PRESS

" …they seem to truly appreciate the crowds that come out and put on a show fit for thousands."
--SF Bay Area Rock.com

"Burning Down The Underground stays true to the deep bluesy rock sound that has come to garner Jakes such critical acclaim. At the same time, however, Jakes continues to push the boundaries of sound and genre creating unique and interesting fusions of music".
-- TheMusicCycle.com

"Jakes displays great range and talent as a song writer. His music comes across as an amalgam of blues, folk, and punk baring the undeniable imprint of his travels...words spill out like a ray of amped beatnik stream of consciousness. In fact, it seems like spontaneous artistic bloodletting. Somebody get this man some more canvas!"
--Rift Magazine

"Jakes is intent on laying down some truly dirty rock and roll. The end result evokes T. Rexs’ mellow glaze crossed with Dylan-esque harmonica and Sergio Leone soundtrack/gypsy punk miscegenation."
--Pulse of the Twin Cities

"Tyler Jakes has a slew of great songs on his hands. This is one of those guys that I hear and think 'Why haven’t I heard of him before?' ... his songwriting skills are very, very good for an unsigned artist. I haven’t heard a song that I don’t like yet."
--The Audio Nut, Entertainmentnutz.com