The Gories and Oblivians, two prototypical garage-rock bands from the '80s and '90s, are going on a mini-reunion tour this summer, hitting Memphis and Detroit before heading off to Europe.
Wha?! you say. Why now? you continue. Why don't I live in either of those places?!... or Europe... Don't ask me, I just report the news. What do I look like? A journalist? I have no clue -- recession, swine flu, Obama -- anything could be behind this...
I could say something like: Mick Collins and Greg "Oblivian" Cartwright were riding their horses through the dusty streets of the motor city, heading to Memphis, TN, when Greg turned to Mick and asked, "Hey Mick, you wanna go on tour?" Mick nodded his head and squinted into the horizon, whispering, "You think our epic first groups could reform? I mean I love The Reigning Sounds, don't get me wrong, and I'm having a lot of fun with The Dirtbombs and reading comic books and stuff, but wouldn't it be great to have a reunion tour? Like The Spice Girls or The Police." "Well, sure," Greg nervously replied, "but we haven't spoken or played with those guys since the mid- to late-'90s. Do you think it could happen? Because that would be rad–" but before the word "rad" could turn into "radical," Jack and Eric Oblivian, Dan Kroha, and Peggy O'Neill descended down upon them in a cloud of smoke and in harmonic fourths cried, "Yes, we can," and everyone went, "awww."
Yep, I could say that that, but it would be a lie. Truth is, I don't know why, just know when.
Here are the dates:
06.19.09 - Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone
06.20.09 - Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone
06.27.09 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theater
07.03.09 - Madrid, Spain - Sala El Sol
07.04.09 - Bilbao, Spain - Kafe Antzokia
07.05 09 - Barcelona, Spain - Sala BeCool
07.06.09 - Bordeaux, France - BT59
07.07.09 - Paris, France - Maroquineri
07.08.09 - Groningen, Netherlands - Vera
07.10.09 - Nottingham, England - Blast Off Festival
07.11.09 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
07.12.09 - Gierle, Belguim - Sjock
07.13.09 - Dikmuide, Belguim - 4AD
07.14.09 - Munster, Germany - Gleis 22
07.15.09 - Berlin, Germany - Festaal
07.16.09 - Munich, Germany - 59:1
07.17.09 - Ravenna, Italy - Hana-Bi
07.18.09 - Torino, Italy - Spaziale Festival
