Pitchfork

Juno what? I just made a terrible pun. But you'll have to forgive me, because you see, I'm rather deliriously excited over the fact that moody, mathy indie rock quartet Juno is reuniting for a pair of radio benefit gigs.

Led by professional snowboarder Arlie Carstens, Seattle-based Juno entered our lives in the mid-1990s, delivered a couple very solid discs via DeSoto Records, and quietly parted ways a few years back. (Carstens now plays in Ghost Wars). They would fit snugly on a mixtape alongside Jawbox, Kill Sadie, Atombombpocketknife, numerous Dischord acts, and certain Les Savy Fav jams, if you prefer to measure your music in mixtape terms.

Anyhow, rejoice with me now as Juno join forces once again for two very special shows at Seattle's Neumos! It's all part of KEXP's 4th annual Yule Benefit, going down December 9-10, for which all proceeds go toward the station's venerable future pursuits.

What's more, KEXP has tapped some ace openers for these gigs, including Ted Leo and his trusty Pharmacists, Junior Boys, Cold War Kids, and Annuals. A note to the underaged: the December 9 show is 21+, however there are a mere 50 all-ages tickets available for the next night's gig.

"It's for a good cause and should be fun, weird, and I imagine-- deeply loud. Bring earplugs," writes Carstens about the reunion gigs on Ghost Wars' MySpace.

His new bag, meanwhile, has been recording, but recently had a bunch of material stolen as part of yet another laptop theft disaster. That sucks, don't Juno?

Juno:

12-09 Seattle, WA - Neumos *#^
12-10 Seattle, WA - Neumos *%$

* with Junior Boys
# with Annuals
^ with Ghostland Observatory
% with Ted Leo/Pharmacists
$ with Cold War Kids