June 30, 2003
Ampwire Music
The Jet City Fix
With Dana Sims
Interviewed by Cassidy Myers
06.30.03

Ampwire: State your name and your position in the band
Dana: Dana Sims - Drums

Ampwire: Where does the name "Jet City Fix" come from and what does it mean?
Dana: The Jet City is a nickname for Saettle since jets are made here (=Boeing). A "fix" is a craving or something you can't do without - we want to be the band from Seattle that you can't do without!

Ampwire: How did all you guys meet?
Dana: Ty, Justin And I Were introduced through a mutual friend (Ty and Justin are brothers)...John answered a personal ad and Shane was tracked down by friends of the band after it became known what kind of singer we were looking for.

Ampwire: Where do you see The Jet City Fix in 5 years?
Dana: On the cover of Rolling Stone and touring the world as often as possible.

Ampwire: What is you favorite song on "Play To Kill"?
Dana: The Life...its the first song we wrote and sums up what we're all about.

Ampwire: Whats your favorite song to play live?
Dana: I like playing all our songs live.....if I had to choose one I'd probably say Bullet

Ampwire: What is your favorite venue to play in so far?
Dana: The Brick:House for all ages shows locally, Hells Kitchen for bar shows locally, Village Underground in NYC and House Of Blues in New Orleans from touring.

Ampwire: Whats in your cd player right now?
Dana: Deftones, Nebula, Post Stardom Depression.

Ampwire: Can we expect a new full length soon?
Dana: We just released "Play to Kill" in late April - we won't have a new full-length out for a while..we have begun writing a new record though and have about 7 new songs...2 of which we've played live already.

Ampwire: Anything you want to add?
Dana: Our website is www.thejetcityfix.com and we have a street team and if you want to sign up go to www.thefix-a-fires.com.

June 19, 2003
THIS WEEK'S BLAST: THE JET CITY FIX
Weekly Volcano
Ron Swarner

I spent five days in Puerto Vallarta with The Jet City Fix. After 86 weeks of rubbing the soft side of the South Sound scene with this rag, I needed a siesta in the sun. The Jet City Fix, a rockin' local band mixing glam, pop, punk and hard rock that's our area's best shot for national attention, accompanied me in "Matrix" fashion - downloaded and changing my perspective via two probes crammed into my ears. I needed a little attitude modification via this Tacoma-based quintet during my vacation in sunny Mexico. The Menudo-like resort male staff relentlessly bombarded the pool area with their nightmarish Casey Kasem cum Mexitrash techno party, checking their Y chromosomes at the towel hut before trying to out-maneuver each other - completely ignoring the bikinis surrounding them. I drowned the ridiculous with the healing powers of The Jet City Fix's "Play To Kill" (King Bee / Infect Records): 12 hook-laden rock songs, no filler - complete with four vocals, two huge guitars and a backbeat that keeps thumping the beer off the table - that sound as if they were knocked out at a garage kegger - the cleanest, best-sounding garage on the block.

I chuckled out loud synching the Fix's never-say-die "Fire It Up" and "Jet City's Rockin" to the neo Ricky Martins' gyrations. I wished, several times, that the Fix would show up, push the resort clowns in the pool and freakin' rock the joint.

"We consider ourselves a 'live' band," explained drummer and bandleader Dana Sims. "We definitely like to have a good time but want to be taken seriously as a band and musicians, so I don't know if we'd refer to ourselves as a party band."

Fair enough. They have the talent. However, I've seen their shows. People freak out. They smash beer cans on their heads. They climb on things. Women scream. Guys scream. Recently at Seattle's Graceland, the band's buddy was so overcome with emotion he jumped on stage, grabbed the mic and belted out his version of the band's "work-in-progress" song he now-called "Motherf@!#$r."

"The shows just flow," Sims added. "We bring the energy, the tunes and the attitude and go up on stage and see what happens. The results are usually pretty good. And a fun time is had by all."

The fun starts tonight at The Liberty Theatre in Puyallup followed by a Saturday night gig at Hell's Kitchen in Tacoma.

