Thrill Jockey will celebrate 20 years this fall with a series of special concerts, a comedy record of sorts, a very special poster series, short film series and ongoing LP re-issues.  The concerts will feature new signings Matmos and Dan Friel. Both will have releases on Thrill Jockey this fall, with details to be announced soon.
Thrill Jockey wanted to celebrate the significance of the contributions of Poster Artists and Video Artists to the advocacy of their artists. To celebrate their contribution they have comissioned an exclusive set of limited-edition Silk Screened posters.   They also contacted several video artists/ filmmakers and commissioned them to create a two minute short.
They have also asked a few comedians to write two jokes: One really off, dirty or in some way outrageous, and one you could tell your grandma.  They will be recording reactions to the jokes for release on a limited-edition LP.
The shows:
Sept 13 – Baltimore, MD at Ram’s Head Live – 7pm – LINK
Future Islands
Tortoise
Matmos
Dan Friel
Arbouretum
Pontiak
Special Guest Host: Ed Schrader
 
Sept 14 – Brooklyn, NY at Death by Audio – 8pm – LINK
?White Hills
?Guardian Alien
Man Forever
?Dan Friel
?Rhyton
 
Sept 15 – New York, NY – Webster Hall – 5:30pm – LINK
Tortoise
Future Islands
Matmos
Liturgy
D. Charles Speer
Special Guests: The Black Twig Pickers
 
Nov 9 – Portland, OR at Mississippi Studios – 7pm – LINK
Trans Am
Liturgy
Eternal tapestry
Barn Owl
Golden Retreiver
Mike Scheidt
Jason Urick