This provocative and entirely untrue headline was my way of:1) capitalizing on the goodwill fostered by our previous swine flu posts,2) letting you know that the recently reunited Boss Hog has joined the ATP NY weekender lineup, which also includes The Jesus Lizard, Melvins, Boredoms, and Black Dice.Echoing my earlier sentiments about this overpriced music [...]
THE JESUS LIZARD to play LONDON FORUM, 11th MAY, HARVEY MILK and GRAILS to form supporting bill! All Tomorrow's Parties are extremely excited to present an exclusive show from THE JESUS LIZARD at London's Kentish Town Forum on Monday 11th May. We are excited today to announce an amazing supporting bill from cult doom rock band HARVEY MILK and experimental post-rockers GRAILS, both playing their...
All Tomorrow's Parties are extremely excited to present an exclusive show from THE JESUS LIZARD at London's Kentish Town Forum on Monday 11th May. This show will follow their appearance at the ATP: Fans Strike Back festival on May 8-10th at Butlin's, Minehead (on sale now through atpfestival.com). The band's shows at Minehead and London will be their only UK performances and are most likely to ...
Seventeen years ago this week: The Jesus Lizard released Liar on Touch & Go. Today, a Steve Albini and Bob Weston remaster came out, along with remasters of Down, Goat, Head, and Pure. Below is the official video for "Puss", with a few other assorted videos from Liar after the jump. "Puss"
Dude, The Jesus Lizard are touring again! I mean, obviously they've already played Pitchfork fest and a couple other shows but that's all the way over THERE and I'm all the way over HERE. Howcome I'm always like, the LAST to find out everything? You wanna see the reason I'm so stoked??? (Among other things) It's (mostly) cause of this right here:
The Jesus Lizard have revealled a special release of 7" singles in aid of Record Store Day this April... ALSO they've announced a one-off London show on 11th May!
FINALLY a festival that promises fun, and lots of it! In its fourth year, the Austin, TX festival that is neither SXSW nor Austin City Limits is packing a serious one-two punch of good times and enjoyment. Fun Fun Fun Fest takes over the dusty utopia of downtown Austin's Waterloo Park for two action-packed days (November 7-8) full of a rad mix of up-and-coming acts and established performers. S...
MUSIC NEWS - 1980's indie rockers the Feelies, the Jesus Lizard and the Melvins have been booked to play the 2009 All Tomorrow's Parties festival, (September 11 thru 13) at Kutcher's Country Club in Monticello, NY (northwest of NYC). Other artists added to the bill are The Drones, Dead Meadow, El-P, Sleepy Sun and Akron Family. They join the previously announced Panda Bear,
The fans have spoken. If there's something they love more than a hot up 'n' coming act, it's the re-emergence of once-loved bands lost since entered into the annals of rock retirement. We've had Devo, we've had Spiritualized (okay, so they never retired, but still) and we've also had "sleep" (the band, not the luxury of rest).
The orginal lineup of David Yow, Duane Denison, David Wm. Sims and Mac McNeilly will be playing a series of shows throughout 2009, but the ATP hosted event will be the first live appearence from the Lizard since they disbanded in 1999.
UPDATE: Greg Kot broke the news late yesterday/early this morning that The Jesus Lizard will be reuniting to play the festival. The Jesus Lizard will be part of an opening-night festival lineup that also includes Built to Spill, Tortoise and Yo La Tengo. Each of the bands will play a set handpicked by fans. Anyone who buys a ticket starting March 13 will receive an email providing a link to a
Barcelona's Primavera Sound Festival is starting to shape up quite nicely this year with a host of new names added to their ever increasing list. Jesus Lizard, Aphex Twin, Shellac, Deerhunter and Bloc Party were amongst the latest artists to accept the invitation and they join a list thats already starting to bulge with big names.
(photo by Kris Mestdag)It was really quite awesome when news broke in November that seminal noise-rock band The Jesus Lizard would be getting back together for a "fleeting reunion". It's now every bit more exciting as the band's label, Touch...
Apologies for the confusing title there it's just that, a decade after splitting ways, self proclaimed noise rock band The Jesus Lizard have reunited for a select amount of shows next year. Consisting of the original lineup of David Yow, Duane Denison, David Wm.