"The Jet City Fix are really good," said Hell's Kitchen booking/promotion manager Flash. "They have tons of energy and a great frontman."

These guys are all over the place - images of The Datsuns, The Ataris, The Briefs, and even the Goo Goo Dolls - but the constants are the rock-star vocals and catchy riff-driven songs. Shane Flauding's rough vocals sometimes lean toward Steven Tyler, sometimes Bon Scott, sometimes Elvis Costello, most of the time all at once.

As my tequila-soaked brain pounds with Sims's skins, I actually say out loud, "These guys have their own sound." My wife, blocking the Latin techno from entering her ears, gives me the "your career is over" look.

Back within my inner monologue, I smile as if I pushed the last kid off the hill. The Jet City Fix have a little bit of everything in their folder, but ultimately, they have their own sound.

Sims agreed.

"The five of us have a ton of musical interests that go all over the map. I think drawing from all that and making it work within the framework of The Jet City Fix has made us come up with 'our sound' while occasionally nodding toward our primary influences. To some degree we all love classic, guitar driven, high energy rock, so the most common nods are to Guns 'n' Roses, Motley Crue and AC/DC, but we have members that like emo, boy bands, goth bands and all types of stuff."

There's intelligence and reckless abandon to the music, which is written by all five as well as the lyrics - many about girls gone bad.

"All of us have relationships that resemble some aspect of an amusement park," Sims added. "Some are like roller coasters, some are like bumper cars, some are like a merry-go-round, some are like a haunted house, and some are like the Slip 'n' Slide!"

With a national tour, opening for several high-profile bands and the recent release of "Play To Kill" inspiring critics to spurt out pages of sticky-sweet prose normally reserved for hipsters like The Supersuckers - all before their one-year anniversary party - The Jet City Fix could rest on their laurels. But they're not.

"We set out to be a hard-working band that works hard, respects and enjoys each other's company, and strives to do this for a living as our primary source of time and income," explained Sims. "We are about 50 percent there. We're still 'paying the dues' as you say, but we feel we're on the right track."

Sims said everyone in the band is on the same page - dedicated and ready to work hard. They have half of the new album written. A seven-inch single with "Sick Of Drugs" (a cover of the Wildhearts song on "Play To Kill") and "Fisticuffs" (not on the album but a live favorite) will be released by Safety Pin Records in two weeks. And after they play to kill tonight and Saturday, they will keep the drive alive, throwing one Jet City Fix party after another.

I already have my sights on another vacation. What are you guys doing this fall?

May 26, 2003
An interview with The Jet City Fix is now up on Artsy Noise

May 16, 2003
An article about the grand opening of the Bonney Lake Skate Park appeared in the Puyallup Herald. You can read the article here.

May 15, 2003
THE JET CITY FIX QUICKLY BECOMES AN EHS FAVORITE
The Hornet
Jennifer Frank

At last month's senior meeting, (while all of you underclassmen were at the candidate's speeches) one of the coolest up and coming bands of Wash. graced the EHS stage with their presence. I had a chance to sit down with these guys the next day at their CD release show at The Brick:House, and this is what they had to say.

Hornet: How did you guys get together?

Shane Flauding (SF): Well, there was a personal service, like an online personal service, and these guys sounded sexy so I called them up and the rest is history.

Dana Sims (DS): Seriously, Ty, Justin, and I got together and started writing music. We found John through a personal ad, he was moving here from New Orleans; he called us about a month before we actually met him. And then we tracked Shane down through some mutual friends and convinced him to join our band.

Hornet: How long have you guys been together?

DS: Nine Months

Hornet: You Could've had a baby in that time

Justin McDonald (JM): We do.

DS: Our baby's [their CD] coming out today.

Hornet: Tell me about the tour. Where were some of the big places you went, who else was on it, any good stories from it?

DS: Started in Detroit, Michigan and finished in Austin, Texas.

SF: New Orleans was really cool. We played the Queens Of The Stone Age afterparty at House Of Blues.

DS: Most of the tour in the Midwest and Northeast was with a guy named Link Wray. A 74 year old guitar legend who's a crazy hoot of a man.

SF: We could tell you stories all day long but most of them you couldn't print.

