Live At Max’s Kansas City: Previously Unreleased Alan Vega Performance from 1980

A newly discovered live recording captures Alan Vega, frontman of pioneering electronic duo Suicide, performing at Max’s Kansas City on July 18, 1980, weeks before his debut solo album release. The seven-track session documents a pivotal moment in Vega’s artistic development, showcasing his singular fusion of rockabilly, blues, electronic noise, and performance art. Accompanied by Texas guitarist Phil Hawk, whose organic, cutting tone grounds the magnetism of Vega’s backing tapes, the performance reveals Vega’s experimental approach to live performance using pre-recorded accompaniment—a pioneering aesthetic choice that became his signature. The recording, uncovered by longtime collaborator and widow Liz Lamere and Jared Artaud within the Vega Vault archival project, represents the latest unreleased material from this comprehensive effort to preserve and illuminate Vega’s extensive body of work and studio recordings maintained throughout his lifetime.

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