Jackie Brutsche (guitar | vocals), Chris Rosales (drums), Samuel Schmidiger (bass)

Die Spieler von THE JACKETS stammen aus mehreren legendären und bühnenerprobten Schweizer Garage-Rock n' Roll Bands: Sängerin & Gitarristin Jackie Brutsche spielte bei THE FOX oder THE MAD COWGIRL DISEASE, Schlagzeuger Chris Rosales bei REVEREND + LIGHTNING BEATMAN oder THE GET LOST! und Bassist Samuel „Schmidi“ Schmidiger bei THE BUDGET BOOZERS oder SUEHIRO COMMANDER. Der erste Jackets Bassist (2007-2008) Severin Erni stammte von den TIGHT FINKS und der LOW INCOME ENTERTAINMENT GROUP.

Seit 2008 jagen THE JACKETS ihre eigene Version des sixties-inspirierten Garage Rock n’ Rolls durch die Clubs in der Schweiz und im Ausland. Mit kreischenden Gitarrensolos, wuchtigen Basslinien, krachenden Drums und einer leidenschaftlichen Frauenstimme, unterstützt durch ein entzückendes Männerchörli, lassen die Jackets beim Publikum die Ohren tanzen, die Hüften singen und Köpfe schwingen.

Ende 2008 haben THE JACKETS im Star Track Studio in Schaffhausen ihr Debut-Album "Stuck Inside" aufgenommen, welches am 1. August 2009 im Rahmen des Stadtsommmers vor dem Helsinki-Club in Zürich getauft und auf Subversiv Records veröffentlicht wurde.

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Despite being formed in the Spring of 2008, The Jackets members are not new to the Swiss and European Rock-and-Roll-underground scene. Singer and guitar player Jackie Brutsche had been on the road since 2000 playing many live shows and recording with various bands such as Zürich’s THE FOX and the Bernese girl group THE MAD COWGIRL DISEASE as well as performing and working in various theater and film productions. Chris Rosales, an American who moved to Switzerland in 1994 from Los Angeles had been touring and recording for over ten years with several Voodoo Rhythm Records bands such as REVEREND + LIGHTNING BEATMAN, THE SUPER SUPERS and THE GET LOST!. Bassist Samuel ‘Schmidi’ Schmidiger has been setting stages on fire around Switzerland for the last several years playing guitar and singing with The Budget Boozers and picking the bass for Suehiro Commander.

Combining sixties garage, mod, '77 punk rock, Psychedelia and their devotion to bands like The MC5, The Monks, and The Music Machine, The Jackets bring a dynamic recipe to the garage rock 'menu'. What is important to note is that the Jackets play songs; their own original compositions that deal with anything from broken hearts (Get Back With You) or popping pills (Vitamin 25) to stories about lost souls (Sadie) and homages to literature (Mr. Stranger- Camus).

Last December the Jackets were at Star Track Studio in Schaffhausen recording songs for their debut album "stuck inside" to be released the 7th of August 2009 on Subversiv Records.