Hornet: Are there any tours coming up?

DS: Yeah, we don't know the specifics yet, but we're going to be doing a lot of touring this year.

Ty McDonald (TM): I plan to live in the van pretty much.

John Wokas (JW): Down by the river.

Hornet: So how did recording the CD go? How was that process?

SF: We recorded our CD after only being together for two months, so it was a lot of hard work. We wrote three songs in the studio. It was fun, but tedious. Studio work is tedious. It drives you nuts sometimes.

Hornet: Are you guys on a record label right now?

DS: We're on a label called Infect Records.

SF: It's based out of Tacoma, independent label.

Hornet: Who were some of your influences growing up and now?

SF: Writing the album, our influences were probably Buckcherry, Backyard Babies, Motley Crue...

JW: Guns N' Roses

TM: AC/DC

DS: We all enjoy and love rock, but we all have other loves as well, and it makes for a pretty diverse helping of music once we finish up writing a batch of songs.

Hornet: Who is your favorite Powerpuff Girl?

JW: The green one!

Hornet: Buttercup.

JW: Yeah, she's cool.

Hornet: Who is the craziest band member?

TM: I think it depends on the day.

JM: and the liquor.

DS: The caffeine intake. The soda.

Hornet: Who's the most serious guy in the band?

ALL: Dana

SF: Ty and Dana

TM: I just don't like fun.

DS: And I just like to have serious fun.

Hornet: What's in your CD players right now? What are you listening to?

SF: All-American Rejects.

JM: The D4 I got in there right now.

SF: The Datsuns

TM: I got a self-help CD.

SF: How to quit drinking.

JW: I got Kiss and Motorhead in there.

Hornet: Where's your favorite place to play and why?

ALL: The Brick:House!

DS: Because it packs out with kids who really enjoy what we do.

SF: and Hells Kitchen too.

DS: Hells Kitchen is like our base for people who can drink of legal age and the Brick:House is definitely our favorite place to play where the booze is not present.

Hornet: Who's your favorite band to play with?

SF: The Geeks are fun to play with. We've played with so many good bands, and fun bands, that it's hard to really pin down one band.

JW: Motorhead was fun to play with.

Hornet: What do you guys like when you aren't doing band stuff?

TM: I like to sleep when I'm not doing band stuff.

SF: I like to get on the internet and talk to my friends that I've never seen before.

JM: I like to play with my real band.

Hornet: Where do you guys see yourselves in two years?

DS: In a bigger touring vehicle, with a bigger bank account. Put it this way, the exactness is not known, but we'll definitely be doing this with increased regularity.

Hornet: Anything else you guys would like to add?

JM: I'm single.

DS: Our new record is called "Play To Kill" and you can find it anywhere. We have a video for "Dumb Luck," it's online, and if you're already into the band we have a street team, and there is a link to our street team on our website. You can join up and help us spread the word. www.thejetcityfix.com

May 15, 2003
EHS GIVES SENIORS A LITTLE BIT OF A FIX AT CLASS MEETING
The Hornet
Bethany Overland

During the 2003-2004 ASB elections on Friday, April 25, seniors gathered in the auditorium for the last senior class meeting of the year. Seniors Drew Thim, Nicole Dubos, and Michael Jarman led the discussion on car washes, fund-raising and prom.

Mr. Smith gave the signal to wrap it up, and the seniors left the stage...the curtains opened, and The Jet City Fix blasted out the opening bars of "Jet City's Rockin."

"It was awesome!" said senior Drew Thim. "The concert was a great reward for the seniors putting up with four years of hell!"

Many seniors agreed with Thim.

This suprise concert was greeted by wild cheers from the 300 person senior class. Students were instructed to "stay cool" but eventually "lost their cool" as they rushed the stage. The concert was momentarily paused as Randy took the stage and ordered the seniors back into their seats, much to the disappointment (and possible anger) of the students.

"It was fun being there as a photographer, they put on an awesome show. I thought it was cool that they played a show for the high school. Things like that don't just happen every day here at Enumclaw, so that was a nice change from the mundane. Jennifer Frank and I even bought T-Shirts, we thought they were so good," said junior Rochelle Blake.

