Jinx Lennon, featuring Miss Paula Flynn, releases a new live DVD on October 9th, 25 songs recorded live at the Sugar Club in Dublin by Dara McClusky (Arts Lives). “Magic Rawness & Rage” is a recording of his live show featuring songs taken from all of his four albums. It captures the essence of his live performance, which can at times challenge us by mixing poetry and noise. A bit like modern Irish story telling accompanied by music from New York’s punk duo Suicide. This is the first time some of these songs have been recorded with Miss Paula Flynn.

To promote the DVD, Jinx and Paula will be playing some dates in October including two dates at the Sugar Club with some very special guests being lined up…more on that later.

October 2009 Irish Tour Dates
2 Oct - Letterkenny Arts Centre, Donegal
8 Oct - Sugar Club, Dublin with The Revelator Orchestra
9 Oct - The Glens Centre, Manorhamilton, Leitrim with Wasps V Humans
12 Oct - Roisin Dubh, Galway with Evil Uncle
15 Oct - The Roundy Bar, Cork City
16 Oct - Baker’s, Limerick City with Niall Quinn
17 Oct - Spirit Store, Dundalk, Co. Louth with Niall Quinn
23 Oct - Clarence Hotel, Sligo Live Festival, Sligo
25 Oct - Leonard Arms, Clones (Clones Film Festival)
30 Oct - The Static, Roscoe Lane, Liverpool Irish Festival, Liverpool with Captain Moonlight
12 Nov - Sugar Club, Dublin
13 Nov - De Barras, Clonakilty
27 Nov - The LV, Cork

Jinx Lennon is a punk / poet / performance artist whose repertoire contains elements of spoken word, electro, and noise. Story telling delivered with a rage and rawness that is beautifully complimented by Jinx's stage partner Miss Paula Flynn’s tender vocals.

Press Reviews:

I loved this album but if you are offended easily, avoid this Dundalk depth charge. ~ Irish Mail on Sunday – Danny McElhinney (4/5)

One of the most refreshingly fearless and relevant songwriters in Ireland. ~ The Irish News - David Roy

For me the best songwriter in the country at the moment is Jinx Lennon, and he matters. He matters to me. And we don‘t hear him because he's telling the truth. He's singing about this island we live in as it is, and he doesn’t get airplay. Why doesn’t he get airplay? …Because he's telling the truth. And why can’t people deal with that truth?... Because it's very raw, and he doesn’t sugar it up. ~ Christy Moore – in interview in the Sunday Tribune

There is no one – and I mean no one – in Ireland making music quite like Jinx Lennon…. hand-in-hand with the punk-poetry comes a soundscape that is immensely listenable ~ Clare People Interactive - Andrew Hamilton

One of Ireland's greatest living storytellers… Nobody can listen to Jinx Lennon and not be affected ~ Connected magazine *****

You see Jinx is a true diamond in the rough. While Trauma Themes Idiot Times mightn’t be everyone’s cup of tea, there’s no doubting that this performer is one of the most unique and daring artists to emerge from Ireland in quite some time ~ Hot Press / Edwin McFee 4/5

While there is no question that Jinx’s ubiquitous style is an acquired taste; with music this original and rousing on the menu, you’d be an absolute idiot to not at least try and relish its mouthwatering flavours ~ Limerick Independent - Alan Jacques

The worry for Jinx is that the populace, jaded from the endless drip of bad news stories from the front line of the Recession, will run a million miles from anyone banging on about life as it's really lived in this banana republic ~ Irish Independent – Nick Kelly