OUT NOW: Jay Reatard "Hang Them All" / Sonic Youth "No Garage" Split Color 7" + "Watch Me Fall" 10 Year Anniversary
Split singles are usually the byproduct of shotgun marriages and/or sleazy cash grabs by labels eager to exploit even most the tenuous connections between two entirely unrelated artists. BUT ENOUGH ABOUT OUR JICKS/LA GUNS single!
For entirely different reasons we're not getting more records from the late Jay Reatard or the splitsvile-population-them Sonic Youth and it would be the height of exaggeration to claim this 2009 curio is a highlight of either's vast discography. But that's what Matador Revisionist History is all about, exaggerating heights! Primo Carnera might've been 6' 5 1/2 inches tall in reality, but look the fuck out for 7-foot tall Primo Canera appeals to the PT Barnum, PT Cruiser and PT Anderson in us in equal measures.
Also, maybe you slept on a chance to buy it the first time.
Purchase Split Color 7"/Stream "Hang Them All" / "No Garage"(All profits from this release will be donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital)
Coinciding with the reissue of the 7", to commemorate the 10 year anniversary of Jay Reatard's Watch Me Fall, take 25% off the LP on the Matador webstore worldwide through August 8th. All orders of the album will receive a Matador Revisionist History slip mat while supplies last.
Stream/Purchase 25% off Watch Me Fall
Jay Reatard - Website
Sonic Youth - Website
Jay Reatard - Better Than Something - Danish Premiere
Danish premiere of the Jay Reatard film Better Than Something - August 30th.
Jay Reatard Tee For Charity
As some of you already know, last week marked the 2nd anniversary of the death of Jay Reatard. The insensitive-rock-history part of me sometimes thinks of the big pile of records he'd have otherwise made in those 24 months, but most of the time I think about the guy his friends and family miss so much. This morning, we were given a virtual elbow in the ribs by the folks at Yellow Bird Project, who are hawking a Jay Reatard shirt to benefit St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. The shirt features a Flying V w/ the Gibson logo replaced by Jay's initials. So it's subtle --- you can buy one for someone who hated Jay and tell him or her what the deal is after they've been wearing the tee for a year. Thanks to Ruben Cox for the link.
Shattered Records Family Showcase: A Tribute to Jay Reatard
This Thursday (March 18) in Austin, TX a fantastic collection of bands from near and far will be performing at Beerland in loving memory of Jimmy Lee Lindsey, Jr aka Jay Reatard
Thursday, March 18
1pm – 6pm
Beerland, Austin
21+, FREE
1:00 – 1:30pm Mickey
1:45 – 2:15pm Shannon & The Clams
2:30 – 3:00pm Hunx & His Punx
3:15 – 3:45pm Wizzard Sleeve
4:00 – 4:30pm Digital Leather
4:45 – 5:15pm River City Tanlines
5:30 – 6:00pm Cheap Time
6:00 – 6:30pm special guests (Matador Records)
Jay's memorial service
Jay's memorial service will take place tomorrow, Saturday, January 16 at 5:00 PM:Memorial Park Funeral Home
5668 Poplar Avenue
Memphis
We've been asked to post this publicly so that everyone who cared about Jay can attend.
I never thought I'd be writing something like this. We miss you so much, Jay.
Jay Reatard
We are devastated by the death of Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr., aka Jay Reatard. Jay was as full of life as anyone we've ever met, and responsible for so many memorable moments as a person and artist. We're honored to have known and worked with him, and we will miss him terribly.
Jay
I was on a flight to NY this afternoon and when I landed there were about two dozen text messages about Jay Reatard's passing. It is the height of understatement to say I'm upset, confused and deeply saddened by the loss of one of the more amazing people I've been fortunate to know. In record company parlance, yeah, we've lost (let's go down the checklist) a phenomenal performer, songwriter, and insatiable music lover. But we've lost a great friend as well, and that's the part that hurts the most.We're not the only ones feeling that way right now, obviously. Jay's friends all over the country, heck, all over the world are dealing with this. I know his various scrapes over the years have made for cheap internet fodder, but the people who cared about him are gonna remember a real person that mattered to them. Our thoughts are with that very large group of people this evening.
Jay Reatard - "Waiting For Something"
In the lead-up to the release of Watch Me Fall last year, this documentary was shot by Alex Hammond & Ian Markiewicz.As we mourn Jay's passing, we thought we'd again share the film as we remember Jay's life.