The Jet City Fix stuck around the auditorium selling their merchandise and talking with fans. Many students spent their lunch hour talking with the band and getting to know them.

Students who hadn' even heard of The Jet City Fix are now fans. The seniors who decided to "skip" the meeting were kicking themselves - they missed out on possibly one of the best senior meetings EHS has ever had.

Check out the band at www.thejetcityfix.com

May 11, 2003
A review for Play To Kill can be found at Decoy Online Zine - check it out.

May 9, 2003
KICKIN' IT: A GUIDE TO ALL-AGES CLUBS - Jet City Fix to bring rock-pop mix to Roxy in Bremerton
Tacoma News Tribune
Tara Anastasia;

Band Spotlight on: The Jet City Fix

Where they're from: Seattle and Tacoma

Members of the band: Shane Flauding (lead vocals), Justin McDonald (bass, vocals), Ty McDonald (guitar), Dana Sims (drums, vocals) and John Wokas (guitar, vocals)

Kind of music they play: "We mix rock, pop. punk, glam, and emo and blend it into undeniably catchy riff-driven songs," says Flauding. "We are a high-energy band that prides itself on giving our all when we play."

Where the name Jet City Fix comes from: Sims explains that they fused Jet City (a nickname for Seattle) and the word fix (as in "something you crave") because "we want to be the band you ... can't live without that is from Seattle."

Strangest stage moment: "We (started) playing a show for the Enumclaw High School senior class ... and the kids went nuts and rushed to the front of the room. The head of security at the school rushed to the stage, made us stop, and ordered all the kids back to their seats ... the kids were not amused (and) we were not permitted to play until 'order' was restored," says McDonald.

Next Jet City Fix all-ages show is May 16: With bands Go Ahead, Organized Noise and Paint by Numbers at 7 p.m., Roxy, 270 Fourth St., Bremerton; $6; 360-479-0655.

May 7, 2003
Indie UK music critic Steve Reason wrote: "Do you like rock music to be aggressive, loud, packed with attitude, but above all with killer tunes and choruses that you can't get out of your head? Does your record collection contain stuff by bands who play this way, like The Wildhearts, Buckcherry, Backyard Babies, Black Halos, B-Movie Heroes etc. Then you need PLAY TO KILL, by THE JET CITY FIX. Like all the aforementioned bands, they play hard and loud, but they deal in killer songs. They also have a quite brilliant singer, Shane Flauding, who has got the perfect rock'n'roll voice. You may already have heard ''The Life'', their quite brilliant track on the Changes One March ep, and this is not the best track on the cd, oh no. In fact its difficult to know what is. They do a cover of ''Sick Of Drugs'' by the Wildhearts, which is very true to the original, (enough said then), and they rock hard and fast on ''Jet Citys Rockin'' and particularly the closing track ''Fire It Up'', but for the most part its mid paced hard rocking melodic mayhem. The single ''Dumb Luck'' is here, ''Drowning'' had me singing it all day, but best of all, (in my opinion), is ''It Don't Matter'', if MTV get a hold of this, this band will be huge, believe it. So do yourself a favour and buy this, or don't say I didn't tell you."

May 1, 2003
Megan Seling of The Stranger writes in her preview of the Zeke, Camarosmith, The Jet City Fix, Dirty Power show at Graceland on 5/3: "So right now I'm listening to The Jet City Fix for the first time ever - it's their new record Play To Kill, which was just released on King Bee/Infect Records. The comparisons to The Briefs I've heard about would be believable if The Briefs were a little snottier. And if they were heavier, with less punk and more rock (but still a little punk). Okay, wait, it's a different song now and this song is a little more pop than the last one, almost like early Ataris, but with guitar solos and a stronger beat. Maybe that Briefs comparison ain't so far off. Spoke too soon - here's a "ballad." By ballad I mean a song about wanting the girl back. I hate those songs, so I'll skip it. Okay, now we're back on the rock track. A dirty-soundin' song about work and not wantin' to do it. I give up, this CD is completely schizophrenic. Makes me wonder what their live performance is like. I hear they're nuts."

