2009.03.19 Rock the Rabbit, Austin, TX

Post by **Mike** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:29 pm

THE RUMOR: Jane’s Addiction will play SXSW.
Status: Unconfirmed, but… maybe? SXSW is traditionally a great place for reunion acts to strut their creaky stuff across a slightly more forgiving stage before heading out on longer tours, and this year’s ’90s-nostalgia-act-heavy festival seems like as good a time as any for the recently reformed Jane’s Addiction to get itself back into fighting shape for this summer’s stint with Nine Inch Nails. Unfortunately, so far this is all just speculation: Brooklyn Vegan seems to be the only source perpetuating this particular rumor, fueled mostly by an “It just makes sense” philosophy and the fact that Perry Farrell is confirmed to play (an ostensibly solo) show at Pangaea on March 21. The blog also hints that Jane’s Addiction might be one of the surprise acts playing the always-impossible-to-get-into Playboy Rock The Rabbit party, which traditionally features big-name artists not appearing anywhere else (such as last year’s one-shot from Justice). Until Playboy confirms its line-up, however, this rumor is likely to remain unconfirmed right up to and throughout SXSW week—probably until the moment Farrell takes the stage, with or without Dave Navarro in tow. Those who don’t mind being subjected to Satellite Party or Porno For Pyros songs in the event it doesn’t pan out should definitely plan on being at Pangaea; everyone else can just wait for the summer, when things are set more firmly in stone.

http://austin.decider.com/articles/rumo ... ion,24874/

Post by **hydro** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:41 pm

from daves twitter

Be sure to sign up at JA.com_ Especially if you are in Texas on the 19th_Watch the site over the weekend for details

Post by **Mike** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 3:45 pm

Note From Dave
Welcome to the new Jane's Addiction site. As you can see, there really isn't a lot of content yet as we are still in the early construction phase. There are lots of things that need tweaking and added as we go but we wanted to give you a place that has all the latest information regarding shows and tour dates. Registering allows you access to the Jane's community as well as receive e-mailed updates that will alert you to the latest news and fill you in on unannounced events. Jane's has never really had much of it's own web presence as it has been the fan based sites that have kept us alive online. Thank you to everyone who has supported us over the years by breathing life into our digital existence. Our intention is to make JA.com more interactive as it grows with band entries and band generated pictures and video... We want to take you on tour with us.

The latest: We have been rehearsing all week for an upcoming private show in Austin, Texas. We have set aside a number of tickets for those of you who have signed up to the site. Stay tuned for more details on how to attend this specific event and clear your schedule the evening of the 19th.

Dave

http://www.janesaddiction.com/

Post by **Mike** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:21 am

Mar 20 2009 9:14 AM EDT

Jane's Addiction, Grizzly Bear Soar At SXSW '09
Reunited Jane's play stellar comeback set.

By James Montgomery, with additional reporting by Christopher "CJ" Smith and Matt Harper

AUSTIN, Texas - The beauty of South by Southwest lies in the scheduling. Take a stroll down Sixth Street between the hours of 6 p.m. and 2 a.m., and you'll hear a cacophony of sludgy metal, blooping electro and booming hip-hop pouring out of the windows of each and every club. It's a 500-band pile-up, all within a 10-block radius, all the time. And it's pretty amazing.

Take, for example, Thursday night, when over the span of a few short hours, the SXSW schedule-makers threw together the whisper-quiet indie of Brooklyn's Grizzly Bear and the revelatory rock of Los Angeles legends Jane's Addiction, and set them in venues that ran the gamut from a Presbyterian Church to a gutted supermarket in a strip mall by the interstate. It was, to say the least, rather inspired. (There were loads of other gigs as well -- head over to our SXSW hub for more!)

But this was hardly haphazard planning. Grizzly Bear's gig at the Central Presbyterian Church - a warm and cozy chapel with high-arching ceilings and knotty wood-paneled walls - was perfectly tailored to their brand of atmospheric, harmonized indie, as the intertwined vocals of frontmen Ed Droste and Daniel Rossen floated up to the eaves, curled like puffs of smoke, then disappeared.

Gauzy guitar lines and gently tapped Casio tones swirled about the space, making themselves at home. And the audience (many of whom had begun queuing up hours earlier to land a spot in the pews) sat in reverent silence - fitting, given the location - as the Bears worked through songs from their 2006 album, Yellow House, and their upcoming Veckatimest, the latter's newfound focus on gentle reverb being particularly suited to the churchly location. It was all very ethereal, very pretty and a tad bit surreal ... just like Grizzly Bear's music.

At the opposite end of the spectrum, of course, is Jane's Addiction, L.A.'s leading purveyors of perversity, and the godfathers of alternative rock. Recently reunited with long-estranged bassist Eric Avery, they began shaking off the rust (they hadn't performed in their original incarnation in more than 17 years) at tiny L.A. clubs earlier this year, but their Thursday night headlining gig at Playboy's "Rock the Rabbit" party was their first time working a big room. Or, more specifically, a big supermarket.

