Grant Hart (x-Nova Mob, Husker Du) Plays The Bell House on Monday, June 1st

Grant Hart (x-Husker Du, x-Nova Mob) is playing a rare solo show Monday night at The Bell House. Grant has a new album in the can and it is his first since 1999's Good News for Modern Man. The new disc was recorded in Montreal with members of A Silver Mt. Zion and Godspeed You! Black Emperor and in Minneapolis with members of Rank Strangers and Fat Kid Wednesdays. The first track from this release, "School Buses Are For Children", is streaming on Grant's MySpace page.

Based on some of the set lists that I've seen, Grant is playing a good mix of solo material and Husker Du songs on his current tour. Here is the set list from the show a few nights ago in Rochester.

Grant Hart — Bug Jar, Rochester NY, 26 May 2009

Remains To Be Seen
You Don't Have To Tell Me Now
You're the Reflection Of The Moon On The Water
The Girl Who Lives On Heaven Hill
Never Talking To You Again
2541
[new song] ("words of a friend...out for an evening")
Barbara
A Letter From Anne Marie
She Floated Away
Terms Of Psychic Warfare
Diane
Green Eyes
Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely
Books About UFOs

Tickets for Monday's show are $10 and Grant is playing with Death Vessel and Kevin Barker.

Husker Du: More on Live EP From 1982/3

An earlier post on this new Husker Du EP seemed to generate a lot of interest so I wanted to follow it up with an update.

I just got back from a week-long trip to Minneapolis and I spent one night at Grumpy's Bar. As I hadn't yet tracked down a copy of the EP, I asked the waitress if there were any copies left over from the record release party and she found a copy in the bar's office. So...$10 later, I have the new EP.

I probably should have figured out in advance that J.C. is John Clegg. John played saxophone with the band in the early 80's and he died of cancer earlier this year. Grant wrote a detailed tribute/remembrance to John on the inside cover.

While there are only three tracks on the EP, it is about 20 minutes in length.

The tracks are:
- Drug Party, Duffy's, 4/14/82
- What's Going On, Goofy's, 8/12/83
- Drug Party, Goofy's, 8/12/83

and obviously John plays saxophone on all tracks.

If you can find a copy of the disc, it is well worth picking up. It is probably worth checking with The Electric Fetus (Minneapolis record store) or Treehouse Records to see if they have copies.

Husker Du Release Live EP From 1982 - Release Party at Grumpy's (MN) Tomorrow Night

This is well outside of the NYC area but pretty cool nonetheless. More Husker Du material is alway welcome...

Grumpy's is Tom Hazelmyer's (Halo of Flies) bar in Minneapolis, MN and here is what is going on tomorrow night:

As a memorial to his lost friend "JC" Grant Hart & co. have released a way limited HUSKER DU CD E.P. on Reflex records containing 3 live songs circa 82-83. So we're throwing a shindig i.e. record release party hosted by Grant. Come on down, as Rick Fuller has thrown together some choice tibits of archival Husker Du footage that we'll be screening as well. Obviously there'll be some of the E.P.'s there for sale, as well as a small number of the limited run fliers for the event designed and numbered by Mr. Hart himself. 10pm at Grumpy's City Club.

I thought Reflex Records was long-defunct so I have been trying to find some info. on how to mail order this new EP. I haven't found any details but a best guess is that this will be available through The Garage D'or Recording Company (who have announced the release of Husker Du demos from 1979 later this year).