Hallogallo

words and pics, additional Sonic Youth pics Unlike Friday (and Sunday), people weren’t throwing devil horns on Saturday. With the Saturday lineup dominated by indie acts, including many longstanding ones (Sonic Youth, Tortoise, Dave Pajo/Papa M, Shellac, The Breeders, etc etc) there were less shirts that repped the heaviest of the heavy, like Dystopia, Grief and Electric Wizard, and more “vintage look” Judas Priest and Dio with bowl cuts, and 80’s style librarian glasses…

Kurt Vile at Brooklyn Masonic Temple (more by Lori Baily) It’s almost final and official, ATP New York is ruling. The best Hudson Valley festival to ever be held in a 1960s time capsule has announced the “final additions” including two comedians chosen by Syd Butler of Les Savy Fav (more to come…

Michael Rother and friends performed an entrancing set of music and associated acts at Lincoln Center Damrosch Park Friday night (8/6), after a Maxwell’s set earlier that week…

“Hallogallo 2010 was formed, a guitarist who was a prime mover in the postpsychedelic German rock that was crudely but durably labeled Krautrock…

Hallogallo 2010 will feature the same lineup they did at Primavera. That is, Michael Rother will be joined by Steve Shelley from Sonic Youth and Aaron Mullan of Tall Firs…

Michael Rother (Neu!) / Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth) (crlsblnc)The wealth and breadth of musical treats on offer at Barcelona’s annual Primavera Sound Festival hit home with a suckerpunch on Saturday May 29th at 7pm, when I was forced to choose between live sets by The Clean, Michael Rother’s new project “Hallogallo 2010”, playing the music of NEU…

ATP NY, happening over Labor Day weekend (Sept 3-5), continues to expand its lineup.To complete the line-up for our new additions are headed up, a very special new project headed and featuring Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth), Aaron Mullan (Tall Firs) and Ben Curtis (Secret Machines, School of Seven Bells, and whose brother is now a touring member of Interpol)…