In a move that was either pure coincidence or pure brilliance, the Playboy bash was held in an empty grocery store attached to a slightly skeevy strip mall in a decidedly un-safe area of Austin. It's difficult to think of a more perfect setting for Jane's tawdry, tarty rock (the bevy of Bunnies parading around the party were a nice touch too). Whether it was due to the joy of feeling at home, or the joy of playing music together again, Jane's came out feisty, fiery and fierce.

On this night, there were no selections from Jane's softer side, just plenty of pummel, from opening number "Three Days" to the incredibly raucous set-closer "Stop!" Showing a swagger that only the best bands possess, Jane's threw haymakers, with guitarist Dave Navarro pulling solo-after-solo out of his axe, frontman Perry Farrell patrolling and posing, and the reformed rhythm section of Avery and drummer Stephen Perkins remaining in lockstep.

Songs like "Standing in the Shower ... Thinking" (during which Farrell patted his crotch dry with a towel, then tossed it into the crowd), "Ted, Just Admit It ..." and a particularly massive "Ocean Size" sent the crowd into hysterics - there was even some crowd surfing, which sent the Bunnies scattering - and showcased a band still very much at the top of its game. Navarro and Farrell shared a smooch, Avery and Perkins exchanged knowing nods, and frankly, it was as if those 17 years never happened.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/160738 ... tion.jhtml

Post by **Mike** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:31 am

There are two short clips of three days here:

http://www.mtv.com/specials/sxsw/

Warning the bass is blown out.
It's worth it to hear those haunting first notes of Three Days though.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:38 am

Been Caught Stealing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNM32UYsX5g

Mountain Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr75NAjUvIc

Post by **Mike** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:07 am

Off the top of my head I can't remember them ever opening with Three Days before.

And speaking of Three Days I'm up to two dozen views of the video for it.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 5:19 pm

Reunited Jane's Addiction plays SXSW, talks tour

By JAKE COYLE AP Entertainment Writer
Posted: 03/20/2009 01:15:19 PM PDT

AUSTIN, Texas—In their 24 years of existence, Jane's Addiction has broken up and reunited as many times as they've released studio albums.
After the band's latest breakup in 2004, Jane's Addiction has again reformed—and this time in their complete lineup for the first time in 17 years: singer Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Avery (who had been the lone holdout in previous reunions).

Despite widespread consideration of Jane's Addiction as a band that both spurred and defined the "alternative rock" era of the early '90s, internal squabbles and multiple side projects have meant a discography of only three studio albums (their self-titled debut was a heavily dubbed live disc).

At South By Southwest, the annual music conference, the Los Angeles band played a (sort of) unannounced show late Thursday night sponsored by Playboy—the band's biggest concert since reforming last year to accept the "Godlike Genius Award" from the music magazine NME.

Originally reconvened simply for the awards show, the band opted for a full reunion. They've been working in the studio and on May 8 will begin a tour co-headlined with Nine Inch Nails.

Playing Thursday in a space previously occupied by a Safeway, the band put on a tight, thundering show to a raucous crowd that cheered their tawdry art rock hybrid. The flamboyant Farrell was in constant motion, gyrating across the stage while Navarro's heavy

guitar pounded out their old material like their hit "Been Caught Stealing."
The show, with Playboy bunnies on hand and rock star theatrics on the stage, was decidedly decadent for today's lean times. "What a bunch of heathens," a smirking Farrell told the audience.

In an interview hours before their performance, such enthusiasm was less evident. The band members spoke variously about the reunion as a "negotiation" and how a "sea change" in the music industry had altered the reality for musicians, for better or worse.

Navarro, whose post-Jane's projects have included being a member of Red Hot Chili Peppers, hosting a reality TV show and a foray into pornography, spoke of a feeling of being home.

"In a lot of ways, Jane's Addiction is the biggest part of my life, hands down," said the guitarist. "As many times as we've done upstarts, at this stage of my life, it just feels like I've always been a member of Jane's Addiction and we take really, really long breaks."

Jane's Addiction first broke up in 1991 at the height of their popularity (and just after the first Lollapalooza, which Farrell co-founded). They toured in 1997 and again reunited between 2001-2004, both times without Avery. Royalties have been an issue.

Avery, who acknowledges his "laconic" nature, makes no effort to hide a certain tension.

"It's been interesting," the bassist said after a long pause. "It's been a negotiation. It's always a negotiation to get anything done in the world."

Perkins is perhaps the most aggressively enthusiastic member of the band. He's also worked hardest to preserve their material, for the past two years helping compile a three-CD set of rarities ("Cabinet of Curiosities") that will be released in April.

Farrell, the founder of the band, said he looked at the landscape in music and saw a vacancy.

"Everyone started to think about the current state of music, the groups that are out there that are living legends," said Farrell. "(We thought), 'There's room for us here. Maybe it would be a good time to go out there and devastate them like we used to."

When the band last broke up in 2004, Farrell criticized his bandmates for giving "no consideration to the legacy (Jane's Addiction) has built up over the years. Jane was getting stripped of her majesty."

Now, Farrell says he's less concerned about the band's legacy and is eager for the group to have a freshness.

"Honestly, that period of life is decaying," said Farrell. "It exists but in part. It's not like it was. If you put too much weight on the past, you're going to be passed up."

