Thurston Moore forms band w/ Steve Shelley & MBV's Deb Googe, releasing an LP, touring, reading at BK Book Fest
Thurston Moore at Ornette Coleman tribute in June (more by Greg Cristman)
After releasing an album with his post-Sonic Youth band Chelsea Light Moving, Thurston Moore revealed plans for a new solo album coming out on Matador. Sonic Youth’s site now says the album is called The Best Day and comes out on September 23 (though Matador hasn’t confirmed the exact date). Most of it was recorded with his new band which features Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelley on drums, My Bloody Valentine’s Deb Googe on bass, and James Sedwards on guitar. A few of the songs were recorded with the Chelsea Light Moving members as well.
That band, dubbed The Thurston Moore Band, will be going on a tour this year that includes the Toronto and Chicago Riot Fests, as well as a West Coast run with Sebadoh. They don’t have a NYC date announced at the moment, but Thurston will be back on his old stomping grounds to read at a Brooklyn Book Festival bookend event on September 20. More details on that event and other events at the festival TBA.
All dates are listed below…
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Thurston Moore — 2014 Tour Dates
August 6 Thurston Moore, John Edwards and Adam Gołębiewski – London, UK – Cafe Oto
August 7 Thurston Moore and Caspar Brotzmann – London, UK – Cafe Oto
August 15 Thurston Moore – Kiewit-Hasselt, Belgium – Pukkelpop
August 16 Thurston Moore Band – Hamburg, Germany – Dockville Festival
August 17 Thurston Moore Band – Berlin, Germany – Lido
August 18 Thurston Moore Band – Bielefeld, Germany – Forum
August 19 Thurston Moore Band – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ocii
August 21 Thurston Moore Band Portugal – Paredes De Coura Festival
August 23 Thurston Moore Band Pully-Lausanne, Switzerland – For Noise Festival
August 24 Thurston Moore Band Paris Rock en Seine
August 29 Thurston Moore 12 String Performance Birmingham Moseley Folk Fest
September 4-5 Thurston Moore Band Raleigh, NC – Hopscotch Music Festival
September 7 Thurston Moore Band Toronto, ON, Canada – Riot Fest
September 12 Thurston Moore Band Victoria, BC Canada – Rifflandia
September 14 Thurston Moore Band Chicago, IL – Riot Fest
September 20 Thurston Moore Reading – Brooklyn Book Festival, Brooklyn, NY
October 3 Thurston Moore Band Vancouver, BC Canada – Biltmore Cabaret w/ Sebadoh
October 4 Thurston Moore Band Seattle, WA – Neumo’s w/ Sebadoh
October 7 Thurston Moore Band San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall w/ Sebadoh
October 8 Thurston Moore Band Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst Atrium w/ Sebadoh
October 10 Thurston Moore Band Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex w/ Sebadoh
October 11 Thurston Moore Band Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room