2009 NEWS

November 25th
Here's the poster for the Le Poisson Rouge show on December 18th.



November 18th
We have an upcoming show with Thurston on DECEMBER 18th at LE POISSON ROUGE opening for one of our favorite bands, BARDO POND. For more information about the show and the club click HERE.

September 19th
A new video trailer for the upcoming album SENSO is up on YouTube. You can view it HERE.
If you want to read the one sheet by Thurston click HERE.

August 20th
We are very pleased to announce the imminent release of two new White Out recordings.


Ecstatic Peace: available September 22nd          No Fun Productions: check web site for info

June 19th
Tom Surgal directed a video for the Sonic Youth song Sacred Trickster off their new album The Eternal. You can view the video at YouTube.

April 28rd
We are excited to announe that phenomenal violinist C Spencer Yeh will be joining us on June 11th at The Stone.

April 23rd
Melissa Caruso Scott is curating The Stone in June and has asked us to perform on June 11th at 10:00 pm. Stay tuned for who our special guest will be.

April 1st
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January 16th
Two more hot RED DESERT NIGHTS this cold January with a SOCIAL REGISTRY record release party for Psychic Ills on January 24th and a bill on the 30th with us performing with Samara Lubelski supporting saxophonist Mats Gustafsson in duo with Thurston Moore. Admission is $10. at rehab.

January 2nd
This Saturday RED DESERT NIGHTS will present a super heavy evening with: Jack Rose 10:00 Jozef van Wissem 8:00 Admission is $10. and on January 14th Han Bennink with Dave Douglas and Matt Penman. Two separate shows at 8:00 an 10:00. Admission $15. at rehab.

January 1st
We are pleased to announce that ECSTATIC PEACE will soon be releasing a new double CD of WHITE OUT WITH JIM O'ROURKE AND THURSTON MOORE entitled SENSO. This was a live recording from the famed club TONIC.

2008 NEWS

November 25th
WHITE OUT will be performing at The Tank at Chashama on December 15th for a series curated by Matt Motel. The space is a black box theater located at 217 east 42nd between 2nd and 3rd ave. Here's a link for more info.

November 1st
This Saturday RED DESERT NIGHTS will present a Swingset Magazine party with: Dan Melchior und Das Menace Burning Star Core Cold Cave at rehab. Admission is $5.

October 31st
We have contributed a track titled "Puddled Leavings" to the Unexplainable Recordings cassette box set compilation.

September 17th
There will be a very special RED DESERT NIGHTS on October 8th with the stateside appearance of: GATE 10:00 Michael and Robbie of the Dead C also WHITE OUT with STRINGS 8:30 White Out will be joined by Samara Lubelski (violin) and MV Carbon (cello) at rehab.

September 6th
Tonight RED DESERT NIGHTS is pleased to present: MALKUTH 11:00 Hallux 10:00 AD 9:30 Mark Morgan 9:00 at rehab.

July 19
We will be returning to THE STONE on August 20th at 8:00 for a show with electronic whiz/NO FUN founder Carlos Giffoni.

June 27
Update to the July 5th RED DESERT NIGHTS show: Thurston Moore with x.0.4 (bill nace / jake meginsky / john truscinski) 10:00 Metal Mountains 8:00.

May 31
White Out has contributed a track to a compilation DOC(K)S (4th edition) curated by Jean Marc Montera of GRIM Marseille. The DVD and CD contain video, audio, and writing on the theme "Le son d'amour". You can find out more about the project here.

May 30
Here are some upcoming RED DESERT NIGHTS shows at rehab (formerly Club Midway)
June 7th Loren Mazzacane Connors 8:00 Spectre Folk 10:00
July 5th Metal Mountains 8:00 Thurston Moore and Gene Moore 10:00
August 2nd FFH SIXES Carlos Giffoni Hair Police

April 10
Check out this week's Village Voice for an article by Brad Cohen where he interviews us about the current state of the experiemental music scene in NYC today, one year after the closing of the legendary club Tonic.

April 1
Another show at The Stone is in our future. Andrew Lampert from Anthology Film Archives is curating. We will perform on May 22nd with MV Carbon.

March 31
This Saturday April 5th RED DESERT NIGHTS presents a record release party for the Tall Firs. Telepathe will also be performing, and special DJ Awesome Derek will be spinning downstairs. Starting at 10:00 Tall Firs drummer Ryan Sawyer and friends wil be spinning upstairs. The show is at rehab (formerly Club Midway).

March 8
This evening's RED DESERT NIGHTS has been cancelled due to a number of unfortunate circumstances.

March 4
Tom Surgal's RED DESERT NIGHTS this Saturday March 8th will present a noise extravaganza. Here is the line-up: Hair Police 10:30 Kites 9:30 Carlos Giffoni 8:45 Halflings 8:00 $8.00 CLUB MIDWAY

February 29
We were able to catch busy violinist Samara Lubelski between engagements to join us at The Stone on March 29th.

February 24
We are pleased to announce that we will be participating in the NO FUN FEST this year. There will be some surprise collaborators. Unfortunately Thurston double booked our Stone gig so we will jam with someone else TBA that evening.

January 4
We will be performing at THE STONE a couple of times in the next few months: on February 8th with Nate Wooley and on March 29 with Thurston Moore.

2007 NEWS

December 20
China Is Near is now available at the ITUNES music store.

December 16
Lin Culbertson has a sound piece included in the London Consortium's online journal Static. The theme is Alarm. Check out Static.

November 10
We are excited to announce that Mark Morgan of Sightings will join us for our set at Club Midway on December 1st.

October 3, 2007
WHITE OUT are traveling again to Los Angeles to play a show with their favorite guitarist Nels Cline. The show will be at Spaceland on November 23rd. Also on the bill are Charalambides and Alasdair Roberts.

August 26
Tom Surgal is curating a series at CLUB MIDWAY: RED DESERT NIGHTS starting in October. Here is the line-up so far:
Oct 06 PG Six Samara Lubelski
Nov 03 The No Neck Blues Band NYMPH
Dec 01 Sunburned Hand of the Man White Out
Jan 5 Sightings Blues Control
Jan 16 Han Bennink with Dave Douglas

April 14, 2007
Lin Culbertson's composition aural spiral #1 will be included in a concert titled Transfiguration on Thursday, April 26, 8 pm at the Community Church of New York 40 East 35th Street, NYC, free/suggested donation. The concert was curated by Melissa Grey and Jim Briggs of the New School.

April 4, 2007
TONIC, The best club in New York and our favorite place to play, is sadly closing it's doors next week. There will be a couple of benefit concerts by Tonic alumni. We will we performing at 9:00 on Sunday April 8th. Visit the Tonic web site for more information.

February 8, 2007
A new video of our show at L'Atelier Tampon-Ramier in Paris is now up at YouTube. February 1, 2007 There is a new video posted on the clips page of a live show at Tonic with Nels. There is also a White Out channel at YouTube. Check back soon for some tour photos and sound clips from our shows in Europe and the UK.