Melt Yourself Down: Images from a new video shoot for first single from new album

Here's a couple of images from a recent video shoot for a NEW James Chance album! James is rocking a jacket actually owned & worn by Liberace. 

Thanks to Dylan Mars Greenberg. More info to come soon.

James Chance & the Contortions to headline East Village Eye Party at the Delancey, NYC, on Sept 16

The Contortions will be headlining this event being thrown by the Howl Happening Gallery & East Village Eye on Sept. 16. For more info visit the Facebook event page.

TORONTO SHOWS UPDATE / DATE CHANGE: Now two shows on December 10 at Rivoli

The previously announced Toronto shows of September 7 & 8 have been rescheduled to two shows in one evening. The shows will now be at Rivoli on December 10. Tickets are $30 for each show, or a special price of $50 for both, and are available via the following links:

Saturday, December 10th

8:00PM show

11:30PM show

Both shows

James Chance & The Contortions ready first new studio LP since the ’80s, playing Bowery Electric (BV presale)

No Wave legends James Chance & the Contortions are set to release their first proper album since the ’80s. Produced by longtime Contortions guitarist Tomás Doncker, it’s titled The Flesh is Weak and will be out via True Groove Records this fall, featuring brand new material and favorites from their live set.

The band, which also includes Eric Klaastad (bass/vocals), Richard Dworkin (drums/vocals), Mac Gollehon (trumpet), and Robert Aaron (saxophone/keyboards), will play a record release show at NYC’s Bowery Electric on November 10 with BUENO and Logan X. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 26 at 10 AM with a BrooklynVegan presale beginning Tuesday, August 23 at 10 AM. Check Brooklyn Vegan Tuesday morning for the password.

James Chance & Les Contortions Live in Milan at Lofi, May 22, 2016

Happy Saturday night everyone. Thanks to Luca, the sound man at Lo Fi Milano, for this recording of the May 22, 2016, gig by James & Les Contortions!

Setlist (Compositions by James Chance except where noted): 

01. Designed To Kill 

02. Home Is Where the Hatred Is (Gil Scot Heron) 

03. Do the Splurge 

04. Street With No Name 

05. Jaded 

06. Melt Yourself Down 

07. Disposable You 

08. Put Me Back In My Cage 

09. No Pity In the Naked City (Jackie Wilson/Alonzo Tucker) 

10. Contort Yourself 

11. I Can't Stand Myself (James Brown)