According to Billboard.com Tom Verlaine, best known for his work with Television, will be releasing two albums next year after signing on with Chicago label Thrill Jockey. The two albums will most notably be differentiated by one being solely instrumental while the other will contain vocals. A March date is scheduled for whichever album is chosen as the first release.

In addition to the two new albums, Thrill Jockey will re-issue Verlaine’s Warm & Cool album from 1992. There is also discussion that Television has seven new tracks ready for recording and if they get the album released in 2006, they’ll be maintaining a 14-year gap in between proper studio releases (Adventure in 1978, Television in 1992, and then this one in 2006).

*Full Story: www.billboard.com
*Thrill Jockey: www.thrilljockey.com

Pixies have recently added some additional Northeast dates to their August schedule as well as two new shows in Manchester and London. Even more suprise Northeastern US dates should be announced in the near future.

Pixies August Tour Dates
08/03: Atlantic City, NJ @ House of Blues
08/04: Albany, NY @ Empire Center at the Egg
08/06: Newport, RI @ Newport Folk Festival
08/17: Paredes de Coura, Portugal @ Paredes de Coura Festival
08/19: Hasselt, Belgium @ Pukkelpop
08/20: Biddinghiuzen, The Netherlands @ Lowlands Festival
08/21: Stausee Hohenfelden, Germany @ Highfield Festival
08/23: Dublin, Ireland @ Landsdowne Road
08/25: Domaine National de Saint-Cloud, France @ Festival Rock en Seine
08/26: Reading, England @ Carling Weekend: Reading Festival
08/27: Leeds, England @ Carling Weekend: Leeds Festival
08/28: Edinburgh, Scotland @ T on the Fringe
08/30: Manchester, England @ Apollo
08/31: London, England @ Alexandra Palace

*Pixies Music: www.pixiesmusic.com

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Beth Ditto, singer for The Gossip, recently had to have emergency surgery to remove her gall bladder. As seems to be the unfortunate case with many musicians faced with unexpected medical needs, Ditto did not have health insurance and although recovering well is now in need of help to address some serious medical bills.

The tight-knit Northwest music community is coming to her aid, however. In addition the the August 15th benefit in Portland announced earlier this month, artists including Pretty Girls Make Graves and Calvin Johnson will be performing at three additional benefits to be held in Olympia and Seattle.

The recording The Gossip’s next release, Standing in the Way of Control, was just recently completed and the album is currently in the process of being mastered. The band will be performing tracks from SITWOC during their fall tours in the US and Europe prior to the album’s January 2006 release.

Benefits for Beth Ditto
07/31: Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s
-Pretty Girls Make Graves
-Tracy and the Plastics
08/05: Olympia, WA @ Yes Yes
-Calvin Johnson
-The Old Haunts
-Joey Casio
-Spider and the Webs
08/12: Olympia, WA @ The Clipper
-King Cobra
-C.O.C.O.
-Telepathe
-Mind Your Pig Latoya
08/15: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
-The Decemberists
-Sarah Dougher
-Die Monitr Bats

*The Gossip: www.gossipyouth.com
*Kill Rock Stars: www.killrockstars.com