It’s usually best to keep busy in the wake of a break-up, and Thurston Moore has passed most of his time with new music projects. Since the end of his marriage to Kim Gordon in 2011—and Sonic Youth along with it—Thurston Moore has formed and released an album with Sonic Youth semi-surrogate Chelsea Light Moving, joined a metal supergroup, and is also reportedly working on a new solo album called The Best Day.
Thurston Moore’s latest project, simply named Thurston Moore Band, is bound to excite fans even more. Thurston Moore has enlisted Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley, My Bloody Valentine bassist Debbie Googe, and multiple-contest-winning British guitarist James Sedwards. The group is set to go on a worldwide three-month tour starting in August.
Thurston Moore Band 2014 Tour:
August 16–Hamburg, Germany–Dockville Festival
August 17–Berlin, Germany–Lido
August 18–Bielefeld, Germany–Forum
August 19–Amsterdam, Netherlands–Ocii
August 21–Paredes De Coura, Portugal–Paredes De Coura Festival
August 23–Pully-Lausanne, Switzerland–For Noise Festival
August 24–Paris, France–Rock en Seine
September 4-5–Raleigh, North Carolina–Hopscotch Music Festival
September 7–Toronto, Ontario–Riot Fest
September 12–Victoria, British Columbia–Rifflandia
September 14–Chicago, Illinois–Riot Fest
October 3–Vancouver, British Columbia–Biltmore Cabaret
October 4–Seattle, Washington–Neumos
October 7–San Francisco, California–Great American Music Hall
October 8–Santa Cruz, California–Catalyst Atrium
October 10–Los Angeles, California– Echoplex
October 11–Santa Ana, California–Constellation Room
[via Stereogum]
