Boredoms Book North American Shows

After a hazy five-year hiatus, the Boredoms dropped Seadrum/House of Sun on us last fall seemingly out of nowhere. Sometime between its release and the release of its predecessor Vision Creation Newsun, the band experienced a dismantling of sorts, with most accounts indicating that guitarist Seiichi Yamamoto and bassist Hila Y had left the group.

At any rate, we're pretty sure they all got together late last year and put Seadrum/House of Sun together (maybe). And now, once again out of the blue, we've been handed a couple of U.S. tour dates from our legendary freak-out friends from the East. Of course, straight information is always hard to come by with the Boredoms, so while this may not be Gospel, it sure is damned tantalizing. No?

05-17 Los Angeles, CA - Knitting Factory
05-19 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
05-21 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium
05-23 Victoriaville, Quebec - Festival Actuelle
05-25 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom (w/ Jim O'Rourke)

* Pitchfork Review: Boredoms: Seadrum/House of Sun
* Pitchfork News: What Is Known of the New Boredoms Album??????

Posted by Matt Amis on Wed, Feb 9, 2005 at 1:00am