Artist Bio

Damn Jackals is a 5 piece Garage Rock/Proto Punk band from Brooklyn, New York formed in 2016. The lineup consists of Beau Croxton (lead vocals/guitar) Sean Burke (guitar/vocals/keys), Max Motchan (guitar), Sean McCann (bass), and Mike Goehler (drums).

Heavily influenced by late 60’s Garage Rock, early 70’s Glam Rock and CBGB-style Punk, Damn Jackals have a sound reminiscent of groups like T. Rex, The Sonics, and New York Dolls, highlighted by intricate and robotic harmonic guitar work paired with fuzzy lead vocals that reach many moods- allowing much variety. Their genre bending repertoire allows them to seamlessly evoke the upbeat charm of modern indie-garage bands like The Strokes and The Murlocs and then transition straight into a more relentless and punk territory via Iggy & The Stooges or Amyl & The Sniffers.

Damn Jackals regularly have featured a three piece horn section for their live show consisting of Carter Yasutake (Charles Bradley, David Byrne, St. Vincent) Jason Disu (David Byrne, St. Vincent,LCD Soundsystem) and Noah Dreiblatt (Blitz the Ambassador).

In May 2018, Damn Jackals released their debut LP, “Crooked Castle, Vol I", with shows in support at Baby’s All Right & Mercury Lounge in New York City. In 2019, the band did a 12-date Spring East Coast Tour, highlighted by a slot at Savannah Stopover Festival (headlined by Deerhunter, The Joy Formidable and Lucy Dacus). In early 2020, the band performed a packed local show at the Knitting Factory Brooklyn- with their very first Bowery Ballroom show lined up in May 2020 (with High Waisted) before the world had come to a halt in March.

Damn Jackals are now back in 2021 with live shows ahead and their best music to date- their new single “Lovely Nuthin’' perfectly demonstrates the duality of their sound, whether it be the crooning through the slick and clean verses, or blaring through the straight up infectiously catchy Glam-Punk choruses that are soaked in fuzzy guitars. You can expect more music from Damn Jackals where “Lovely Nuthin’” came from and more shows this Fall 2021.

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