wouldnt have it any other way!!! We are briefly back in OZ for two weeks before we start our upcoming tour... JK will be performing live on the "Today" show on channel 9 in OZ on Monday morning 6th November @ 8.15am, so tune in to hear "Throw it Away" live and unplugged in Bourke St Mall!!!

Below are the upcoming tour dates, please visit the gig guide for more info or www.myspace.com/jukekartel.. We look forward to seeing you on the road for a kick arse tour!!!

JUKE KARTEL NORTH AMERICA TOUR NOV/DEC 2006

11/18/2006 09:45 PM - Coach House
33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, California 92675 - $15
714-496-8930

11/19/2006 10:00 PM - Canes Bar & Grill
3105 Oceanfront Wall, San Diego, California 92109 - $12 ADV/$15
PH: 858-488-1780

11/20/2006 10:00 PM - The Troubadour
9081 Santa Monica BLVD, West Hollywood, California 90069 - $15
PH: 310-276-1158

11/22/2006 09:45 PM - Kilby Court
741 S. 330. W, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 - $12
PH: 801-320-9887

11/24/2006 08:00 PM - Belly Up
450 South Galena Street, Aspen, Colorado 81611 - $10 ADV/$12
PH: 970-544-9800

11/25/2006 10:30 PM - Aggie Theatre
204 S. College Ave, Fort collins, Colorado 80525 - $12
PH: 970-482-8300

11/26/2006 09:00 PM - The Walnut Room
3101 Walnut Room, Denver, Colorado 80205 - $12
PH: 303-292-0777

11/28/2006 10:30 PM - Bottleneck
737 New Hampshire, Lawrence, Kansas 66046 - $10 ADV/$12
PH: 785-842-5483

12/02/2006 10:30 PM - Abbey Pub
3420 W. Grace, Chicago, Illinois 60618 - $12 ADV/$15
PH: 773-478-4408

12/04/2006 09:45 PM - Mod Club
722 College Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5V 2A2 - $17.70 ADV/$20
PH: 410-588-4633

12/05/2006 10:00 PM - The Thirsty Toad
Ottawa, Ontario K2G 6K1 - $25
PH: 613-738-8623

12/06/2006 10:00 PM - Buffalo Icon
391 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, New York 14203 - $12 ADV/$14
PH: 716-842-0168

12/08/2006 09:00 PM - Maxwells
1039 Washington Street, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030 - $15
PH: 201-798-0406

12/09/2006 11:00 PM - Flecthers
701 Southbond Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21231 - $12 ADV/$15
PH: 410-558-1889

12/11/2006 10:00 PM - Rebel
251 West 30th Street, New York, New York 10001 - $15
PH: 212-695-2747

12/14/2006 10:30 PM - Mercy Lounge
1 Cannery Row, Nashville, Tennessee 37203 - $10 ADV/$12
PH: 615-251-3020

12/15/2006 11:00 PM - Vinyl
1374 W. Peach Tree Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30309 - $12 ADV/$15
PH: 404-885-1365

Cheers
JK

Supernova Tour announced!!!

Hey Rockers

Well the big news is we have been added to the Rockstar Supernova tour in 07, stretching across the US and Canada and heading down to our homeland and NZ in March!!! We will be joining Supernova and Panic Channel for the North American tour and opening for Supernova in OZ and NZ in March... We can't wait to get on the road and play for you all... We are currently in the studio recording our album in L.A with producer Mark Weinberg...

Tour Dates :

16-Jan Hollywood, FL - Hard Rock Live
17-Jan Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live Orlando
19-Jan Norfolk, VA - Constant Center
20-Jan Buffalo, NY - Shea's Performing Arts Center
23-Jan Montreal, CANADA - The Bell Centre
24-Jan Toronto, CANADA - Massey Hall
26-Jan Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata
27-Jan Wallingford, CT - Chevrolet Theatre
28-Jan Worcester, MA - DCU Center
30-Jan Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum
31-Jan New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall
2-Feb Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
3-Feb Chicago, IL - Rosemont Theatre
5-Feb Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre
7-Feb Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena
8-Feb Minneapolis, MN - Roy Wilkins Auditorium
9-Feb Fargo, ND - Fargodome
11-Feb Dallas, TX - Nokia Theatre
13-Feb Loveland, CO - Budweiser Events Center
16-Feb Portland, OR - Memorial Coliseum
18-Feb Everett, WA - Everett Events Center
19-Feb Vancouver, Canada - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
21-Feb Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena
22-Feb Oakland, CA - Oakland Arena
24-Feb Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
25-Feb San Diego, CA - Pala Casino
27-Feb Long Beach, CA - Long Beach Arena

