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Posted in music | tour dates on November 18, 2010

Butthole Surfers played Locust Abortion Technician in Austin, playing New Years Eve shows in NYC

Butthole Surfers @ The Scoot Inn
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"The idea of Butthole Surfers performing Locust Abortion Technician in its entirety was a curious one, I thought, when I first saw the announcement. I listened to the album carefully and wondered how they were going to pull it off with all that electronica and distortion and sampling and mixing, without it seeming like they were just playing a recording. Few of the songs are melodic tunes that are probably easier to recreate in a live show. It's a great album, but I just had trouble picturing it. It could have been a disaster if they hadn't prepared so well. And prepare they did. It was clear how hard they were working up there to pull off the performance, professionally and technically, and I for one truly appreciated the effort they made.

Turns out that playing this album was a genius idea, executed perfectly. It was clear that not only had they been rehearsing, but they orchestrated the songs with a fresh spin. They played the entire album in one long, continuous exhale that gave a shape to the over-arching themes of the music in a way that isn't immediately apparent when you listen to the album." [Gibby n Me]

Butthole Surfers played two shows at The Scoot Inn in their official hometown in late October. October 29th's Austin show was advertised as "1st set - Locust Abortion Technician; 2nd set - everything else", and then they played on Halloween with Meat Puppets.

Now it's NYC's turn. And though there's no word on whether they'll perform an album, Butthole Surfers will play two holiday shows at one Brooklyn venue. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, 11/23, at noon for December 30th at Music Hall of Williamsburg ($35), and December 31st (New Years Eve) ($55). Openers TBA.

Meanwhile go check out some art by Brooklyn resident Gibby Haynes at Kidd Yellin in Red Hook (not far from where he currently resides).

Videos from Austin below...

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SWEATLOAF (only the first few seconds though and I can't tell if it's from 10/29 or 10/31)

HUMAN CANNONBALL (only the first minute)

USSA

THE O-MEN

AND ANOTHER RECORDING OF THE O-MEN

JOHN-E SMOKE

LADY SNIFF/PEPPER MASHUP

CHERUB

THE SHAH SLEEPS IN LEE HARVEY'S GRAVE

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Tags: Austin, Butthole Surfers, Gibby Haynes, Kidd Yellin, New Years Eve, Scoot Inn
posted at 12:33 PM on November 18, 2010 in music | tour dates | Comments (17)

Comments (17)

http://kiddyellin.org/

is that gallery still showing?

Posted by Anonymous | November 18, 2010 1:03 PM

ooohhhh

Posted by Anonymous | November 18, 2010 1:03 PM

"is that gallery still showing?"

it says it is

Posted by brooklynvegan | November 18, 2010 1:05 PM

!!!!

Posted by Anonymous | November 18, 2010 1:09 PM

It seems like NYE concerts came together. Patti Smith on the 29th, Butthole Surfers on the 30th, and GBV on NYE for me.

Posted by citybug | November 18, 2010 1:09 PM

yep i'm doing GBV on NYE and gogol bordello on 1/1

Posted by Anonymous | November 18, 2010 1:34 PM

Cursive playing Domestica from front to back at Subterranean!

Posted by Anonymous | November 18, 2010 1:45 PM

$55? wow..

Posted by Anonymous | November 18, 2010 5:39 PM

Worst band name ever.

Posted by Anonymous | November 18, 2010 5:57 PM

i am seriously debating selling my gbv tickets and going to this instead.

Posted by Anonymous | November 18, 2010 6:17 PM

5:57: Worst comment ever from a knucklehead born after the band was formed.

Posted by Anonymous | November 19, 2010 9:40 AM

I love how all these New Year's shows are all popping up, competing for my attention, meanwhile I've got 2 possible chances at some crazy NYE parties at some of my friends' places (potential to be some of the craziest I would go to).

Fuckin' desicions...

Posted by Anonymous | November 19, 2010 11:53 AM

right on, 9:40, these young whippersnappers need to learn some respect!

Posted by Anonymous | November 19, 2010 1:45 PM

Yay. Can't wait. I can't believe I went to Texas thinking they weren't going to be playing NY anytime soon again, and now here they are. Anyways, Yay! And then Gogol Bordello and Man Man the next day. What a weekend.

P.S. I think you need an appointment at Kid Yellin, I don't think they are normally just open to the public like a regular gallery.

Posted by Jill | November 19, 2010 4:05 PM

11:53.. hit me up with the e-vite

Posted by Anonymous | November 19, 2010 10:51 PM

thank you a lot's man

Posted by دردشة عراقية | February 21, 2011 2:07 AM

First Class! I was a Butthole Surfer before me pappy was even born. Praise Gawd!

Posted by Gentle Dragona | March 11, 2011 5:10 PM

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