Press

Ryan Bradford - San Diego City Beat Magazine
“It’s no secret that being a drummer is often a thankless role in the band, so I gotta give some props to Jackslacks, a drummer who wrote and sang all the songs on Earthling Sessions. The album settle's into a comfortable groove quickly, peddling nostalgia via '50's-’60s-style rock, rockabilly and honky-tonk. Plus, the spirited ode to Ocean Beach (“The 92107”) is a fun, regional romp. The album’s peak comes during “Best Friend Gone Away,” which sounds like classic Beach Boys: carefree and warm. Thanks for giving drummers a good name, Jackslacks.

Jay Allen Sanford - San Diego Reader
“It seems to me, Ocean Beach has long been a place for songwriters to feel creative and free,” says drummer and bandleader Chris Giorgio, whose upcoming album as Jackslacks, Earthling Sessions, includes an ode to O.B. called “The 92107.” A founding member of Forbidden Pigs and Hot Rod Lincoln, Giorgio recorded the album at Mike Kamoo’s Earthling Studios in East County with the help of Billy Joel guitarist Tommy Byrnes. “I grew up on Long Island and met Tommy in elementary school,” says Giorgio. “We both kind of had affections for the same little schoolgirl and, although neither one of us saw that come to fruition, we did strike up a lifelong friendship. He lent an ear to the new music, at first as a personal favor, but later because he really dug the songs. The album also includes a reunion with his former Forbidden Pigs bandmate Billy Bacon. Giorgio has been part of the local blues, roots, and rockabilly scene for years opening for Stray Cats, Paladins, Blasters, Big Sandy, X, and others.”

FB - Slap That Bass Magazine
San Diego band Jackslacks release 11 original songs on the album entitled “Earthling Sessions.” (Due 2018) on the indie label Shield Of Love/Universal Music Group. With a very distinctive and reverberating Jackslacks sound the album is defiantly different from any other album I have reviewed.
Their sounds on Earthling Sessions have been called by some as “pop-a-billy” which, if the term actually existed, might be explained as a mix of American rockabilly, Rock n Roll and bluegrass, done in a modern indie music style.
The album kicks off with “The 92107” a great rockabilly number which reminds me of the early 80’s revival tracks from Match box, this is followed by “Your Time Has Come” which has some great harmonica playing in this modern bluegrass number. “Generations Hypnotized” is a great catchy tune that could easily have been done by the polecats. “Back in the Mix” is a full on country rock track with a rockabilly beat. “Don’t Mind Me” raises the pace a little with a catchy tune that crosses all the genres, this is followed by “ Invisible” a quicker tempo track with a great rockabilly beat, another one that sounds like the early 80’s revival. “Come Home with Me” is a great rockin track with rock n roll influences. Final track on the album is “Never Go Back” a slow blues grass track done in a modern style.
This album stands out for the bands distinctive vocals and style of play. If you want to try something very different and a little more way out there this may be the album for you!

Marcello Zinno - Rock Garage
America, the country where the rhythm & blues was born and where subsequent blues rock sounds prevailed giving birth in ages to many different musical genres. One of these is obviously the rockabilly and to recognize their native country we wanted to treat the new work of Jackslacks, coming from San Diego, touches the classic landscapes that an average Italian imagines when he dreams the States: sunny beaches, cocktails on the ledge of a bar and tufts for Elvis. So the references to R & B are very strong... Here the sound that is bestowed by the amplifiers is refined and layered, and that opens us up to great new horizons.



Scott McDonald - San Diego City Beat
As a founding member of veteran San Diego acts Forbidden Pigs and Hot Rod Lincoln, Jackslacks (aka Chris Giorgio) has long enjoyed a career steeped in rockabilly and roots-rock. But the drummer/vocalist has released a lot of new music in recent years, and features a solid cast of players, excellent musicianship and a retro feel.



Gwen Brooks - Scope Magazine
So what do artists like Frantic Flintstones, Long Tall Texans, Guana Batz, & The Cramps have that Jackslacks doesn’t? Not much if you ask me save the promotional machines and major record label support. This is a red hot band that breaks the mold with their classic rockabilly sound and amazing movements that will mesmerize and are shall I say, “off the hook good” with entertaining songwriting that has deep seeded 50’s rock roots but also possesses elements of melodic rock and a dash of Psychobilly. I highly encourage you to take a fresh listen, apparently there are still a few bands out there believe in playing music the way it is meant to be played.


Todd Wicks - The Eccentric
Still honoring rock and roll pioneers like Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent, Jackslacks also put a modern spin on his traditional American Music late last Saturday night by smoothly mixing classic & neo-rockabilly.

Thomas Crowley - Novi News
Forget noise, grunge, hip hop or techno. Straightforward, earnest, original rock 'n roll - the music of Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley - is alive and well. Jackslacks, a dynamic, roots-rocker is in the process of adding another dimension to modern music, by breaking new ground with an old sound.