the Jesus Lizard 'Moto(R)'

Director/Cinematographer - Jon Tucker
Thanks to Chris Kraft and Peter Tomlinson

Duane Denison says of the track, that features recent live footage of the foursome: “It’s not Motörhead, and it’s not Radiohead either…”

The New York Times described the new album as “a raucous record that recaptures the lunging momentum, stealth nuance and unhinged Yow-isms of their best work,” Consequence dubbed it “a rapturous return for the band,” and Brooklyn Vegan said the band is “as delightfully gnarly as they have ever been.”

the Jesus Lizard reconvened in 2009 for a limited number of shows and have maintained their bond both as friends in close contact with one another, and touring bandmates. “We literally only made the record because we thought it would be fun to make the record,” says Sims. With McNeilly highlighting the strong relationship amongst the musicians: “We are bonded by the music we make, and also by the respect we have for each other.”

the Jesus Lizard tour dates:

December 5 Louisville, KY Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
December 6 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
December 7 Detroit, MI Saint Andrew’s Hall
December 8 Cleveland, OH Agora Theatre
December 9 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
December 11 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel
December 12 Boston, MA Roadrunner
December 13 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
December 14 Washington, DC Black Cat SOLD OUT
December 15 Washington, DC Black Cat
December 17 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
December 18 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
December 19 Birmingham, AL Saturn

January 7 Glasgow, UK QMU
January 8 Manchester, UK Academy 2
January 9 Leeds, UK Brudenell Social Club SOLD OUT
January 10 Bristol, UK The Fleece SOLD OUT
January 11 London, UK Electric Ballroom SOLD OUT
January 12 Brighton, UK Concorde 2 SOLD OUT
January 14 Belfast, UK The Limelight
January 15 Dublin, IE Button Factory SOLD OUT
January 16 Dublin, IE Button Factory

May 2 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
May 3 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda Theatre
May 5 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
May 8 Portland, OR Revolution Hall SOLD OUT
May 9 Portland, OR Revolution Hall
May 10 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre SOLD OUT
May 11 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre

May 17 Paris, FR Elysée Montmartre
May 18 Brussels, BE Les Nuits Botaniques
May 20 Amsterdam, NL Melkweg
May 22 Copenhagen, DK Den Grå Hal
May 23 Oslo, NO John Dee
May 24 Stockholm, SE Debaser
May 27 Berlin, DE SO36
May 28 Köln, DE Gebäude 9
May 30 Lausanne, CH Les Docks
May 31 Bologna, IT Link
June 1 Rome, IT Monk
June 2 Milan, IT Magnolia
June 5 – 7 Barcelona, ES Primavera Festival
June 12 – 15 Porto, PT Primavera Festival


Rack track list:
1. Hide & Seek
2. Armistice Day
3. Grind
4. What If?
5. Lord Godiva
6. Alexis Feels Sick
7. Falling Down
8. Dunning Kruger
9. Moto(R)
10. Is That Your Hand?
11. Swan The Dog

Since their inception in Chicago in 1987, the Jesus Lizard has thrilled audiences all over the planet. The impeccable rocket-thrust rhythm section of bassist David Wm. Sims and drummer Mac McNeilly was the perfect launchpad for guitarist Duane Denison’s jagged yet clean-toned riffing and vocalist David Yow’s mercurial vocalizations manifesting as everything from panicked citizen, reality escapee or wounded sea mammal. The Jesus Lizard’s fury has carried on through six studio albums, two live recordings and a brace of singles and EPs, with the band’s seventh album, Rack, out this Fall via Ipecac Recordings.

[raluboon]

I saw these guys in Memphis in 1994 with a group of good friends. We met Yow before the show and gave him our terrible demo tape. During the show, he seemed to zero in on me in particular to mess with. He kept opening beers from his stash and handing them to me. I was 16 at the time. At one point, he put his hand in my mouth and kind of massaged my tongue for a while. After the show, we met the whole band and they were all super cool people. David Yow had a passionate speech about how my girlfriend should stick with me because his wife Suzy was the best thing that ever happened to him. Well, 30 years later... I haven't seen that girl in a long time, but The Jesus Lizard is still the best thing that ever happened to me. And the new album is great.

[timdennis]

Double D is such an underrated guitarist. In their 60's, TJL is still able to produce pure gold, in a genre that was supposedly reserved for those who aren't eligible for AARP. Fucking A, I can't wait to see them in Seattle next May.

[GrossMiscalculations]

This will be the best album release of the year. No doubt.

[kyleray]

Glad to see these guys back!!! They haven't missed a beat!

[Baribrotzer]

A friend was at a Jesus Lizard show, at which David Yow did one of his famed audience pass-overs. He lost sight of David, so he turned back toward the stage. Suddenly he was startled by a shadow over him, and a moment later something wet and floppy got dragged over his head. He then realized with horror that the shadow was David, that someone in the crowd below had managed to pants David, and that the wet floppy thing was David's sweat-drenched Mister Johnson And The Boys, which had been dragged right over his head.

[sstaners]

Goes harder than 90% of the stuff on the radio.

[Agent]

This show footage is from the garden grove show. It was a sick show. They were so tight and David made a bunch of jokes. It was peak performance!

[thesnipecatcher]

Man, I love this band. They still got it

[NoiseArtJerk]

Loving all new tunes, can’t wait for the album and show.

[somebodysnobody]

Ah, nothing rips as close as the Jesus Lizard🤌🏻 Still pulling punches, love it. Come to Australia 👍🏻

[CRAWLSPACEBAND]

Unbelievably refreshing stuff and fantastic video.

[Grenudoloko]

id love to grow old and be at least half of a Jesus Lizard. Such energy! Such attitude!

[matthewjames]

Hell yeah. Another hammer has dropped. JL are a well-oiled machine at this point. This sounds awesome. I'm looking forward to hearing the new album 🤘🤘🍻

[BrentDavis]

As a Gen X-er, this is almost indecently exciting.

[brunoparrot]

The video on this one is amazing!! Good stuff all around

[sadetpotes]

Please a great The Jesus Lizard Show in France !!!

[marinbah]

after at least 50 repeats I can say this riff is fucking sick

[jackgraham]

Belfast seriously excited for this one ❤

[ld]

JL have gone three for three on these early releases, I can honestly say the quality thus far has been at Goat & Pure/Head levels.

[josemanuelgarciaotero]

Can't wait to see you in Dublin; half of my life have been waiting for the opportunity! The last gig in the UK/Ireland Tour!. Thanks, guys for adding an extra date as after 10 days the first date in Dublin was sold out.