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January 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Tour Announcement: Jakob’s 20th Anniversary (3 NZ Shows)

Details have been announced today that Jakob will play three shows across the North Island of New Zealand in celebration of the band turning 20. That’s twenty years of some of the best music – wondrous sonic excavations and explorations. Jakob 20th Anniversary Tour Saturday 27th January, The Cabana, Napier Saturday 3rd February, Kings Arms, […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged $20, 20th Anniversary, Auckland, Hawke's Bay, Jakob, Jeff Boyle, Napier, North Island, NZ Tour, Podcast, Three Shows, Tour Announcement: Jakob's 20th Anniversary (3 NZ Shows), Twenty, Wellington ·

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June 16, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 543

Jakob, Sines (2014) I have written about Jakob a lot – in fact I’ve even written about this album a lot – I reviewed it, I wrote a bit interview/feature as well – later we revisited that and most of the band’s career in a podcast with guitarist Jeff Boyle and there have been a […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2014, Harmonia, Hawke's Bay, HB, Jakob, Jeff Boyle, Kiwi, LP, Napier, NZ, Podcast, Record, Sines, The Vinyl Countdown # 543, Vinyl ·

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March 30, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 56 – Paul McLaney

Welcome to episode 56 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, L’affare and Yeastie Boys. This one is a chat with musician Paul McLaney. This conversation was recorded over a year ago – it was to be one of the earliest podcast episodes, and then I lost it, then I […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Chat, Conversation, Fly My Pretties, Gramsci, Guitar, Guitarist, Interview, Jakob, Jeff Boyle, Jethro Tull, L'affare, Mushroom, Mushroom Publishing, Paul McLaney, Rhian Sheehan, SJD, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 56, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 56 – Paul McLaney, T Leaf T, The Impending Adorations, Yeastie Boys ·

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August 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 28 – Jeff Boyle of Jakob

Welcome to episode 28 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. This one is a conversation with Jeff Boyle, guitarist and sonic wizard behind Jakob. The Napier-based three-piece has been an entity – with the same line-up, the same three friends – for nearly 20 years. I spoke with Jeff the day after […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Cabana, Ep.28, Hawke's Bay, HB, http://jakob.co.nz/, Instrumental, Isis, Jakob, Jason Johnston, Jeff Boyle, L'affare, Maurice Beckett, Napier, Phantom Billstickers, Podcast, Post-Rock, Russian Circles, Simon Sweetman, Sweetman, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 28 – Jeff Boyle of Jakob, Tool, Trio, Yeastie Boys ·

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December 2, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Jakob’s Annual HB Xmas Show: 2015

If there’s one thing I love about being stuck in Hawke’s Bay for Christmas – and there might only be one thing, after all – it’s the knowledge that Jakob will be performing a celebratory Christmas show at the Cabana in Napier. It’s an annual event. This year it takes place on Saturday, December 19. And […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 8pm, Cabana, December 19, DJ, Gig Preview, Hawke's Bay, Jakob, Jakob’s Annual HB Xmas Show: 2015, Jason Johnston, Jeff Boyle, Maurice Beckett, Napier, PR, Promo, Saturday, Sines, Vinyl ·

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October 12, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Impending Adorations: Threshold

The Impending Adorations Threshold Paul McLaney Three years ago Paul McLaney’s Impending Adorations moniker had released Further, the third album inside a year (the previous two being Gestalt and Intentions) and the wise assumption was that within three or six months we’d have a new album; he’d always planned his Impending Adorations project as creating […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Andy Keegan, Anthology, Further, Gestalt, GIFT, Gramsci, Hummel, Intentions, Jakob, Jeff Boyle, Paul McLaney, Quadrilogy, Rhian Sheehan, The Impending Adorations, Threshold ·

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December 23, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Jakob (Dec 20, Napier)

Jakob Cabana Saturday, December 20 It’s an annual event – the Jakob Christmas show. Their hometown gig, a gift to the people of Napier…and for the last two years in a row I’ve felt very lucky to be in Hawke’s Bay at the very right time. Last year it was a big deal as the […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2014, Cabana, December 20, Gig Review, Jakob, Jason Johnston, Jeff Boyle, Live, Live Gig, Maurice Beckett, Moa Belt, Napier, Saturday, The Moa Belt, Xmas ·

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October 2, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Jakob: What’s so funny about injured hands, dissolving labels and eight years between records?

Jakob is set to return – in just a couple of weeks – with its best album and a tour to follow. This would be news anyway – it is news. Jakob is one of New Zealand’s greatest bands, despite, still, being a hidden weapon of sorts, a secret – a special story: three guys […]
Posted in Blog, Interviews · Tagged dissolving labels and eight years between records?, Hawke's Bay, Interview, Isis, Jakob, Jakob: What’s so funny about injured hands, Jason Johnston, Jeff Boyle, Maurice Beckett, Napier, New Album, October 17 2014, Post-Rock, Sines, Tool ·

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January 16, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Gargle & Bosques de mi Mente: Absence

Gargle and Bosques de mi Mente Absence Fluttery Records Japanese post-rock duo Gargle contacted Spanish contemporary classical composer Bosques de mi Mente with the idea of collaborating on a piece of music for their new album – they had met and shared a stage in 2011 so the idea of working together soon turned into […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Absence, Album Review, Bosques de mi Mente, Gargle, Gargle & Bosques de mi Mente, Jakob, Jeff Boyle, Rhian Sheehan ·

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April 6, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Mean: Knowing

Mean Knowing (Independent) This band/project, and this album/project will go some way toward closing the gap between albums by Jakob. Here, Jakob’s guitarist Jeff Boyle shapes seven instrumental pieces – a winding, evolving post-rock journey – with Hamish Walker (from Avotor and Keretta). The result cleverly – clearly – references the work they have done […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Avotor, Bandcamp, Hamish Walker, HDU, Jakob, Jasper de Roos, Jeff Boyle, Keretta, Knowing, Mean, Meterman, Mountaineater, Tristan Dingemans ·

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December 18, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Jeff Boyle

Jeff Boyle is the guitar player for Jakob  and sometimes gets to work with Rhian Sheehan and very occasionally Mean. Here are five albums he’s loving right now… 1 – Radiohead, The King Of Limbs: Radiohead is my favourite band, hands down. So when I gave King Of Limbs the first listen and I got that […]
Posted in Blog, Special Guests · Tagged Five Albums I'm Loving Right Now, Jakob, Jeff Boyle ·

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