Summer StrummerJam NYC at the Bowery Ballroom

Jesse Malin and his band led a tribute to the music of the late Joe Strummer and the Clash at the Bowery Ballroom on August 25, 2018. Celebrated four days after Strummer would have turned 66, Summer StrummerJam NYC benefited the Joe Strummer Foundation. This was the second of what is becoming an annual series; Malin led a similar event last summer in Asbury Park, New Jersey, which featured guest performances by Brian Fallon, Craig Finn, Ted Leo, and other musicians.

Malin's guest artists this year included Acacia (The Advertisers), Adam Weiner (Low Cut Connie), Cait O'Riordan (The Pogues), Don DiLego, Drew Stone (Antidote), Eugene Hütz (Gogol Bordello), Felice Rosser (Faith), Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance), H.R. (Bad Brains), Jack James, David Strange & Charlotte Kemp Muhl (Uni), Jared Hart (Mercy Union), Joe Hurley (Rogue's March), Joseph Arthur, Kris Gruen, Matty Carlock, Matty Hoboken, Nufolk Rebel Alliance (Pedro Erazo of Gogol Bordello & Leo Minimum Tek of Outernational), R.B. Korbet (King Missile, Pussy Galore), Steve Wynn (The Dream Syndicate), Suzi Gardner (L7), Tommy Stinson (Bash & Pop/The Replacements/Guns N Roses), Binky Griptite (The Dap-Kings), and Willie Nile. Malin and his band backed most of the guest vocalists.

Setlist:

1. Coma Girl (Joe Strummer cover, with Jesse Malin)
2. Lover's Rock (The Clash cover, with Cait O'Riordan)
3. Hateful (The Clash cover, with Tommy Stinson)
4. Lost in the Supermarket (The Clash cover, with Tommy Stinson)
5. Complete Control (The Clash cover, with Matty Hoboken)
6. I Fought the Law (The Crickets cover, with Frank Iero and Evan Nestor)
7. Safe European Home (The Clash cover, with Drew Stone)
8. I'm Not Down (The Clash cover, with Liza Colby and Kia Warren)
9. Gates of the West (The Clash cover, with Jesse Malin)
10. The Equaliser (The Clash cover, with Felice Rosser and Susan Mitchell)
11. Janie Jones (The Clash cover, with Kris Gruen)
12. (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais (The Clash cover, with Joe Hurley and James Mastro)
13. Should I Stay or Should I Go (The Clash cover, with Uni)
14. Brand New Cadillac (Vince Taylor and His Playboys cover, with Don DiLego)
15. Rock the Casbah (The Clash cover, with Amanda Cross)
16. Police and Thieves (Junior Murvin cover, with H.R.)
17. White Riot (The Clash cover, with Matty Carlock)
18. Johnny Appleseed (Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros cover, with Eugene Hütz)
19. London Calling (The Clash cover, with Nu Folk Rebel Alliance)
20. Brand New Cadillac (Vince Taylor and His Playboys cover, with Nu Folk Rebel Alliance)
21. Stay Free (The Clash cover, with Jesse Malin)
22. I'm So Bored with the U.S.A. (The Clash cover, with Acacia)
23. Groovy Times (The Clash cover, with Joseph Arthur)
24. Straight to Hell (The Clash cover, with Binky Griptite)
25. Hitsville UK (The Clash cover, with Catherine Popper)
26. The Guns of Brixton (The Clash cover, with Jared Hart)
27. Tommy Gun (The Clash cover, with R.B. Korbet)
28. Police on My Back (The Equals cover, with Willie Nile and Johnny Pisano)
29. Train in Vain (The Clash cover, with Adam Weiner)
30. Armagideon Time (Willie Williams cover, with Steve Wynn)
31. Keys to Your Heart (The 101ers cover, with Suzi Gardner)
32. Rudie Can't Fail (The Clash cover, with most of the guest performers)

Jesse Malin, Felice Rosser, Susan Mitchell

Jesse Malin, Kris Gruen

Jesse Malin, Joe Hurley

Jessie Malin, Uni

Jesse Malin, Don DiLego

Jesse Malin, Randy Schrager, Amanda Cross

Jesse Malin, Randy Schrager, H.R.

Jesse Malin, Matty Carlock

Eugene Hutz

NuFolk Rebel Alliance

Jesse Malin, Acacia

Jesse Malin, Joseph Arthur

Binky Griptite

Jesse Malin, Jared Hart

Jesse Malin, R.B. Korbet

Randy Schrager, Jesse Malin, Willie Nile, Johnny Pisano

Jesse Malin, Adam Weiner

Derek Cruz, Steve Wynn