The Messthetics, the instrumental trio featuring Fugazi's rhythm section (Joe Lally and Brendan Canty) and experimental guitarist Anthony Pirog, are on tour now and played Brooklyn's Union Pool on Friday...
”My impression was that it was meant more as a compliment than an actual offer,” said MacKaye, ”so there really wasn’t anything to consider other than the kind words. They were appreciated.”
”To say that that Dischord Records wouldn’t exist had it not been for Skip Groff isn’t really a stretch” - Dischord Records' Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson.
Plus: Brian Wilson, Lee Fields, Weedeater, Foals tour openers (Preoccupations, Omni), the Devastation On The Nation tour lineup, and more tour-related news.
Heavy metal-themed talk show Two Minutes To Late Night, which normally tapes at Brooklyn metal club Saint Vitus, went down to Gainesville for The Fest a couple of weeks ago...