boston area shows of note: monday, october 6th catfish haven dead confederate mean creek the motion sick @ tt the bears monday, october 6th the wedding present the jealous girlfriends @ the middle east downstairs monday, october 6th fleet foxes frank fairfield @ the somerville theatre monday, october 6th stereolab le loup monade @ the paradise tuesday, october 7th liam finn the veils @ the paradise wednesday, october 8th lucinda williams @ the orpheum wednesday, october 8th the opening night of carrie fisher's one woman show 'wishful drinking' @ the huntington theater (bu) wednesday, october 8th allison moyet @ the wilbur theatre wednesday, october 8th wire @ the middle east downstairs thursday, october 9th chuck ragan (of hot water music) ben nichols (of lucero) tim barry (of avail) with guest jesse malin @ the middle east friday, october 10th kirsten a. malone scholarship fundraiser ho-ag bone zone tinsel teeth cathy cathodic @ the milky way friday, october 10th writer sarah vowell 7pm @ brookline booksmith saturday, october 11th the new year dirty on purpose tre orsi @ the middle east upstairs saturday, october 11th les savy fav passion pit phil and the osophers @ the middle east downstairs saturday, october 11th the feelies @ the roxy sunday, october 12th the residents @ showcase live, foxboro sunday, october 12th the notwist @ the roxy sunday, october 12th jamie lidell janelle monae @ the paradise sunday, october 12th against me! ted leo & the pharmacists the future of the left @ the wilbur theatre monday, october 13th tv on the radio the dirtbombs @ the wilbur theatre tuesday, october 14th cold war kids @ the paradise thursday, october 16th TOURFILTER DJ NIGHT with dj's chris tourfilter and bradley almanac featuring only songs by bands playing soon in the boston area 9pm @ river gods, cambridge thursday, october 16th ben kweller whitley @ the paradise thursday, october 16th jonatha brooke glen phillips (from toad the wet sprocket) @ the wilbur theatre friday, october 17th hallelujah the hills wonderful spells capstan shafts needy visions @ tt the bears friday, october 17th jonathan richman with drummer tommy larkin @ the somerville theatre saturday, october 18th asobi seksu the broken river prophet @ tt the bears saturday, october 18th ra ra riot walter meego the morning benders @ the middle east sunday, october 19th the spinto band frightened rabbit @ the middle east monday, october 20th magnetic morning (adam swervedriver & sam interpol) julie ocean springhouse (w/jack rabid) @ great scott tuesday, october 21st annuals live in-store performance 7pm @ newbury comics, newbury st. tuesday, october 21st minus the bear annuals sylvie @ the wilbur theatre tuesday & wednesday october 21st & 22nd billy bragg @ the somerville theatre wednesday, october 22nd writer/expert john hodgman 6pm @ the coolidge corner theatre wednesday, october 22nd yeasayer @ the paradise wednesday, october 22nd lyle lovett & john hiatt (acoustic, on stage together) @ the orpheum thursday, october 23rd robert fisher (of willard grant conspiracy) chris brokaw drew o'doherty @ the lily pad thursday, october 23rd lykke li @ the paradise thursday, october 23rd deerhoof experimental dental school @ the middle east down friday, october 24th fujiya & miyagi prototypes @ the paradise sunday, october 26th scars on broadway the duke spirit @ the paradise sunday, october 26th broken social scene land of talk @ the wilbur theatre monday, october 27th matthew sweet @ the paradise wednesday, october 29th legendary pink dots @ the middle east down thursday, october 30th of montreal @ the orpheum friday, october 31st hotel cafe tour with rachael yamagata, meiko, thao nguyen, samanatha crain, and jenny owen youngs @ the paradise friday, october 31st the rumble strips birdmonster @ tt the bears friday, october 31st david byrne performing the songs of byrne & eno @ the wang center saturday, november 1st henry rollins (spoken word) @ the orpheum monday, november 3rd matt and kim best fwends @ the middle east monday, november 3rd coldplay @ the td banknorth garden wednesday, november 5th conor oberst + the mystic valley band @ the roxy thursday, november 6th the decemberists loche lamond @ the orpheum friday, november 7th "my name is bruce" area theatrical premiere with director/star bruce campbell @ the kendall square cinema sunday, november 9th the hold steady drive-by truckers @ the orpheum tuesday, november 11th deerhunter times new viking the vivian girls @ the paradise wednesday, november 12th the sea and cake @ the middle east down wednesday, november 12th kings of leon we are scientists the whigs @ the orpheum thursday, november 13th nicole atkins & the sea salt & samovar @ tt the bears friday & saturday november 14th & 15th smashing pumpkins @ the citi wang theatre saturday, november 15th scarce (cd release!) wheat triplethick @ tt the bears sunday, november 16th centro-matic @ the middle east monday, november 17th margot & the nuclear so and so's @ tt the bears tuesday, november 18th m83 school of seven bells @ the middle east down thursday, november 20th bishop allen @ the middle east friday, november 21st robyn hitchcock performing 'i often dream of trains' @ the somerville theatre saturday, november 22nd sondre lerche @ the paradise sunday, november 30th 18th dye devon williams @ tt the bears tuesday, december 2nd nada surf delta spirit jealous girlfriends @ the paradise friday, december 5th mercury rev dean & britta @ the paradise saturday, december 13th neil young wilco everest @ the dcu center, worcester sunday, december 14th bon iver @ the wilbur theatre monday, january 5th, 2009 glasvegas rails to russia @ great scott sunday, january 18th frightened rabbit @ great scott visit tourfilter for more shows |
Tuesday, January 01, 2002 Faves of 2001 So.... welcome to 2002. or '2k2' as the hipsters are calling it. This year is starting off fairly well... a long day, a good workout, and a lot acomplished. I feel like I really have things in order for the first time in a long time. Good to get through the holidays in one piece. Now it's back to work, new routines, and also-rans practice. Bring on the e.p... Ok... the time has come for... Brad's Best of 2001 These lists are tough, but I've come up with 10 movies, tv shows, cds, and comics... plus some personal events that mark the year for me. It's pretty pointless to put them in numerical order, so I'll just list them randomly. Let's start with... Top 10 Movies of 2001... Lord of the Rings Royal Tennenbaums Amelie Happy Accidents Ghost World Mulholland Drive Memento The Dish The Others Waking Life honorable mention... Novocaine & Moulin Rouge Top 10 CDs of 2001... The Album Leaf - 'One Day I'll Be On Time' The New Year - 'Newness Ends' Unwound - 'Leaves Turn Inside You' Jimmy Eat World - 'Bleed American' Sparklehorse - 'It's a Wonderful Life' Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - 'The Tyranny of Distance' American Analog Set - 'Know By Heart' Rival Schools - 'United by Fate' Ida - 'the Braille Night' Death Cab for Cutie - 'Photo Album' honorable mention ... Juno - 'A Future Lived in Past Tense' Curve - 'Gift', and the Kingsbury Manx - 'Let You Down' Top 10 TV shows of 2001... 24 Buffy Amazing Race the Sopranos Band of Brothers Samurai Jack Adult Swim Invader Zim Angel Enterprise (every other episode) honorable mention... Boston Public (end of last season, but no longer) the Practice (end of last season, but not lately), Malcolm in the Middle, and X-Files (this season, after the premiere) Top 10 Comics of 2001... Warren Ellis' work - (Planetary, Transmet, and Ministry of Space) Brian Michael Bendis' work (Powers and Ultimate Spider-Man) Hitman - a well done wrap up by Garth Ennis Queen and Country Alan Moore's Top 10 Daredevil : Yellow (pleasantly surprised) Couscous Express Fray Authority (before it lost it's way) the Lone Wolf & Cub reprints Top 10 Boston-area Live Shows of 2001... American Analog Set Ted Leo Trembling Blue Stars Low Kristin Hersh the New Year Pilot to Gunner May Day at Fort Apache Red House Painters Juno honorable mention... Pedro the Lion, the Music at Eric and Ellie's BBQ, Mary Timony, and Wheat. and lastly... My Top 15 Personal Moments of 2001... Finally releasing the 'My Life or Some Dream' CD Compilation. Getting Neil, Mike, Nick, and Zarra together in Boston. Whitewater rafting on the Kennebeck river in Maine. Getting laid off, which led to a great new job with IDX. Recording at Fort Apache with the Also-Rans, and playing our first ever shows. Martha's Vineyard with Amie, Mom, Dad, Kate, and Jim. Discovering the super-cool folks on the WEF and WFE. Nights at Charlie's with the aforementioned forum friends. Hanging with old friends at Jim Lamberti's wedding. Seeing Dennis Lehane read from Mystic River in Concord. Feeding the squirrels in Boston Common. Seeing Steve Martin speak at the Novocaine premiere. Finally realizing that Boston has become my home. and outranking all others... ...marrying Amie on a rainy day in May, and having a rock and roll wedding party with our friends on a June afternoon. One of the best years of my life so far. Here's hoping 2002 measures up... -b $blog_id=8330425; $blog_mail="bsearles@gmail.com"; $file_name=$PHP_SELF; global $blog_id, $blog_mail, $file_name; include ("blogkomm/module/blogkomm_show_link.php"); ?> |
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