THE BOOK OF KNOTS, featuring SLEEPYTIME GORILLA MUSEUM drummer Matthias Bossi and vocalist/violinist Carla Kihlstedt, have scheduled their first ever live performance in New York City on July 13th, 2007 at The Gramercy Theater in New York City.

The show coincides with the release this week of their album Traineater (Anti Records).

In an update from the band, they write, "The Book Of Knots new record Traineater arrives in stores this week. To celebrate this anticipated release, The Book Of Knots has just announced that they will be performing their first live show EVER on Friday July 13th, 2007 at The Gramercy Theater in New York City. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity as there are no plans for any additional shows."

Tickets are on sale now here.

Joining The Book Of Knots on stage will be Jon Langford (THE MEKONS) and Carla Bozulich (GERALDINE FIBBERS), who will also perform opening sets of their own music. Additionally The Book Of Knots will be backed by the band ILLUMINA - who are known as Philadelphia's #1 indie-rock mini-orchestra. The Book Of Knots set will feature performances by many of the featured guest singers and performers from the Traineater record including Megan Riley, Aaron Lazar (THE GIRAFFES), Shahzad Ismaily (MARC RIBOT/2FT YARD) and many others.

The Book Of Knots, a New York based studio-collective, was formed by Matthias Bossi (SKELETON KEY, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum), Producer/guitarist Joel Hamilton (worked with SHINER, BATTLE OF MICE, SPARKLEHORSE, ELVIS COSTELLO, UNSANE) and Tony Maimone (PERE UBU, FRANK BLACK, THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS) in the spring of 2003.

What initially started as an excuse to write songs for their friends, took a decidedly serious turn when Mauro Arrambide from Austin Texas' Arclight Records stepped in and offered to release their recorded ramblings.

Halfway through the making of record #1, violinist and vocalist Carla Kihlstedt (TIN HAT, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, 2Ft Yard) joined them, and what is now known as the core quartet solidified.

Soon after, it was decided that the band would release 3 records, the first being an ode to the rotting seaside towns of Matthias and Joel's youth, the second a tribute to the American rust-belt, and the third, a praising of all things aeronautical. Anti Records has gracefully agreed to bring to the world installment #2, Traineater.