Jackyl frontman Jesse James Dupree has kept his profile up in recent years taking part in Tru-TV's 'Full Throttle Saloon' television show and this year the brand will expand by launching the ThrottleFest in Kansas City. The music weekend will run Aug. 22-24, with Jackyl headlining the Aug. 23 date and Shinedown closing out the festival the following night (Aug. 24).
They say that the apple doesn't fall... oh, screw it! In my daily search of new music and talking with record label publicists, I've noticed that there are a lot of bands featuring the offspring of famous rock musicians. It can't be easy to carve your own niche in this business when your dad has already sold millions of albums, so it takes a a ton of courage for these musicians to go out there and
Jesse James Dupree of Jackyl fame is recovering from a nasty motorcycle accident that took place in his native Georgia. The singer was struck by a car on Friday as he was riding his bike along Route 411 and has suffered both a broken ankle and a broken foot...
Jackyl frontman and chainsaw specialist Jesse James Dupree is quite the entrepreneur. Dupree has just introduced his new beer, America's Outlaw, into the Wisconsin marketplace after healthy launches in Kansas, Missouri, and South Dakota...
There is a song that sounds like it would be controverial, titled 'Just Like a Negro,' on Jackyl's latest album. But despite the dicey vernacular, the song celebrates black music. Darryl McDaniels -- better known as DMC of Run-DMC -- is even joining the band for the song on Jackyl tour dates...
Jackyl singer Jesse James Dupree is a lifelong Georgia boy, so if anyone knows the hot spots in Georgia beyond the standard tourist traps, it's Mr. Dupree. Jackyl have just released their new album, 'When Moonshine and Dynamite Collide,' and it's a blues-rock gem...
Jackyl singer Jesse James Dupree is known for firing up the chainsaw and playing blues-based hard rock. While the band's largest national success occurred in the '90s, Dupree is still a busy, in-demand man, thanks to his TV production deals, the TV show 'Full Throttle Saloon,' his work with Kiefer Sutherland's label and of course, Jackyl, who just released 'When Moonshine and Dynamite Collide&quo
In this exclusive video clip, Jackyl vocalist and resident chainsaw soloist Jesse James Dupree runs around New York City for a full day of press and meetings, since he does consultant work in the TV business. Noisecreep even spent some time with Dupree, whose hair hangs all the way down his back, on his press day and we will post a Q&A with him next week.
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"I don't mind people saying what they want to say, but take the time to listen and understand reasons why, because there are legitimate reasons why this festival has been altered slightly," says Joe Litvag, Senior Vice President of AEG Live, of the newly revamped Rocklahoma to Noisecreep "I think once people understand and take the time to really put the facts together, they can wal