[kj] NYC VENUE AT LAST!

Dirk Kingerske gathering@misera.net
Fri, 19 Sep 2003 15:31:15 +0200


Hi Alex,
I've just booked a one week trip to NYC (Oct. 20th - 27th) if you could get 
two tix for said gig I'd more than delighted....
dirk

>From: "Alex Smith" <vassifer@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: gathering@misera.net
>To: gathering@misera.net
>Subject: [kj] NYC VENUE AT LAST!
>Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 17:46:12 -0500
>
>
>Deliverance for you Brits, Cannucks, Euro folk and non-NYC Yanks on this
>list tired of listening to me whine, whinge, blather and sob about the
>agonizing lack of specifics regarding the proposed NYC date.
>
>
>First, the good news: A venue has been declared, as well as a date when tix
>go on sale. These are both good. Killing Joke will be playing Webster Hall,
>formerly known as The Ritz, where the band has actually played before in
>about 1981. Tix for this blessed event will go on sale on Friday September
>26. This information was gleaned via this site:
>
>http://www.cmj.com/marathon/
>
>
>Now, THE BAD NEWS: Killing Joke are *NOT* the headliners of this particular
>showcase. It's the "Opening Night Party" of the CMJ New Music Marathon (see
>earlier rant), which means it will invariably be jam-packed to the rafters.
>The line up so far is: The Fever, VHS or Beta (that's the band's name),
>Black Box Recorder, My Morning Jacket, Killing Joke and someone called The
>New Deal.
>
>From what I gather, Killing Joke --- a wildly respected band of seasoned
>veterans -- are going on *BEFORE* the New Deal. To say that I find this
>insulting and unacceptable is akin to suggesting that the Palestinians
>aren't very pleased with the Israelis.
>
>In any event, those are the facts for now.
>
>
>Alex in NYC
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