Waiting For Something - a short documentary about Jay Reatard
Jay Reatard | MySpace Music Videos
Jay Reatard - "There Is No Sun", Live At Criminal Records
Things got a little out of hand during a Criminal Records (ATL) instore earlier this week when dozens of shoppers were whipped into a frenzy by one of the more controversial, polarizing performers of our era. But enough about Wyclef Jean's visit to Euclid Avenue, Jay Reatard's performance yesterday was yet another public demonstration of genius-level songcraft. And there's more to come along the tour route. ('Watch Me Fall' - available on LP, CD and digital files from The Matador Store)
Jay Reatard's Orlando 'out'store
As much as Jay enjoys hanging out in record stores, he apparently loves playing OUTSIDE of them even more.Stop by Vinyl Richie's Wiggly World at 2:30pm this Saturday for a very special out-store by Jay and his new band as they take over Richie's parking lot for a free, all ages rock show.
Vinyl Richie's Wiggly World
2436 E. Robinson St.
Orlando
407 895 0001
Jay Reatard Atlanta Instore
Holy crap. It's almost December.Anyway, next Thursday December 3rd Jay Reatard and his brand-spankin-new band will stop in Criminal Records in Atlanta for a very awesome, very free, very all-ages instore... come kick it.
Thursday December 3 @ 4:30pm
Criminal Records
1154-A Euclid Ave.
Atlanta
404 215 9511
Jay Reatard / US Tour Dates Starting SOON!
[vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/7667144[/vimeo]Starting Saturday, Jay Reatard is back in the States shredding clubs from Chicago to Dallas and everywhere in between (and East of the Rockies to be totally clear). And on a couple of key dates, Jay will be sharing the bill with The Pixies. For all of them though he'll be sharing the stage with Anders Thode (bass) and Jacob Elving (drums) of Cola Freaks fame. The three of them just finished touring Europe together and if the video above (filmed by our very own Natalie Judge) is any indication, they've taken to one another quite well. Be sure you check them out for yourselves when they roll through a town near you. And if bringing in 2010 with Jay Reatard seems right up your alley (apparently it's up Spoon's) then make sure you're in Milwaukee on Dec 31st.
Sat, 11/21 - Chicago IL - Aragon Ballroom (with THE PIXIES)
Sun, 11/22 - Columbus OH - The Summit
Mon, 11/23 - Pittsburgh PA - Brillobox
Tue, 11/24 - New York NY - Hammerstein Ballroom (with THE PIXIES)
Wed, 11/25 - Northampton MA - Pearl Street Nightclub
Fri, 11/27 - Boston MA - Wang Theatre (with THE PIXIES)
Sat, 11/28 - Philadelphia PA - Johnny Brendas
Mon, 11/30 - Wash DC - Constitution Hall (with THE PIXIES)
Tue, 12/1 - Chapel Hill NC - Local 506
Wed, 12/2 - Athens GA - 40 Watt Club
Thu, 12/3 - Atlanta GA - The Earl
Fri, 12/4 - Orlando FL - Backbooth
Sat, 12/5 - Tampa FL - Crowbar
Sun, 12/6 - Mobile AL - Alabama Music Box
Mon, 12/7 - New Orleans LA - One Eyed Jacks
Tue, 12/8 - Houston TX - Walters on Washington
Wed, 12/9 - Austin TX - Emo's (Harlem supporting)
Thu, 12/10 - Dallas TX - Granada Theater
Thu, 12/31 - Milwaukee WI - The Riverside Theater (with SPOON)
Jay Reatard UK Tour Continues
Photo taken from marïe's Flickr, used without permission
With the Cola Freaks guys now fully inaugurated in the band, the Jay Reatard tour bus rolls into London tonight. Only a few more UK dates left, so use your weekend wisely.
Fri Nov 13 London, Underworld
Sat Nov 14 Bristol, Croft
Sun Nov 15 Liverpool, Masque
Mon Nov 16 Dublin, Whelans
Finally, although the Jay Reatard live experience is a bit different these days, nothing can diminish the power of the old lineup. Their Pitchfork session wraps up today. Watch "Hammer I Miss You" below, or click here for the full session.
Jay Reatard - Pitchfork A>D>D Session
Today sees the launch of Jay Reatard's scorching four-track/VHS session at Pitchfork.Stephen and Billy's last stand, we're happy to have this one for posterity, but here in the UK we're also looking forward to checking out the NEW BAND (!!) this week. Find tour dates below the video, and buy Watch Me Fall here.
