Pitchfork: Teenage Jesus & the Jerks Reunite for Two NYC Shows

Teenage Jesus & the Jerks Reunite for Two NYC Shows

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Reviled and revered in equal measure during their brief time together, the incalculably influential no wave icons Teenage Jesus & the Jerks will reunite for a pair of shows at the Knitting Factory in their native New York City on June 13. The gigs mark the first time in decades Lydia Lunch and company have performed under the Teenage Jesus moniker. Lunch will be joined by onetime Jerk and Sonic Youth-er/current Bad Seed Jim Sclavunos, as well as a "lost member" of the band on bass.

The shows are going down in conjunction with Abrams Image's June 1 release of No Wave: Post-Punk. Underground. New York. 1976-1980, the previously reported Thurston Moore/Byron Coley-edited book about the rise of the very scene Teenage Jesus & the Jerks helped forge.

Though the rest of the evening's lineup is currently unannounced, this tidbit from the Knitting Factory's press release certainly intrigues: "also on the bill will be a supporting act from the ashes of the original NYC No Wave nightmare. Don't be late, it will be over before you know it." Ladies and germs, start your speculating... pronto.

Atavistic plans to issue the complete works of Teenage Jesus & the Jerks in June.