Adam Jacobs

Adam Jacobs aka Jerk Star
Grit, soul, and six strings of truth.

Adam Jacobs — known on stage as Jerk Star — is the kind of artist you don’t just listen to. You feel him. Born in the rust-belt town of Warren, Ohio and hardened by years on the road, Jerk Star bleeds Americana with a rebel heart. His voice—weathered like old leather—carries stories of busted dreams, wild hope, and the kind of redemption that only comes after losing everything.

Pulling influence from the dusty echoes of outlaw country, 90s grunge, and roadhouse blues, Jerk Star delivers songs that hit like a shot of whiskey and stay with you like a scar. He’s shared the stage with legends, cut tracks with Santana’s own Myron Dove, and rides with the same fire as his contemporaries—whether playing to fifty folks in a dive bar or tearing the soul out of a guitar on a festival stage.

With a sound that’s been called “Springsteen with a steel boot in a gravel lot”, Jerk Star is part troubadour, part truth-teller—never flashy, always raw. Every chord he strums is a mile marker. Every lyric, a confession.

If you’re looking for something polished, keep walking.
But if you’re chasing a real voice in a noisy world…
Welcome to Jerk Star.