One of the best alt-rock bands of all time is heading toward Bay Area

Well, here’s the news that we’ve been waiting for:

Throwing Muses, the highly influential band that helped draw up the road map for alt-rock in the ’80s and paved the way for Nirvana and so many other acts to follow in the ’90s, is finally coming back to town.

Throwing Muses, led by phenomenal singer-songwriter-guitarist Kristin Hersh and featuring the equally awesome rhythm section of David Narcizo on drums and Bernard Georges on bass, are set to perform on April 17 at The Chapel in San Francisco.