The Jesus Lizard returns with Rack (Episode 986)
The Jesus Lizard is back! The band is set to release \u201cRack\u201d on September 13, their first new album of new music since \u201cBlue\u201d (1998).
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TJL guitarist Duane Denison joins me for a conversation about the new album, the early Chicago days, and whether \u201cRack\u201d and a lengthy tour are signs of what\u2019s to come for the band.
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In Chicago? Don\u2019t miss the Jesus Lizard\u2019s return: they\u2019ll be playing the Warm Love Cool Dreams festival at Salt Shed on September 28.
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While I\u2019m on the topic of the Jesus Lizard\u2019s live show, I\u2019ve always loved this quote from John Haggerty (Pegboy/Naked Raygun) about an especially memorable night:\xa0
\u201cThey\u2019re playing; they get through about two or three songs, and a full bottle of beer comes shooting from the back of the audience, hits Dave Yow square in the head. He goes down like a ton of bricks. He\u2019s out cold, like a light. The band keeps playing for a little while, then they realize he\u2019s not going to get up. So they stop playing. There\u2019s a bunch of sauntering about\u2014what are we going to do? What\u2019s happening? It went on for what seemed like a really long time, but I\u2019m sure it was only two or three minutes. After this extended period of time, being passed out cold on the floor, he gets up and he says, \u2018Nice shot, asshole.\u2019 Before the word \u2018asshole\u2019 was even out of his mouth, they were into the next song and they just continued as if nothing had happened.\u201d
Photo credit: Joshua Black Wilkins
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