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the Jet Age
Indie / Powerpop / Psychedelic

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SILVER SPRING, Maryland
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   the Jet Age: General Info
Member Since9/22/2005
Band Websitewww.thejetage.net
Band MembersEric, Pete, and Greg
InfluencesThe Who, Swervedriver, the Wedding Present, Ride, My Bloody Valentine, Dinosaur Jr., the Jam, the Rolling Stones, the Moody Blues (you heard me), Sonic Youth, The Verlaines, the Clean (and David Kilgour), American Music Club, Stone Roses, Th' Faith Healers, Rodan, Pete Townshend solo, Mamas and the Papas, Spacemen 3, Buffalo Tom, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Built to Spill, Quasi, Motown (particularly Stevie Wonder and The Supremes), the Nazz, Rodan, Pale Saints, Boo Radleys, Straitjacket Fits, Superchunk, Sebadoh, Yo La Tengo, Stereolab, Joy Division, Feelies, the Byrds (with Crosby), Silkworm, Ronnie Lane, Faces, Small Faces, Small Factory, Chavez, I've noticed Roxy Music is creeping in ...
Sounds Like"Careening, muscular indie rock"--The Washington Post
Record LabelSonic Boomerang Records
Type of LabelIndie


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   About the Jet Age
"[A] heart-pounding rocker … all of the riffs are stellar." Pitchfork (8.0)

"[T]he Jet Age have crafted a concept album that would make Pete Townshend smash his guitar in a jealous rage. What Did You Do During the War, Daddy? is a scathing polemic on the current state of affairs in American politics, but more importantly, it's punky power-pop, loaded with energy, aggression, tons of melody, and not an ounce of fat." The Portland Mercury (pick for the week)

"[T]he Jet Age manages to mix the hyper jangle of the Wedding Present with the cruise-control melodies of Swervedriver and the heaven-scraping majesty of the Who circa 1970. There's a clear, pure voice and vision in the midst of that mess of hero worship." The Onion (Austin), recommended

"The Jet Age are an incredible power trio who play with the same kind of revolutionary angst that made bands like The Replacements and The Wipers so powerful in their day." The Run-Off Groove

"[T]he band is spot on when it comes to delectable power pop that has scads of guitar-driven rock riffs embedded deep within it… The consistency here is what makes The Jet Age soar." PopMatters

"Compelling in its convictions and streamlined in its storytelling, What Did You Do is just the sort of album Ted Leo ought to be making." Pitchfork (Forkcast)

"A 35-minute emotional rush that wisely avoids referencing and specific politician or political event, WDYDDTWD? reels and swirls with emotion and sinister foreboding. It's a gamble and a half, but one that's already paid off." The Onion (Bay Area)

"Churning up the sophisticated punk of The Minutemen and Husker Du, the slacker cool of Dinosaur Jr, the sweaty R&B of The Who and the shoegazing guitar dynamics of Swervedriver the Jet Age produce a powerful concoction that'll fracture your eardrums." The Devil Has the Best Tuna

"There is more than a little Pete Townsend and Ray Davies in the Jet Age's auteur Eric Tischler. His band's new conceptual album is a direct descendant of Tommy and Quadrophrenia with Who/Kinks-influenced songs that slot into a three-act rock-opera format. The narrative is complex but any whiff of pretentiousness is squashed by the trio's frantic energy and raw power-pop attack." Creative Loafing

The Jet Age - False Idols - KEXP 6/30/08
"Eric Tischler takes you through the paces of emotion with his politically charged lyrics, alternating between smooth shoegazer and heavy, classic rock style guitar licks." Seattle Weekly

"Tischler poses controversial questions on Daddy? while simultaneously turning out a compellingly stripped down and satisfying indie rock record." Blurt (8/10)

"The brashness of the performances, powered by Pete Nuwayser's energetic drumming and Tischler's own guitars and keyboards, recalls a fired-up blend of the Jam circa Setting Sons, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, and of course, Tischler's beloved Who." Allmusic Guide (album pick)

"The D.C.-based band draws from the post-grunge inspiration of Sugar and Bob Mould while exploring challenging rhythms like the gleefully erratic Dismemberment Plan [via] vivid songwriting." Spin (Artist of the Day)

"The rumblings from each beat and circling strings are belligerently brilliant." Pensatos

