what is jonestown massacre Primal Scream with Brian Jonestown Massacre?
Almost thirty years have passed since the day that almost 900 people had died in a single incident that has forever clouded the history in US under a tragic garb. The incident that had taken place at Jonestown all those years ago has largely been echoed on the pages of the book written by Tim Reiterman, named “Raven: The Untold Story of the Rev. Jim Jones and His People.” After the single most highlighted event from that region, the town of Jonestown attained an almost overnight notorious repute. Till date, it remains to be the only other event in the recent history of America, where such a large number of people had been killed in one stroke [the other being the World Trade Center incident on Sep. 11, 2001]. The informal name of Jonestown was adhered to the community called “Peoples Temple Agricultural Project,” who were based in the northwestern part of Guyana. The cult sect was led on all fronts by the Rev. Jim Jones. On the 18th of November, 1978, as many as 918 people had died in
Brian Jonestown Massacre playing shows with and without PRIMAL SCREAM – 2009 Tour Dates: Led by enigmatic provocateur and sonic visionary Anton Newcomb, the Brian Jonestown Massacre are a controversial, independent and musically brilliant outfit who have attracted a legion of fans through their wildly futuristic psychedelic rock. To coincide with the release of their 13th and latest album, My Bloody Underground, cult favourites The Brian Jonestown Massacre embarked on an August 2008 Australian tour. Highlighting this tour, is a LIMITED edition live CD from the 30th August show at The Hi-Fi in Melbourne, Australia. [The Hi-Fi Live] As previously mentioned, Primal Scream will be visiting the US in March. That means shows in NYC, Philly, Toronto, Austin, and California (tickets). The West Coast dates are March 16th (LA) and March 17th (San Francisco), and both include The Brian Jonetown Massacre playing as opener. The opener for the March 28th Webster Hall show hasn’t been announced, but
