Thurston could be: 1) A rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
http://thurston.bandcamp.com 2) Short for Thurston Moore, co-founder of Sonic Youth, who has delivered his first solo record since 1995 under his shortenend moniker. Trees Outside The Academy was compiled with friends like Jay Mascis & longtime drummer Steve Shelley, it continues an alternative musical journey begun in the late 1970's.

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