Blurgillaz
Damon Albarn (of Blur and Gorillaz) is back with yet another project, The Good, The Bad and The Queen, whose self-titled album drops today. And iTunes is offering single "Herculean" for free download this week.
The new band sounds a lot like the old bands, dark pop with a little bit of funk, but for Albarn's fans, that's only a good thing (Jamie Hewlett fans will miss the cartoons, however).
The band hasn't announced any New York tour dates yet, but you can get your fix tomorrow night with the All England Club. They take over Lolita Bar for a night dedicated to TGTBTQ and Albarn's other work. See below for details.
We <3 Damon
Lolita Bar, Wednesday 9pm, FREE. The All England Club celebrates the release of Damon Albarn’s latest project, “The Good, The Bad and the Queen” by playing a full night of his music. 266 Broome St at Allen St (F to Delancey St; J, M, Z to Delancey-Essex Sts) 212-966-7223
UPDATE: Like an idiot, I forgot to tell you the other reason this project is so cool. The rest of the all-star lineup is: Paul Simonon (The Clash), bass, Simon Tong (The Verve), guitar and Tony Allen (Fela Kuti), drums.
-- Emily Hulme, www.amNY.com
