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Lou Reed Gets His Noise on in NYC Next Week

4:36 p.m. · April 18, 2009 · by Jim Allen

That hardy portion of the Lou Reed constituency that thrills to the kind of no-prisoners sonic terrorism practiced by their hero on albums like Metal Machine Music, and Velvet Underground tunes like "Sister Ray" (And where would Sonic Youth and their ilk be without such milestones?) is in for a treat next week.

For a couple of evenings, specifically April 23 and 24, Reed will be setting his legendary songbook aside for what's being billed as "A Night of Deep Noise." Reed will be performing with an ensemble dubbed -- appropriately enough -- The Metal Machine Trio, with whom he'll be exploring the outer limits of sound in a manner not dissimilar to those aforementioned aural assaults.

Reed and company's attack on the senses will occur at the Blender Theater at Gramercy, and you can snatch up tickets for these all-improv events either there, at Irving Plaza, or here. For a sneak preview of what you can expect, gohere.