New Jersey’s finest will celebrate 20 years together (more or less) with a few shows at Maxwell’s Dec. 3 and 4 in Hoboken, NJ. The performances coincide with bassist Kevin Whelan’s 40^th birthday, in what the band is calling their “20^th anniversary/mirthday shindig,” from their sardonically tagged website, “Keeping folks waiting since 1989.” (Three albums over 20 years don’t exactly qualify as prolific.) It’s been six years since The Meadowlands and with only marginal hope of ever seeing a fourth album, there finally appears to be light at the end of the tunnel. Over the previous year there’s been sporadic evidence the band has convened in Whelan’s basement to record, and now the band promises the second set of the last show at Maxwell’s to showcase all new material. For the early show that same night, they’ll play The Meadowlands in its entirety. The show’s set-list for the first show on Dec. 3 will be old songs chosen by fans. Get your tickets here. [Via: Pitchfork]