JAWBOX Black Cat Washington DC January 25 1997

[jeterk]

I was at this show, it may be noteworthy that Kim broke her bass guitar before they played this song. She had to borrow the back up bands bass so this could have been even heavier if that were possible, she was wailing on that bass until the damn thing broke on the very last night of their FYVSS tour. But all I can say is thanks for posting this, this was one of the greatest shows I've ever been to!

[herjazz]

a band so ahead of their time, that if you told some young punk today that this was a new band just came out, s/he'd say, wow really cool and innovative and special. they were special. really took me back 17+ years... think about how influential this band was, yet how relatively unknown they are outside of the punk circle back then... thanks so much for posting this video. (must have been fun digitizing VHS tapes lol).

[DazzlingKillman]

GREAT POST! :D

[davidpenna]

What else can be said? Thanks for sharing... now where's the rest of this show???

[zararity]

I want to see more of this show! AMAZING!

[kandyboston]

"Jawbox defined everything it was to live in the 90's"........perfect......they changed my life. Showed me something about how it was possible to communicate, to let down the barriers and put yourself out there.

[musicajuro]

Ratings disabled? Anyway Jawbox were great at this time, even if they did look like a restaurant staff. Jay, Kim and Bill are all servers, then you got Zack in the kitchen cooking up some bad ass drums.

[FishRock77]

One of my very favorite bands of all time. Period.

[DJMarcO138]

Thanks for posting! Made me homesick...I used to work at the Black Cat, and always loved seeing Jawbox back in the day....they just don't make 'em the same way anymore.

[easywind1975]

Was this the show with GVSB and Candy Machine?

[earthatnightmusic]

Why are there no bands like this anymore?

I saw them open up the HFS Festival one year at RFK and they frigging killed! Everybody who didn't know who them was just standing there in awe.

I miss you Jawbox!

[lianehtevird]

Thank you so much! Jawbox defined everything it was to live in the 90's ...

Of the many senseless things I've rambled to Page Hamilton after shows was "The best comeback show ever would be a double headline with Helmet and Jawbox and only YOU could pull that together" to which he replied "That will SO never happen man, they are all married with kids and stuff ..." but imagine a show like that! If you've seen Jawbox, you're very luck indeed

[mrovantes]

Damn, sucks to think that when you're "married with kids and stuff" you're automatically written off. DOH! Say it ain't so!!! :)

[rebusd]

then they should teach their kids to run cable and setup monitor mixes. There. I said it.

[thejuncopartner]

As was I, part of the Positive Force group that put on this benefit for HIPS.

[bryanddd]

a brilliant song. Cheers for this!

[FistsOfTime]

i was there!

[NotAPatsy]

AMAZING!!!!!!!!

[soma95207]

Excellent! Great quality! Thanks for posting this!

[justin2535]

yeah, jawbox could tear that shit up

[whackNblite]

i miss this band...

[alexcraig]

holy shit

[apatheticgeneration]

Amazing band, I was lucky enough to see them in '96, it was a show I will never forget!

[mrovantes]

saw these guys only twice, but both times were awesome!

[kedzierski76]

sounds great!

[thejuncopartner]

Was this from the HIPS benefit? If so, I was there. Thanks for sharing the memory.

[indytone]

I don't know how many miles or times I drove around to see this band when they'd come through the Midwest. Still one of my favorite bands of all time.

[PapadimitriouD]

Great video. Never got to see Jawbox but was lucky to see Burning Airlines in 2001. Check out J.Robbin's new band Channels. They're excellent! DeSoto records has their EP and Dischord has their full length.

[pianoise]

Oh, man, what memories. I consider myself lucky that I got to see this amazing band live 4 times back in my college days. They were so creative, so tight, so musical...Cheers to Jawbox!

[1MisterMutant]

great post \m/

[paulkaiser]

why don't the make bands like this anymore?

[kimcoletta]

Thanks for posting this; it made me very nostalgic! Kim C. from Jawbox

[joesuburb]

And thank YOU for letting me document your band, do you still have the copy I sent you 10 years ago (on an old school VHS tape no less HAHA)?

[robertmiller]

@kimcoletta Thank you for being part of an awesome band and giving me something to listen to when high school blew.

[bethshair]

yessss! zach, bill,kim, j.

[joesuburb]

It wasn't their last song ever performed live, just their last song performed live in DC.

[meshugg1]

damn right you all. Seeing this vid and realizing this was their last song ever almost brings tears to my eyes

[ritesofspr]

jawbox was always so musically tight, timing is impeccable. beautiful music!

[mvicen1]

Great band…..Great song. Thanks for posting this. I think I might have been at this show.

[jcru]

oh word. JWBX ruled the planet earth.

[soreilly205]

Jawbox kicks ass.

[lothropm]

amazing.