Australian PREMIERE
MUSIC
“Here are a wealth
of rock gems
that shine with a
warm-hearted, Neil
Young‑like intensity.”
Lee
RAnaldo
(USA)
Supported by The Laurels
NME (UK)
(on Between the Times and the Tides)
Legendary guitarist Lee Ranaldo
emerges from the folds of Sonic
Youth to perform an expansive
suite of songs from his acclaimed
solo album, Between the Times and
the Tides.
From his early days with Glenn Branca’s electric
drone orchestra through to a 30-year tour of duty
with Sonic Youth that came to define alternative
music, Lee Ranaldo is a guitarist without measure.
Indeed, his critical esteem is only now reaching its
peak – Spin Magazine recently named Ranaldo and
Sonic Youth bandmate Thurston Moore jointly as
the greatest guitarists of all time.
More song-oriented than any of Ranaldo’s
previous outings, Between the Times and the Tides
sees him joining up with Sonic Youth alumni
Steve Shelley, Jim O’Rourke and Bob Bert, Wilco
axe-man Nels Cline, organist John Medeski
and long-time Text of Light collaborator Alan
Licht to dish out a powerful sequence of rock
gems – a rollicking constellation of shimmering,
60s-tinged melody and soaring poetry.
Performing solo with his new group in Australia
for the first time, Ranaldo brings to bear his
three decades of experience to craft a live show
that is powerful and ever-changing, oscillating
between bracing indie rock, quiet introspection
and, of course, the spontaneous guitar-fuzz
overloads he’s famous for.
Ranaldo will be supported by up-and-coming
Sydney shoegazers, The Laurels, fresh from
launching their debut album Plains. Channelling
Velvet Underground-style noise experiments and
transcendent guitar freak-outs, their sound is
psychedelic, surging and overwhelming, an astral
journey contained in a wall of blissful guitar noise.
Over 18s event
Event Information
The Hi-Fi Melbourne
Wed 24 Oct at 8.30pm
Doors at 8pm
Support act from 8.30pm
$45
Transaction & booking fees may apply
The Hi-Fi Melbourne 1300 843 443
thehifi.com.au
Ticketmaster 136 100
melbournefestival.com.au
Supported by
Lee Ranaldo also performs with Text of Light
(see page 40).
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