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Mar 8th, 2011 (Tue)
  March 8 - Northampton Wools (Thurston + Bill Nace) Academy LPs - Brooklyn, NY 5pm
Thurston + Bill Nace join Kurt Vile at Academy LPs 96 N. 6th St. Brooklyn, NY - 5pm
Mar 22nd, 2011 (Tue)
  March 22 steve w/ Disappears - Chicago, IL FACE THE STRANGE SERIES AT MCA
03.22.11 CHICAGO, IL - FACE THE STRANGE SERIES AT MCA www.mcachicago.org
Mar 26th, 2011 (Sat)
  March 26 Thurston Moore - The Flywheel - Easthampton, MA
chris corsano, wally shoup. greg kelly + tm at the flywheel in easthampton, ma (nace and flaherty are playing too) flowersandcream.blogspot.com
Mar 27th, 2011 (Sun)
  March 27 -Sonic Youth - Concert to Benefit Japan Earthquake Relief - SOLD OUT
This benefit concert is sold out - www.millertheatre.com More than a dozen innovative artists at the intersection of indie rock, contemporary jazz, and avant-garde performance will come together at Miller Theatre to present a benefit concert to support recovery efforts in Japan. “The tragedy and devastation is really overwhelming,” says John Zorn, who has organized and will host the evening. “I’ve always felt a strong personal connection to Japan, and I’m just glad to be able to do my part to help. It should be an amazing night.” Sonic Youth Yoko Ono Mike Patton Sean Lennon Cibo Matto Mephista Marc Ribot Uri Caine Aleph Trio John Zorn, host
Mar 28th, 2011 (Mon)
  March 28 Thurston + Kim - Pleasant Street Theatre - Northampton, MA
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Mar 31st, 2011 (Thu)
  March 31 Mirror/Dash (Kim + Thurston) - Mission Creek Festival - Iowa City, IA
www.festival.missionfreak.com#
Mar 31st, 2011 (Thu)
  March 31 steve w/ Spectre Folk Brooklyn, NY Record Release Party - Shea Stadium, Brooklyn
SPECTRE FOLK – BROOKLYN DATES Spectre Folk (led by Pete Nolan of Magik Markers along with Peter Meehan, Aaron Mullan + Steve Shelley) have a new 12″ EP – The Blackest Medicine, Vol.II available March 29 on the Woodsist label. To celebrate this release two NYC are shows are scheduled – March 31, 2011 at Shea Stadium in Brooklyn, NY with Tall Firs and April 8, 2011 at Death By Audio in Brooklyn with MV + EE.
Apr 5th, 2011 (Tue)
  April 5 Thurston Moore - Milford, CT - Daniel Street
Tuesday, April 5 Mike Watt + the missingmen Thurston Moore Estrogen Highs/Electric Bucket (split set) $12, 8:00pm doors - 21+ @ Daniel Street 21 Daniel Street (Milford, CT) www.manicproductions.org
Apr 8th, 2011 (Fri)
  April 8 steve w/ Spectre Folk - Brooklyn, NY - Death By Audio w/ MV + EE
SPECTRE FOLK – BROOKLYN DATES Spectre Folk (led by Pete Nolan of Magik Markers along with Peter Meehan, Aaron Mullan + Steve Shelley) have a new 12″ EP – The Blackest Medicine, Vol.II available March 29 on the Woodsist label. To celebrate this release two NYC are shows are scheduled – March 31, 2011 at Shea Stadium in Brooklyn, NY with Tall Firs and April 8, 2011 at Death By Audio in Brooklyn with MV + EE.
