Nick Thorburn

The Unicorns discuss possible reunion

The exciting reunions keep coming. Alden Penner of early 2000s-era Canadian lo-fi pop trio The Unicorns was just interviewed on a Kreative Kontrol podcast, which Pitchfork transcribed:But, Penner added, “the important thing right now is that we might play some shows and maybe even record some new material while we’re at it…

Islands announce new album and tour (dates & song stream)

Islands, the current project of former Unicorn Nick Thorburn, are set to return with their fifth album, Ski Mask, in September via Nick’s Manque la…

Islands prepping 'Ski Mask' (stream a track), playing the Bottle on fall North American tour

Islands @ Lincoln Hall, March 2012 (more by Matt Ziegler) Islands, the long-running project of former Unicorns frontman Nicholas Thorburn, are set to release their fifth album, called Ski Mask, in September via Thorburn’s own Manque label…

BV Presents: free screenings of 'Only The Young' AND 'Tchoupitoulas' (a double feature!), both in theaters soon

As you’ve probably noticed by now, BrooklynVegan has a new hobby, and that is presenting 100% FREE movie screenings, usually right before those films hit theaters…

Islands announced a new album, played songs from it @ Dominion, will again this week

Nick of Islands on stage w/ Mister Heavenly (more by Graeme Flegeheimer)Islands will release their new album this February 14th via Anti-Records…

Mister Heavenly played Chicago (Michael Cera included), giving away 2 songs (MP3s, pics & a NYC show tonight)

“Mister Heavenly, the newly formed band of Honus Honus, Joe Plummer, Nick Thorburn, and Michael Cera, took part in Tommorow Never Knows at Lincoln Hall …

Marnie Stern bowls tonight (before the free Woods show), plays in June w/ Anni Rossi who has 2 upcoming shows

Marnie Stern will be one of the bowlers (but not one of the performers) at a Stereogum “Gumbowl” charity event tonight at Brooklyn Bowl. You can’t watch her bowl yet, but you can go to the concert afterwards (that she is not playing)…

Islands playing a Northside show. A Nick solo record soon?

DOWNLOAD: Nick Thorburn – gone bananas (rough mix) (via) Islands, (one of) the post-Unicorns projects of Nick Thorburn/Diamonds, has been almost totally quiet since the band canceled their European tour at the beginning of 2010…

Human Highway & Cotton Jones - 2009 Tour Dates

Suicide Squeeze label-mates Human Highway (Nick Thorburn of Islands and Jim Guthrie) and Cotton Jones are going out on tour with The Magic. Tickets are on sale for their only NYC show together…

the rest of the NY Cares Benefit pics (David Cross, Nick Diamonds, Fred Armisen, Street Carnage...)

Nick Diamonds/Thorburn of Islands put together a NY Cares benefit at Knitting Factory in NYC. It happened back on December 8th. The three floor event featured experimental music, art and someone on LSD in a cage on the bottom floor (Old Office), comedy (Eugene Mirman, Dave Hill, Tim Harrington of Les Savy Fav, God’s Pottery, Jessie Klein, etc…
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