Das Damen, the New York band who mixed punk, noise, metal and more and released records via Thurston Moore’s Ecstatic Peace, SST, Twin Tone and Sub Pop, have announced their first shows in over 30 years. The reunion is to celebrate the release of 1986: Keeps Me Wild, which will be out September 8 via Dromedary Records.
There are two shows: Jersey City’s WFMU Monty Hall on September 14; and the Dromedary 30th Anniversary festival in Hudson, NY on September 16 at The Avalon & Left Bank Ciders with Antietam, Flower, Sleepyhead and more. Tickets are on sale for both.
1986: It Keeps Me Wild is a reissue of Das Damen’s debut EP that has been “Newly remastered and augmented with an array of previously unreleased demos, reimagined tracks, and a brand-new issue of Das Damen drummer Lyle Hysen’s legendary fanzine, Damaged Goods (featuring a comprehensive timeline, show flyers, oral history, testimonials from Thurston Moore, Tom Scharpling, and more).”
You can check out one of those reimagined tracks, “How Do You Measure,” featuring Thalia Zedek, along with a few other videos — including their 1991 set opening for Nirvana at NJ’s legendary City Gardens — below.
