Jawbox Reunited
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009This Tonight, December 8th, Jawbox will make their one and only live appearance, on NBC’s Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. This will be your only chance to see Robbins and company back in action to commemorate the reissue. There won’t be any big, nostalgic reunion tour with accompanying live album/DVD, this is it. Miss it and you’re out of luck. Well, maybe some enterprising soul with throw it up on YouTube or something, that’s a good thing.
JawBox, a punk underground band, emerges in Washington in the year 1994. Led by Government Issue alumnus J. Robbins, Jawbox was post-hardcore before the term was invented; making modernistic use of dischord (which also happened to be the name of their first label) and angularity, they didn’t have much in common with the flannel-flying legions of the era, but their guitars were loud enough to let them sneak into the party. Unfortunately, they broke up shortly after their ‘96 follow-up, but it turns out that the new reissue of the band’s seminal ‘94 release, For Your Own Special Sweetheart, has eventuated the briefest of reunions.
The band seemed like it would’ve been happy to stick around for a couple more numbers, but the session wrapped promptly. There’s no telling whether Jawbox will change its collective mind and prolong its reunion. Either way, I’ll be tuning in tonight.