Australia and New Zealand Dates

15-Mar Vodafone Arena, Melbourne
16-Mar Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
17-Mar Brisbane Riverstage

21-Mar Christchurch Westpac Arena, NZ
23-Mar Wellington Westpac Trust, NZ
24-Mar Vector Arena Auckland, NZ

We hope to see you all on the road!!! Rock On
Juke

Throw it Away release date - 17th October

Hey Rockers..

Our first single "Throw it Away" is being released online on 17th October, exclusively on Itunes.. We have just finished recording the new version last week and cant wait for you all to hear it!!! We go into the studio tomorrow to start recording the album.. We will be in the studio till November..

We cant wait to record and show you all the new songs.. We dont know the release date of the album, our best estimate is early 2007.. Thanks to everyone who came to both nites at the Viper Room - it was insane, two sold out nights - you guys rock!! 6 more days till our first single!!!!

Remember, turn it up loud!!!!
Rock On
Juke

Viper Room Tickets

Hey rockers..

Our shows this Thursday and Friday nights at the Viper Room have nearly sold out.. So for those that are thinking of walk up, we strongly recommend to purchase your tickets onlie today as they will sell out before the show - www.viperroom.com... We are hanging to play this week.. Plus guys and girls check out the video on www.myspace.com/jukekartel of us in the studio, it doesn't have sound, but it gives you all a sneak peak of the studio..

Rock On, and turn it up Loud!!!!

Juke

Recording tracks today!!!!

Hey Rockers

We think we have fixed the problems with the sign/log in.. We got all your emails, and hopefully everything will be fine now, so to those who couldn't log in with a username they created , try a new one and it should be fine...

Well the big news is we are going into the studio today to record some tracks.. We are super pumped about getting in and recording.. We will be recording "Throw it Away" today as one of the tracks... So keep your eyes and ears posted people!!! Heya to all of you for the support and emails you have been sending, we appreciate it big time!!!! Although we can't reply to all, we read every one and JK fans rock!!!!

Rock On
Juke

JK in L.A this week..

Hey Rockers...

Firstly, we are finally back online after the server melted with the amount of hits the site was getting, you guys fucking rock!!!!!! So hopefully everything will be working fine now

Well the big news is we are off to L.A tonight to meet Toby and get Juke firing again!!! We will be recording the single for "Throw it Away" and expect to hear it within the next 2 weeks on your airwaves!!!! Its going to be pretty crazy when we are there so, we hope to see you all and the whisper is that we may be playing when we are there.... To everyone that has been supporting us, you guys fucking rock and we will repay the fath by rocking as hard as we can!!!!

As soon as we know what the schedule is we will let you all know here at www.jukekartel.com... Don't forget to sign up to the mailing list (just to the left of screen) and we will keep you all up to date with the JK news!!!!

Rock On, and see ya in the U.S
Cheers
Juke

Juke news!!!!!

Heya Rockers..

Well firstly we promised you some news, well here is some for y'all...

1. We are very happy to announce that some of our songs are now available for download on Itunes.. "Save Me" and "Firesign" are now available to download.. Click onto Itunes type Juke Kartel and presto some JK tunes to rock out to on your computer and Ipod.. Hell Yeah!!!!

2. On this weeks episode of Rockstar: Supernova on CBS and Fox8 Toby gets to perform an original track.. Well that original track is "Throw it Away" by Juke Kartel.. We haven't seen tonights show yet (we are in Australia!!!) but we can't wait to see the awesome houseband play a Juke Kartel song... This song will also be available to download on Itunes within the next 10 days along with "Save Me" and "Firesign"..

3. This Friday AEST at 11am (which is 9pm Thursday over in the East Coast U.S - we think we got that right!!!) we will be putting a brand new JK song online at our myspace site for 48 hours - www.myspace.com/jukekartel ... It is a preview (demo version) of one of the songs that is going to be on the debut JK album.. We thought y'all might like a sneak peak into some of the tunes!!!!

We will have some more news in a couple of weeks, as always Rock On....

