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bedsitter23A recent AVClub segment had to do with art that you had to come back to at a later date to appreciate and for me, the Dead Kennedys are a prime example.
Jello Biafra has become more musically active in the last few years. He has released three albums with his band called the Guantanamo School of Medicine. While none of it is quite DK's-grade, it is pretty good.
This year, he has released a live album called "Walking on Jindal's Splinters".
This album actually is from a 2011 concert. Biafra's musician friends convinced him to come to New Orleans and perform during the New Orleans Jazz Festival. Pepper Keenan from Down and Corrosion of Conformity is on guitar, and Biafra is backed by members of Cowboy Mouth and Mojon Nixon's band.
You probably thought it couldn't get any weirder than Dylan singing Sinatra, but Biafra singing Golden Oldies is certainly up there.
What does Jello sound like when he lets loose on 60s frat rock and NOLA inspired songs?
You are probably guessing "Rock Lobster".
The best approximation is probably Prairie Home Invasion, his Mojo Nixon collaboration.
Biafra does seem to enjoy himself, and it is probably safe to assume that he knows his pop licks well, and that's what made the DKs so memorable.
So there's "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)", "Mother in Law" "House of the Rising Son". There's a Dr John cover and the Zydeco crossover "Don't mess with my Toot-toot", and a 50's nugget called "Fannie Mae", which Biafra appropriates.
It's weird and it's wonderful. Biafra baits the audience, but he also seems to enjoy the work.
So apparently, this has probably been on YouTube for awhile, but now we all know it's there, and you should check it out.
Jello Biafra has become more musically active in the last few years. He has released three albums with his band called the Guantanamo School of Medicine. While none of it is quite DK's-grade, it is pretty good.
This year, he has released a live album called "Walking on Jindal's Splinters".
This album actually is from a 2011 concert. Biafra's musician friends convinced him to come to New Orleans and perform during the New Orleans Jazz Festival. Pepper Keenan from Down and Corrosion of Conformity is on guitar, and Biafra is backed by members of Cowboy Mouth and Mojon Nixon's band.
You probably thought it couldn't get any weirder than Dylan singing Sinatra, but Biafra singing Golden Oldies is certainly up there.
What does Jello sound like when he lets loose on 60s frat rock and NOLA inspired songs?
You are probably guessing "Rock Lobster".
The best approximation is probably Prairie Home Invasion, his Mojo Nixon collaboration.
Biafra does seem to enjoy himself, and it is probably safe to assume that he knows his pop licks well, and that's what made the DKs so memorable.
So there's "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)", "Mother in Law" "House of the Rising Son". There's a Dr John cover and the Zydeco crossover "Don't mess with my Toot-toot", and a 50's nugget called "Fannie Mae", which Biafra appropriates.
It's weird and it's wonderful. Biafra baits the audience, but he also seems to enjoy the work.
So apparently, this has probably been on YouTube for awhile, but now we all know it's there, and you should check it out.
