Pssst! Getcher Jesus Lizard Tickets Early!

By Tankboy in Arts & Entertainment on Jul 23, 2009 8:05PM

The Jesus Lizard was easily one of our top two favorite acts at Pitchfork this year, and we delighted in seein that while David Yow is a decade older than the last time he graced a Chicago stage, he's lost none of his insane mentality. There are people who are fearless onstage, and there are people who fearlessly own the stage. Yow is in the latter category with maybe two or three other living, breathing (barely) human beings. And the rest of the band are no slouches either! While David Wm. Sims, Duane Denison, and Mac McNeilly don't move around as much as Yow does, their attack is just as savage and their bass-guitar-drum attack weave together seamlessly into one ravishing sledgehammer to the senses.

When Yow announced from Pitchfork's stage the band would be playing a handful of shows at Metro in November we were literally ecstatic. They may have crushed the crowd in a festival setting, but Metro's walls will struggle to remain standing after this four-man atomic bomb goes off.

Tickets go onsale this weekend for show at The Metro on November 27 and November 28. If you want an early crack at them, we're told Metro is sending out a pre-sale password to folks who sign up for their text message mailing list.

Jesus Lizard plays November 27 and 28 at The Metro, 3730 N Clark, 9 p.m., $25, 18+