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wednesday, march 17th
joanna newsom
@ the sanders theatre, harvard
wednesday, march 17th
henry rollins (spoken word)
@ the somerville theatre
thursday, march 18th
TOURFILTER DJ NIGHT!
when tourfilter's chris +
the almanac's brad (aka, me)
spin songs by bands coming to
the boston area sometime soon
9pm sharp @ river gods
thursday, march 18th
apollo sunshine
drug rug
@ the paradise
friday, march 19th
i, pistol
mascara
planetoid
forgetful jones
@ tt the bears
saturday, march 20th
the whitehaus family blastfest
needy visions, manners,
morgan shaker, avi jacob,
and many more
@ cambridge ymca theatre
saturday, march 20th
air
am
@ berklee performance center
sunday, march 21st
the clientele
field music
@ great scott
wednesday, march 24th
extraneous noise presents...
golden spurs
spirit kid
some say fire
the novel ideas
@ the middle east upstairs
thursday, march 25th
"thursday night alright!" with
the beatings
aloud
action camp
hello ninja
@ great scott
thursday, march 25th
the donnas
@ the paradise
friday, march 26th
eldridge rodriguez (the beatings)
ryan lee crosby
ted billings (age rings/hot protestants)
@ the somerville armory
friday, march 26th
basia bulat
marissa nadler
lady lamb the beekeeper
@ tt the bears
saturday, march 27th
your say party! we say die!
the new collisions
static of the gods (cd release)
@ tt the bears
saturday, march 27th
the big pink
a place to bury strangers
magic magic
@ the paradise
saturday, march 27th
spoon
deerhunter
@ the house of blues
sunday, march 28th
beach house
bachelorette
@ the paradise
monday, march 29th
the soft pack
nodzzz
beaters
@ great scott
tuesday, march 30th
shearwater
wye oak
hospital ships
@ tt the bears
tuesday, march 30th
manchester orchestra
the features
biffy clyro
o'brother
@ the paradise
wednesday, march 31st
japandroids
love is all
girlfriends
@ the middle east downstairs
wednesday, march 31st
miike snow
delorean
@ the paradise
wednesday, march 31st
a sunny day in glasgow
pants yell!
bearstronaut
@ great scott
thursday, april 1st
girls
dum dum girls
@ the paradise
friday, april 2nd
the xx
jj (late show only)
two shows @ the paradise
friday, april 2nd
drive-by truckers
lucero
langhorne slim
@ the house of blues
saturday, april 3rd
cassavettes
the grownup noise
kingsley flood (cd release)
spouse
@ the middle east upstairs
saturday, april 3rd
black rebel motorcycle club
alberta cross
@ the house of blues
saturday, april 3rd
nada surf
dawn landes & the hounds
@ the paradise
sunday, april 4th
serena maneesh
depreciation guild
black fortress of opium
@ tt the bears
tuesday, april 6th
wilco
@ the orpheum
tuesday, april 6th
ben folds & a piano
kate miller-heidke
@ the house of blues
wednesday, april 7th
florence & the machine
@ the paradise
wednesday, april 7th
rocky votolato
brooke waggoner
@ great scott
thursday, april 8th
faces on film
hands & knees
st. claire (cd release!)
mr. sister
@ tt the bears
thursday, april 8th
thom yorke + atoms for peace
flying lotus
@ the citi/wang theatre
friday, april 9th
midlake
@ the paradise
saturday, april 10th
xiu xiu
tune-yards
@ the middle east downstairs
saturday, april 10th
ted leo & the pharmacists
obits
screaming females
@ the paradise
saturday, april 10th
pissed jeans
confines
sqrm
@ great scott
sunday, april 11th
fanfarlo
lawrence arabia
robert francis
@ the paradise
monday, april 12th
the wedding present
play their 1989 lp 'bizarro'
with openers girl in a coma
@ the middle east downstairs
monday, april 12th
titus andronicus
the babies
@ great scott
thursday, april 15th
jakob dylan with guests
neko case + kelly hogan
@ the wilbur theatre
thursday, april 15th
red sparowes
doomriders
@ the middle east downstairs
friday, april 16th
guillermo sexo
freddie t and the people
(ex-june of 44 / hoover)
travels
ghost box orchestra
@ pa's lounge
friday, april 16th
have nots (vinyl release!)