One advocate of the legacy of Jane's Addiction has been Trent Reznor, the lead singer of Nine Inch Nails—who toured as a young band on that first Lollapalooza in 1991.

In a blog post, Reznor recently credited Jane's Addiction for creating alternative rock, writing that their Lollapalooza shows "set the stage for Nirvana to shift popular taste a few months later, and were really ... fun to play and attend—truly the best times I've had."

Reznor has been collaborating with Jane's Addiction in the studio. Navarro says that "there's been a little too much speculation" about the sessions. The band doesn't expect to release an album (they don't have a record deal) but will release songs, as Farrell says, "in the most modern way"—online and for free.

As a live act, Farrell relishes the "pageantry" of Jane's Addiction, saying it was "glorious to be around live." He said because of the way the music industry has declined, spectacular concerts have dried up: "Our project has got the potential to be one of the groups that stand among the people like the Madonnas and the Roger Waters."

Regardless of any remaining tensions, Navarro said recent shows (they've played a handful of underground concerts in Los Angeles) have carried a "renewed spirit."

"I've been in a number of bands; I've tried it a million different ways," said Navarro. "The same issues come up with any band, any four or five people you put together. Why not have it be with my original band that's my favorite music anyway? The drama and the glories and the disappointments—all of it is kind of par for the course."

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On the Net:

http://www.janesaddiction.com

http://www.mercurynews.com/celebrities/ci_11959865

Post by **Mike** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 5:34 pm

Jane’s Addiction Rip Through Early Catalog at SXSW

3/20/09, 7:56 am EST

A band like Jane’s Addiction doesn’t need to play a music festival like South By Southwest. But sometimes SXSW needs a Jane’s Addiction. The band — with its recently reunited full original lineup — performed a not-so-secret 10-song set at a former supermarket off an Austin highway Thursday night. It was both an affirmation of their enduring artistic power and a self-conscious wink at the magnetism of the rock star.

As if reminding the crowd that bassist Eric Avery is back in the band, Jane’s kicked off with the audacious, eight-minute-plus “Three Days,” which begins with one of their most ominous and memorable basslines. Frontman Perry Farrell alternately slithered and flounced around the stage, drummer Stephen Perkins pounded his set in a tidy mohawk, guitarist Dave Navarro strutted around shirtless and sweating, and Avery paced in circles. With the crowd fist-pumping and screaming along to every lyric, Farrell ended “Three Days” with his arm slung around Navarro. Losing his neckerchief and jacket, Farrell led the way into “Ain’t No Right” before announcing “Lovely to see all you whores out there” as way of introducing “Whores” from the band’s 1987 debut. (Check out photos of Jane’s long and winding career in A Brief History of Jane’s Addiction.)

The band didn’t play a a single song recorded after 1990, but every snaking melody and blast of volume sounded captivating and fresh. (Half of their set came from 1988’s Nothing Shocking, with four more tunes originating on 1990’s Ritual de lo Habitual.) Navarro tossed off virtuostic solos effortlessly, sucking down cigarettes while executing some of his most nimble fingerwork, rarely glancing down at his own hands. (Navarro the guitar hero is a far more agreeable guise than Navarro the reality-TV star or Navarro the porn director). Farrell tossed his head back and let his arms rest at his the side, grinning mischievously, when he wasn’t nailing notes in his soaring upper register. Part of Jane’s power has always been their musicianship, and the band still executed perfect pauses with stunning aplomb. Neither the songs nor the band felt as if they had aged two decades.

Farrell danced up to Navarro at the end of “Standing in the Shower Thinking” and punctuated every word of “Ted, Just Admit It…”; the song’s lyrics (”Camera got them images/camera got them all/nothing’s shocking” seemed especially poignant 21 years after its original recording, as dozens of digitals and phones tracked the band’s every move. “We came here to deliver,” Farrell proclaimed before the set-closer “Mountain Song,” another track built around one of Avery’s sinewy lines. With their backdrop of LEDs and knowing nods to the duties of rock stardom (both Navarro and Farrell paused to pose for photos mid-song), Jane’s Addiction didn’t just deliver a dramatic, stellar set — they delivered on swagger and savvy too, a combination young bands at SXSW could definitely use more of.

Set List:

“Three Days”
“Ain’t No Right”
“Whores”
“Standing in the Shower Thinking”
“Ted, Just Admit It…”
“Been Caught Stealing”
“Had a Dad”
“Mountain Song”
“Ocean Size”
“Stop”

(Find all of our video, photos and live reports from Austin in our Rock Daily blog.)

Caryn Ganz

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/i ... g-at-sxsw/#

Here's a video clip attached to the above story.

http://www.rollingstone.com/videos/player/26800623

Post by **Mike** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 3:23 am

Ted, Just Admit It...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pALM2S6zIvA[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ickTk6F3nRA[/youtube]

Been Caught Stealing

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuzY9K-YQK0[/youtube]

Mountain Song

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSpo26lntC4[/youtube]

Ocean Size

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J70Lt119w-k[/youtube]

Stop!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i86iSxpwTg[/youtube]