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Jesse Malin (April 15)

Jesse Malin
Straight from the city of big dreams, Jesse Malin is battle scarred rock and roll vet. He survived NYCs hardcore and punk scenes, making a mark with the fast and out of control Heart Attack and later with St. Mark’s Place glam punks D Generation. When D Generation split he briefly fronted the short-lived Bellvue, but it was apparent Malin was making a stylistic change, looking toward his songwriting heroes—Dylan, Springsteen, Neil Young—while maintaining his punk rock ethos. The result was 2002’s The Fine Art of Self-Destruction, recorded with Malin’s longtime friend Ryan Adams. Malin has since reissued 2004’s The Heat and Glitter From the Gutter, become a sensation in England, and gotten Springsteen to record a duet with him. His latest comes in the form of On Your Sleeve, a collection of covers that spans everyone from Elton John to the Hold Steady. Malin and his band play Mohawk Place this Tuesday (April 15) with local support from the Viva Noir and Bradley Solly.