the appreciation post
razors in the night
wicked whiskey
the swaggerin growlers
@ tt the bears
saturday, april 17th
kaki king
an horse
@ the middle east downstairs
saturday, april 17th
the morning benders
miniature tigers
@ tt the bears
sunday, april 18th
heavy trash (w/jon spencer)
the konks
the cobra-matics
@ tt the bears
sunday, april 18th
the thermals
past lives
@ the middle east downstairs
monday, april 19th
trans am
@ the middle east downstairs
tuesday, april 20th
owen pallett (aka final fantasy)
@ the ica boston
tuesday, april 20th
elvis costello & the sugarcanes
@ the orpheum
tuesday, april 20th
the low anthem
timber timbre
@ the paradise
tuesday, april 20th
quasi
let's wrestle
@ the middle east downstairs
wednesday, april 21st
the church
special 30th anniversary
acoustic career retrospective
@ the somerville armory
wednesday, april 21st through
wednesday, april 28th
the 8th annual independent film festival of boston
@ various boston area theatres
including the somerville + brattle
thursday, april 22nd
the mary onettes
@ great scott
saturday, april 24th
graham parker with
the figgs
@ johnny d's, somerville
saturday, april 24th
los campesinos!
here we go magic
@ the paradise
sunday, april 25th
harlem
@ great scott
monday, april 26th
echo + the bunneymen
hatcham social
@ the paradise
wednesday, april 28th
gogol bordello
devotchka
jesse malin
st. mark's social
@ the house of blues
thursday, april 29th
frightened rabbit
@ the paradise
friday, april 30th
the everyday visuals
the lights out
the flying machines
aloud
@ tt the bears
friday, april 30th
corinne bailey ray
@ the house of blues
friday, april 30th
the album leaf
sea wolf
@ the paradise
wednesday, april 28th
little boots
dragonette
fan death
@ the middle east downstairs
saturday, may 1st
white rabbits
here we go magic
@ the paradise
monday, may 3rd
yeasayer
sleigh bells
@ the paradise
tuesday, may 4th
gregory & the hawk
lady lamb the beekeeper
@ tt the bears
tuesday & wednesday
may 4th & 5th
public image ltd.
@ the royale (formerly the roxy)
wednesday, may 5th
minus the bear
@ the wilbur theatre
wednesday & thursday
may 5th & 6th
jonsi (from sigur ros)
@ the house of blues
thursday, may 6th
shout out louds
@ the paradise
friday, may 7th
ok go
earl greyhound
robert francis
@ the paradise
saturday, may 8th
local natives
@ great scott
tuesday & wednesday
may 11th & 12th
dr. dog
deer tick
@ the paradise
thursday, may 13th
small brown bike
bridge and tunnel
your skull my closet
wallcreeper
@ great scott
saturday, may 22nd
killing joke
@ the paradise
tuesday, may 18th
spectrum (featuring sonic boom
from spacemen 3 + e.a.r.)
with the broken river prophet
@ the middle east upstairs
tuesday, may 25th
the smittens
allo darlin'
one happy island
hearts!attack
a smile and a ribbon
horowitz
@ the lizard lounge
wednesday, may 26th
reverend horton heat
cracker
miss derringer
@ the house of blues
friday, may 28th
mono
the twilight sad
@ the middle east downstairs
wednesday, june 2nd
kings of convenience
franklin for short
@ the paradise
wednesday, june 2nd
ryan bingham & the dead horses
@ tt the bears
wednesday & thursday
june 2nd & 3rd
the national
@ the house of blues
friday, june 4th
brian jonestown massacre
@ the paradise
friday, june 18th
reigning sound
movers & shakers
triplethick
@ tt the bears
saturday, june 19th
james taylor
carole king
@ the garden
sunday + monday
june 20th + 21st
isis
melvins
totimoshi
@ the paradise
thursday + saturday
august 19th + 21st
tom petty + the heartbreakers
my morning jacket
@ the comcast center
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Wednesday, May 19, 2004 Get Used To It ... They're here. And they're getting hitched. I'm pretty damn proud of my adopted state at the moment. Three days of same-sex marriages here in Massachusetts, and hey, all you nay-sayers, guess what? Everything's ok. Nothing in your life is different. Your "marriage" is still safe. No one's getting smitten (or even smote) by a wrathful god. I've been reading and seeing story after story of happy couples hitting courthouses, heartwarming pieces that get me every time. To our embarrassment of a governor, Mitt "Mittler" Romney, I say keep up the negativity. Your intolerance will hopefully shorten your attempt at a lengthy political career. Speaking of tolerance... one thing I've noticed about myself, as I keep hearing the good news and vicariously enjoying this monumental week: My own tolerance for the anti-marriage protesters has sunk to near-record lows. In the face of all these overwhelmingly positive vibes, how can these people stomach themselves? What could possibly prompt them to stand out on the street and voice their hatred of this newfound equality? I know, I know. Rhetorical question. But I've come from considering these fools "misguided" all the way over to "pure evil personified". Then again, Bush & Co. have caused me to view their supporters as not just having "poor judgement", but having "serious character flaws". Polarization still sweepin' the nation.  