Cheers
JK

Juke review @ Hotindienews.com

Hey Rockers,

Below is a review posted at hotindienews.com...

By Haleemon Woodard, Senior Editor, at HOT INDIE NEWS
Date Published: September 3, 2006

Usually the way that the critiquing world works is the unknown (or relatively unknown) band submits their demo and the reviewer will give it a go when the opportunity presents itself, all in the hopes that the aforementioned review will generate listener interest in the band causing them to become über famous, maybe win a Grammy, and get a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame; however, with Juke Kartel, I actively sought out their music by contacting the band and took the initiative on a fine Sunday afternoon to write this review for your reading pleasure. This bodes very well for the Australian lads...

First off, I might as well get it out of the way now that Juke Kartel's vocalist, Toby Rand, is one of the top contenders on CBS's Rockstar: Supernova vying for the lead singer position of this 'supergroup' that will consist of: Tommy Lee, Jason Newsted, Gilby Clark, and hey, maybe Toby. As a result of the fame begotten from this reality show, the craze of Rockstar: SN and Toby's mass appeal onstage has consequently opened the door to a plethora of new Juke fans that are 'all aboard the Rand Wagon' (which admittedly includes yours truly). Ok, now back to JK.

Juke Kartel (Welsh for music group- those clever guys!) is a sexy blend of heavy underlying bass and drums, loud rhythmic guitars, and distinguishing vocals that range from mellifluous harmonies to emphatic screaming that would make the almighty Mike Patton proud. Christ, I love it already! Did I mention that the guys are pretty hot too? It's easy to see how this relatively little known phenomenon is quickly becoming an enigmatic music force that is taking the indie world by storm... all the way from across the pond. Wow, well done. Well done indeed! Usually, Australia is known for their beer (Fosters. Australian for beer- do they really drink that?), football (Aussie Aussie Aussie, oi oi oi!), and Hollywood exports, you know, Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman, and Hugh Jackman, that sorta thing. But look out indie fanatics, JK is quickly becoming the hot musical export that the world over will be raving about. Just remember, my little squirrels, that you read it here first.

Juke Kartel's tracks are an amalgamation of contrasting melodies, driving guitars, and solid bass that resonates and definitely brings the rock. It's great music for getting pumped up for a night on the town or to play really, really loud on your iPod while riding the subway in the morning on your way to work with the lofty hopes of pissing off the groggy passengers next to you so they'll move and you can get their seat, or maybe that's just my morning aspiration. My personal favorite (in case you're wondering), Throw It Away, is an upbeat, anthem-ic track with fast guitar riffs and steady drum beats keeping pace with interjecting cuts of Toby's biting vocals, a mixture that has music fans of all genres bobbin' their heads to the rhythmic selection. "I just dont need it, chemical dreaming, throwin it all away." You love it, roight?

Intrigued yet? Hel-loooo, you should be, but don't just take my word as the gospel truth, your next question should be, "Well, Haleemon, where can one obtain this fine blend of music that you speak so highly of?" Alas, my fellow HIN readers, by logging onto JK's MySpace Music page, you can listen to the following tracks: Throw It Away, My Baby, Save Me, and Firesign. And for the nominal price of $1.98, you can download Firesign and Save Me on iTunes and listen to them on repeat 'til your wee heart's content. In NYC, you can't even get a decent cappuccino for that price, although maybe a toasted bagel with cream cheese...and a crappy cup of java, but I digress.

So, for all of you Aussiephiles out there (no, I didnt make that up), check out these lads to get your fix. They're super hot and the music is rockin, so hound these gents for their album release as you definitely don't want to miss out on this band!

JK introduces MR. Eddie Murphy on the drumz!!!!!!!

Hey Rockers...

Well a massive hello to y'all... We have some news for you.. We have a new drummer - Mr.Eddie Murphy.. Not THE Eddie Murphy, but one man who plays the tunes like he is possesed!!! We held some auditions last week in Melbourne and we have found the new drummer for JK.. He is just total animal on the skins.. So while Toby is in L.A kicking some serious arse we are getting ED up to speed and working on brand new tracks..

After 2 years on the stool, Aaron is no longer with the band and we wish him all the best and some great shows and times were had.. peace.

Eddie "Rocket" Murphy is the new engine room for JK and we are absolutely stoked to have him as the new engine room behind the kit.. Trust us, he brings an edge to the band that is just crazy and we can't wait to get back out there and play... So everyone show some love to Ed..

