As much as Pitchforkmedia.com's smugness annoys me, they do offer up some really good information: Television to Play East Coast, Reissue Marquee Moon Will perform latest hits "Fear Factor", "American Idol", "Survivor: Amazon" Marnie Christenson reports: There's no questioning the influence of Television-- the band-- especially since virtually every review of every garage-rock hype-of-the-day in the past two years has namechecked them at least once (yep, even our Strokes review, guilty as charged). Perhaps sensing their resurgence in popularity, or maybe just because they felt like jammin' together like in the old days, the band reunited in 2001 for a few shows in the UK, as well as an appearance at the Noise Pop Festival in Chicago. And now, two years later, they've made plans to put in some additional U.S. appearances. According to The Wonder, a Television fansite, the band has booked the following clubs: 03-21 New York City, NY - Irving Plaza 03-22 New York City, NY - Irving Plaza 03-23 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of the Living Arts 03-24 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club The website has also reported that their 1977 classic, Marquee Moon, will be released on 180 gram Audiophile vinyl by the San Francisco record label 4 Men with Beards, with include original artwork, lyrics and liner notes. It was originally expected to drop sometime this month, but there have since been delays with the pressings. Although a new drop date has not been set, Redtrumpet.com, a website that is taking pre-orders for the record, is forecasting an April release. Television originally formed in the early 70s as The Neon Boys, and featured current frontman Tom Verlaine, drummer Billy Ficca, and Richard Hell on bass. The band added guitarist/vocalist Richard Lloyd in 1973, and officially became known as Television. However, Hell soon left to join ex-New York Doll Johnny Thunders in his band, The Heartbreakers, and later went on to form The Voidoids. Ex-Blondie bassist Fred Smith filled the "void" left by Hell, and they recorded an EP which was released only in Britain. Marquee Moon, the band's first full-length, arrived on Elektra Records in 1977. Though critically acclaimed, and a smash in the UK, the album garnered little attention stateside, even after Television's wildly successful tour with Blondie in 1977, after the model-fronted mods blew up. Television's follow-up, Adventure, similarly failed to grab the attention of the kids in the U.S. at the time of its release, but both albums have since been very, very re-evaluated. Regards, WiLL WiLLiAm E. HaRRiS Call Scripting Analyst Bernard C. Harris Publishing Company Chesapeake, VA Ph. 1-757-965-8055