Primus is back! The newest release from Primus has certainly been a long time coming, with Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, and Tim Alexander rejoing forces for the first time on record in eight years. Right from the get-go, you can do nothing but become sucked in visually and musically, as Primus proves they can do more than suck.
Badly Drawn Boy, a.k.a. British singer-songwriter Damon Gough, will tour the eastern U.S. in November. The three-week run begins with two sets at the Iron Horse in Northampton, Mass., on Nov. 1, and continues through Nov. 18 at Dallas’ Gypsy Tea Room. Along the way, Gough and his stripped-down trio will perform in markets including Washington DC, New York, Cleveland, Chicago and Nashville.
Bady Drawn Boy is working on his fourth album in Manchester, England, with co-producer Andy Votel. His most recent disc was 2002’s “Have You Fed The Fish?” which earned a four-star review from Rolling Stone and a feature in Newsweek. His previous albums are 2000’s Mercury Music Prize-winning “The Hour of Bewilderbeast” and 2002’s soundtrack to the Hugh Grant film “About A Boy.”
BADLY DRAWN BOY 2003 U.S. TOUR DATES
November
1 – Northampton MA – Iron Horse Music Hall
2 – Winooski VT – Higher Ground
3 – Rochester NY – Water Street Music Hall
4 – Albany NY – The Egg
6 – Towson MD – Recher Theatre
7 – Washington DC – 9:30 Club
8 – Brooklyn NY – Northsix
9 – New York NY – Bowery Ballroom
11 – Cleveland Heights OH – The Grog Shop
12 – Chicago IL – Park West
13 – Nashville TN – The Belcourt Theatre
14 – Asheville NC – The Orange Peel*
15 – Athens GA – 40 Watt Club*
17 – Austin TX – The Mercury*
18 – Dallas TX – Gypsy Tea Room*
* with Mathew Ryan
When the music annals of 2003 are compiled, topping many lists will be the wildly successful reunion of original founding Stooges members Iggy Pop, and brothers Ron Asheton (guitar and bass) and Scott Asheton (drums). The reunion is celebrated with four newly recorded tracks on SKULL RING, Iggy
