Friday, April 4, 2014

How you can celebrate the 100th birthday of William S. Burroughs in the East Village


[Burroughs in 1965 via the Evening Standard/Getty Images]

A monthlong celebration of William S. Burroughs in the East Village features an array of events at the Anthology Film Archive, the Stone and the Poetry Project, among other places.

Artists scheduled to appear to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth include Laurie Anderson, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Lydia Lunch, Bill Laswell, G Thirlwell, Thurston Moore, Anne Waldman, Steve Buscemi, Nick Zedd and John Zorn, among many others.

There are too many events to mention here… so check out the whole lineup at the WSB100 blog.

2 comments:

  1. I thought that-that fat fuck lives in Spain, comes here to capitalize, insults us, always here, smells like, somethings stewing, perhaps an award, more events, sucking off the enemy

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  2. Does anyone have details about Laurie Anderson's involvement? I don't see any events listing her on the lineup.

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