[lbo-talk] UK's proto-riot grrl The Slits re-form, announce US tour dates

B. docile_body at yahoo.com
Thu Aug 10 11:47:09 PDT 2006


Was amazed to hear this, especially the "new EP" (!) annoouncement. Extremely important band to the whole riot grrl, L7/Hole/Gits/7 Year Bitch/Bikini Kill/Huggy Bear, girl power, etc. movement of the 1990s and today.

This is The Slits in 1977 in London: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKR8NMGEt24

"The trek is slated to kick off just before the band's first new material in two decades, the 'Revenge of the Killer Slits' EP, hits shelves on October 17 via SAF Records." - from Pitchfork Media.

Dates:

10-25 Philadelphia, PA - TBA * 10-26 Annandale-on-Hudson, NY - SMOG at Bard College * 10-27 London, Ontario - Call the Office * 10-28 Toronto, Ontario - El Mocambo * 10-29 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa * 10-30 Boston, MA - Great Scott *# 11-01 New York, NY - Knitting Factory (CMJ Music Marathon) * 11-05 Washington, DC - Black Cat * 11-06 Charlottesville, VA - Satellite Ballroom * 11-08 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn * 11-09 Birmingham, AL - BottleTree * 11-11 Austin, TX - Emo's * 11-16 San Diego, CA - Casbah $ 11-17 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour $ 11-18 San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine $ 11-19 Oakland, CA - TBA $ 11-21 Portland, OR - Sabala's $ 11-22 Seattle, WA - El Corazon $

* with Apes # with AIDS Wolf $ with Dmonstrations

Pitchfork's article: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/37507



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