Tom Verlaine will be playing a FREE concert at an arts festival in Pittsburgh on June 10th. It's a pretty cool festival, I've seen Wilco there(twice!),Sonic Youth,Patti Smith, Aimee Mann and The Psychedelic Furs(Hey,the Furs used to be cool!) at this festival in the last few years. Did I mention the cost was nothing?
Still, I'm not familiar at all with Verlaine's solo work, and I assume he will will be playing just his solo stuff. Has anyone see Verlaine in concert recently? Does he play any Television stuff at all? He is one of the greatest guitarists
EVER, I suppose that's reason enough to see him play live.

Absolutely!!!!!

He's my favorite guitar player of all time.

GO!!!

(and The Furs are still cool, in my book)

He was in the group Television. Nuff said. Go, go now!

-Gunshy

I think his last two albums were all instrumental, but I'd still go for free (unless it was 100 degrees in the sun).

I saw Verlaine and Jimmy Rip play here in Columbus a few years ago. He had been commissioned to compose accompaniment for several experimental silent shorts from the teens or twenties. They played them live while the films were screened. The compositions, and his guitar playing, were nothing short of breathtaking. I own all his solo work, BTW.