6/28/2019

the Jesus Lizard confirm December East Coast dates!

"...the Jesus Lizard endures as a force." - Chicago Tribune

THE JESUS LIZARD CONFIRM DECEMBER DATES

INCLUDES NEW YEAR'S EVE IN BROOKLYN, NY
photo by: Joshua Black Wilkins

The Jesus Lizard have confirmed 3 dates in December. The esteemed band last toured in 2018 to widespread critical acclaim and sold-out shows across the U.S. The dates are:

12/28 - Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works ticket link
12/30 - Philadelphia, PA  - Union Transfer ticket link
12/31 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel  ticket link

Tickets for all shows are on sale Friday, June 27 at 10am local time.

The Jesus Lizard are singular in both performance and their career.  Speaking to the band's live show, The New York Times has used the words "extravagantly good" while Rolling Stone speaks of the band's "shattering live performances." Stereogum have called them "one of the greatest live bands ever" and  Brooklyn Vegan noted, "...it would be hard to say the Jesus Lizard have mellowed in the 30 years since forming."

The Jesus Lizard formed in late 80's Austin, TX after David Yow (vox) and David Wm. Sims' (bass) previous band Scratch Acid broke up.  They started the Jesus Lizard with Duane Denison (guitar) and a drum machine and recorded their debut EP Pure with Steve Albini in 1989.  A move to Chicago prompted the firing of the drum machine in favor of Mac McNeilly (drums) and in 1990 the band recorded their first full-length, Head, for Touch and Go.  

While the labels "seminal" and "legendary" are often applied too easily, they both accurately describe the Jesus Lizard.  They released five more remarkable LPs before disbanding in 1999, the last being 1998's Blue. During that time, they toured endlessly and issued not only the critically acclaimed studio LPs but also assorted singles, EPs, compilations and a live album.  Pitchfork has said of them: "the Jesus Lizard raised a bar that few bands have reached since...Rarely does a band have each member adding something essential to such a united, ferocious whole."  

THE JESUS LIZARD ALBUM LINKS

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