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Eugene Chadbourne, Ikue Mori & more curate Nov/Dec at the Stone; Thurston Moore does January

Thurston Moore on the ‘Station to Station’ tour (more by Lukas Hodge)
Thurston Moore

As discussed, Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore is playing two New Year’s Eve shows at The Stone, an early one with John Zorn, and a late one with Mike Watt. Since we last spoke, we realized those shows are actually part of Thurston’s residency at the venue, which kicks off on NYE and continues through January 5. He’s curating for the week, and also performing with different collaborators each night.

Most notably, the residency has him performing with Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley for two shows on 1/3, with Chelsea Light Moving drummer John Moloney for two shows on 1/4, and with another CLM member, Samara Lubelski, on 1/2. Probably don’t expect Sonic Youth or Chelsea Light Moving songs though. He’ll also be performing with NYC experimental duo White Out (who have releases on Thurston’s Ecstatic Peace label) on the final night (1/5). The full schedule and an updated list of Chelsea Light Moving tour dates are below.

Meanwhile, as we speak, avant guitarist/banjoist Eugene Chadbourne‘s residency at the venue is underway. It kicked off this past Tuesday (10/29) and included his Halloween show at the venue last night (10/31). It continues with Eugene playing as a duo with Tatsuya Nakatani tonight (11/1), solo on Saturday (11/2), and as part of a 5-piece on Sunday (11/3).

Most of the other Nov/Dec curators are all notable jazz musicians and improvisers. One that’s especially exciting to us is Ikue Mori, drummer of seminal no wave band DNA, 1/3 of Death Ambient (with Fred Frith and Kato Hideki), and a frequent collaborator of John Zorn, Mike Patton, various members of Sonic Youth, and more. She curates/performs at The Stone from December 17-22 and collaborators for the week include Zeena Parkins, Fred Frith, Sylvie Courvoisier, John Zorn and more, plus a “SPECIAL SURPRISE BAND” TBA on 12/20. Full schedule for her residency below.

In related news, Ikue Mori plays a previously discussed special Body/Head trio set with B/H members Kim Gordon and Bill Nace at the Kim Gordon benefit at Issue Project Room.

Then, from December 25-29 at The Stone, it’s the annual John Zorn end of the year improv week, leading up to Thurston Moore’s NYE shows. Zorn will be joined by multiple other improvisers throughout the week, including Thurston Moore, Ikue Mori, Sylvie Courvoisier, Erik Friedlander, Okkyung Lee, and many more. Full schedule below.

All mentioned Stone residency schedules, along with Chelsea Light Moving dates, below…

Eugene Chadbourne Stone Residency – November, 2013

11/1 Friday
8 and 10 pm
Doc Chad and Tatsuya Nakatani Duo
Eugene Chadbourne (guitar, banjo, voice) Tatsuya Nakatani (drums, voice)

11/2 Saturday
8 and 10 pm
Doc Chad Solo
Eugene Chadbourne (guitars, banjo, voice)
World Premiere “From the Dreamory.”

11/3 Sunday
8 and 10 pm
New Directions in Appalachian Music
Eugene Chadbourne (guitar, banjo, voice) Evan Gallagher (keyboards) Thomas Heberer (trumpet) Tatsuya Nakatani (percussion, voice) Leslie Ross (bassoon)


Ikue Mori Stone Residency – December, 2013

12/17 Tuesday
8 pm
Phantom Orchard
Ikue Mori (electronics) Zeena Parkins (harps, keys)

10 pm
Phantom Orchard Quintet
Ikue Mori (electronics) Koichi Makigami (vocal) Zeena Parkins (harp) Cyro Baptista (percussion) Erik Friedlander (cello)

12/18 Wednesday
8 pm
Kibyoshi
Ikue Mori (visual, electronics) Koichi Makigami (vocal, theremin, mouth harp) Ned Rothenberg (shakuhachi)

10 pm
Ikue Mori Solo with visuals and music
Ikue Mori (visual, electronics)

12/19 Thursday
8 pm
Mephista
Ikue Mori (electronics) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Susie Ibarra (drums)

10 pm
Mephista with Lotte Anker
Ikue Mori (electronics) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Susie Ibarra (drums) Lotte Anker (sax)

12/20 Friday
8 and 10 pm
SPECIAL SURPRISE BAND
members will be announced in december

12/21 Saturday
8 pm
Ikue Mori, Fred Frith, Lotte Anker
Ikue Mori (electronics) Fred Frith (guitar) Lotte Anker (sax)

10 pm
Ikue Mori, Fred Frith, Lotte Anker, JIm Black
Ikue Mori (electronics) Fred Frith (guitar) Lotte Anker (sax) Jim Black (drums)

12/22 Sunday
8 pm
Ikue Mori and John Zorn Duo
Ikue Mori (electronics) John Zorn (sax)
TWENTY DOLLARS