Tour Dates:
Nov 09 Brussels, BE -Botanique Rotonde
Nov 10 Antwerpen, BE - Bar Mondial
Nov 11 Glasgow, UK - King Tuts
Nov 12 Manchester, UK - Roadhouse
Nov 13 London, UK - Underworld
Nov 14 Bristol, UK - Croft
Nov 15 Liverpool, UK - Masque
Nov 16 Dublin, IE - Whelans
Nov 21 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom w/Pixies
Nov 22 Columbus, OH - The Summit w/Black Hollies
Nov 23 Pittsburgh, PA - Brillobox
Nov 24 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom w/Pixies
Nov 25 Northhampton, MA - Iron Horse
Nov 27 Boston, MA - Wang Theatre w/Pixies
Nov 28 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brendas
Nov 30 Washington, DC - Constitution Hall w/Pixies
Dec 01 Chapel HillC, NC - Local 506
Dec 02 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
Dec 03 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
Dec 04 Orlando, FL - Backbooth
Dec 05 Tampa, FL - Crowbar
Dec 07 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
Dec 08 Houston, TX - Walters on Washington
Dec 09 Austin, TX - Emo's
Dec 10 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
Dec 31 Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater
Jay Reatard on the cover of Death & Taxes
Our own Jay Reatard graces the cover of the latest issue of Death & Taxes. The issue itself is actually interactive, no jk. Check out what I mean here and look for the magazine on stands - it's worth the price of admission for the pictures alone. Buy Watch Me Fall here.
Jay Reatard European Tour Kicks Off Tonight
Photos by David McKenzie Grant
Jay Reatard and his new band are starting their European tour tonight in France, all the dates can be found below. As previously billed, he's playing with the Cola Freaks as his new band and by all accounts they're raring to go as this statement from Mr Reatard attests...
"Life has been great since I've been here in Aarhus (Denmark) the last ten days. Working on music all day, walking a half hour to the rehearsal studio, playing with the Cola Freaks all night. With the last band it was all overplaying - turn it up, play it fast - but the songs got lost in all the distortion. This new band makes the songs in a way sound more pure by scaling back and putting more emphasis on the melody and the changes. It sounds exactly the I wanted these songs to sound like live when I wrote them.
We added a lot of new songs to the live set. There's already been a secret show in Aarhus before we start a 12 country European tour before coming right back for those Pixies shows. Can't wait for those.
I also recorded a cover of Chris Knox's first band The Enemy - a version of "Pull Back The Shades" for a Chris Knox tribute album. I did it right in the bathroom of my hotel room here - put the computer on the sink, recorded the guitar and vocals sitting right on the toilet!"
L-R Jacob Elving (drums), Jay Lindsey (Flying V), Anders Thode (bass)
Wed Oct 28 Paris, Maroquinerie
Thu Oct 29 Cologne, Luxor
Fri Oct 30 Munich, 59 to 1
Sat Oct 31 Berlin, Lido
Sun Nov 1 Copenhagen, Loppen
Mon Nov 2 Oslo, Parkteatret
Tue Nov3 Malmo, Mejeriet
Wed Nov 4 Hamburg, Logo
Thu Nov 5 Prague, Matrix
Fri Nov 6 Vienna, B72
Sat Nov 7 Bologna, Covo
Sun Nov 8 Clermont Ferrand, Coop de Mai
Mon Nov 9 Brussels, Botanique Rotonde
Tue Nov 10 Birmingham, Bar Academy
Wed Nov 11 Glasgow, King Tuts
Thu Nov 12 Manchester, Roadhouse
Fri Nov 13 London, Underworld
Sat Nov 14 Bristol, Croft
Sun Nov 15 Liverpool, Masque
Mon Nov 16 Dublin, Whelans
Jay Reatard - New Rhythm Section, New Euro & US Dates, Pixies Support, etc.
(from Buck Lewis' Flickr stream)
Followers of Twitter and some of the more popular rock blogs probably read recently that bassist Stephen Pope and drummer Billy Hayes had left Jay Reatard's touring band ; while said move required the cancellation of some dates on the West Coast, we're happy to announce Jay will be back on the road shortly, hitting Europe next week and the U.S. in late November, with the newly ensconced rhythm section of Anders Thode (bass) and Jacob Elving (drums), both from Danish punk titans the Cola Freaks, along for the ride.
You'll note from the dates below that Jay is opening for The Pixies in Chicago, New York, Boston and Washington D.C. There's also a New Year's Eve date supporting Spoon in Miwaukee.
