Thurston w/ Chelsea Light Moving earlier this month (more by PSquared Photography)

Thurston Moore is currently out detonating shit on his band Chelsea Light Moving's tour. That tour already hit the NYC area twice and it will return for a show on April 5 at Bowery Ballroom with Prana-Bindu and Marco Fusinato (tickets).

When that tour ends, he'll will head to The Metropolitan Museum of Art on April 15 to perform live in front of a projection of Street, a video of people on the streets of Manhattan by James Nares which features an original 12-string guitar score from Thurston Moore. The show with Thurston on April 15 runs from 6:30 to 9 PM and includes a reception in the Great Hall with complimentary refreshments (beer provided by Harpoon Brewery). After that night, the video will remain on view at The Met until May 27.

Street trailer video below...

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Sonic Youth - 1983 (Stephanie Chernikowski via MoMA)

As previously mentioned, MoMA's Looking at Music: Side 2 opens June 10th and will run to November 30th. The exhibit, which catalogs NYC's early '70s and '80s music scene, will include an installation of photos, videos, audio and more, as well as live events, and punk-film screenings from September-November".

The audio guide for the exhibition will include three conversations specifically recorded for MoMA: Richard Hell in conversation with Vito Acconci; James Nares in conversation with Coleen Fitzgibbon; and Diego Cortez in conversation with Fab 5 Freddy. Richard Hell will also do a poetry reading at the museum in July.

Other highlights of the exhibition include rock film screenings (The Blank Generation, New York Dolls - All Dolled Up, and others), Bob Gruen's 1976 video "New York Death Cult (Live at Max's Kansas City)" which features footage of the famed New York music venue from that era, early issues of Search & Destroy, Punk Magazine and Interview magazine, and lots of audio stations playing "iconic music from the era".

Not connected with Looking at Music, but also happening at MoMA: the next MoMA Monday Nights show (a PopRally event) will be Stars Like Fleas on June 8th (5:30pm-8:45pm). More info, and a coupon for half-off entry to the show can be found HERE.

More details on Looking at Music, with film schedule, below...

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