A legendary cult band from the influential
New York City no wave scene of the late
70s/early
80s. The first band led by notorious
avant-rock chanteuse
Lydia Lunch,
Teenage Jesus and the
Jerks blasted out potent
ultra-
abrasive rock for
short attention spans.
Since their songs usually maxed out between 30 seconds and two minutes, the Jerks were infamous for playing very short sets with a tremendous punch. Normally, their sets lasted for no more than ten minutes. If you want to check them out, locate "Everything," a CD compilation of their work from Atavistic.