THE JESUS LIZARD return to the Empty Bottle to celebrate the release of their book, aptly titled BOOK, on Thursday, March 27th at 7pm. Three members from the influential Chicago band (vocalist David Yow, drummer Mac McNeilly, and bassist David Wm. Sims) will be participating in a panel hosted by Rian Murphy of Drag City Records. We're going back in time and it's going to be great. As a plus, local authors Joe Meno and Megan Stielstra will be reading brand new works about the band.You can even get your copy of the beautiful, coffee table-friendly BOOK (published by Akashic Books) signed at the event! The book features tons of photos, artwork and notes from the band members themselves, plus contributions from Mike Watt (of the Minutemen), Alex Hacke (from Einsturzende Neubauten), Sasha Frere-Jones (The New Yorker’s music critic), and everyone’s favorite curmudgeon Steve Albini.Pitchfork calls the Jesus Lizard Book a “valuable document” that “brings us back to the era when artists were conditioned to practice the art of self-defense.”The Chicago Tribune says the book “illuminates the Jesus Lizard” with its “humorous, jolting, sometimes surprisingly moving” looks at the band’s career, and the Sun-Times writes, “The Chicago-grown noise rockers will be remembered as one of the greatest live bands to ever grace -- or very well desecrate -- the stage.”Get even more pumped about the event by checking out this Noisey interview with David Yow here. “I don’t remember what specifically what swayed me to the book,” he says, “but it ended up being really good.”The event’s $8 if you want to be guaranteed entrance, or you can RSVP for the event for FREE up until 5 p.m. tomorrow and take your chances getting in. Tickets here.

The Jesus Lizard's BOOK