Jeffrey Lewis, Jack Lewis & David Beauchamp. (other members are or have been: Helen Schreiner, Anders Griffen, Emily Lacey, Jason Rabinowitz, John Kessel, Raphi Gottesman, Herman Dune, Abe Velez, Spencer Chakides, Ben Ayers, The Wave Pictures, Kimya Dawson Brer Brian, Diane Cluck and many more)
Influences
Daniel Johnston,Yo La Tengo, The Fugs, Donovan, Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, Can, Violent Femmes, Jonathan Richman, Pavement, Ween, Galaxie 500, Luna, Herman Dune, Beat Happening, The Fall, Olive Juice Music, Louie Louie, Smithsonian Folk Anthology, 60s psych/garage, LES punk, Krautrock, Prewar Yardsale, Dufus, comic books (Eightball, Peepshow, Berlin, Optic Nerve)
For Europeans: We now have shirts for sale online. US and UK shops coming soon.
www.bingo-bazaar.com/jeffreylewis
OUR 2008 DAYTROTTER SESSION We recorded these four songs during the Noise Pop Festival in San Francisco. Two Crass songs and two "new" ones.
Jeffrey featured on NPR's All Things Considered (Thanks to Guy Raz for having us)
Jeff featured on NPR's WNYC's Soundcheck
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Jeff Lewis and the Jitters Flickr account. Featuring a detailed look behind the scenes on tour. Featuring appearances from Herman Dune, Menomena, Misty's Big Adventure, The Wave Pictures, The Wowz, Lisa Li Lund, Stanely Brinks and lots more.
The Jeff Lewis Bio:
Jeffrey Lewis was raised on New York's Lower East Side by loving beatnik parents. Having no television in the tenement apartment, he became a comic book fanatic before even learning how to read. A life-long love of writing and drawing comic books, both autobiographical and fantastical, found new vent when Lewis began making up songs in the winter of 97-98. Initially inspired by the gentle psychedelic folk of Donovan, the DIY magic of Daniel Johnston, and the fearless early recordings of local folk-punk legends the Fugs, Lewis began recording homemade cassettes in 1998 and selling them, packaged in small comic books, at his soon semi-monthly shows at Sidewalk, home of New York's Antifolk scene. Lewis's younger brother Jack began playing electric bass and contributing to the shows and tapes.
When other Sidewalk performers the Moldy Peaches signed to Rough Trade Records in late 2000, they recommended Jeffrey's cassette recordings to label head Geoff Travis, and Rough Trade has since released three full-length Jeffrey Lewis CDs in America, England and Europe, garnering glowing press and a devoted following for the idiosyncratic illustrator/songwriter. Like his Rough Trade releases, and an art/music/DVD box set project (released on England's Hallso label), Lewis's shows can range between "lo-fi folk and sci-fi punk" as well as occasionally incorporating "low budget videos" (large color illustrations displayed to accompany songs).
It is only since 2002 that Jeffrey and Jack have become an "official" band, with various friends trading time in the drum seat. The Jeffrey Lewis Band has toured the US, UK and Europe sharing bills along the way with Cornershop, the Fall, Beth Orton, Frank Black, Daniel Johnston, Scout Niblett, the Mountain Goats, Radio4, Adam Green, Kimya Dawson, British Sea Power, the Fiery Furnaces, Thurston Moore, the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, Devendra Banhart, and others.
"The Big Apple's best-kept secret" - NME
"Jeffrey Lewis: 'The Last Time I Did Acid I Went Insane' - Best Indie Album of 2002; like his drawings, his music is witty, animated and true." - New York Daily News
"Bizarre but brilliant. Jeffrey Lewis could well be [New York's] ace in the hole." - Uncut
“Hands down my favorite
contemporary songwriter”
Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie)
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hey guys how's it goin? hope you have a good time in europe, i got a couple of friends coming to brescia and faenza hope they come and say hi. might aswell swing by england for a gig though! love joe
YEAH!!! now it's official and we're officially stoked and honored to be opening for you on saturday 5 december at the legendary venue circolo degli artisti!!! look forward to welcoming y'all to our lil' ole' eternal city of ROME ITALY!!! if u guys want any advice on practical stuff about gettin' here or other, just ask us :-)
buon viaggio ed a presto amichetti, honeybird & the birdies
Hey, I've been a fan for a long time, I love the music, and it would be the most epic thing ever if you could put "to be objectified" up on the myspace
Hey there kids. I wanted to let you know that Too Much Rock posted up photos of your show on Monday October 12th, 2009 at The Bottleneck in Lawrence, KS with Dr. Dog.
tanks you it's a pleasure ton find you here because i've seen you a long time ago, in brussels with herman dune and airpotcityexpress (friends of me) do you remember? it was a good evening claire
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