April 24, 2003
Get your fix on Avenue 6
By John Larson
Tacoma Weekly Staff Writer

Jet City Fix has accomplished much for a group that has only been together since last August.
They have done a national tour, opened local shows for big-name bands, and have recorded their debut album, Play To Kill.
The five members have played in various local bands. Last year drummer Dana Sims began searching for people to start a new group. He got in touch with bass player Justin McDonald, who was interested in being in a band with his brother, guitarist Ty McDonald.
Things clicked well between the three musicians. Around 50% of the material on the album came from their early jam sessions.They knew they needed two more people to round out the line-up. ìWe knew we wanted two guitarists and a front man,î Sims said.
The other guitarist arrived by way of New Orleans. John Wokas had decided to move from to Seattle. He made a short visit, and brought back a copy of Seattle Weekly.
He responded to a classified ad the band had placed. Since he had not moved from New Orleans, the other three told him to call back when he actually moved.
Sure enough, he called the night he arrived. They attended a Queens of the Stone Age show, and hung out afterwards.
Sims noted being able to hang out is important. ìWeíve all been in bands where it was like a job,î he said. ìWe wanted five guys who could go out in a van and not kill each other.
While searching for a singer, they kept hearing about a ìkid in Tacoma.î People around town had seen him singing with a band, but no one seemed to know his name or how to contact him. A friend of Justinís finally got his name, Shane Flauding, and number. However, he had moved to his parentsí home in Sedro Wooley two days before.
ìThey tracked me down in Sedro Wooley,î Flauding recalled. He met them in Seattle and got a tape. He came back a week later for an audition, and every thing clicked.
The full band quickly went into a studio to record a demo tape. Things went so well it turned into a full-length album. The process got a bit hurried, with lyrics for two songs written in the studio.
ìDumb Luckî was released as a single. All copies in local stores have sold out. They also made a video for the song.
The bandís name was inspired by one of Seattleís two nicknames, Jet City. Sims suggested adding fix. ìThe word fix can be widely interpreted,î he said, noting its drug reference. He means it as getting a rock fix. He added the band is not into drugs, and its song ìSick Of Drugsî promotes an anti-drug message.
While its name suggests Seattle, the band has a strong presence in Tacoma. The McDonalds live in Tacoma. Sims grew up in Seattle. Flauding has lived in both cities. They practice in Tacoma, and feel they have a fan base in both cities.
About 75% of their shows are all-ages. ìWe really like playing for the kids,î Sims remarked. These younger crowds are more receptive to his ì10-foot rule.î
ìWe donít consider it a good show unless people get within 10 feet of the stage,î he explained.
All five members are involved in the songwriting process. Music is written first, then lyrics. All five have very diverse influences, which keeps things interesting. ìWe never know when weíre writing a song what is going to come out,î Flauding said.
The band has done a national club tour with 74-year-old guitar legend Link Wray. Sims and Justin McDonald had double duty as Wrayís rhythm section.
ìOur live show is much more intense than the album,î Flauding said. ìOur album is good, but our live show is what makes us the Jet City Fix.î
You can find out for yourself this weekend. They have an album release party at Hellís Kitchen in Tacoma on Friday, April 25. This is a 21+ show.
On April 26 they have an all-ages release party at Brickhouse in Seattle. On May 3 they play Graceland with Zeke and Camarosmith.
www.tacomaweekly.com

April 24, 2003
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Spinal Tap Had It Right
Tacoma Reporter

"Have A Good Time, all the time." Those words may have been immortalized by Spinal Tap keyboardist Viv Savage, but they embody the underlying philosophy of The Jet City Fix.
"We're a little glam, a little punk, pop, hard rock, all just kinda smashed together," says singer Shane Flauding.
"I think what ties it all together is our love of 80's guitar rock," laughs drummer Dana Sims.
"I love to rock!" agreed Shane.
Whatever you call it or however you want to describe it, you won't be able to get their first album, "Play To Kill," out of your head once you hear it. Songs like "Dumb Luck" and "Drowning" are as catchy as anything currently riding the Warped Tour train, while "The Life" and "Jet City's Rockin" simply rip.
While TJCF has built a substantial Northwest following in a very short time (mostly based on their knock-out performances) the release of "Play To Kill" will finally give the rest of the country the chance to experience the band's particular brand of ferociously catchy rock and roll.
The Jet City Fix play a free show at Hell's Kitchen Friday with the Dollarstore Cowboys, Post Stardom Depression, Bombchild and The Geeks.

