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, 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.“
“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.“
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...
"Next time, we're bringing a road crew," Tom Verlaine joked as he fumbled with knotted guitar cord, finally throwing the thing to an audience member to undo while he fiddled with other gear...
Television at Fun Fun Fun Fest 2013 (more by Tim Griffin)
NYC art punk legends Television (sans Richard Lloyd) have regrouped before, and they've been doing so again this year, having already played a few shows, including Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest...