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You know a band means business when they bring a fucking gong onstage-- and flank it with two massive, double-column stacks of amps. Yes, Boris are indeed the "Roaring" part of the tour that's being billed as "The Roaring Silence Revue" (scope this sweet poster), which kicked off last night at Chicago's Empty Bottle and brought together the Pink pulverizers, Galaxie 500 descendants Damon & Naomi, and-- playing with both acts-- Ghost's Michio Kurihara.

Quite an unlikely sonic pairing, were it not for the Kurihara connection-- but, as D&N's Damon Krukowski joked between playing songs from the just-released Within These Walls, Kurihara brings the roar to Damon & Naomi's silence, and the silence to Boris' roar. I'll drink to that.

D&N were also joined by Espers' Helena Espvall on cello and one Bhob Rainey on soprano sax for this gig, which also capped off The Wire's 2007 Adventures in Modern Music festival. Oh, and Boris and Kurihara totally had a Rainbow album first, you guys. Dates and more photos ahead.

BORIS with MICHIO KURIHARA






DAMON & NAOMI with MICHIO KURIHARA














BORIS






Boris / Damon & Naomi / Michio Kurihara:

10-02 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
10-03 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
10-04 Pittsburgh, PA - Kelly-Strayhorn Theater
10-05 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center for the Arts
10-06 Milwaukee, WI - Mad Planet
10-07 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
10-10 Bellingham, WA - Nightlight Lounge
10-11 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
10-14 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
10-15 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex
10-18 San Antonio, TX - The Ballroom
10-19 Austin, TX - Scoot's Inn
10-20 Baton Rouge, LA - The Spanish Moon
10-21 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree
10-22 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
10-23 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
10-24 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
10-25 Charlottesville, VA - Satellite Ballroom
10-26 Washington, DC - Black Cat
10-27 Annandale-on-Hudson, NY - Bard College
10-28 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
10-29 Boston, MA - Middle East Downstairs

Boris:

12-07-09 Minehead, England - Butlins Holiday Center (ATP Nightmare Before Christmas)
12-10 London, England - Forum *

* with Sunn O))) (performing Altar), Earth