The second installment of the Story/Stereo series continues at The Writer's Center in Bethesda, MD on Friday October 2nd with writers Srikanth Reddy (Facts for Visitors) and Alexander Chee (Queen of the Night) and music from Bluebrain.

Guy Picciotto (Fugazi, Rites of Spring) plays guitar on and helped produce the new Vic Chesnutt album AT THE CUT which is out now on Constellation Records.

Guy will also be joining Vic Chesnutt on a US tour this fall/winter, playing guitar in The Vic Chesnutt Band that also contains members of Godspeed You ! Black Emperor and Thee Silver Mount Zion. The tour dates are listed after the jump.

October 23 Mavericks Ottawa, ON
October 24 Ukranian Federation Hall Montreal, QC
October 25 Sommerville Theater Cambridge, MA
October 26 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
October 27 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY
October 28 First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, PA
October 29 Ottobar Baltimore, MD
October 30 Black Cat Washington, DC
October 31 The Soapbox Wilmington, NC
November 1 The EARL Atlanta, GA
November 2 40 Watt Club Athens, GA
November 4 Southgate House Newport, KY
November 5 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL
November 6 Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit, MI
November 7 Lee's Palace Toronto, ON
November 19 Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN
November 20 West End Cultural Centre Winnipeg, MB
November 21 Amigo's Saskatoon, SK
November 22 McDougall United Church Edmonton, AB
November 23 Knox United Church Calgary, AB
November 25 Richards on Richards Vancouver, BC
November 26 Lucky Bar Victoria, BC
November 27 Crocodile Seattle, WA
November 28 Mississippi Studios Portland, OR
November 30 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA
December 1 The Regent Los Angeles, CA
December 2 Club Congress Tucson, AZ
December 4 Hailey's Denton, TX
December 5 Central Presbyterian Church Austin, TX

The Dischord LP re-issue series continues with new cuts now available from Fugazi and Nation Of Ulysses, all featuring free MP3 download coupons.

FUGAZI End Hits w/ MP3
FUGAZI Steady Diet of Nothing w/ MP3 and updated artwork
NATION OF ULYSSES Plays Pretty For Baby w/ MP3

For a complete list of our Re-Issued LPs go: www.dischord.com/remastered-lp.

Chad Clark (Beauty Pill) is hosting a performance series called Story/Stereo at the Writer's Center in Bethesda, Maryland. This free series will feature collaborations between emerging authors/essayists/poets and local bands from the DC area music scene. The evenings will begin with individual readings, followed by a musical performance and then a scored performance of one of the selected writings. So far three dates for Story/Stereo have been scheduled:

Friday September 18th 7:30pm
Suzanne Frischkorn (poet), Neil Smith (author)
Musical Guest: Roofwalkers (this event also marks the release of their eponymous debut album).

Friday October 2nd 7:30pm
Srikanth Reddy (poet), Alexander Chee (author)
Musical Guest: Bluebrain (this event also marks the release of their new Self Titled EP).
Friday December 4TH 7:30pm
Aaron Smith (poet), Nancy Krygowski (poet), Lisa Sedin Davis (author)
Musical Guest: TBA

The musical portions of the Story/Stereo series are curated by Chad Clark and Matt Byars. The writers selections are curated by the Writer's Center.

The Writer's Center
4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, MD 20815
Phone: 301 654-8664, Fax: 801-730-6233

Edie Sedgwick has contributed an exclusive track to the Sockets Records Summer Mix-Tape compilation. The Mix Tape is available as a free download from the Sockets Records website and also features tracks from Food For Animals, Cornel West Theory, Andrew Black (from Title Tracks) and more.