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“Thank you, Boston,” deadpans Thurston Moore as the audience at tonight’s gig show their appreciation for “Speak To The Wild”. Of course, we’re in east London – Dalston to be precise, at Café Oto, which has become a regular hang out for Moore since he moved up the road to Stoke Newington.
Thurston Moore has formed a new band with My Bloody Valentine bass player Debbie Googe.
Spin reports that The Thurston Moore Band also boasts Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley among its ranks as well as English guitarist James Sedwards. A list of the band's European tour dates is listed on Sonic Youth's website with an appearance at the Dockville Festival in Hamburg, Germany first up.
Liverpool Sound City has confirmed John Cale and Thurston Moore as keynote speakers.
The event, which takes place from May 1-2 at the Liverpool Hilton Hotel and Liverpool ONE will see Cale and Moore joined by a third keynote speaker, former Chief Executive of The Premier League and former CEO of Liverpool Football Club, Rick Parry.
Thurston Moore's new band, Thurston Moore UK, are set to support Lee Ranaldo and the Dust at London's Garage venue on November 21.
Lee Ranaldo and the Dust are made up of Ranaldo, Steve Shelley, Alan Licht and Tim Luntzel. They released their new album Last Night On Earth last month. Following the London show, the band play All Tomorrow's Parties festival at Camber Sands Pontins on November 22.
Spiritualized frontman Jason Pierce has described music festivals as "the death of art" and says they've "gotten straighter as the years have gone on".
Speaking to Drowned In Sound, the singer also hits out at other bands' egos.
