Foo Fighters guitarist readies more side project fun
With members of his main outfit currently occupied with Metallica, Foo Fighters lead guitarist Chris Shiflett will be spending the next few months focusing on his other band, Jackson United. With the band’s second album, Harmony And Dissidence, now available everywhere via Acetate Records, the Shiflett led side project will be hit the road in October with fellow punk friendly outfits Flogging Molly and The Loved Ones.
Backed by the sure fire beat of Foo Fighter bandmates Dave Grohl (Nirvana) and Taylor Hawkins, who shared drumming duties for the Harmony And Dissedence sessions, Jackson United deliver fast-paced, guitar driven anthems reminiscent of punk’s glory days ala The Clash and Stiff Little Fingers.
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“21st Century Fight Song”
Jackson United 2008 Tour Dates:
10/01 - Los Angeles, CA @ Knitting Factory *
10/02 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill *
10/03 - Reno, NV @ Club Underground *
10/04 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby *
10/05 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre *
10/17 - Arcata, CA @ Arcata Community Center ^
10/18 - Sacramento, CA @ Radisson Hotel ^
10/19 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore ^
10/20 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore ^
10/24 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Pearl at the Palms ^
* = w/ The Loved Ones
^ = w/ Flogging Molly
Sep 18th, 2008 at 9:46 am
[...] future plans in the U.K., the combination of Grohl’s comments with the recent news of guitarist Chris Shiflett’s side project, probably means we won’t see much Foo’s action [...]