10 pm
Ikue Mori and Fred Frith Duo
Ikue Mori (electronics) Fred Frith (guitar)
TWENTY DOLLARS


John Zorn Annual End of the Year Improv Week – December, 2013

12/25 Wednesday
8 pm
CHRISTMAS DAY IMPROV NIGHT–A STONE BENEFIT
John Zorn (sax) Ikue Mori (electronics) Ches Smith (drums) Uri Caine (piano) Chuck Bettis (electronics) Nonoko Yoshida (sax) David Watson (guitar) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Mark Feldman (violin) Chris Otto (violin)
TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS

12/26 Thursday
8 pm
JOHN ZORN IMPROV NIGHT–A STONE BENEFIT
John Zorn (sax) Ned Rothenberg (sax) Marty Ehrlich (sax) Tim Keiper (drums) Chris Speed (reeds) Anthony Coleman (piano) Steve Swell (trombone) Ty Citerman (guitar)
TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS

12/27 Friday
8 pm
JOHN ZORN IMPROV NIGHT–A STONE BENEFIT
John Zorn (sax) Uri Gurvich (sax) Eyal Maoz (guitar) Ron Anderson (guitar) Chris Cochrane (guitar) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Ikue Mori (electronics) Shanir Blumenkranz (bass) Michael Nicolas (cello) Don McKenzie (drums)
TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS

12/28 Saturday
8 pm
JOHN ZORN IMPROV NIGHT–A STONE BENEFIT
John Zorn (sax) Jeremiah Cymerman (clarinet) Jon Madof (guitar) Dave Scanlon (guitar) Annie Gosfield (keyboards) Frank London (trumpet) Adam Rudolph (percussion) Brian Marsella (keyboards) Billy Martin (percussion) Briggan Krauss (sax)
TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS

12/29 Sunday
8 pm
JOHN ZORN IMPROV NIGHT–A STONE BENEFIT
John Zorn (sax) Thurston Moore (guitar) Mary Halvorson (guitar) James Ilgenfritz (bass) Joe Morris (guitar) Okkyung Lee (cello) Erik Friedlander (cello) Jay Campbell (cello) Pauline Kim (violin) Brian Chase (drums) Craig Taborn (piano)
TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS


Thurston Moore Stone Residency – December, 2013 – January, 2014

12/31 Tuesday
8 pm
Thurston Moore and John Zorn New Year’s Duo
Thurston Moore (guitar) John Zorn (sax)
TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS

10 pm
Thurston Moore and Mike Watt New Year’s Duo
Thurston Moore (guitar) Mike Watt (bass)

1/1 Wednesday
8 pm
Thurston Moore, Gene Moore and Marc Edwards
Thurston Moore, Gene Moore (guitars) Marc Edwards (drums)

10 pm
Thurston Moore, Gene Moore, Daniel Carter, Gene Janas and Marc Edwards
Thurston Moore, Gene Moore (guitars) Daniel Carter (sax) Gene Janas (bass) Marc Edwards (drums)

1/2 Thursday
8 pm
Thurston Moore, Samara Lubelski and Nate Wooley
Thurston Moore (guitar) Samara Lubelski (violin) Nate Wooley (trumpet, electronics)

10 pm
Thurston Moore, Daniel Carter, Samara Lubelski, Nate Wooley and Ryan Sawyer
Thurston Moore (guitar) Daniel Carter (sax) Samara Lubelski (violin) Nate Wooley (trumpet, electronics) Ryan Sawyer (drums)

1/3 Friday
8 pm
Thurston Moore and Steve Shelley
Thurston Moore (guitar) Steve Shelley (drums)

10 pm
Thurston Moore, Okkyung Lee and Steve Shelley
Thurston Moore (guitar) Okkyung Lee (cello) Steve Shelley (drums)

1/4 Saturday
8 pm
Thurston Moore and John Moloney
Thurston Moore (guitar) John Moloney (drums)

10 pm
Thurston Moore, Gene Moore, Daniel Carter and John Moloney
Thurston Moore, Gene Moore (guitars) Daniel Carter (sax) John Moloney (drums)

1/5 Sunday
8 pm
Thurston Moore and Tom Surgal
Thurston Moore (guitar) Tom Surgal (drums)

10 pm
Thurston Moore and White Out
Thurston Moore (guitar) Tom Surgal (drums) Lin Culbertson (electronics)


Chelsea Light Moving — 2013 Tour Dates
November Friday 01 Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder @ FSU w/Merchandise
November Saturday 02 Tampa, FL The Orpheum w/Merchandise
November Monday 04 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks w/Merchandise
November Thursday 07 Dallas, TX Trees w/Merchandise
November Friday 08 Austin, TX Fun Fun Fun Fest
November Saturday 09 Austin, TX Fun Fun Fun Fest
November Sunday 10 Austin, TX Fun Fun Fun Fest
November Monday 11 Nashville, TN Exit/In w/Merchandise
November Wednesday 13 Baltimore, MD Otto Bar w/Merchandise