HC supergroup United Nations have announced a New York City show (which happens to be their 3rd live show ever) at the Delancey on May 23rd. The band is “rumored” to be comprised of Geoff from Thursday, Daryl from Glassjaw/Head Automatica and Ben from Converge.
Thanks to Brooklyn Vegan for the tip!
Our own Bill Shouldis went to the Taste of Chaos NYC gig this week and got some awesome shots of Thursday. You can check them all out after the jump.
Read more (including a special little message to Bring Me The Horizon) after the jump.
Photo by Bill Shouldis
Thursday have signed on with Epitaph Records. Lead singer Geoff Rickly had this to say to Alternative Press about the signing: “One of our biggest concerns was that we find a situation where we could be free to just be Thursday. Epitaph have continually voiced their desire to help us become the band that we have always wanted to be. It’s a great feeling to have a label encourage you to be more socially conscious and politically active. It’s a great feeling to have a label owner push you to explore the most experimental and challenging aspects of your band’s music instead of dissuading you. It’s a truly great feeling to be working with a label that all of our friends have had so many great experiences with.”
They plan on releasing their next full-length sometime in spring ’09.
Check out the 36th episode of Issue Oriented, which features interviews from Thursday and artist Cristy C. Road. You can stream it to your right or at I.O. HQ.
There seems to be a lot of mystery as to who exactly is in United Nations. We know Thursday’s Geoff Rickly is definitely involved. Glassjaw’s Daryl Palumbo and Converge’s Ben Koller have been rumored to be part of the mix as well. Regardless, the band’s debut is streaming up on their Myspace so check it out. The full-length comes out on September 9th via Eyeball Records.
