{"id":31576,"date":"2019-06-25T12:30:10","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T16:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=31576"},"modified":"2019-06-24T21:26:19","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T01:26:19","slug":"throwing-muses-announces-first-shows-since-2014-in-boston-san-diego-and-pasadena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=31576","title":{"rendered":"Throwing Muses announces shows in Boston, San Diego and Pasadena"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Celebrated art-punk trailblazers Throwing Muses have announced three new shows (performances in Boston, San Diego and Pasadena, California), their first live dates since their 2014 American tour. The first is August 23 at Boston’s\u00a0City Winery<\/a>, followed by August 20 at San Diego’s\u00a0Soda Bar<\/a>\u00a0and August 31 at the\u00a0Pasadena Daydream Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fred Abong, formerly also of Throwing Muses during the\u00a0‘<\/strong>Real Ramona’ period will open the Boston and San Diego shows in support of his new\u00a0‘Pulsing’ EP<\/a>. His music is alternately described as “ragged Replacements” and “Elliott Smith with balls”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These Throwing Muses dates follow\u00a0Kristin Hersh’s current tour\u00a0<\/strong>as an electric trio, together with Fred Abong and\u00a0Rob Ahlers, drummer in Hersh’s other band\u00a050FOOTWAVE. For the remainder of June, Hersh is touring the U.S. East Coast in support of her album\u00a0‘Possible Dust Clouds<\/a>‘, with Fred Abong also playing an opening solo set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comprised of\u00a0Kristin Hersh, David Narcizo\u00a0and\u00a0Bernard George, Throwing Muses is a groundbreaking band who tossed out every rule in the book and effortlessly changed the face of alternative music. The Muses first gained traction in the early ’80s, playing with similar artists, such as\u00a0The Pixies\u00a0and\u00a0Dinosaur Jr.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throwing Muses’ most recent release is 2013’s double CD LP ‘<\/strong>Purgatory\/Paradise<\/a>‘, an epic 32-song CD \/ book combination with photographs and essays by Kristin\u2014also an acclaimed author\u2014and artwork by David Narcizo. Played as a series of movements dovetailing into a powerful statement, this artful piece outdoes everything in this band’s long, illustrious career, proving that the Muses has only peaks, no valleys, unbelievably continuing to outdo themselves with every record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signed to 4AD and Sire\/Warner Brothers as teenagers, Hersh quickly realized she was not interested in playing the corporate industry game and traded her first solo record (the highly acclaimed\u00a0‘Hips and Makers’, featuring\u00a0Your Ghost<\/em>) for her band’s freedom. Released from contractual obligations, Hersh and her bands\u2014including 50FOOTWAVE, who pioneered the ‘pay what you want’ model\u2014are now entirely listener-supported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hersh describes her band as “Three shy friends from a little island, freaking the f*** out. We play because we’re addicted to the noise and because we love each other. We’ve never stopped playing. Thirty years on a bus together only encouraged us to play more and no one has told us to shut up yet.”<\/em> The Boston show is an all-ages event.\u00a0Tickets go on sale<\/a>\u00a0to the public as of June 24 at 3pm EST and are now available to City Winery members and Strange Angels. A\u00a0Meet & Greet Soundcheck Party<\/a>\u00a0with the band , limited to 40 persons, starts at 5pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On August 30, the San Diego show at Soda Bar starts at 9:30, doors open at 8:30 pm. The next day, Throwing Muses appear at the\u00a0Pasadena Daydream Festival<\/a>, curated by\u00a0The Cure’s Robert Smith. Of nine handpicked groups slated to perform, Kristin Hersh is among just four artists from last year’s Smith-curated Meltdown Festival invited back to perform at this year’s event (the others being Mogwai, The Joy Formidable and The Twilight Sad).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ticket info and sales links for Throwing Muses and Kristin Hersh shows can be found at kristinhersh.com\/appearances<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throwing Muses \/ Kristin Hersh tour dates<\/strong>
June 19 \u00a0Northampton, MA \u2013 The Iron Horse
June 20 \u00a0Somerville, MA \u2013 Once Ballroom \u00a0
June 21 \u00a0Hamden, CT \u2013 Space Ballroom \u00a0 \u00a0
June 22 \u00a0New York, NY \u2013 Mercury Lounge
June 23 \u00a0Washington, DC \u2013 Union Stage \u00a0 \u00a0
June 24 \u00a0Philadelphia, PA \u2013 Boot & Saddle
June 25 \u00a0Harrisonburg VA – Golden Pony
June 26 \u00a0Carrboro, NC \u2013 Cat’s Cradle \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0
June 27 \u00a0Atlanta, GA \u2013 Terminal West
June 28 Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club
June 30 Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theatre
Aug 23 Boston, MA –\u00a0City Winery<\/a>\u00a0(as\u00a0Throwing Muses<\/strong>)
Aug 30 San Diego, CA –\u00a0Soda Bar<\/a>\u00a0(as\u00a0Throwing Muses<\/strong>)
Aug 31 Pasadena, CA –\u00a0Pasadena Daydream Festival<\/a>\u00a0(as\u00a0Throwing Muses<\/strong>)
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