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boston area shows of note:

friday, july 25th

comedian joel mchale

(from the soup)

@ the wilbur theatre

saturday, july 26th

bon iver

bowerbirds

@ the museum of fine arts

sunday, july 27th

the new collisions (debut)

red quiet

melt

@ tt the bears

sunday, july 27th

sunfold

antiques

@ the middle east upstairs

wednesday, july 30th

we are scientists

@ the middle east downstairs

wednesday, july 30th

earlimart

@ the middle east upstairs

wednesday, july 30th

spiritualized

the dirtbombs

@ the wilbur theatre

thursday, july 31st

the police

elvis costello & the impersonators

@ the tweeter center

friday & saturday

august 1st & 2nd

eddie vedder

liam finn

solo @ the opera house

saturday, august 2nd

wolf parade

@ the paradise

monday, august 4th

coldplay

@ the garden

tuesday, august 5th

(and every tuesday this month)

neil cleary's 'doozy'

a guest-packed 4-show residency

@ the lizard lounge

wednesday, august 6th

neil halstead (slowdive/mojave 3)

rogue wave

jack johnson

@ the tweeter center

saturday, august 9th

margot & the nuclear so and so's

@ the middle east

saturday, august 9th

melvins

@ the paradise

sunday, august 10th

ho-ag

six finger satellite

the in-out

certainly, sir

@ great scott

tuesday, august 12th

thao nguyen with

the get down stay down

david schultz & the skyline

pepi ginsberg

@ tt the bears

tuesday, august 12th

(and every tuesday this month)

neil cleary's 'doozy'

a guest-packed 4-show residency

@ the lizard lounge

wednesday, august 13th

radiohead

grizzly bear

@ the tweeter center

thursday, august 14th

grizzly bear

violens

outside in the courtyard

@ the museum of fine arts

friday, august 15th

the ex

getachew mekuria

debo band

@ the middle east downstairs

saturday, august 16th

+/- (plus minus)

broken river prophet (cd release!)

animal hospital

ba-na-nas

free kickass cupcakes from 9-10pm!

@ the middle east upstairs

tuesday, august 19th

(and every tuesday this month)

neil cleary's 'doozy'

a guest-packed 4-show residency

@ the lizard lounge

wednesday, august 20th

human league, belinda carlisle, abc,

flock of seagulls, naked eyes

@ the bank of america pavilion

thursday, august 21st

yndi halda

caspian

irepress

@ tt the bears

friday, august 22nd

obits (ex-hot snakes/rftc)

@ the middle east

saturday, august 23rd

amo joy!

franklin bruno

(from nothing painted blue)

one happy island (ep release!)

@ the lily pad

saturday, august 23rd

newbury comics / unnatural axe

30th anniversary bash

the meatmen, queers, nasties,

unnatural axe, sleazies

@ the middle east down

tuesday, august 26th

the final installment of...

neil cleary's 'doozy'

a guest-packed august residency

@ the lizard lounge

wednesday, august 27th

liz phair performing

'exile in guyville'

@ the paradise

wednesday, august 27th

xiu xiu

prurient

@ the paradise

monday, september 1st

the juan maclean

@ the middle east downstairs

friday, september 5th

silver jews

@ the middle east downstairs

saturday, september 6th

my morning jacket

@ the bank of america pavilion

sunday, september 7th

ryan adams & the cardinals

@ the bank of america pavilion

tuesday, september 9th

paul weller

@ the berklee performance center

saturday, september 13th

wfnx disorientation 2008

the kooks, flogging molly,

alkaline trio, rogue wave,

and more to be announced

@ bank of america pavilion

monday, september 15th

james

@ the paradise

tuesday, september 16th

a place to bury strangers

@ the paradise

thursday, september 18th

the walkmen

@ the middle east downstairs

friday, september 19th

sigur ros

@ the bank of america pavilion

friday, september 19th to

sunday, september 21st

all tomorrow's parties

with my bloody valentine, low

built to spill, mogwai, shellac,

polvo, yo la tengo, lilys, autolux

dinosaur jr, mercury rev, & more

@ the catskills in nyc

monday, september 22nd

mogwai

fuck buttons

@ the wilbur theatre

tuesday, september 23rd

writer dennis lehane

(release day for 'the given day')

@ the coolidge corner theatre

wednesday, september 24th

low

@ the museum of fine arts boston

saturday, september 27th

built to spill

performing 'perfect from now on'

dinosaur jr.

meat puppets

@ the orpheum

sunday, september 28th

the bird and the bee

willoughby

@ great scott

thursday, september 30th

boston spaceships

(gbv's robert pollard)

big dipper

@ the paradise

sunday, october 5th

pinback

@ the paradise

monday, october 6th

the wedding present

@ the middle east downstairs

monday, october 6th

stereolab

monade

@ the paradise

wednesday, october 8th

wire

@ the middle east downstairs

sunday, october 12th

the residents

@ showcase live, foxboro

sunday, october 12th

the notwist

@ the roxy

tuesday, october 14th

cold war kids

@ the paradise

friday, october 17th

jonathan richman

with drummer tommy larkin

@ the somerville theatre

saturday, october 18th

ra ra riot

walter meego

the morning benders

@ the middle east

tuesday & wednesday

october 21st & 22nd

billy bragg

@ the somerville theatre

wednesday, october 22nd

lyle lovett & john hiatt

(acoustic, on stage together)

@ the orpheum

thursday, october 30th

of montreal

@ the orpheum

saturday, november 1st

henry rollins (spoken word)

@ the orpheum

monday, november 3rd

coldplay

@ the td banknorth garden

visit tourfilter for more shows

Wednesday, July 21, 2004

On The New Year & New Stuff

A couple weeks ago I dragged my severely jetlagged self out to catch The New Year's return to Boston. I actually made sure I'd be back for it when my flights got scheduled... there was no way I was going to miss the Brothers Kadane & Co.

