Jimmy Lee Lindsey, Jr. died in his sleep on Wednesday morning. He was 29 years old.

He is survived by his mother Devonna May, his father Jimmy Lindsey, and his sisters Leslie Lindsey, Stephanie Duncan and Gara May. He’ll be missed by music fans all over the world.

With 22 full-length albums and over 100 releases, Jay dedicated his life to music. He played nearly one thousand shows in over 20 countries around the world. He was incredibly grateful for all the support his fans gave him over the years.

UPDATE: The memorial service will take place on Saturday, January 16 at 5:00pm at Memorial Park Funeral Home, 5668 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN. This will be open to the public.

If you knew, played with, or were a fan of Jay and his music, please share your thoughts, stories, memories and condolences in the comments below.

Download: Jay Reatard – Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle

The week the record comes out we’re heading out west to do 10 FREE shows at indie record stores.  These are all all-ages shows.

Tue Aug 18 Los Angeles Amoeba Records 6pm
Wed Aug 19 Long Beach Fingerprints Music 7pm
Thu Aug 20 San Diego M-Theory Music 7pm
Fri Aug 21 Santa Cruz Streetlight Records 7pm
Sat Aug 22 San Francisco Amoeba Records 6pm
Sun Aug 23 Berkeley Amoeba Records 6pm
Tue Aug 25 Portland Jackpot Records 6pm
Wed Aug 26 Seattle Easy Street Records 7pm
Thu Aug 27 Seattle Sonic Boom Records 7pm
Fri Aug 28 Vancouver Zulu Records 8pm

If you live in Chicago, come check out the record and watch a documentary some dudes made about me.

Following a nasty altercation with a security guard whilst he was onstage Jay Reatard stormed over and without uttering a word produced this painting, and wll, a picture is worth a thousand words.

The ‘Paint Like No One’s Watching’ project was conceived to raise awareness for the Australian Children’s Music Foundation, who implement music programs and provide instruments and teachers to disadvantaged and indigenous children and youth in schools and juvenile detention centres across Australia.

You can bid on it here, auction Ends June 26th at 5pm

We had great time in Sao Paulo .. Heres some of Mateus Mondini’s pics from the show.

Hey – Look to the right, just announced a new tour.

And there’s a free show tomorrow in Memphis at the Goner Store for Record Store Day. They’ll have copies of my new split 7″ with Sonic Youth there.