JARGON News

New Releases for 2009:

SLT "Dirty Sleep"

As seen at Rockinrochester.com!

More details to come!

The Sweet Action "A Little Taste of..." CD release Party

Saturday Night February 17th 2007 at The Bug Jar, Rochester, NY

with WITR "Whole Lotta Shakin'" DJ Mike Murray; Poetry by Dagwood MacFadden; Greg Townson with his Rock-N-Roll Revue and the return of The Riviera Playboys!

 

 

2006 : The Fashionistas "Faux Couture" Out Now! Anti-fashion Rock-n-roll Pirates trying not to make a statement with their anti-politico cosmic non-comital underground whatever!

October 2005: The Riviera Playboys "Ambassadors of Rock-N-Roll!" Euro-Tour 2005 December 1-17

September 2005 : "The Riviera Playboys latest album "Ambassadors of Rock-N-Roll !" is available NOW... 12" Vinyl & CD! on Screaming Apple Records.

"SKY SAXON & GREEN FORESTS" Release out soon!: Watch out for this project currently in production at the Saxon Studios. Saxon head honcho Dave Anderson assembled a super group earlier this year featuring members of the Riviera Playboys, Chesterfield Kings, McFadden's Parachute,The Trillium, Moviees & others to back Sky Saxon on his latest undertaking. All new material-a team effort between Sky & Dave that will blow your mind!

September 2005 : "Hi-RISERS BACK AT SAXON STUDIOS" : Rochester's Hi-Risers are at it again! Their successful stint earlier this year at Saxon with Eddie Angel, resulted in the ultra-gear "Eddie Angel Meets The Beatles" CD on the Spinout label. Now the Hi-Risers are back preparing their latest, "Rockin' Spree" for a late 2005 release. Also, the boys will be recording with Kaiser George this autumn at Saxon Studios!

February 2004: "Hi-RISERS NEW CD RECORDED AT SAXON" : Rochester's Hi-Risers have completed recording their 4th full length CD "That Rock & Roll Beat!" Saxon Studios! Acording to Dave Anderson at Saxon, this is their rockinest set yet!

January 2004: "WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN, COM-PILE-ATION" released! : The compilation featuring artists from all over the world, plus a slew of local artists, was mastered right here at SAXON STUDIOS! For more info, check out www.garagepop.records.com ! Included on the compilation are JARGON Recording artists THE RIVIERA PLAYBOYS, BADENOVS, FANMAN, FERTILITY RITE BROS., FRAT HOUSE CATS and SYD THE KYD!

12/20/03: "GARAGE-CHESTER 2003" a success! : The Franks, Riviera Playboys, and McFadden's Parchute with the Quitters rocked the Bug Jar on Sat. Dec. 20th. The most pleasant suprise of the evening were St. Philip's Escalator, the latest on Rochester's Garage-Psych scene! They covered Blue Cheer, The Chocolate Watchband, Cream plus plenty of other freaky grooves-It was like Monterey '67!

10/25/03: FERTILITY RITE BROS. ON CD! The 1988-1989 recordings by Rochester's FERTILITY RITE BROTHERS are finally available on CD! Recorded at the "old" Jargon studios on Sidney Street,"The Fertility Rite Bros....At Last!" combines original FRB favorites like "I Got The Message" Pamela Dianne" and "It's People Like You" with covers by Iggy, The Ventures, Little Willie & the Adolescents, Bo Diddley & Motorhead! THE FERTILITY RITE BROS....."AT LAST!" finally available on JARGON CD's!

09/21/03: EMBROOKS show a rockin' sucess! : The room was full of energy on Friday night, Sept. 19th at Monty's Krown in Rochester; The Riviera Playboys opened up the show and the Embrooks did their best to channel the energy from a 1967 Who concert ! Rock 'n' Roll, baby!

09/17/03: RIVIERA PLAYBOYS 2003 GERMAN TOUR Pictures are up! Click HERE to check it out!

09/12/03: Jargon Records welcomes "FANMAN" to it's roster! The group from Wilhelmshaven, Germany plays loud, fast und dark! Check back for info on their soon to be released CD on Jargon!

New...2003 FROM JARGON RECORDS & CD's!

NEW 2003 PROJECTS RECENTLY COMPLETED AT SAXON STUDIOS:
  • The Hi-Risers latest to be released on Spinout Records sometime this fall
  • The Grinder's 3rd CD
  • The Blastoffs new CD out now on Trashcan Records
  • The Univ. Of Rochester co-ed acapella group "After Hours" new CD "Pit Stop".
  • Ruby Shooz new live CD recorded live on-site at the New York State Fair by the Saxon Recording crew & mixed at mastered at Saxon....
  • The Rochester punk group "Serious" has just completed their latest CD at Saxon.....

07/31/03: NEW RELEASES!

The McFadden Parachute, Supernova CD -- The latest psychedellic-garage-punk album from one of Rochester's most noted rock n' roll stalwarts.

The Riviera Playboys, I Can't Understand 45 EP; ...Go Primal limited edition CD -- More rock n' roll that you can handle! These, and other Jargon Records releases are available at The Bop Shop.

06/11/03:The Riviera Playboys thoroughly rocked a crowd of 600 at the Swamp Room Happening in Hannover. They play in Chemnitz tonight, and Braunschweig on Friday.

06/02/03: The Riviera Playboys tour is a smashing success. Over 300 people turned out for their first gig. And that's only the beginning! Bob forgot where he was at the end of the set and blurted out "Thank you, we're the Insiders".

04/18/03: New Releases on Jargon Records:

McFadden's Parachute - Black Fuzz: The latest collection from Rochester's garage/psych stalwart

Galactic Harbour: Opium Sunrise (featured cut: Put Down of a Loser)

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