The Jesus Lizard

All hail the second coming

"...It's only fitting that the second coming of the Jesus Lizard follows in the wake of Scratch Acid's blistering..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Playback: David Yow Meets the Jazzus Lizard

David Yow fronts the Jazzus Lizard, Cherubs knock off 22 years of rust, Preston Hubbard dies, and Blind Lemon Jefferson gets kicked off Texas license plates

"...on his band's music." So what the hell is Jesus Lizard singer David Yow doing fronting the Jazzus Lizard,..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

King Gizz, Jesus & Mary Chain, Osees, W.I.T.C.H., and L7 Emerge on Levitation 2022 Lineup

Halloween week concert curation comes into focus

"...Australia’s King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, who first played at the Austin event when..."

June 29, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback – Typecast: David Yow & Brett Bradford

Scratch Acid and the Jesus Lizard in their new roles, plus a Twin Peaks themed concert

"...crowds as the frontman for Scratch Acid and the Jesus Lizard. Now a forthcoming wave of significant film roles..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Live Music Recommendations for the Weekend

Your weekend soundtrack to new fall beginnings.

"...Seismic Dance event escapes the Carson Creek curse, the Jesus Lizard wiggles at ACL live, and Yo La Tengo..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

Levitation Adds Flipper, Flaming Lips & David J

Mercury Rev, Cherubs, Windhand, and Vagabon also set for November fest

"...former Austinite David Yow, of Scratch Acid and the Jesus Lizard, handling vocals...."

July 23, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

I Am a DJ

I am what I play ... On My KUTX

"...hasn’t been any good music recorded after 1970.” The Jesus Lizard, Blue Öyster Cult, Scorpions – he would have..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

This Weekend's Your Last Chance to See the Human/Animal Hybrids

Brought to you by painter Malcolm Bucknall at the Wally Workman Gallery

"...Malcolm Bucknall's falling dog is on the Jesus Lizard t-shirt I inherited from my ex-wife...."

Feb. 22, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

How the Gods Kill

Danzig and the Jesus Lizard headline the fourth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest

"...the names are a little overwhelming at first: The Jesus Lizard, Danzig, Flipper, Death, Ratatat, Of Montreal, Mission of..."

Aug. 25, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

Scratch Acid Makes Rare Appearance in Austin on Saturday… to Recount Escapades Past

Bradford, Sims, and Washam pop up at David Yow’s interview show

"...more alcohol. Over the course of three hours, the Jesus Lizard and Scratch Acid screamer produced a multitude of..."

July 10, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Jesus Lizard

Reissues

"...The Jesus LizardHead/Pure (Touch and Go) The Jesus LizardGoat (Touch and..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Playback – SXSW: Zero Hour

SXSW started early this year, but now – as usual – everything hits at once

"...online and around the clock, so bookmark austinchronicle.com/daily/music. The Jesus Lizard Book..."

March 14, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Total Sound Group Direct Action Committee: A New Campaign

Begin your write-in campaign for Poison 13 duo Tim Kerr and Mike Carroll to reunite Total Sound Group Direct Action Committee – possibly at Grizzly Hall, with Leo Rondeau opening!

"...The Jazzus Lizard welcomes Jesus Lizard screamer David Yow on Aug. 27..."

May 27, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Greatest Gift

An oral history unearthing one of post-punk's most seminal acts: Austin's Scratch Acid

"...Scratch Acid's most direct descendant was the Jesus Lizard, formed in Chicago by Yow and Sims with..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Music Feature by Greg Beets

The Jesus Lizard Bang (Touch & Go)

National Records

"...The Jesus LizardBang (Touch & Go) Here, in the mass grave..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Sxsw

"...LIZARD MUSIC: If you've ever suspected that Shannon Hoon didn't..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Off the Record

Reunion fever hits close to home: Faces, the Kinks, the Jesus Lizard, and more

"..."The Greatest Gift," Sept. 1, 2006), bastard offshoot the Jesus Lizard is reuniting its classic lineup – David Yow,..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Complete Freedom

A profile of Bad Livers banjo player Danny Barnes

"...something that we shared. Like an interest in the Jesus Lizard. We were both big Jesus Lizard fans. And..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Big Bang

The Fragmentation of Austin's Underground

"...paid the guarantees of touring bands like L7, the Jesus Lizard, NoMeansNo, and the Didjits, whose fans in other..."

July 11, 1997 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Fall Concerts to Add to Your Calendar

Paul McCartney, the Jesus Lizard, and Saturnalia make the list

"...The Jesus Lizard ACL Live at the Moody Theater Sat., Sept...."

Sept. 4, 2018 Events Post by Mark Fagan

The Jesus Lizard

"...The Jesus LizardWaterloo Park, Nov. 7..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

Fun facts from the Festivus for the rest of us

"...• The Jazzus Lizard is ready to meet its maker. "Some calls have..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Postscripts

"...a civil case brought against Liberty Lunch and the Jesus Lizard by Austin resident Melissa Slepekis (Vol. 17, Nos...."

Aug. 7, 1998 Books Column by Clay Smith

Record Reviews

"...rhythm that evoke many a hot night with the Jesus Lizard. Guitarists Kevin Hagen and Paul Tchorzynsky deftly play..."

March 14, 1997 Music Review

Off the Record

SXSW music news and carryings-on

"...the post-punk berserker is one of 29 songs the Jesus Lizard practiced in January in preparation for its upcoming..."

March 20, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Jesus Lizard

DVDnds

"...The Jesus Lizard..."

June 8, 2007 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

The Jazzus Lizard

"...The Jazzus LizardHorn..."

July 11, 2008 Music Review by Greg Beets

Five Recommended Arts Events This Weekend

Fear not, citizen! We’ll shield you against that mofo of a FOMO!

"...Bad Dude was played by David Yow of The Jesus Lizard … it might give you an extra thrill,..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Cherubs Flourish in the Afterlife at SOS Fest

"We didn’t want to be a Cherubs cover band playing Heroin Man over and over for people"

"...firmament then occupied by groups including Unsane and the Jesus Lizard. Instead, the band broke up on the eve..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Playback: New No Wave, Old Dicks, and Woody Allen

US Weekly emerges, the Dicks reunite, and Woody Allen casts Kat Edmonson

"...deceased guitarist Glen Taylor. In 2013, the Dicks enlisted Jesus Lizard/Scratch Acid screamer David Yow, who calls Floyd "one..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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