We can't wait to play again, playing the songs with ED was just totally insane.. So keep up the support for Toby in Rockstar Supernova and will see you all very soon... Rock On..

Peace
JK featuring ED!!!!

Vote for Toby on Rockstar - SUPERNOVA

HEY ROCKERS!!!!!!!

Make sure you are all voting for Toby on Rockstar - SUPERNOVA... You can vote either online @ www.rockstar.msn.com or via your Foxtel remote with the RED button and select Toby... Thanks to everyone for all the emails and support here and @ www.myspace.com/jukekartel....

The show will be on every Tuesday @ 8.30pm on FOX8 for half hour.. The big performance show is every Wednesday @ 8.30pm On FOX8 for an hour and the elimination show is Thursday @ 8.30pm..

Tune in every week and support Toby, have a few beers and support your fellow countryman.. It is seriously Unaustralian not to.. Rock on..

Peace
JK...

Toby on Rockstar - Supernova

Hey rockers...

Well firstly I know it has been a while since you have seen a new posting but we have some news for you all... The big news is that Toby is in the final 15 for Rockstar "Supernova".. Supernova consists of Tommy Lee (Motley Crue), Jason Newsted (Metallica) and Gilby Clarke (Guns'N'Roses) who are searching the globe for a frontman for their new band.. Basically this is fucking massive!!!!

Rockstar will be shown on FOX8 on foxtel from July 5th, all updates can be seen on www.rockstar.msn.com.. It will feature 15 singers vying for the chance to be the new lead singer of "Supernova".. Toby will be in L.A for the next few months competing in front of the world, representing his country and his band.. Everyone in JUke Kartel is stoked for him and he has the backing of his bandmates 100 per cent.. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity and we want everyone to be voting.. Toby was chosen from ten of thousands of people worldwide and is the only singer chosen from OZ which is a massive achievement...

Which leaves the question of "What the F*#k is going on with JK?" Well that's simple - the E.P is on hold, and while Toby is away we are working on a brand new batch of tunes and demoing our arses off whilst wacthing FOX8 of course!!!!!! We apologize to everyone who has been waiting for the E.P, but there will be releases coming... Peace

As always - Rock ON!!!!
Cheers
Juke

Nickelback show - The Aftermath!!!!!

Hey all...

Well, firstly Friday night was absolutely insane!!!! All of you in the crowd were just F*#king unreal, we had the ultimate expeirence of playing music we love to a crowd we loved!! It just is pretty intense right now...

The juke site and the myspace site have been going off tap the last 24 hours... The emails and all the support has just taken our heads off!!! We will be in the studio in 4 weeks to record the new E.P "Chemical Dreaming" and it will be instores July... Hopefully most of you got a Sampler CD after the show, we had 2000 and they went in 15 minutes, a massive thanks to the "JK Girls" for handing out the CD's in the freezing cold and getting it to you all....

Massive thanks to Simon Rand for filming the entire show and backstage footage....

We had a beer with Dan and Mike from Nickelback after the show, absolutley top guys, funny buggers too!!! We would like to thank the guys for having Juke Kartel open the show and that gave us the opportunity to showcase our music to you all...

We have had heaps of requests for the set list that we played on Friday night to be here on the web so here tis...

SAVE ME

FOREVER YOUNG

FIRESIGN

RUNNING

IF ONLY

MONEY,LOVE

MY BABY

PICK IT UP

WHAT YA GONNA DO?

THROW IT AWAY

We will keep you all up to date with all the news... The Best way to get all the latest is to join the site as we email you when there is some hot news to tell you all!!!!!

Rock on and we will see you all very soon!!!!

Juke

Nickelback support - Next Friday!

Hey all....

The big news is Juke Kartel will be supporting Nickelback @ Rod Laver Arena next Friday 28th April... We just confirmed the show this morning... We will be onstage at 8.00pm for a forty minute show..

This is an absolutely massive show and the early word is this is one of the biggest productions bought to Oz. Some tickets are still available from www.ticketex.com or 132 849, but get in quick as the show will sell out...

Massive thanks to those involved and we are absolutely stoked and can't wait to get onstage. This will be our last show before we head into the studio to record our new E.P....

Stay tuned...

Cheers
Juke Kartel

Juke Kartel EP Update

Hey all...

