Sooner or later we had to tackle the elephant in the room that is: THE REUNION TOUR...how do you feel when your beloved gets it back together and hits the road...sometimes breathtaking, sometimes not so much. Are you just so overjoyed to get the chance you thought you missed, so you hold your nose while the band dashes towards it suitcases full of cash, or is it something else. Especially now that the college rock into 90's alt explosion crews are looking at their options...
So the one i've been waiting, hoping, and praying for is finally coming to pass. Ladies and gentlemen, the return of Pavement...First announced show was Summerstage in Central Park for September '10, which quickly turned into multiple shows when the first one sold out in 2 (two) minutes...(AKA, while i was debating pulling the trigger...)
Anyway, this was followed up pretty quickly by the announcement for them curating ATP (All Tomorrow's Parties, Minehead, England) next May. Woot!
Interesting part about this has been the concerted groundswell built up by Matador's impeccable trawling through the catalog, album by album...raising the bar for the deluxe reissue thing by throwing out great packages bursting at the seams with bonus tracks, (full discs worth) while maintaining that value for dollar thang...
Isn't it a weentzy bit early to start speculating about Coachella 2010? Hee hee...that was the ultimate decider for me, given the on/off again rumor mongering...Apparently, Offers have been tendered...we will see, we will see...
PS...as a bonus, Pitchfork TV is currently running the Pavement doc 'Slow Century' in all its glory...
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