"It never hurts to have a celebrity fan in your corner, and even at this early stage in the career of the Jet Age, extant for about a year, it's got a high-profile supporter. The Wedding Present's David Gedge, in a stroke of eerie prescience, recently suggested to the Silver Spring, Md., trio that its nom du rawk was more evocative and dynamic-sounding than the name Hurricane Lamps, frontman Eric Tischler and bassist Greg Bennett's previous outfit. As consistent as the Lamps were across their five albums, the Jet Age's Breathless marks a huge step forward, from Tischler's songwriting to the musicians' performances to the production and overall ambience. Lamps devotees, don't worry; Tischler is still unleashing bright shards of his trademark riffery and serving up literate epistles in his Roger Daltrey-meets-Robert Smith voice. But on tracks such as taut thumper "Ride On" (a showcase for the hyperkinetic rhythm section), the blazingly visceral "I Gave Up On Justice And Reason" (a Who homage) and the eight-minute "Big Deaths, Little Deaths" (jammy, but immaculately crafted), the Jet Age already has a cache of anthems. "Such a quiet peace ... to reach the peak," sings Tischler on "Deaths," and that seems eerily prescient, too. Because with this debut, his band has clearly hit an early high." --Fred Mills, MAGNET 73

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the console war





Jun 4 2009 9:30 PM

Was listening to some Jet Age today and realized I haven't seen you guys live in way too long. Hope I can catch you guys somewhere soon. Please let me know if you have anything coming up!
-Will
Grand Café





May 26 2009 3:20 PM

Fantastic! Have a nice day! Greetings from sunny Oslo!
imperial brut





May 28 2009 5:48 PM

hi the jet age!
it's been a long time since i didn't show out...
Still loving you (sic)
Young Pedal Co.





May 19 2009 1:32 PM

It was good talking last night, i'll keep you posted on the One Sec Analog Delay
Möbius Strip





May 21 2009 5:04 AM


Hey, guys -- looking forward to playing with you Monday!

mittenfields from washington dc





May 12 2009 2:57 AM

lets play another show together sometime in the near future!

dave
the console war





Mar 13 2009 11:26 AM

Long time no talk friends. How are things going? I was jamming to Breathless the other day and realized I hadn't said hey in awhile.
-Will
romaniac





Mar 3 2009 9:16 PM

Hi Jet Age, I already liked your music, but its good to see in the videos that you are nice guys too. :)

Anytime I travel across the big ocean und try to see and hear you live.

Many greetz romaniac
AERO Instrument





Mar 3 2009 12:58 PM

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7 Door Sedan





Feb 14 2009 5:23 PM

Hey guys, come on by.

Nacional





Dec 29 2008 11:15 PM

happy nouveaux year!!x
Yell County





Dec 16 2008 9:04 PM

Photobucket
7 Door Sedan





Nov 25 2008 2:11 AM

Hope you guys are doing well.

Everything
Petworth





Nov 20 2008 6:33 PM

Hey fellas!


November 26th at the Black
Cat!

The Speeds





Oct 20 2008 11:13 AM

sweet! nice work boys.
7 Door Sedan





Sep 27 2008 1:53 PM

Scott McKnight





Sep 18 2008 11:16 PM

Dumb question perhaps: Denny & Michelle = Doherty & Phillips?
Mondogarage





Aug 11 2008 5:59 PM

Pretty awesome that you're playing Fort Reno -- that's a hard show to get, and probably the one show I regret never having gotten to play in DC.

It's going to take a whole park of fresh air to let TJA's mighty mighty sound expand to its natural proportion!
Nacional





Aug 6 2008 5:02 PM

alright lads, hope you are well.

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x
7 Door Sedan





Aug 6 2008 2:37 AM

Cobra Collective





Jul 31 2008 1:41 PM

great show last night!
the console war





Jul 21 2008 12:59 AM

I'd have to say the Jet Age are actually the kindest sirs of them all.

We can't wait to play with you guys, we're promoting like crazy.
cait





Jul 17 2008 11:26 PM

Cheers for the add :)
twins of a gazelle





Jul 11 2008 9:33 PM

the jet age are very kind sirs (and they put the raaaaaaaaa into rock!)
The Hugs





Jul 2 2008 8:17 AM

goodtimes tonight.
Keep it fresh and new!
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