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Teenage Jesus And The Jerks
Artist Biography For Teenage Jesus And The Jerks
Teenage Jesus And The Jerks Were An Influential Post-Punk Group From New York City New York United States Who Formed Part Of The City's No Wave Movement. Founded By One-Time CBGBs Waitress Lydia Lunch And Saxophonist James Chance The Group Was Active From 1976 To 1979 Releasing Only A Handful Of Singles. Chance Eventually Left To Form The Contortions And Pursue His Own Equally Abrasive Musical Direction. Both Groups Were Featured On The Seminal "No New York" LP A Showcase Of The Early No Wave Scene Compiled And Produced By Brian Eno. Infamous For Playing Ten-Minute Sets Filled With Thirty-Second Songs They Sought To Take Music Beyond What Lunch Saw As The Traditionalism Of Punk Rock. The Group Left Behind Little More Than A Dozen Complete Recorded Songs With Most Of The Surviving Titles Collected On The 18-Minute Career Retrospective CD Titled "Everything". However Other Studio Versions Of Several Songs Exist Alongside A Few Live Recordings. Lunch And Chance Both Went On To Become Cult Figures Of The New York Underground Music Scene And The Group Has Been Cited As A Significant Influence On Subsequent Post-Punk Groups Such As Sonic Youth And The Istics. The Band Reunited In 2008 For A Series Of Performances With Sonic Youth Guitarist Thurston Moore. The Band Continued To Perform Without Moore Throughout 2009 Including Dates In Canada.
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Biography - Teenage Jesus And The Jerks
Teenage Jesus And The Jerks Were An Influential Post-Punk Group From New York City New York United States Who Formed Part Of The City's No Wave Movement. Founded By One-Time CBGBs Waitress Lydia Lunch And Saxophonist James Chance The Group Was Active From 1976 To 1979 Releasing Only A Handful Of Singles. Chance Eventually Left To Form The Contortions And Pursue His Own Equally Abrasive Musical Direction. Both Groups Were Featured On The Seminal "No New York" LP A Showcase Of The Early No Wave Scene Compiled And Produced By Brian Eno. Infamous For Playing Ten-Minute Sets Filled With Thirty-Second Songs They Sought To Take Music Beyond What Lunch Saw As The Traditionalism Of Punk Rock. The Group Left Behind Little More Than A Dozen Complete Recorded Songs With Most Of The Surviving Titles Collected On The 18-Minute Career Retrospective CD Titled "Everything". However Other Studio Versions Of Several Songs Exist Alongside A Few Live Recordings. Lunch And Chance Both Went On To Become Cult Figures Of The New York Underground Music Scene And The Group Has Been Cited As A Significant Influence On Subsequent Post-Punk Groups Such As Sonic Youth And The Istics. The Band Reunited In 2008 For A Series Of Performances With Sonic Youth Guitarist Thurston Moore. The Band Continued To Perform Without Moore Throughout 2009 Including Dates In Canada.
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