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The Brian Jonestown Massacre Have Their Suspicions, But ‘Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?’

Tuesday March 2nd 2010 @ 11:56 am by Aitor Zabalegui

When The Replacements released Let it Be, they wanted to defy the convention of the classic standard in rock. They were making a jokingly bold statement that The Beatles were just another good band, and what should keep them from belonging in that upper echelon of rock too? They even considered naming their follow-up album Let it Bleed.

The Brian Jonestown Massacre may not share the same sentiments as The ‘Mats, most likely due to the fact that, unlike Paul Westerberg, Anton Newcombe is not remotely self-aware. Whether that’s good or bad, they’re just a band having fun, and don’t really give a shit about rock’s canon. All you have to do is look at the revolving door of over 40 musicians that have belonged in BJM over their career to make sense of their bombastic album titles, like their latest, Who Killed Sgt. Pepper? BJM would be happy if the same 500 people came to their shows every night.

Regardless, the group has grand aspirations for the new record, having brought back Matt Hollywood to the line-up, and the inclusion of some international musicians to the recording process that took place over most of 2009 in Iceland. This 12^th BJM album saw release on February 23, and the band intends to embark on a North American Tour starting in May. So figure out where you can buy some acid in time for these dates:

May 29 Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall
May 30 Chicago, IL – The Metro
May 31 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
Jun 2 Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Hall
Jun 3 Montreal, QC – La Tulipe
Jun 4 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
Jun 6 Manhattan, NY – Webster Hall
Jun 8 Philadelphia, PA – TLA
Jun 9 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
Jun 10 Cincinnati, OH – Mad Hatter
Jun 11 St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway
Jun 13 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theatre
Jun 14 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
Jun 15 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
Jun 17 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
Jun 18 Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
Jun 19 Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
Jun 21 San Francisco, CA – The Filmore
Jun 22 Los Angeles, CA – Henry Fonda Theatre