The Georgia Straight presents Television at the Commodore Ballroom

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      Live Nation has announced that American rock band Television will play the Commodore Ballroom on Thursday, June 25.

      Television was one of the most creative bands to emerge from New York's punk scene of the mid-'70s, creating an influential new guitar vocabulary. While guitarists Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd liked to jam, they didn't follow the accepted rock structures for improvisation — they removed the blues while retaining the raw energy of garage rock, adding complex, lyrical solo lines that recalled both jazz and rock. 

      With its angular rhythms and fluid leads, Television's music always went in unconventional directions, laying the groundwork for many of the guitar-based post-punk pop groups of the late '70s and '80s. In 2013, 40 years since the bands founding, Television completed a sold out tour in South America and Asia. Additionally, there is a new album in the works.

      Pre-sale tickets go on sale today at 10:00 a.m. Tix for the general public, priced at $35.00 (plus service charges and fees), go on sale this Friday (May 1) at 10 a.m. on the Live Nation website.

      Tickets will also be available for purchase by phone at 1-855-985-5000, Red Cat Records, Highlife and at all Ticketmaster outlets.

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      James Blatchford

      Apr 27, 2015 at 4:16pm

      Newt - for clarification, not a television but the band Television.

      You're welcome.

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