Pitchfork

In news that should single-handedly raise Pitchfork's review of music to at least a 7.1, Mr. Brownstone-- the Guns N' Roses tribute band that counts among its hallowed ranks Clap Your Hands Say Yeah drummer Sean "Axl Rose" Greenhalgh-- has returned!!

The Axl-aping combo, as you may have read, called it quits last year. This sudden reunion shouldn't come as much of a surprise, though. As Greenhalgh told Pitchfork last June, "We've claimed to be playing our 'final shows' more often than Axl has claimed that Chinese Democracy is coming out. But this time it's for real."

Significantly more "real" are the pair of shows Mr. Brownstone have lined up, including a New York gig in November (with support from an "All Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees", my oh my) and a Boston show in December.

Word is that these will, in fact, be the final Mr. Brownstone shows, but you know how that goes. Greenhalgh's Clap also have a bunch of their own gigs, as previously reported.

In related news, Chinese Democracy. Hahahaha.

Appetite for imitation:

11-10 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
12-15 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club

* with Tragedy: All Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees

Clap:

09-14 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Monolith Festival)
09-15 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
09-16 San Francisco, CA - Treasure Island Festival
09-18 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour *
09-19 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour *
09-20 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour *
09-23 San Diego, CA - Street Scene Festival
09-28 Portland, OR - Roseland *
09-29 Seattle, WA - Neumos *
09-30 Seattle, WA - Neumos *
10-04 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe *
10-05 Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar *
10-06 Madison, WI - The Annex *
10-13 Atlanta, GA - The Echo Project Festival
10-20 Phoenix, AZ - Southern Comfort Music Experience
10-27 New Orleans, LA - Voodoo Music Experience
11-12 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs
11-13 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
11-14 Brooklyn, NY - Studio B
11-16 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballrom
11-17 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel
11-18 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel

* with Elvis Perkins in Dearland