April 22, 2003
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Northwest rockers Jet City Fix make some rude noise on their debut, kicking out a mix of straight rock and glam-influenced punk. With a commitment to garage aesthetics and rowdy lifestyles, the quintet sounds like Rocket From the Crypt without a horn section or the Supersuckers without the rockabilly traces. "Dumb Luck" combine punk and loud emoóit sounds like Green Day covering a Weezer tune. The bandís stripped-down approach and fluency with a variety of styles feels both immediate and well-rehearsed; we'll see how well it ages. For now, the obvious fun they had recording Kill is enough to make it appealing. --Matthew Cooke

April 21, 2003
Portion of a live review from the Motorhead, Dwarves, High On Fire, The Jet City Fix show at The Northgate Music Theatre on April 19, 2003 by Sefany Jones: "The evening started out with locals The Jet City Fix. The five-piece band played what seemed to be a hybrid of punk, pop, and ë80s style hard rock. The group displayed a lot of energy and even though there weren't many people in the venue they managed to get a fairly decent response to their 30-minute set."
This review appeared on KNAC.com and Gravemusic.

April 11, 2003
CD Reviews by John Larson
Tacoma Weekly Staff Writer
The Jet City Fix - "Play To KIll"

The Jet City Fix play straight ahead, no frills hard rock. After several listens to their debut album "Play To Kill", I can tell this band is influenced by groups like AC/DC and Aerosmith.
The opening track, "Invisible", sets the tone for the album with its hard-charging rhythm guitar and Shane Flauding's vocals.
The Jet City Fix seems to have much potential to acheive mainstream sucess. Just about every song here sounds like it would fit rock radio formats. They all fit into a standard rock writing formula, and the backing vocals really add to their overall catchiness.
Songs like "Dumb Luck" and "Drowning" display the band's songwriting skills. Both lean towards mainstream rock, with their catchy choruses and memorable guitar solos.
"Jet City's Rockin'" seems to sum up the band's attitude. "Come on Baby you need my fix/Rock n roll is what makes me tick."
"Bullet" is my favorite track. The lyrics are about a guy looking back on a relationship that has gone sour. "I need you like a bullet to the back of my brain/I need you like a summer of pouring rain."
At times, like on "Love It Or Leave It" the lyrics can get generic. "One kiss baby all I need/Your satisfaction is guaranteed."
Production wise the album sounds good. Justin McDonald's bass has a very bright sounds that keeps some of the songs really bouncing along. Dana Sims' drums sound a bit like I'm in the garage with the band, and I mean that in a good way.
Some critics will likely give this album a thumbs down. However I like it. Yes, the music often sounds like stuff I've heard before. I've heard bands doing something very original, but too bizarre or exotic for my tastes. This is meat and potatoes rock delivered with feeling. In my book you can't go wrong with that approach.
This is a local band. Their name suggests Seattle, but they have a mailing address in Tacoma.
The Jet City Fix will open up for Motorhead on Saturday April 19 at The Northgate Music Theatre in Seattle. Also on the bill is High On Fire and The Dwarves.

April 4, 2003
Dan Halligan of the Tablet writes "The Jet City Fix will release their debut album, Play to Kill, on Tacomaís Infect Records. Itís a catchy album full of pop punk and guitar-heavy rock and is out in stores April 22nd; itís definitely worth a listen.

April 1, 2003
A CD review of "Play To Kill" appeared in The Press from Milwaukee, WI.

March 19, 2003
Writer Frank De Blase of the Rochester City News wrote: "We slipped over to see Seattle rockers (and Link Wray's back-up band) The Jet City Fix play a smokin' pick-up show to everyone in town that mattered, with The Thundergods and The Shakletons. Apparently, these Northwesterners can't get enough of our cold weather... or our warm women."

