Photo by Chrissy Piper

It has been just over six years since Blake Schwarzenbach released an album (Jets To Brazil’s 2002 effort, Perfecting Loneliness) and more than five since Jets To Brazil called it quits. Last weekend, at a house show in Brooklyn, the former Jawbreaker frontman made his formal return to music with his latest project, The Thorns Of Life. Joined by drummer Aaron Cometbus and bassist Daniela Sea, the trio played once again on Friday night. Cometbus, who has played drums in bands such as Crimpshrine, is also known for creating Cometbus, the iconic underground zine. Sea, much like Cometbus and Schwarzenbach, also has Bay Area roots. She was a member of The Gr’ups, an early 90’s Berekely outfit that once featured Rancid’s Matt Freeman. Sea is more widely known for her acting chops. She has appeared on the last three seasons of Showtime’s The L Word.

Larry Livermore, the founder of Lookout! Records, reports that Schwarzenbach’s new band has been in the planning stage for quite some time. He explained on his blog, “This band has been in the works for a few months now, something I knew but was sworn to secrecy about, which became rather annoying when everybody else started telling me the latest gossip, and even more annoying when I missed their first show last weekend.” As three (1, 2, 3) YouTube videos (filmed by attendees of the group’s most recent show) indicate, The Thorns Of Life appear to have more in common with the musical scene that the three members originated from as opposed to Jets To Brazil. Photographic evidence of The Thorns’ first show can be found at Brooklyn DIY. It’s early, so there is no word yet on planned releases, but I am very excited.

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