The House Jacks
This Ain’t Yo Mama’s A Cappella Group! A cappella music has come a long way baby, since barbershop quartets and doo-wop bands. With the influence of hip hop, R&B, rock, and world beat, and with singers now imitating the sound of percussion, guitars, horns, and electric bass, a cappella music has hit the mainstream and shot up the charts. From Glee to The Sing-Off to The Office, and with college a cappella groups getting millions of hits on YouTube, a cappella is suddenly ubiquitous.
The House Jacks are a pioneering a cappella rock band whose music has been the soundtrack for NBC’s The Sing-Off, ESPN’s Monday Night Football, and the 2012 Sony sound system demo for Ford automobiles. Their arrangements have been used for the smash hit moving Pitch Perfect, and the band has been featured in top media outlets including The New York Times, Rolling Stone, CNN, and ABC World News Tonight.
The House Jacks has performed with the likes of Ray Charles, James Brown, Train, LL Cool J, Jay Leno, and Crosby Stills and Nash, and at venues including Carnegie Hall, Candlestick Park, The World Expo, and The House of Blues. In addition, the band has performed and/or recorded commercials for celebrity and corporate clients like President Bill Clinton, Larry King, Aaron Spelling, Coca Cola, and Verizon Wireless.
So, what should you expect at the The House Jacks concert? To have your socks knocked off of course...and an added treat: at each performance, The House Jacks take audience requests – if, and only if, they are for songs never rehearsed. Improvising a Cajun-Reggae blend of “Bohemian Rhapsody” (think Bob Marley yodeling) or a Middle Eastern rap mix of “Like a Virgin,” The House Jacks leave audiences howling with laughter and screaming for more. Band members share the techniques they developed for singing on their toes – enabling them to improvise music without rules or boundaries.
Date and Time
Sunday Jul 17, 2016
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
Sunday, July 17, 2016,
7:00pm
Location
Firehouse Center for the Arts,
Market Square, Newburyport, MA
Fees/Admission
$26 Members - Sale to Members only
until May 15, $28 Non-Members - begins May 16
Website
Contact Information
Firehouse Box Office: 978-462-7336
Send Email