March 5, 2003
Live review by Howie Fishman @ The Stone Pony - Asbury Park, NJ
Linkís new best friends, The Jet City Fix, attacked the stage and in less than one minute most of my ideas about the west coast scene and, in particular, the ìSeattle soundî, went down the toilet. TJCF is not Pearl Jam or Nirvana or Soundgarden or Smashing Pumpkins or anything else you may think they are. They are a loud, aggressive, punk influenced, well rehearsed music machine. They are not Seattle grunge. They are quite theatrical and synchronized on stage and some of Shaneís (lead vocalist) ìscissorsî jumps reminded me of Pete Townsendís moves. The two guitar attack of Ty and John (wielding Gibson SGs and 335s respectively) is quite devastating in conjunction with The Jet City Fix rhythm section of Dana on the skins and Justin, flat picking a Fender Jazz bass. All members were dressed in dark, if not black, garb with Shane making the boldest visual statement regarding the bandís influences with his New York Dolls tee. Toward the conclusion of their performance Shane expressed gratitude to everyone from the Stone Pony management and staff to the sound guys in the back to the members of the opening act, ìJackî. I thought that was very professional and very cool.

March 5, 2003
Writer Frank De Blase of the Rochester City News wrote about the TJCF after they played the Montage Grill: "Link Wray's warm-up/back-up group, The Jet City Fix, are a young, ultra-cool group of hard rockin' Seattle upstarts who played fast and furious rock."

February 25, 2003
Lockport, NY critic Albert Gritzmacher wrote this after seeing TJCF at Mohawk Place in Buffalo, NY: "The Jet City Fix - This band from the Seattle area - hence the name, Seattle is the home of Boeing - is a alternative garage type rock band. "Oh Gawd, do we need another Seattle Grunge Band?" you say. Well, I agree, in theory, but these guys at least, unlike so many of them that made it big, ARE GOOD. Lemme tell you, these guys have chops. Their playing was masterful and they resisted the urge to just make noise. What they made was definitely music, with lyrics you could listen to and enjoy, while the music pushed the point home. It's no accident these guys were touring with (and backing) Link Wray. They were good enough to share the stage with him."

February 20, 2003
Dan Halligan of the Tablet writes "The Jet City Fix have been rockin' out around town a lot lately. They are currently on tour opening for Link Wray. Look for their debut album, "Play To Kill" out April 22.

February 15, 2003
Dekalb, IL - Rocco writes: "The Jet City Fix absolutely rocked the place , lots of high energy RNR. They did not commit the cardinal sins of babbling incoherently about politics , shoe gazing , moaning about how miserable life is or wasting time between songs. It was one rockin tune after another , big standouts for me were , "Jet City's Rockin" , "Dumb Luck" and "Sick Of Drugs" , fun songs about girls , relationships and having a good time."

February 12, 2003
Local Detroit review #1(by Jack Seiler):
For a Wednesday night at midnight in Detroit - and 7 degrees - a few hundred showed at the upstairs ballroom for the Wraymen. After a local band opened the evening, the Jet City Fix took the stage and I mean "took it"--these guys rock and rock well. They say they have a new CD coming out in April. I will watch for it--they were good.

Local Detroit review #2 (by Don Rad):
Link Wray, the man who put the "edge" on guitar, was in Detroit on a very frigid Wednesday night for the first stop of his latest tour. Needless to say, the weather may have been icy outside, but inside the Magic Stick, Link heated the place up to the boiling level. The show's opening band, The Jet City Fix, from Seattle were the perfect opening act for Link. This young band got the place going from the start of the first chord. They had the garage rock echoes of an old Iggy and the Stooges, and had the stage presence of professionals who've been rocking auditoriums for years. Keep your eye out for these guys, I expect big
things to happen for them. Link Wray came onstage with Justin McDonald on bass and Dana Sims on drums (both members of The Jet City Fix). These guys weren't even born when Link was riding the crest of his popularity in the late 50's and early 60's, but they held their ground and rocked with authority while Link led them down his assault of guitar mastery.