In 2004, P.T. Walkley and Chris Daly of the New York City based band
Track Rabbit (Daly also was a member of Jets To Brazil) got together
with Long Island bassist Chris Cereda and rhythm guitarist Jack Dime to
enjoy a more straight-up, stripped-down, rock-n-roll sound. What they
found were The Blue Jackets.
PT, who had been composing a score for Ed Burns' film The Groomsmen,
was simultaneously fine tuning the very first song The Blue Jackets
recorded together "Four Cheers". when Mr. Burns heard the song, he
thought it would be the perfect song for the critical tail credits sequence.
That song is included on the movie soundtrack, which is being released
this June by Ryko Disk, and Mr. Burns then directed the video for the
single.
In addition, The Blue Jackets contributed a cover of the Dave edmunds
song "I Hear You Knocking" to The Groomsmen soundtrack, and they
have also licensed two more songs to Burn's upcoming film "Purple
Violets" starring Selma Blair, Debra Messing, Patrick Wilson, and Burns.
The Blue Jackets plan on releasing their first full length LP "Shadows Of
The City" in the fall of '06.
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