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Two Dollar Guitar has had to cancel their 2 upcoming August shows in NYC. We hope to re-schedule these shows very soon. 'The Wear and Tear of Fear' will be released Aug. 21.

Smells Like Records will present a night of music during this year's CMJ Festival Sept. 15th at The Living Room in NYC. The complete line-up includes smells like records artists and friends : Kieran McGee, Ursa Minor, Smokey's Secret Family (featuring guitarist Smokey Hormell), Chris Lee with Tim Luntzel and Steve Shelley, Jesse Harris and Tony Scherr. Click here for the full lineup.

The Deluxe Edition of Sonic Youth's 1990 album 'Goo' is set for release on September 12, 2005.

The 2xCD/4xLP set includes 31 songs featuring the original album remastered and remixed/remastered versions of the band's 8-track demos. Additional songs included are: the album out-take 'Lee #2' (previously unheard with vocals); rehearsal out-takes 'Tuff Boyz' and 'Isaac'; 'Can Song' (a never-before-heard demo of 'The Bedroom'); plus Beach Boys cover 'I Know There's an Answer'; 'Dr. Benway's House'- the band's contribution to William Burroughs' 'Dead City Radio' LP; the b-sides 'The Bedroom' and 'That's All I Know Right Now' (a cover of the Richard Hell/Tom Verlaine pre-Television group Neon Boys); and the promotion-only Goo Interview Flexidisk. MORE >

SYR 6 is also being prepared for release. This CD edition of the SYR series is a recording of the benefit concert held at and for The Anthology Film Archives on April,12 2003. Sonic Youth performed with drummer/percussionist Tim Barnes. Part of the proceeds of this CD will again benefit the Anthology Film Archives.

The SYR catalog will also soon be available via Kung Fu Nation along with a soon-to-be expanded Sonic Youth Store at Kungfunation.com

Christina Rosenvinge has been working on her follow-up to 2004's 'Foreign Land' CD. She has been recording in Madrid with Steve Shelley and Jeremy Wilms. She will also appear w/ Steve and Jeremy at the Prima Vera Festival in Barcelona, Spain on May 28 along w/ Sonic Youth.

Tony Scherr has recorded the basic tracks for his new CD "Twist in the Wind". Like Tony's SLR debut CD 'Come Around' the new recordings feature Tony's brother Peter Scherr on bass and Kenny Wolleson on drums.

Chris Lee and Steve Shelley have been working on songs for a new Chris Lee CD along with bassist Tim Luntzel. The trio will record in May with Aaron Mullan at the SY studio in Lower Manhattan.

Lust for Life
Serge Gainsbourg: A Fistful of Gitannes by Sylvie Simmons
gang of four reunion concert at Prima Vera Festival in Barcelona, Spain
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett story DVD
Los Dos Molinos, NYC
The Latin/Mexican food stalls at the Soccer Fields in Red Hook/Brooklyn - weekends only!