DON'T MIND CONTROL

NEW COMP THAT INCLUDES 18 BANDS, ALL WITH MEMBERS OF THE INIMITABLE JOAN OF ARC (NICE TRY DIRTY PROJECTERS) AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIVES. FEATURES LIVE FAVORITE / EXCLUIVE SONG "GUIDER" FROM US. GOES OUT END OF JANUARY, PRE ORDER AND MORE INFO HERE.

NEW YEARS EVE

COME CELEBRATE NEW YEARS EVE WITH US AND DAVID YOW'S NAKED TORSO AT THE METRO. THIS IS, ACCORDING TO OUR SOURCES, THE FINAL JESUS LIZARD SHOW EVER. IF THAT'S NOT EXCITING ENOUGH, YOU CAN NOW BUY OUR LIVE OVER THE RAINBO ALBUM ON VINYL HERE. AND BUY TICKETS FOR THE SHOW HERE.

THURSDAY'S SHOW NOW A RECORD RELEASE

THURSDAY'S SHOW AT THE HIDEOUT IS GOING TO DOUBLE AS A RELEASE SHOW FOR THE VINYL EDITION OF LIVE OVER THE RAINBO. NOT REALLY A NEW RELEASE PER SE BUT IT'S OUR FIRST 12" AND IT'S ON RAINBOW COLORED VINYL AND LIMITED TO 500 COPIES.  ALL COMPLIMENTS GO TO OUR FRIENDS AT ROCOCO RECORDS - THEY PULLED THIS TOGETHER IN LESS THAN A MONTH = AMAZING.  MAKE SURE AND GET THERE IN TIME FOR IMPLODES AND FOLLOWS, GOING TO BE A PRETTY EPIC NIGHT.  UNFORTUNATELY WE HAD TO CANCEL THE DETROIT SHOW FOR REASONS BEYOND OUR CONTROL - WE'LL BE BACK RIGHT AFTER THE NEW YEAR.  PROBABLY IN THE WINTER WHEN IT'S BITTER COLD AND NO ONE GOES OUT.  HERE'S THE REST OF THE DATES FOR THIS WEEKEND:

10.08.09 HIDEOUT CHICAGO IL W/ FOLLOWS, IMPLODES

10.09.09 EXIT/IN NASHVILLE TN W/ BLACK ANGELS

10.10.09 BUSTERS LEXINGTON KY W/ BLACK ANGELS, PAPA M, BARDO POND

10.11.09 BEACHLAND BALLROOM CLEVELAND OH W/ BLACK ANGELS, PIERCED ARROWS

ON PITCHFORK TODAY

                              

                               

"OLD FRIEND" LIVE FROM THE PITCHFORK FESTIVAL ON PITCHFORK.COM.  "REVERB FRIENDLY CHICAGO ROCKERS".  WE'LL TAKE THAT.

RADIO K SESSION NOW ONLINE

RADIO K HAS ALWAYS BEEN GREAT TO US - WE DID OUR SECOND SESSION WITH THEM LAST WEEK, SONGS INCLUE GUIDER, OLD FRIEND, MAGICS AND NEW FAST.  PHOTO FROM TURF CLUB COURTESY GREG SIMPSON OF NEW BOYFRIEDS OBITS.

OBITS / BLACK ANGELS

WE'VE DECIDED TO ONLY START TOURING WITH BANDS WHOSE NAMES DIRECTLY RELATE TO OUR LYRICAL CONTENT.  THE OBITS TOUR WAS EXCELLENT.  THOSE GUYS ARE SO BAD ASS THEY MAKE THIER OWN MONEY (SEE ABOVE, COURTESY RICK FROBERG) THEY TOOK CARE OF US LIKE ONLY MARRIED MEN KNOW HOW.  IF YOU DON'T HAVE THEIR SUB POP DEBUT "I BLAME YOU" PLEASE RECTIFY THAT SITUATION IMMEDIATELY.  AS PROMISED WE'VE GOT SOME NEW OCTOBER DATES - A FEW DAYS WITH THE BLACK ANGELS.  THESE SHOWS WILL TRULY BE EPIC AND END IN SOME SORT OF WEED/TAMBOURINE HIGH JINKS I'M SURE.  HERE'S THE DATES, TBA'S COMING WHEN WE CAN ANNOUNCE THEM:

10/08 HIDEOUT CHICAGO IL 

10/09 TBA - SOME FESTIVAL (W/ BLACK ANGELS)

10/10 SOUTHGATE HOUSE LEXINGTON KY (W/ BLACK ANGELS, ATLAS SOUND, FAUST, OS MUTANTES, ETC)

10/11 BEACHLAND BALLROOM CLEVELAND OH (W/ BLACK ANGELS + PIERCED ARROWS)

10/12 TBA - DETROIT 

THANKS

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO MADE IT OUT EARLY TO PITCHFORK, WE HAD A BLAST. OBITS DATES START FRIDAY.  PHOTO FROM CPR'S FLICKR:

07/24/09 PIKE ROOM PONTIAC MI

07/25/09 EMPTY BOTTLE CHICAGO IL

07/26/09 TURF CLUB ST. PAUL MN

07/27/09 HIGH NOON MADISON WI (NO OBITS)

07/28/09 VOLRATH TAVERN INDIANAPOLIS IN

07/29/09 BRILLOBOX PITTSBURG PA

THE BIG ONE

WE'RE PLAYING PITCHFORK TOMORROW AT 1 PM - DON'T ACT LIKE THAT'S TOO EARLY TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE AND GET INTO THE PARK.  IF YOU NEED ANY MORE CONVINCING YOU CAN LISTEN TO ALL THESE PEOPLE. DON'T FORGET ALL OUR MUSIC IS FREE - LOOK RIGHT!  OH AND IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT GO AHEAD AND STREAM IT LIVE ON THE SITE.  I THINK THEY'LL BE TAPING US?

NEWS, BAD NEWS, GOOD NEWS

                                  

NEWS: THE PITCHFORK FESTIVAL IS FAST APPROACHING!  OUR SET IS AT 1 PM ON SATURDAY ON THE BALANCE STAGE, THAT'S THE SMALL ONE BY THE CHURCH.  THE FOLOWING WEEK WE LEAVE FOR A QUICK TRIP WITH NEW YORKS OBITS.  IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THIER NEW ALBUM "I BLAME YOU" STOP DENYING YOURSELF AND PICK UP ON COPY ON YOUR FORMAT OF CHOICE.  BAD NEWS: WE HAVE TO CANCEL THE TORTOISE TOUR WE HAD PLANNED FOR OCTOBER.  IT SUCKS, WE'RE SORRY, HOPE TO WORK IT OUT AGAIN WITH THEM IN THE FUTURE.  GOOD NEWS:  WE'VE GOT SOME MORE DATES WE'LL ANNOUNCE SOON TO MAKE UP FOR IT. DOES ANYONE EVEN READ THIS THING BESIDES ERIC?

INSTORE FOOTAGE

                                    
HERE'S SOME VIDEO FROM OUR INSTORE AT PERMANENT LAST WEEK - MARIGOLD, LUX AND PEARLY GATES - ALL COMPLIMENTS OF ACID MARSHMALLOW.  THANKS MAN!  TOUR STARTS NEXT WEEK, MORE ON THAT IN A BIT.