words by Rachel Kowal

Dent May @ BV-CMJ 2009 (more by Chris La Putt)

A few nights earlier, I tried and failed to see Dent May at a late-night show, but I figured I'd give it another shot, so I headed over to the Cake Shop after the BrooklynVegan CMJ show at MHOW Thursday night, and was delighted to see that they were running on schedule. I thought I was tired at that point, but I've got to hand it to Dent May and his friend Bobby for their dedication to the cause. "We drove 20 hours straight to be with you. Our car got towed. We've been threw a lot of shit, and we love it," May said by way of introduction. A quick look at Bobby's zombie-like stare as he sat, waiting for the show to start, revealed just how tired he was. In addition to their lengthy sojourn to New York, it was their last show of the week and the third of the day. Luckily, their music is upbeat and undeniably catchy. When they started to play, they sprang to life, and many of the people in the audience began to dance.

Dent May doesn't have any more dates on his schedule, but he is on the lineup of the just-announced All Tomorrow's Parties curated by Animal Collective taking place May 13th-15th at at Butlins Holiday Centre in Minehead, UK. Full initial lineup announcement below...

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Charles Gocher (1952-2007) (photo by Kerry Kugelman)

This current tour features Alan Bishop and Richard Bishop as an acoustic guitar duet. They will be performing Sun City Girls songs including many penned by Gocher. Most dates will feature an opening 40 minute film of Charles Gocher's video experiments followed by two sets of music. This tour will most likely be the only time this show will be presented as such and is a tribute both to Charles Gocher and selected music from the 27 year legacy of Sun City Girls.

The NYC show is June 22nd at Knitting Factory. Tickets are still on sale. Sir Richard Bishop asks that everyone reads "Invisible Tempos of the Vanishing Assassin" (the story of Charles Gocher). Sun City Girls contributed heavily to the Mr. Lonely soundtrack. All tour dates below....

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