Jackie Carol is an emerging band from the Kansas City

Kansas City Metropolitan Area

The Kansas City Metropolitan Area is a fifteen-county metropolitan area that is anchored by Kansas City, Missouri and is bisected by the border between the states of Missouri and Kansas. As of the 2010 Census, the metropolitan area has a population of 2,035,334. The metropolitan area is the...

 / Lawrence, Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County...

 indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 scene. The band's lineup consists of Nathan Ellis (The Casket Lottery

The Casket Lottery

The Casket Lottery is a three-piece indie rock band from Kansas City, Missouri, United States signed to Second Nature Recordings.-1997:The band started in 1997 after Nathan Ellis spent time on the road with Coalesce. He and Stacy Hilt struck up an instant friendship and love for music beyond the...

, ex-Coalesce), John Cruz (Lucky Graves, ex-Koufax

Koufax (band)

Koufax are an indie rock band whose members are from mainly Toledo, Ohio. The band's self-titled debut EP was released in 1999 on independent label Doghouse Records, and got them noticed by The Get Up Kids, who signed them to their label, Vagrant Records subsidiary Heroes and Villains...

, ex-Proudentall), Greg Franklin (Ewok Grinder, ex-Believe It Or Nots), and Chris Wagner (Secret Club, ex-Glitter Kicks, ex-Revolvers). The band's debut, Check Check, was released in the summer of 2007 on Speak Music Media.

Members

• Nathan Ellis (Guitar, Vocals)
• John Cruz (Drums)
• Greg Franklin (Guitar, Vocals)
• Chris Wagner (Bass)