The simple gist of it is this: we have been offered an amazing an opportunity, and we are not planning on passing it up. James Williamson, the trailblazing guitarist and songwriter from the legendary band Iggy and The Stooges (Raw Power), has been asked to rejoin Iggy Pop on tour in the next year. James is a friend of ours, and he has asked us to be his sparring partners as he prepares to reclaim his spot in the Stooges. The upshot is that on September 5th in San Jose, at the Blank Club, we will be performing for one night as James Williamson and The Careless Hearts, knocking out one Stooges song after another.

The Stooges helped define the ragged, raw edge of rock ‘n roll in the late sixties and early seventies, paving the road for so much of the punk, metal, and indie music that has followed in the decades since. Though you might not guess it from our original songs, we are all long-time Stooges fans, and this turn of events is so exciting for us that it has pretty well blown our minds. We are pretty sure that anyone who comes to this show is going to leave with a blown mind, too. We’re telling you now so that you can make plans ahead of time, and as soon as tickets go on sale we will let you know more details then, too. We’ve got some work to do in the meantime!

UPDATE: tickets are on sale at Ticketweb now!