I'm a Bedhead fan from way back, and in my book these two guys can write no wrong... they've never released a record I haven't loved. The latest New Year record is no exception, and I was very psyched to see the new songs live...

The New Year's setlist, from Friday, July 9th, at TT the Bears...

The End's Not Near
Half a Day
Reconstruction
Chinese Handcuffs
Plan B
Age of Conceit
Gasoline
Simple Life
One Plus One Minus One Equals One
18
Strangers to Kindness
-
Block That Doesn't Exist
Carne Levare
Bedside Table

Yes, that's right. They closed with Bedhead's very first single, Bedside freakin' Table. Matt Kadane introduced it, saying something like "We just worked this song out, so it's not our fault if it falls apart. This one goes out to that fuck in Modest Mouse." (pardon his french). Awwww, snap!

Got some pretty intense chills during their set, but none moreso than when those first few notes of Bedside Table hit me. They totally held it together, too. What an absolute gift. If you get a chance to see 'em, request it. Trust me.

Despite the fact that I'm not really in a financial position to blow seventy bucks at the record store, I just did that very thing. Curse you, lack of self-control!

As predicted, I picked up the new Low box set (killer design, btw) along with the first season of Sealab 2021 on DVD. Didn't end there, though... on my way out I noticed that someone at Newbury Comics had put the new Album Leaf disc on the 'employee picks' board. I totally missed it's release when I was away, so back to the counter I went. Can't wait to put it on.

Oh, and another naughty Newbury employee put the not-even-out-yet Interpol disc 'Antics' as their pick. You file-thieving tease! Ah, I kid because I did the same damn thing. But I'll still be buying it, because it's f'in brilliant. So there.

Since I haven't seen a complete online list of the episodes that the Sealab Season One DVD set contains, I'll post 'em here...

1. I, Robot
2. Happycake
3. Radio Free Sealab
4. Chickmate
5. Lost in Time
6. Predator
7. Little Orphan Angry
8. Waking Quinn
9. All That Jazz (the hilarious 'stuck-under-the-soda-machine' one)
10. Murphy Murph and the Feng Shui Bunch
11. In the Closet
12. Stimutacs
13. Swimming in Oblivion

bonus features include...

The Pitch Pilot
I, Robot: Alternate Endings
Radio Free Sealab: Uncensored
Little Orphan Angry: Deleted Scenes

I am so watching this tonight.

I just took a look at the latest tracklisting for the Twilight Singers upcoming covers disc, titled 'She Loves You', and I'm totally bummed. They've removed the song I was most excited about, a cover of Kate Bush's 'Cloudbusting'. I saw 'em play it live and it blew me away, then found a live version that didn't quite do it justice, but was still awfully good. It's been recorded for sure, but has been yanked from the cd. I'll still be buying the sucker, but damn if I'm not disappointed. According to Lee, the hard-workin' webmaster over at Summer's Kiss, it was most likely a creative decision and not a legal one, so perhaps someday it'll be unearthed. Do it, Mr. Dulli, do it.

So, it's a much better day here in Boston... still kinda hot, but felt a lot less humid on my walk down Newbury Street when I went to grab my loot. The Sox are back in town tonight, Pedro's on the mound, and tomorrow's my last day in the office for awhile. Summertime rolls.

Oh, I'm trying something new with my links on the right... since I seem to have so little surfing time lately, I've separated my blog links depending on how often they get updated. Basically, the slackers got weeded out into the 'semi' section. It's ok, you can use the guilt as a motivator. Feel free. I'm one to talk, though.

Hey, speaking of my blog links, what the hell happened to Miss Elaine's site? I do so miss her british babblings.

I'll leave you with what is probably the cutest photo of all time, and guaranteed temporary relief for anyone's bad day. Seriously, if your heart doesn't flat-out melt at the sight of this, then you're missing a heart.

My friend Jen's mom's co-worker's friend (or something like that, whew) found a baby fawn in their backyard, and their ridgeback dog, Hogan, instantly adopted it. He's taken to it like a doggy daddy, like a deer's best friend. They sleep side by side. I mean, just look at this...

See, I toldja. They've named her Bella. Apparantly Hogan has become her guardian, at least until they get her to a friend who raises abandoned baby deer so they can be released into the wild. Take that, cynics everywhere!

Hey, I've still got a few more GMail invites left, so drop me an email or a comment. Get 'em while they're lukewarm.

Wait, did I actually just post on two days in a row? So freaky. Just don't get used to it.

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