Born: October 26, 1945.
Strange, reclusive, yet prolific artist operating from Houston, Texas since 1978. Little is known about him. Music ranges from blues and electric boogie music to spoken word and avant-garde chamber music. Runs the Corwood Industries label for his own releases, the first of which was credited to The Units and appeared in 1978. All subsequent recordings have been credited to Jandek (including all reissues of the Units album). Jandek performed his first concert unannounced in 2004, 26 years after he released his debut. He has gone on to perform a handful of concerts every year since, slowly releasing them in their entirety on Corwood.
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December 12, 2025
Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
Houston, Texas, United StatesAugust 28, 2025
The Austin Scottish Rite Theater
Austin, Texas, United States20th anniversary of Jandek's first live performance. Setlist incomplete and out of order
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Potential medley; this first performance block was about 30 minutes long, with The Rep on vocals.2.
Shelia Smith on vocals3.
Shelia Smith on vocals4.
Shelia Smith on vocals5.
Shelia Smith on vocals6.
Shelia Smith on vocals7.
Brief performance with The Rep on vocals once more.May 10, 2025
Aztlan Theater
Denver, Colorado, United StatesOctober 25, 2024
Star Theater
Portland, Oregon, United StatesJuly 20, 2024
Widow Jane Mine
Rosendale, New York, United StatesJune 2, 2024
Lodge Room
Los Angeles, California, United StatesSetlist incomplete and out of order
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April 14, 2024
Elastic Arts
Chicago, Illinois, United StatesFebruary 24, 2024
Giorno Poetry Systems
New York, New York, United StatesJandek for this show was The Representative from Corwood Industries: bass, vocals; Sheila Smith: guitar, piano; Loren Connors: guitar, piano; Eli Keszler: drums
View on Setlist.fm →February 23, 2024
Giorno Poetry Systems
New York, New York, United StatesJandek for this show was The Representative from Corwood Industries: bass, vocals; Sheila Smith: guitar, piano; Loren Connors: guitar; Eli Keszler: drums
View on Setlist.fm →May 13, 2023
Burke Theatre
Lafayette, Louisiana, United StatesTrio performance. Jandek on bass, Sheila Smith on vocals and percussion, and Louis Michot of The Lost Bayou Ramblers on violin & accordion.
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"When he got home, all he could ask was..." lyrics2.
"We decided to go to the fair" lyrics3.
"I wanted to go to the store that night" lyrics4.
"Hey there thank you for the invitation" lyrics5.
Hey, what did you do today" lyrics6.
"We had never seen him before" lyrics7.
"Hello, I miss you so much" lyrics8.
"This song is too hard to sing while everyone is gathering" lyrics9.
"Boy, was I late to the date" lyrics10.
"I went down to a small Texas town" lyrics11.
"I think it goes without saying that you and I have a most unusual realtionship" lyricsMarch 4, 2023
Clapp Auditorium
Fayetteville, Arkansas, United StatesDecember 14, 2019
Issue Project Room
Brooklyn, New York, United StatesOctober 17, 2019
Worm
Rotterdam, South Holland, NetherlandsApril 2, 2019
Bush Hall
London, England, United KingdomMarch 9, 2019
Ibrahim Theater at the International House
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesJuly 22, 2018
Trans-Pecos
Queens, New York, United StatesJune 22, 2018
The Ground at Club Space
Miami, Florida, United StatesSeptember 14, 2017
Ace of Cups
Columbus, Ohio, United StatesJanuary 6, 2017
Lawndale Art Center
Houston, Texas, United States1. These Things
2. Cure for the Toolbox
3. Turn to This
4. Wild Places
5. Next Monday
6. One and Only
7. Where I Came
8. Black Cotton Chair
9. It Burned Down Nice
10. My Body
11. Edge of Time
August 5, 2016
Bootleg Theater
Los Angeles, California, United States1. Rap It Like You Should
2. The Bus and the Apartment
3. A Good Day
4. Silver Lake
5. The Kids Are Outside
6. The American
7. The Limit
8. Animal
9. Map It Out in Blue
10. To Recover
11. Things That Never Change
Some of Jandek's most popular tracks include They Told Me I Was a Fool, Naked in the Afternoon, European Jewel, Time and Space, Nancy Sings. Listen to these songs and discover more from their extensive catalog.
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