Ivan Julian
read Richard Hell's statement on Ivan Julian ahead of cancer benefit show
“It’s horrible that he has to suffer some terribly painful, life-threatening illness, and have it ravage him financially as well. American barbarism. What’s left are his friends, admirers, and sympathizers.”
Ivan Julian diagnosed with cancer; Richard Hell, Debbie Harry, Lenny Kaye, The Dictators & more playing a benefit
To benefit Voidoids guitarist Ivan Julian, who was recently diagnosed with cancer, a concert will go down with his former bandleader Richard Hell, fellow New York punk icons Debbie Harry, Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Group) and The Dictators NYC, plus Mott the Hoople’s Ian Hunter, Living Colour’s Vernon Reid, post-punk vets Bush Tetras, and more.
Cheetah Chrome touring, playing NYC together w/ Miriam, Ramones anniversary, more
We recently mentioned that Miriam, the new recording project of Miriam Linna (Kicks fanzine writer, A-Bones drummer/singer, Norton Records co-founder, etc) released her debut album of garage rock/Phil Spector pop, Nobody’s Baby, earlier this year on Norton and that she’ll be opening for The Muffs at the NYC stop of their tour happening October 10 at The Bell House with Vivian Girls/Hole-related band Upset (tickets)…
The Fauntleroys (Alejandro Escovedo, Ivan Julian, etc) touring, playing two NYC shows in October
We recently mentioned that Alejandro Escovedo, Ivan Julian (The Voidoids), Linda Pitmon (The Miracle 3, The Baseball Project) and veteran funk/soul/rock musician Nicholas Tremulis teamed up to form the band The Fauntleroys, who will release their debut EP, Below The Pink Pony, on September 16 via Cheetah Chrome’s Plowboy Records…
What's going on Sunday? (BV/Dull Tools beach party, King Buzzo, Emma Ruth Rundle, Johnny Thunders bday bash, more)
Future Punx at Glasslands in March (more by Amanda Hatfield)
King Buzzo w/ Melvins Lite at MHOW in 2012 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)
You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights…
Alejandro Escovedo, Ivan Julian & friends are The Fauntleroys, releasing debut EP (stream a track)
Alejandro Escovedo has been highly prolific in his 30+ years as a musician, putting in time in ’70s punk band The Nuns, ’80s alt-country bands Rank and File and True Believers, and he’s been an active solo artist since the ’90s (among other things)…
Lou Reed tribute this weekend w/ Arto Lindsay, Lenny Kaye, Ivan Julian, Kirin J Callinan, members of TV on the Radio, more
The Lou Reed tributes keep coming. Two of them just happened, including the one at Rodeo Bar on Wednesday (11/20) and the one with Jeffrey Lewis, Dawn Landes, and others at the Jalopy Theatre last night (11/21)…
James Chance & Ivan Julian playing w/ Sal P of Liquid Liquid, R. Stevie Moore & Endless Boogie
James Chance w/ Kim Gordon at ‘Round Robin Duets’ (more by Greg Cristman)
No wave legend James Chance continues to play around his hometown of NYC a good amount, and he’ll be returning to Manhattan venue Le Poisson Rouge on July 6 for a particularly interesting show…
Suicide playing debut LP in full at their LPR show w/ Bush Tetras; Sediment Club opening the show (dates & streams)
As mentioned, NYC post-punk vets Suicide and Bush Tetras will co-headline Le Poisson Rouge on November 29. Tickets for that show are still available…
The Fleshtones releasing new EP, playing shows (dates); Yep Roc Records throwing 15-year anniversary bash in NC
The fabulous Fleshtones, NYC’s progenitors of “super rock,” will release a new EP in August titled Los Fleshtones Quatro x Quatro via Yep Roc records…
