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JACOBS HILL

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | SELF

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | SELF
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"Great Band out of Philly"

“Yet another great indie band out of Philly. All of the members have years of experience playing and it definitely shows in their new EP, ‘Jacobs Hill.’” - Indie Music Review


"Jacobs Hill"

Jacobs' band, Jacobs Hill, is playing Saturday at The Fire (412 W. Girard). The band's new EP will soon be available on iTunes and amazon.com. You can hear a few tracks online at reverbnation.com/ jacobshill.



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JACOBS HILL : JACOBS HILL
Open Sky
Live & Learn
She Can Dance
Another Rising Sun

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It was a Saturday night and our first set was about to end when Alex Rockwell Jacobs brought down the house. He finished his guitar solo with a crescendo by slowly sliding the neck of his guitar up against a steel post in front of the stage. The crowd loved it. Tim Nielsen from Drivin N Cryin was in the audience. He later invited Alex to Atlanta to introduce him to some people there.

In Atlanta Alex played guitar for country music singer Keni Thomas, did some Disney/Touchstone recording work and was cast in the movie Sweet Home Alabama (guess which tune he played?). Before moving back north, Alex did a prime time gig on the ABC series “The Mole.”

I was in Philly by this point. Jealous of my little brother’s success in Atlanta, I dragged myself out to play at the Philadelphonic jam session at The Khyber and cut my teeth on the local music scene that surrounded G. Love. I later played bass for the talented singer/songwriter Phil Roy for several years and on his 2008 Decca Records release The Great Longing.

John Michael Sakoian and I became friends while studying architecture at Drexel University together. He walked up one day during a presentation and said, "You've been around a bit, huh?" I took that as a compliment. I came across his Myspace page and realized that I knew this guy from school. John has a great voice that is unique, sincere and yet familiar in a mysterious way.

Alex, John and I recorded our CD with the help of many talented musicians from Philadelphia. Our chief guru was Tom Spiker, who recorded and mixed all the tracks. Fred Berman (Amos Lee Band) helped us out on drums and John Lilley (The Hooters) dropped in for some mandolin and electric guitar.

Hope you’ll give it a listen!

-S.H.

UPDATE 5/9/2011: 88.5 WXPN CONTINUES TO PLAY "OPEN SKY" by JACOBS HILL...LAST PLAYED 5/3..RIGHT AFTER ROBERT PLANT!