I'm not what you would call a "Harry Potter fan". Blame my delayed reading of book one on it's uber-hyping, and blame my disappointment with it on same. Mostly, though, it sorta chapped my ass that Harry was a near rip-off of the Neil Gaiman-created character Tim Hunter from The Books of Magic. Created in 1990 (7 years before the Potter phenom began), Tim is (in Gaiman's words) "a small dark-haired boy with big round spectacles -- a 12-year-old English boy -- who has the potential to be the most powerful wizard in the world and has a little barn owl." Seems the resemblance doesn't bother Gaiman, but as a longtime fan it bugged me a bit. Still, I gave Sorcerer's Stone a try, and did my best to enjoy the two films. I'm even looking forward to the third, moreso due to the director than the source material, though. I'm far more excited (and frankly, surprised) to learn this week that a Books of Magic movie is now in the planning stages. A directing duo has been named, and Gaiman's even on board as an executive producer. His involvement has my hopes spiraling high. On a similar note, the first pics from Robert Rodriguez's adaptation of Frank Miller's Sin City comics have appeared in all their green-screened sterility. Hopes are high on this one, too, thanks to Miller's co-directing credit. (although super-freak Brittany Murphy's involvement scares the bejeebus outta me). I can only cross my fingers that the digitally rendered backgrounds end up being sufficiently Miller-esque. Hell, just have him illustrate 'em, that'd work. Last weekend's lucky graduates at William & Mary College were treated to a commencement address from Mr. Jon Stewart. And lucky us, we get to read it here. Going to have to get my hands on the June issue of the Atlantic Monthly. Seems author Dennis Lehane has a short story in there called "Until Gwen". I'll take whatever I can get until his next novel appears. Unsurprisingly, Michael Moore's documentary (though some would not label it such) Farenheit 911 has caused quite a stir at Cannes. Reviews range from 'an over-the-top propaganda piece' to 'subdued and effective'. Me, I lean towards trusting Ebert's write-up. While my one-time total admiration of M.M. has faded a bit, I'm even more eager to see this now. Speaking of Mr. Moore, Neal Pollack needles him nicely. Aw, snap! Hey, Bostonians: In case you hadn't heard, we're losing a landmark in less than two short weeks. The Avenue Victor Hugo bookshop on Newbury St. is sadly closing it's doors for good at the end of this month. Do yourself (and your shelf) a favor and stop in for the clearance sale. Right now the books are 75% off (!), so bring a backpack and fill 'er up. Or at least give a farewell ear-scratch to Blue Bart, the window kitty. Apropos of nothing, this site is fairly fascinating. Everything you wanted to know about booked passenger travel on cargo freighters, something that had never even occured to me to do. Not that I would now that I know, but still. The next Grand Theft Auto game, subtled San Andreas, now has a website (refresh the page for more new artwork). According to Rockstar, it'll be out in October. I s'pose I should try to finish Vice City by then. I've spent a fair amount of time over the past few years checking in at writer/artist (& former fellow Essex Junctionite) Brian Wood's delphi messageboard, finding out what he & his are up to creatively, reading up on the random political news he posts, occasionally chatting about good music. Well, seems his delphi-days are done, which is actually good news for those of us that check his personal site daily... looks like the spare net-time might be spent doing more frequent updates over there. Silver lining. On that note, visiting Brian's site brought this to my attention: Guitar rock star Ted Leo is in the studio with his band The Pharmacists, laying down tracks for their next album, so Ted's been posting little updates on their progress at his site. He even promised a couple of demos sometime soon, once a little glitch gets figured out. Can't wait for that action. A little related tease: I dusted off a recorded Chisel (Ted's old band) set on videotape, dumped the audio to my computer, and am getting ready to post it here in the next few days. Great stuff, including some unrecorded songs and a Jam cover. Sound quality isn't stellar, but way more than listenable. Stay tuned. In the meantime, check out a preview track from Colin Clary's upcoming album with his backing band, The Magogs, at the North of January label site. It's a little pop ditty called "The Shape of This Town". Hand claps and super-sweet backing vocals are included. The album's out on June 7th. This is awesome. They're talkin' about Amie's workplace. But I already knew I married a "hottie". And yeah, she's pretty cool, too.  |
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on monday, february 26th, 2009
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