Apr 8th, 2011 (Fri)
6:30 PM
  April 8 Thurston Moore - Concert to Benefit Japan Earthquake Relief - NYC
Concert to Benefit Japan Earthquake Relief Friday, April 08 at 6:30PM at Abrons Arts Center 466 Grand Street (at Pitt) New York, NY 10002 Lower East Side F/M or J/Z to Delancey/Essex; B/D to Grand Street THURSTON MOORE MATTHEW SHIPP GYAN RILEY MASADA STRING TRIO NED ROTHENBERG ALHAMBRA TRIO WITH ROB BURGER ERIK FRIEDLANDER LIZZ WRIGHT & AYA NISHINA MIYA MASAOKA JAMIE SAFT AND NEW ZION TRIO IKUE MORI & JOHN ZORN ELLIOTT SHARP MARK FELDMAN & SYLVIE COURVOISIER MILFORD GRAVES JACK QUARTET More than a dozen innovative artists at the intersection of indie rock, contemporary jazz, and avant-garde performance will come together at Abrons to present a benefit concert to support recovery efforts in Japan. “The tragedy and devastation is really overwhelming,” says John Zorn, who has organized and will host the evening. “I’ve always felt a strong personal connection to Japan, and I’m just glad to be able to do my part to help. It should be an amazing night.” The lineup includes feature performances by Grammy award winning Norah Jones, Jesse Harris, and the influential Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth). An early and late show will feature two different sets by Ikue Mori and John Zorn, Vinicius Cantuaria, Masada String Trio, Buke and Gass, and many more. Both the performers and the theater are donating their services, ensuring that 100% of proceeds from ticket sales will go to benefit the victims of the earthquake and tsunami that hit near Sendai on March 11. Funds will be donated to the Japan Society’s Earthquake Relief Fund.
Apr 11th, 2011 (Mon)
  April 11 '1991:The Year That Punk Broke' w/ Thurston - Easthampton, MA - The Flywheel
Screening of ' The Year That Punk Broke' and Q + A with Thurston. www.flywheelarts.org
Apr 14th, 2011 (Thu)
12:00 AM
  April 14 Lee + Michael Morley NYC-Numina Lente fest
Lee will perform with Michael Morley (Dead C) for the first time in over a decade at the Numina Lente festival Thursday, April 14. Also performing that night: Andrew Lampert with Flower-Corsano Duo, Lubomyr Melnyk, ILITCH, and Tamio Shiraishi. From Howling Hex: “NUMINA lente is a three-day music + performance festival which aims to explore the speed of perception + the experience of other. Assembling an international array of artists operating outside conventionally accepted or defined genres, these shows will offer New York audiences a unique opportunity to glimpse into unseen worlds.” MORE INFO: www.numinalente.com
Apr 28th, 2011 (Thu)
  April 28 steve w/ Spectre Folk Brooklyn, NY @285 Kent Ave.
Spectre Folk w/ Woods + White Fence 285 Kent Ave.@ South 1st - Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY
May 5th, 2011 (Thu)
  May 5 steve w/ disappears St. Louis, MO - Billiken Club - FREE
free show w/ disappears
May 5th, 2011 (Thu)
  May 5 Thurston Moore (Demolished Thoughts Trio) - Northampton, MA - Elevens
This Thursday - May 5th - at Elevens (140 Pleasant Street Northampton) -Demolished Thoughts Trio (Thurston Moore, Keith Wood, John Moloney - performing material from Thurstons upcoming Demolished Thoughts on Matador Records) -TARP plus more bands TBA dj sets by Bill Nace, Jake Meginsky, Thurston Moore
May 6th, 2011 (Fri)
  May 6 Lee solo at SOS Festival, Murcia, Spain
Festival: Estrella Levante SOS 4.8 Lee will read poetry and perform suspended gtr phenomena, with films.
May 6th, 2011 (Fri)
  May 6 steve w/ disappears - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
May 7th, 2011 (Sat)
  May 7 Lee at Barbican, London, with Bang On A Can All Stars
Lee will perform his piece How Deep Are Rivers? (A Map is a Good Piece of Paper) with the Bang On A Can All Stars, for whom it was written. Part of the Reverberations festival, in tribute to composer Steve Reich.
May 8th, 2011 (Sun)
  May 8 Lee solo at Point Ephemere, Paris
www.pointephemere.org Lee will be performing suspended guitar phenomena, with films.
