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Friday, February 27, 2009
$0.01 More Gushing over the Reading Frenzy Benefit at Holocene
Posted by Alison Hallett on Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 4:30 PM
Ned already mentioned the upcoming Reading Frenzy benefit at Holocene, but to my admittedly fevered fan-brain, his post lacked the appropriate level of enthusiasm for the fact that Corin Tucker will be performing a solo show. I mean yes, he posted a huge picture of her face, and the headline of his post was "Corin Tucker to play Reading Frenzy benefit " but... still. Tucker provided the vocals for the greatest rock band Portland has ever produced, and unlike the other members of Sleater-Kinney, she's largely avoided the spotlight since the band broke up. From the Call the Doctor days through the end, her voice is what kept me listening to the band (I know, a controversial position). Like here:
This song makes me crrrry. Plus! In addition to Tucker, music from Tu Fawning, Golden Bears, and rumored special guests Mirah and Explode into Colors; Carrie Brownstein will screen one of the Thunderant shorts she makes with Fred Armisen; and there are readings on the docket by Northline author Willy Vlautin (I will not embarrass myself here by describing just how much I like Willy Vlautin) and Arthur Bradford, author of Dogwatcher and creator of How's Your News.
It pretty much could not be a better show. Wait yes it could, Janet Weiss could swoop in for a Sleater-Kinney reunion. Eh?
Next Thursday at Holocene. Tickets are apparently going fast—it's $20 advance or $8-20 sliding scale at the door, but waiting til day-of to score an $8 ticket does not seem like a prudent strategy. Buy them here.
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