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3730 N Clark St
Chicago IL 60613
773-549-0203
18+ $51/$61
  • Thu Dec 31 10 pm,
    http://www.etix.com/ticket/servlet/onlineSearch?action=venueSearch&venue_id=4875&cobrand=metrochicago The Jesus Lizard and Disappears at Metro

    Born in Austin but forged in the industrial grime of Chicago, The Jesus Lizard presented an anguished, angry howl as a counterpoint to the self-pitying lowing of the ’90s “alternative” movement. But while its furious art-rock aggression—built on precisely controlled bursts of rhythmic flailing and Duane Denison’s racking guitar screams—proved to be a scarring influence on legions of noiseniks to follow, in its day The Jesus Lizard developed a reputation primarily based around the “Monkey Trick” abandon and occasional penis puppetry of its lead yeller.

    Metro 3730 N Clark St, Chicago, IL

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Born in Austin but forged in the industrial grime of Chicago, The Jesus Lizard presented an anguished, angry howl as a counterpoint to the self-pitying lowing of the ’90s “alternative” movement. But while its furious art-rock aggression—built on precisely controlled bursts of rhythmic flailing and Duane Denison’s racking guitar screams—proved to be a scarring influence on legions of noiseniks to follow, in its day The Jesus Lizard developed a reputation primarily based around the “Monkey Trick” abandon and occasional penis puppetry of its lead yeller.

Updated 11/18/2009

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