Throwing Muses announces first shows since 2014 in Boston, San Diego and Pasadena

On June 21, 2019

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21:13 (1 hour ago)to meI have some brilliant news for you today, especially if you are a fan of 80s and 90s college rock or 4AD and Sire Records bands of that era. Still going strong to this day, art-punk trailblazers Throwing Muses, led by indie rock heroine Kristen Hersh have announced their first live shows played since their 2014 American tour. The lucky cities: Boston, San Diego and Pasadena (for the Robert Smith-curated Daydream Festival). More dates may or may not be added for the summer as Throwing Muses are also busy recording their next album and June is filled with East Coast tour dates for Kristin Hersh’s electric trio.With the exception of the Pasadena show, Fred Abong – a former Throwing Muse during the ‘Real Ramona’ era and also founder of BELLY, together with Tanya Donelly – will open all Throwing Muses and Kristin Hersh shows in support of his new ‘Pulsing’ EP.

Throwing MusesBoston, San Diego and Pasadena shows announced 23 August 2019

Throwing Muses Announce Boston, San Diego and Pasadena Shows: first performances since 2014 tourFOR SHARING Boston show tickets https://citywinery.com/boston/throwingmuses82319.htmlBoston Meet & Greet Soundcheck Party https://citywinery.com/boston/throwingmusesmeetandgreet82319.html San Diego show tickets https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1867238Pasadena Daydream Festival tickets https://pasadenadaydream.com

Banner photo by Orrin Anderson. Other photos by Steve GullickFO

Sublime riffs and hair-standing-on-end vocals giving you a jolt. Throwing Muses has maintained the inimitable ethos that has distinguished their music for over three decades” — Pop Matters

Celebrated art-punk trailblazers Throwing Muses have announced three new shows, their first live dates since their 2014 American tour. August brings performances in Boston, San Diego and Pasadena, California. The first is August 23 at Boston’s City Winery, followed by August 20 at San Diego’s Soda Bar and August 31 at the Pasadena Daydream Festival.Fred Abong, formerly also of Throwing Muses during the ‘Real Ramona’ period will open the Boston and San Diego n support of his new ‘Pulsing’ EP. His music is alternately described as “ragged Replacements” and “Elliott Smith with balls”.These Throwing Muses dates follow Kristin Hersh’s current tour as an electric trio, together with Fred Abong and Rob Ahlers, drummer in Hersh’s other band 50FOOTWAVE.

For the remainder of June, Hersh is touring the U.S. East Coast in support of her album ‘Possible Dust Clouds’, with Fred Abong also playing an opening solo set.Comprised of Kristin Hersh, David Narcizo and Bernard 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 The Pixies and Dinosaur Jr.

Throwing Muses’ most recent release is 2013’s double CD masterpiece ‘Purgatory/Paradise’  , an epic 32-song CD / book combination with photographs and essays by Kristin—also an acclaimed author—and 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.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 ‘Hips and Makers’, featuring ‘Your Ghost’) for her band’s freedom. Released from contractual obligations, Hersh and her bands—including 50FOOTWAVE, who pioneered the ‘pay what you want’ model—are now entirely listener-supported.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.” The Boston show is an all-ages event.

Tickets go on sale to the public as of June 24 at 3pm EST and are now available to City Winery members and Strange Angels. A Meet & Greet Soundcheck Party with the band , limited to 40 persons, starts at 5pm.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 Pasadena Daydream Festival, curated by The 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).Ticket info and sales links for Throwing Muses and Kristin Hersh shows can be found at www.kristinhersh.com/appearances.

THROWING MUSES / KRISTIN HERSH TOUR DATESJune 19 Northampton, MA – The Iron HorseJune 20 Somerville, MA – Once Ballroom June 21 Hamden, CT – Space Ballroom June 22 New York, NY – Mercury LoungeJune 23 Washington, DC – Union Stage June 24 Philadelphia, PA – Boot & SaddleJune 25 Harrisonburg VA – Golden PonyJune 26 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle June 27 Atlanta, GA – Terminal WestJune 28 Athens, GA – 40 Watt ClubJune 30 Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood TheatreAug 23 Boston, MA – City Winery (as Throwing Muses)Aug 30 San Diego, CA – Soda Bar (as Throwing Muses)Aug 31 Pasadena, CA – Pasadena Daydream Festival (as Throwing Muses)

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Former magazine editor of Dissident, Get Rhythm, and Bullit magazines. Former Music PR and Radio Plugger. Now running WithGuitars ezine.

By Steve Janes

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