A quick update with the E.P... We start recording the E.P in six weeks, it will at this stage feature five tracks, including a brand new song that we wrote for the E.P "What you gonna do?"...

Forrester Savell (Karnivool, Full Scale) will produce and record our E.P... We can't wait to get in to the studio to record and the pre production sessions so far have been great.. We will keep you updated with the finer details as we go along... Sorry for the lack of web updates!!!! We have just been focusing 100% on the E.P...

See you all soon
Cheers
JK....

Juke Kartel Update

Hey all.....

Time for the updates...

Firstly our show that was scheduled for this Thursday 23rd February is cancelled as the Perseverance double booked with Tex Perkins, so we won't be playing this Thursday, sorry to those who were looking forward to the show, but its just unfortunately one of those things that happen...

We have one more show to announce and this will be our very last show before we go and record our E.P that will see us off the live circuit for two months....
Our last show before the E.P is The Palace Sunday 12th March - This is an all day outdoor and indoor gig, in the style of a Mini St.Kilda festival.. It is going to be completely insane and we are on the bill with 20 other acts... We will be on the outdoor stage @ 2.30pm for a 30 min set.....

There will be a very special guest guitarist @ The Palace show, Mr. Stacey Gray from Trial Kennedy will be taking Dale's place for this show as Dale can't play this show... Massive thanks to Stace for filling in on the Lead Axeman Duties.....

The Big News - YES, we are finally recording our E.P... After the Palace show we will be solely concentrating on bringing you our most focused and energized release ever... We have been planning and writing our butts off to bring you our Debut release, once we have more details we will let you all know... All our Merchandise will be released to coincide with the E.P release..

We hope to have it released in the 1st week of May, with a massive run of shows to follow.....

Thanks to everyone for coming to the last 5 months of shows, we truly appreciate the support, we hope you can all make it down to the last live show....

We can't wait to record the E.P and get on the road to play to you all....

Be safe and see you all soon...
Peace

Juke Kartel...

Two more shows just added...

Hey all....

We have just added two more live shows in February. We will be back at Rollover @ The Palace on 9th February with start times TBA. For all the gig details check the Gig Guide page and we are looking forward to seeing you at the upcoming shows...

This Saturday's show @ The Cornish will start a bit later than scheduled (Hey it ain't rock'n'roll without a time change) as soon as we confirm the new time we will post it immediately..

The upcoming shows are:
Saturday 21st Jan @ Cornish Arms...

Saturday 28th Jan @ Ding Dong Lounge

Thursday 9th February @ Palace



Hope to see you at the upcoming shows
Cheers
JK

JK News & New Live Shows just added

Welcome to 2006!!!!

Hope you all enjoyed NYE and had a large amount of beverages

The news from JK is that this year you will see more live shows than ever before... We have just added three new shows - 21st Jan @ Cornish Arms, which will be an unplugged show.. 28th Jan @ Ding Dong Lounge and 25th February @ The Torquay Hotel, Torquay... There will be more shows added next week and as soon as they are confirmed we will add them to the site with all the details..

Next month we will be selling merchandise at every JK show, we will have rock tees for the guys, rock singlets for the girls, Trucker hats and a limited run of "JK" dog tags... These will also be available to buy online from our merchandise page which will be online in February...

We are now also online at www.myspace.com/jukekartel which is a massive network of 42 million people who like to chat, hear music and everything else in between.. So log onto myspace and visit our site and join up to myspace.com... There are stacks of awesome bands and stuff to check out....

We will be giving out "JK Sampler CD's" at our upcoming shows from 28th January onwards. The "JK Sampler" will feature our three new tracks - "Maybe Tomorrow" , "Say Good Morning" and "Black Heart" plus two previously unreleased JK tracks and it will cost you not one single cent!!! To keep you all entertained and rocking on to the new JK tunes until we record our debut release... We are still tossing up the length of the first release as there is two years of material plus the three brand new tracks, we haven't decided, but you will be the first to know...

The three new tracks "Maybe Tomorrow", "Say Good Morning" and "Black Heart" will be online on our Audio page in two weeks so everybody can check out the new tunes...

In February we will be running a competition to give two of you the chance to watch us record a brand new track.. Stay tuned for more info....

We can't wait to get back on stage and we are even more excited about 2006.. Bring it the F#@K on!!!!!!!

Peace
JK