Tours: The Gossip

Posted by aubin on Saturday, September 1, 2007 at 4:00 PM (EDT)

Punk/soul act The Gossip have announced a November tour. The band recently signed to Columbia Records imprint, Music With A Twist. The imprint was announced last January and is geared towards GLBT recording artists.

The Gossip were previously signed to Kill Rock Stars where they released the acclaimed album, Standing in the Way of Control.

November 2, 2007	Portland, OR	Wonder Ballroom
November 3, 2007	Seattle, WA	Showbox
November 5, 2007	San Francisco, CA	Bimbo's
November 6, 2007	Los Angeles, CA	Henry Fonda Theatre
November 7, 2007	Los Angeles, CA	Henry Fonda Theatre
November 14, 2007	Washington DC	Black Cat
November 15, 2007	Philadelphia, PA	Starlite Ballroom
November 16, 2007	New York, NY	Webster Hall
November 17, 2007	Brooklyn, NY	Music Hall
November 18, 2007	Boston, MA	Middle East
November 20, 2007	Chicago, IL	Metro

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The Gossip

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MonsterLobster (September 1, 2007)

Great band. First.

notfeelingcreative (September 1, 2007)

Why do they need a subsidiary for GLBT artists? And exactly how many transgender artists do they plan to sign?

David_Arquette (September 1, 2007)

Good question. The only way I could imagine this being a good idea is if some of the money from record sales went towards anti-homophobia organizations or something.

This just seems like a stupid marketing ploy.

name (September 1, 2007)

i agree. its actually seems kind of counter-productive. if i was a gay musician, id want to be considered only for my music, not sepreated because of my sexuality. but then again maybe there's an aspect im missing.

ibitchslappedyourmama (September 1, 2007)

I heard they were trying to sign Davey Havok

niveK82 (September 1, 2007)

and teh revolt

Cos (September 1, 2007)

Good band. I saw them just as SITWOC came out, Jan 2006. Haven't they just camped in Europe since? Does anyone in the US care?

joeg (September 1, 2007)

wow. i had no idea they were big enough to play back to back dates at henry fonda.

SloaneDaley (September 1, 2007)

I don't find that the label has set up a seperate sublabel for GLBT shocking, considering the amount of social segregation that tends to occur between people of hetero and non-heteronormative orientation.

Osloboditelj (September 1, 2007)

With their great sociopolitical positions, sometimes I wish I could like this band. Sadly, their attitude about it annoys me sometimes, and their music just isn't very good in my ears. a shame.

pinkLenin (September 1, 2007)

I'd like this band a whole lot more if Beth Ditto wasn't so fucking obnoxious.

Mikeshitter (September 2, 2007)

Seriously. From her wiki:

"Ditto posed nude for On Our Backs, a women-run lesbian erotica magazine. "It was a big moment in my life," she told Curve magazine. "It was kind of a radical thing to do. I got my period just 10 minutes before we got there, and I was totally bleeding. I was doing it with my tranny boyfriend, who I'm in love with, and I was totally bleeding - how radical is that? - and I'm a fat person, and I'm a femme. It felt really good."

There goes my appetite.

bytheslice (September 2, 2007)

Great band. I prefer their "Arkansas Heat" & "Movement" albums more so than their newer stuff, but I still enjoy them nonetheless.

Whoever decided to put out their atrocious, poorly recorded "Undead In NYC" album needs to get slapped, by the way.

riversmonkey (September 2, 2007)

I got sucked into the hype about this band, and having recently seen them live I wonder whether its time for Beth Ditto to go solo and make 'edgy pop' because at the end of the day with her voice and look she could make some serious cash like some modern day Mama Cass

badbrain (September 2, 2007)

i saw a bunch of pictures of beth ditto once and they made me want to throw up in my mouth, she really is a disgusting spectacle. when i finally got around to listening to the band i was pleasantly surprised. good on the ears, bad on the eyes.