{"id":38580,"date":"2019-08-23T11:00:16","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T09:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.exhimusic.com\/magazine\/?p=38580"},"modified":"2019-08-23T10:44:47","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T08:44:47","slug":"new-live-dates-for-throwing-muses-in-first-performances-since-2014-boston-san-diego-pasadena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exhimusic.com\/magazine\/2019\/08\/23\/new-live-dates-for-throwing-muses-in-first-performances-since-2014-boston-san-diego-pasadena\/","title":{"rendered":"New live dates for Throwing Muses in first performances since 2014: Boston, San Diego & Pasadena"},"content":{"rendered":"

New dates announced for Throwing Muses in string of first performances since 2014
\nThe legendary 4AD band to play Boston, San Diego and Pasadena this summer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Boston show Aug. 24\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/citywinery.com\/boston\/throwingmuses82419.html<\/a>
\nMeet & Greet<\/strong> https:\/\/citywinery.com\/boston\/throwingmusesmeetandgree82419.html<\/a>
\nBoston show Aug. 23<\/strong> https:\/\/citywinery.com\/boston\/throwingmuses82319.html<\/a>
\nMeet & Greet<\/strong> https:\/\/citywinery.com\/boston\/throwingmusesmeetandgreet82319.html<\/a>
\nSan Diego show tickets<\/strong> https:\/\/www.ticketfly.com\/purchase\/event\/1867238<\/a>
\nPasadena Daydream Festival tickets\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/pasadenadaydream.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Celebrated art-punk trailblazers\u00a0<\/strong>Throwing Muses<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>have announced a second Boston concert on August 24 at City Winery<\/a>, in addition to the other three recently-announced shows. These are 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<\/a>. On August 30, they play San Diego’s Soda Bar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

August 31 sees them play the Pasadena Daydream Festival<\/strong><\/a>, curated by The Cure’s Robert Smith<\/strong>. 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).<\/p>\n

Fred Abong<\/a><\/strong>, formerly also of Throwing Muses during the ‘Real Ramona’<\/strong>period will open the Boston and San Diego shows in support of his new ‘Pulsing’ EP<\/strong><\/a>. His solo music is alternately described as \u201cragged Replacements\u201d and \u201cElliott Smith with balls\u201d.<\/p>\n

These Throwing Muses shows will happen slightly before Kristin Hersh launches her West Coast and Midwest tour<\/a> as an electric trio, together with Fred Abong<\/strong> and Rob Ahlers<\/strong>, who is drummer in Hersh’s other band 50FOOTWAVE<\/strong>. Hersh is touring in support of her album ‘Possible Dust Clouds’<\/strong><\/a>, with Fred Abong also opening with a solo set.<\/p>\n

Comprised of Kristin Hersh, David Narcizo<\/strong> and Bernard George<\/strong>, 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 \u201880s, playing with similar artists, such as The Pixies<\/strong> and Dinosaur Jr.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Throwing Muses’ most recent release is 2013\u2019s double CD masterpiece ‘Purgatory\/Paradise’<\/a><\/strong>\u2028\u2028, an epic 32-song CD \/ book combination with photographs and essays by Kristin\u2014also an acclaimed author\u2014and artwork by David Narcizo. Played as a series of movements dovetailing into a powerful statement, this artful piece outdoes everything in this band\u2019s long, illustrious career, proving that the Muses has only peaks, no valleys, unbelievably continuing to outdo themselves with every record.<\/p>\n