Dean Wareham will step out of his ongoing Luna reunion next month to celebrate his earlier band with a one-off performance of Galaxie 500’s 1988 debut album Today in San Francisco — a concert Wareham is calling a “one time only” event.
Wareham will play the album July 15 at The Chapel. He’ll be backed by his wife/Luna bassist Britta Phillips; Jason Quever, who performs as Papercuts; and Alison’s Halo drummer Roger Brogan.
On his Facebook page, Wareham characterizes the performance as “one time only.” In a statement from the promoter announcing the concert, he says: “Today was the first album I ever recorded and is still one of my favorites. I love playing these songs after so many years.”
Tickets for Wareham’s performance of Today are on sale now.
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- Luna covers The Cure, David Bowie, Mercury Rev on new album — hear first single
- Vintage Video: Galaxie 500 drifts through a 40-minute set at an Atlanta club in 1990
- Luna to play first show in 10 years this spring in L.A., with more U.S. dates in the fall
- Stream: Galaxie 500’s Dean Wareham, ‘Love is Colder Than Death’ — off upcoming mini-LP
- Galaxie 500 reissues 3 albums on remastered vinyl, and as DRM-free digital downloads
Serious dream pop/shoegaze fans should track down the Alison’s Halo catalog, currently available for download through Bandcamp. They didn’t burn long, but they burned bright — one of the great lost acts of the 90s. Hopefully the namecheck of their drummer means they’re once again a going concern, and we’ll see some new material from them again someday.
Just got my ticket.