Jay Aston's Gene Loves Jezebel bring 40th anniversary tour to U.S.


Jay Aston's Gene Loves Jezebel announced a 40th anniversary tour.

The 40th anniversary of Gene Loves Jezebel was in 2020, however due to the pandemic, touring was sidelined. The band is thrilled to be able to be back on the road playing music. The tour kicks off next month after a pair of dates at the Cruel World Festival in Pasadena and runs through the end of June. The tour includes a Detroit area stop at the Magic Bag in Ferndale on June 2nd. Head here or here for more details on the tour.

It should be noted that two separate Gene Loves Jezebel bands are active, which can lead to confusion over the band name.

Gene Loves Jezebel was founded in 1980 by brothers Jay and Michael Aston. In the 90s the brothers had a falling out, leading to a fight over the band name. Eventually they agreed to form separate bands and they would share the band name.

The sharing of the name can be somewhat confusion to fans but essentially Jay's version of Gene Loves Jezebel is known as Gene Loves Jezebel in the UK, but in the U.S. they are referred to as Jay Aston's Gene Loves Jezebel. Michael's version is known as Gene Loves Jezebel in the U.S., but in the UK they are referred to as Michael Aston's Gene Loves Jezebel.

The 40th anniversary North American tour features Jay Aston's Gene Loves Jezebel and includes original members Jay Aston, Peter Rizzo, James Stevenson.




Jay Aston's Gene Loves Jezebel - North American tour

May 14 - Pasadena, CA @ Cruel World Festival
May 15 - Pasadena, CA @ Cruel World Festival
May 20 - Portland, OR @ Star Theater
May 21 - Bellingham, WA @ Shakedown
May 22 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
May 23 - Boise, ID @ Visual Arts Collective
May 24 - Denver, CO @ HQ
May 26 - Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
May 27 - Minneapolis, MN @ Hook And Ladder
May 29 - Chicago, IL @ Chop Shop
May 31 - Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
Jun 01 - Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues/Cambridge Room
Jun 02 - Ferndale, MI @ The Magic Bag
Jun 04 - Columbus, OH @ Rumba
Jun 06 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
Jun 07 - Millersville, PA @ Phantom Power
Jun 08 - Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery
Jun 09 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Jun 10 - Philadelphia, PA @ Kungfu Necktie
Jun 11 - Richmond, VA @ Fallout
Jun 14 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
Jun 16 - Tampa, FL @ Crowbar
Jun 17 - Orlando, FL @ Will's Pub
Jun 18 - Miami, FL @ Gramps
Jun 21 - Austin, TX @ Elysium
Jun 23 - Dallas, TX @ Trees
Jun 25 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge
Jun 26 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Virgil

Popular posts from this blog

Olli Wisdom of Specimen, R.I.P.

Image
According to several  reports , Olli Wisdom, of the band Specimen has died. Wisdom (aka Oliver John Wisdom) was the singer/leader of Specimen and was the co-founder of The Batcave. The Batcave was a weekly goth night held at Gargoyle Club in London from 1982 to 1986 and was attended by many influential artists including Robert Smith, Siouxsie Sioux, Steve Severin, Peter Murphy, Nick Cave, The Southern Death Cult, Marc Almond, Alien Sex Fiend, Virgin Prunes, and more. Wisdom co-founded the night along with Specimen guitarist Jon Klein, and Specimen was the Batcave's house band. Besides his work with The Batcave and Specimen, Wisdom was also was heavily involved in the psych/trance scene and played parties around the world. Wisdom died at his home in London. The cause of death has not been announced. He was 63 years old. R.I.P.
Read more

The Charlatans celebrate 25th anniversary of "How High" with replica jacket

Image
The Charlatans will mark the 25th anniversary of "How High" with a jacket. The single, taken from Tellin' Stories, was issued June 9th, 1997. In the music video for "How High" Tim Burgess sports a yellow and black jacket, which he says he has been asked about for years. As a treat for fans, Burgess thought launching a replica jacket would be a fitting way to commemorate the single's 25th anniversary, The Charlatans teamed up with Hikerdelic to make the magic happen, but the outwear company didn't make the OG version. As Tim Burgess told NME , he doesn't know who made the original 1997 version of the jacket. "It was on a rail of clothes that the stylist brought. I handed it back never even knowing what make it was. Once we’d finished filming the video we were asked if we wanted any of the clothes that had been given to us, I said I’d like the jacket but they said it hadn’t been launched yet but they would definitely send me one. It never a...
Read more