Jay Reatard, a modern-day punk rock genius, has died. At just 29 years of age, he had already produced a body of amazing music that would be envied by people twice his age. Above you can watch last year’s documentary, which profiled a promising career that was tragically cut short. Below you can check out his epic performance at Sailor Jerry here in Philly. One of his best:

You will be missed, Jay. Thank you for the awesome music.

If you don’t already own it, I suggest picking up his 2006 album Blood Visions, which I consider to be one of the best punk albums ever made.

See a list of all Jay Reatard related posts on The Walrus, after the jump…