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Teenage Jesus and the Jerks

Punk band from New York City, NY · formed 1977

Shows on record: None on record
Rooms played: None on record
Cities: None on record
Releases: 11
Last show: None on record

About

Teenage Jesus and the Jerks is a band from New York City, NY, formed in 1977, tagged experimental, no wave, noise rock by its sources. No dated shows are on record.

Teenage Jesus and the Jerks formed in 1977 — MusicBrainz
Teenage Jesus and the Jerks is based in New York — MusicBrainz
Teenage Jesus and the Jerks disbanded in 1979 — MusicBrainz
Bradly Field: member — MusicBrainz
Jim Sclavunos: member — MusicBrainz
Gordon Stevenson: member — MusicBrainz
Lydia Lunch: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
James Chance: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
Teenage Jesus and the Jerks has 6 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1979–2015 — MusicBrainz
Teenage Jesus and the Jerks formed in 1976 — Wikipedia
Teenage Jesus and the Jerks is from New York , United States — Wikipedia
Teenage Jesus and the Jerks plays No wave — Wikipedia
Teenage Jesus and the Jerks has 57110 listeners on Last.fm — Teenage Jesus and the Jerks on Last.fm
Teenage Jesus And The Jerks has released 10 recordings between 1978 and 2019 — Teenage Jesus And The Jerks on Discogs
Teenage Jesus and the Jerks has 5 followers on Genius — Teenage Jesus and the Jerks on Genius
Country (per TheAudioDB): New York City — Teenage Jesus and the Jerks on TheAudioDB
Formed 1976 (Wikidata inception) — Wikidata
Origin: New York City (Wikidata) — Wikidata
Genres per Wikidata: punk rock — Wikidata
Members per Wikidata: Lydia Lunch — Wikidata
Labels per Wikidata: ZE Records — Wikidata

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

No upcoming shows on record.Know of one? Tell us

No past shows on record.

Where they play

No rooms on record.

Releases

11 releases, 1978–2019

EP
2019
No
2018
Discography
2015 · Compilation
Live 1977–1979
2015 · Compilation
Shut Up and Bleed
2008 · Compilation
Live At Max's Kansas City 1977
2006
Everything
1995 · Album
Teenage Jesus and The Jerks
1979 · Single
Baby Doll
1979
Pre Teenage Jesus And The Jerks
1979
Orphans
1978

Lineup

Bradly Field
Jim Sclavunos
Gordon Stevenson

Former

Lydia Lunch
James Chance

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 11 plays, 2001-11-05–2025-09-27 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Sonic Reducer' (Dr. West) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Sean) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Teenage Jesus and the Jerks — Photo · promo — Photo · promo — TheAudioDB

Teenage Jesus and the Jerks — Photo · live_stage — Photo · live_stage — Wikidata

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Wikipedia	Artist facts
Teenage Jesus and the Jerks on Last.fm	Artist facts
Teenage Jesus And The Jerks on Discogs	Artist facts
Teenage Jesus and the Jerks on Genius	Artist facts
Teenage Jesus and the Jerks on TheAudioDB	Artist facts
Wikidata	Artist facts, Photos
KEXP	Airplay
TheAudioDB	Photos
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Genius	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.