May 10th, 2011 (Tue)
  May 10 Lee solo in Nantes, France at Le Lieu Unique
Le Lieu Unique www.lelieuunique.com Lee will be performing solo, suspended guitar phenomena, with films.
May 13th, 2011 (Fri)
  May 13 Lee solo Palma de Mallora, Spain. Alternatilla Festival,
Alternatilla Festival _ Teatro La Llotgeta _ www.alternatilla.com Lee will perform suspended gtr phenomena and read poems, with films too!
May 14th, 2011 (Sat)
  May 14 Lee solo, Sevilla, Spain at Caracter Liquido, Centro de las Artes
Caracter Liquido _ Centro de las Artes (CAs) centrodelasartesdesevilla.blogspot.com www.icas-sevilla.org/spip.php?article28&id_mot=26&id_rubrique=3 Lee solo, reading poems and performing electric gtr phenomena, with films.
May 15th, 2011 (Sun)
  May 15 Lee solo at Barcelona International Poetry Festival, Barcelona, Spain.
Barcelona International Poetry Festival _ Palau de la Virreina Lee solo reading poetry and performing suspended guitar phenomena, with films perhaps.
May 19th, 2011 (Thu)
  May 19 steve w/ disappears Raveena, Italy - Bronson
disappears Europe Tour 2011 www.disappearsmusic.com May 19 Raveena, Italy – Bronson May 20 Rome, Italy - Traffic May 24 Vienna, Austria - B72 May 26 Bad Bonn, Switzerland – Kilbi Festival May 27 ST ETIENNE, France – MUSIGUES INNOVATRICES FESTIVAL May 28 Tours, France – Temps Machine May 30 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso (upstairs) June 1 – Leeds, UK – Brundell Social Club June 2 – Bristol, UK - The Cube June 3 – Hastings, UK – Bohemia club June 4 – Nijmegen, NL – Oddstream Festival
May 19th, 2011 (Thu)
  May 19 Thurston at WXPN Non-Comm Wilmington, DE
www.xpn.org
May 20th, 2011 (Fri)
  May 20 Thurston Moore - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
ticket/album bundle - 3 options: 1) just ticket ($20) 2) ticket + CD ($30) 3) ticket + colored vinyl ($35)
May 20th, 2011 (Fri)
  May 20 steve w/ disappears Rome, Italy - Traffic
www.disappearsmusic.com May 20 Rome, Italy - Traffic May 24 Vienna, Austria - B72 May 26 Bad Bonn, Switzerland – Kilbi Festival May 27 ST ETIENNE, France – MUSIGUES INNOVATRICES FESTIVAL May 28 Tours, France – Temps Machine May 30 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso (upstairs) June 1 – Leeds, UK – Brundell Social Club June 2 – Bristol, UK - The Cube June 3 – Hastings, UK – Bohemia club June 4 – Nijmegen, NL – Oddstream Festival
May 21st, 2011 (Sat)
  May 21 steve w/ disappears Pisa, Italy
May 22nd, 2011 (Sun)
  May 22 steve w/ disappears Padova, Italy
May 22nd, 2011 (Sun)
8:00 PM
  May 22 Lee Sings Minutemen Songs-Our Concert Could Be Your Life
Lee is singing “History Lesson Pt.II” and “Jesus and Tequila” backed by Delicate Steve at this Bowery Ballroom event. In addition TuNe-YaRdS and Callers will be playing SY songs. More info at pitchfork: pitchfork.com
May 23rd, 2011 (Mon)
  May 23 steve w/ disappears Trieste, Italy
May 24th, 2011 (Tue)
  May 24 steve w/ disappears Vienna, Austria - B72
May 25th, 2011 (Wed)
  May 25 steve w/ disappears Winterhur, CH -Salzhaus
May 26th, 2011 (Thu)
  May 26 steve w/ disappears Bad Bonn Kilbi Festival, CH
May 27th, 2011 (Fri)
  May 27 steve w/ disappears St. Etienne, France MUSIGUES INNOVATRICES FESTIVAL
May 27th, 2011 (Fri)
  May 27 Lee reading poems at City Winery NYC 8pm
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May 28th, 2011 (Sat)
  May 28 Thurston Moore -Paris, France - Villette Sonique Festival
Villette Sonique Festival – Paris, France www.digitick.com
May 28th, 2011 (Sat)
  May 28 steve w/ disappears Tours, France - Machine
May 29th, 2011 (Sun)
  May 29 Thurston Moore - Brussels, Belgium - AB w/ disappears
Disappears (with steve shelley) will support
May 30th, 2011 (Mon)
  May 30 steve w/ disappears - Paradiso upstairs - Amsterdam, Netherlands
disappears perform upstairs of the paradiso after PJ Harvey's set int the main hall.
