Tom Verlaine
15,000 more books from Tom Verlaine's collection being sold off in December
The book sale happens in Ridgewood, Queens on December 2 & 3; organizers are planning online sales soon too.
Tom Verlaine's (Television) massive book collection being sold at NYC garage sales
Television frontman and guitarist Tom Verlaine left behind a library of some 50,000 books when he passed away in January.
The National made their Madison Square Garden debut with Patti Smith (pics, setlists)
The National played a two-plus-hour, career-spanning set, and Patti Smith opened and included a tribute to Television’s Tom Verlaine.
Patti Smith pens essay in tribute to Television's Tom Verlaine
”There was no one like Tom,” Patti writes in a moving essay for ‘The New Yorker.’
Read tributes to Tom Verlaine from Blondie, Michael Stipe, Steve Albini, Dean Wareham more
You can also read tributes from Lloyd Cole, Real Estate, The Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs, Robyn Hitchcock, Primal Scream, Nada Surf’s Matthew Caws, AC Newman, Marc Maron, and more.
Tom Verlaine dies at 73
Tom Verlaine, frontman and guitarist in iconic NYC band Television, has died at age 73. The news was shared by Jesse Paris Smith who said he died after “a brief illness.“
Real Estate cover Television's "Days" for 10th anniversary of their album 'Days'
“It’s true, this now decade-old album is named after this fantastic, underappreciated Television tune,“ says Real Estate bassist Alex Bleeker, “which was a joy for us to cover and record for you after all these years.“
Violent Femmes prep new LP, share single ft. Tom Verlaine, touring w/ X & Ben Folds
Violent Femmes’ 10th album, ’Hotel Last Resort,’ is out in July and you can listen to the title track featuring Television’s Tom Verlaine now.
members of Deerhunter, Television, Suicide, Luna & Fiery Furnaces perform w/ Warhol films this weekend
We posted this when it was first announced, but here’s a reminder about the three day event happening at the Brooklyn Academy of Music this weekend (11/6-11/8):Part of 2014 Next Wave Festival
The Andy Warhol Museum and Dean Wareham
Featuring live performances by:
Bradford Cox (Deerhunter, Atlas Sound)
Eleanor Friedberger (The Fiery Furnaces)
Martin Rev (Suicide)
Tom Verlaine (Television)
Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500, Luna)
The films of Andy Warhol are provocative milestones of underground cinema, flaunting convention simply by letting the gritty world be itself…
BAM Next Wave Festival 2014 announced: Rufus Wainwright, Tom Verlaine, Dean Wareham, Bradford Cox & lots more
Dean Wareham @ Maxwell’s, 2011 (more by Chris Gersbeck)
While we already knew that “Nonesuch Records at BAM” and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus / Bryce Dessner collaboration (though details on that one were TBA) were going to be part of the 2014 Next Wave Festival, the full line-up of programming has just been announced…