Wed Oct 28 Paris,Maroquinerie
Fri Oct 30 Munich, 59 to 1
Sat Oct 31 Berlin, Lido
Sun Nov 1 Copenhagen, Loppen
Mon Nov 2 Oslo, Parkteatret
Tue Nov 3 Malmo, Mejeriet
Thu Nov 5 Prague, Matrix
Fri Nov 6 Vienna, B72
Sat Nov 7 Bologna, Covo
Sun Nov 8 Clermont Ferrand, Coop de Mai
Mon Nov 9 Brussels, Botanique Rotonde
Tue Nov 10 Birmingham, Bar Academy
Wed Nov 11 Glasgow, King Tuts
Thu Nov 12 Manchester, Roadhouse
Fri Nov 13 London, Underworld
Sat Nov 14 Bristol, Croft
Sun Nov 15 Liverpool, Masque
Mon Nov 16 Dublin, Whelans
Sat Nov 21 Chicago Aragon (with The Pixies)
Sun Nov 22 Columbus The Summit
Mon Nov 23 Pittsburgh Brillobox
Tue Nov 24 New York Hammerstein Ballroom (with The Pixies)
Wed Nov 25 Northampton Iron Horse
Fri Nov 27 Boston Wang Center (with The Pixies)
Sat Nov 28 Philadelphia Johnny Brenda's
Mon Nov 30 Wash DC Constitution Hall (with The Pixies)
Tue Dec 1 Chapel Hill Local 506
Wed Dec 2 Athens 40 Watt Club
Thur Dec 3 Atlanta The Earl
Fri Dec 4 Orlando Backbooth
Sat Dec 5 Tampa Crowbar
Mon Dec 7 New Orleans One Eyed Jacks
Tue Dec 8 Houston Walters on Washington
Wed Dec 9 Austin Emo's (Outside)
Thu Dec 10 Dallas Granada Theater
Sat Dec 31 Milwaukee Riverside Theatre (with Spoon)
('Watch Me Fall' available on CD/LP and digital album from The Matador Store)
Jay Reatard & Comrades - The Shattered Records Tour
Jay Reatard's US touring in support of the new LP/CD/digital album 'Watch Me Fall' continues with the Jay-curated Shattered Records tour. Dates are listed below, but feel free to embed the widget below on your blog, website, MySpace profile, etc.
Mon Sep 28 – Chicago - Empty Bottle with Nobunny, Hunx & His Punx, Box Elders, Useless Eaters
Tue Sep 29 – Toronto - The Reverb with Nobunny, Hunx & His Punx, Box Elders, Useless Eaters
Wed Sep 30 – Montreal - La Sala Rossa with Nobunny, Hunx & His Punx, Box Elders, Useless Eaters
Thu Oct 1 – New York City - Le Poisson Rouge with Nobunny, Hunx & His Punx, Box Elders, Useless Eaters
Fri Oct 2 – Boston - Harper's Ferry with Nobunny, Hunx & His Punx, Box Elders, Useless Eaters
Sat Oct 3 – Baltimore - Ottobar with Nobunny, Hunx & His Punx, Box Elders, Useless Eaters
Thu Oct 15 – Seattle - Crocodile Cafe with Box Elders and special guests
Mon Oct 19 – San Francisco - Great American Music Hall with Nobunny, Hunx & His Punx, Box Elders, Digital Leather
Tue Oct 20 – San Diego - The Casbah with Nobunny, Hunx & His Punx, Box Elders, Digital Leather
Wed Oct 21 – Los Angeles - El Rey Theater with Nobunny, Hunx & His Punx, Box Elders, Digital Leather
Jay Reatard, Harlem To Play PDX Free Festival
If you're looking for a weekend fest roughly three weeks after Goner 6 and a week before Budget Rock 8, you could do worse than the above event. It could the greatest car-company sponsored event of all-time (though admittedly, I would struggle to name the 2nd and 3rd place finishers).
Jay Reatard's FREE, All Ages, West Coast, Record Shop Tour
After a day off, Jay Reatard's FREE, all ages, West Coast, Record Shop Tour (try saying that 5 times fast) is back in action tonight. If you're in Portland, OR we highly recommend you swing by Jackpot Record's downtown store at 6pm. Everything we're hearing from fans, record store owners and Jay himself is that these in-stores have been really fun, really loud, and really crowded. And well why shouldn't they be. Jay's got a terrific new album to celebrate and is one of the best performers around these days.
And a reminder for all of you in the Northwest, Jay invades a city/record store near you this week. You've been warned!
Tue, 8/25 - Portland OR - Jackpot Records - 6pm
Wed, 8/26 - Seattle WA - Easy Street - 7pm
Thu, 8/27 - Seattle WA - Sonic Boom - 7pm
Fri, 8/28 - Vancouver BC - Zulu Records - 8pm