May 31st, 2011 (Tue)
  May 31 Thurston Moore London, UK - Union Chapel
www.atpfestival.com
May 31st, 2011 (Tue)
  May 31 steve w/ disappears London, UK - Borderline
disappears in UK : May 31 LONDON UK BORDERLINE June 1 Manchester, UK - Gulliver - just added** June 2 BRISTOL UK THE CUBE June 3 HASTINGS UK BOHEMIA CLUB
Jun 1st, 2011 (Wed)
  June 1 steve w/ disappears - Manchester , UK - Gulliver
just added show
Jun 2nd, 2011 (Thu)
  June 2 steve w/ disappears - Bristol, UK - The Cube
Jun 3rd, 2011 (Fri)
  June 3 steve w/ disappears - Hastings, UK - Bohemia Club
Jun 4th, 2011 (Sat)
  June 4 steve w/ disappears - Nijmegen, Netherlands - Oddstream Festival
Jun 17th, 2011 (Fri)
  June 17 Lee at CAPC Museum Bordeaux
a solo gtr event, performing with the artworks from the 'Distopia' show.
Jun 18th, 2011 (Sat)
  June 18 Lee and Leah - Cote Court Festival Paris
live suspended guitar event with Leah Singer's films. Cote Court festival--in Seine San Denis/Pantin on the edge of Paris. More info: www.cotecourt.org
Jun 18th, 2011 (Sat)
  June 18 Thurston w/ White Out New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge
with Bardo Pond and Metal Mountains - lepoissonrouge.com
Jun 18th, 2011 (Sat)
  June 18 steve w/ Specrtre Folk - Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY St. Cecilia's Church - Northside Fest.
Part of a 4 Day Festival -- Eleanor Friedberger, Rebecca Gates, Ida, Spectre Folk. Doors at 6:30 pm ($15 advance, $17 day of show) www.brooklynvegan.com
Jun 19th, 2011 (Sun)
  June 19 Lee in Lisbon, reading poems
Silencio Festival, Lisbon. A rare spoken word show for Lee. n Info on the gig: www.festivalsilencio.com and on the festival: www.festivalsilencio.com
Jun 21st, 2011 (Tue)
  June 21 Thurston Moore - Northampton, MA - Calvin Theatre Benefit for Autism
opening for dinosaur jr. www.brooklynvegan.com
Jun 22nd, 2011 (Wed)
  June 22 Thurston Moore - Jimmy Fallon TV Show
Jun 23rd, 2011 (Thu)
  June 23 Lee at Sled Island Festival, Calgary
suspended gtr performance in beaut church, with films. info: schedule.sledisland.com festival schedule: sledisland.com
Jun 24th, 2011 (Fri)
  June 24 steve w/ Spectre Folk - Williamsburg, Brooklyn - Death By Audio w/ Sic Alps
Pete Nolan of Magik Markers along with Peter Meehan, Aaron Mullan + Steve Shelley Sic Alps Spectre Folk Weekends
Jun 24th, 2011 (Fri)
  June 24 Lee at Sled Island Festival, Calgary
a "workshop" or "talk". Lee Ranaldo will give a talk and demonstration on extended guitar techniques and alternate tunings as they apply to his work, both solo and with Sonic Youth. He will also welcome questions from the audience on any subjects they'd like to hear him talk about. info: schedule.sledisland.com festival schedule: sledisland.com