"Arguably the greatest rock band without a rhythm section ever, the duo of acid-voiced singer Jean Smith and guitar hero David Lester must be seen to be believed." -- Douglas Wolk

"Jean Smith is a major writer of our generation." -- Ronnie Pontiac, senior editor at Newtopia Magazine

"An unbending advocate of thoughtful indie culture for two decades now, the Vancouver guitar-and-voice twosome doesn't just make demanding music, they also make books, paintings, photos, cartoons, among other things." -- San Francisco Chronicle

In September, 2007 Mecca Normal performed live to the world premier of "Naked & Ticklish", a new film by Jean Smith, at the Antimatter Underground Film Festival in Victoria, BC.

David has a MySpace page for his graphic novel The Listener -- which casts light on an obscure event from the 1930s to magnify the importance of small actions in a larger context.

Article on Mecca Normal in the Globe and Mail, Canada's national newspaper, July 1, 2007
Ten Famous Canadians
you've never heard of

Classroom Presentations in Vancouver: How Art & Music Can Change the World

The Observer:

BUY: CDs, BOOKS, ARTWORK,
T-SHIRTS ONLINE

LYRICS:
The Observer

MP3s & VIDEOS:
Attraction is Ephemeral on Newsletter
MySpace: www.myspace.com/meccanormal

HISTORY:
Notes, tour diary entries and reviews --
1985 - 1995
1996 - 2006
2007 - 2017

REVIEWS, ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS

BOOKS:
The Gruesome Acts of Capitalism by David Lester -- the revised, second printing is in stock at buyolypia.com. Available in Canada from Arbeiter Ring and in the US from AK Press.

Two Stories from Jean Smith's foray into online dating.

ART:
Inspired Agitators & the Pantomime Horse -- Mecca Normal's touring art exhibit -- features David's Inspired Agitators poster series. More info.

PAINTINGS: David Lester
PAINTINGS: Jean Smith

INTERVIEWS:
HIGH HAT and Venuszine interviews with Jean.

David Lester interview -- Visual Resistance