The Jesus Lizard shared a new song today, a standalone single titled "Westside," alongside news of a US tour hitting the western part of the country.
The band returned from hiatus to release Rack last year. "Westside" is now the second single since. The song "was subconsciously influenced by Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story and hence the name. Really," says Duane Denison.
David Yow adds some deets: “There is a part in Westside where the lyrics say, ‘… give him back his arm.’ That was inspired by David Lynch’s Lost Highway, when Robert Blake’s character says, ‘Give me back my phone.’”
The band will also head to Europe in the summer.
the Jesus Lizard tour dates:
May 2 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
May 3 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda Theatre
May 5 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
May 8 Portland, OR Revolution Hall SOLD OUT
May 9 Portland, OR Revolution Hall
May 10 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre SOLD OUT
May 11 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre
May 17 Paris, FR Elysée Montmartre
May 18 Brussels, BE Les Nuits Botaniques
May 20 Amsterdam, NL Melkweg
May 22 Copenhagen, DK Den Grå Hal
May 23 Oslo, NO John Dee
May 24 Stockholm, SE Debaser
May 27 Berlin, DE SO36
May 28 Köln, DE Gebäude 9
May 30 Lausanne, CH Les Docks
May 31 Bologna, IT Link
June 1 Rome, IT Monk
June 2 Milan, IT Magnolia
June 5 – 7 Barcelona, ES Primavera Festival
June 12 – 15 Porto, PT Primavera Festival
