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boston area events of note:
thursday, january 8th
forest henderson
the new collisions
the lights out
sir q
@ great scott
saturday, january 10th
head automatica
radio 4
@ great scott
sunday, january 11th
whistlejacket
voxhaul broadcast
local natives
the union line
@ tt the bears
monday, january 12th
varsity drag
the rationales
nate rogers (ex-scamper)
@ tt the bears
thursday, january 15th
illinois
@ great scott
thursday, january 15th
the raveonettes
@ the paradise
friday, january 16th
dear leader
hallelujah the hills
faces on film
@ the paradise
saturday, january 17th
the rosebuds
the love language
the fatal flaw
@ the middle east downstairs
sunday, january 18th
frightened rabbit
@ great scott
sunday, january 18th
department of eagles
@ the brattle theatre
saturday, january 24th
longwave
wheat
bon savants
@ great scott
saturday, january 24th
arts at the armory benefit
mission of burma
the neighborhoods
@ the somerville theatre
saturday, january 24th
vic chesnutt
elf power
@ the middle east
tuesday, january 27th
annuals
jessica lee mayfield
what laura says
@ the paradise
friday, january 30th
andrew bird
loney dear
@ the orpheum
wednesday, february 4th
the pretenders
@ the orpheum
thursday, february 5th
illinois
mean creek
you can be a wesley (cd release)
@ great scott
wednesday, february 11th
the godfathers
@ the middle east down
friday, february 13th
los campesinos!
@ the paradise
saturday, february 14th
animal hospital
travels (cd release!)
arms & sleepers
mary page
@ pa's lounge
sunday, february 15th
the pains of being pure at heart
pants yell!
the depreciation guild
@ the middle east upstairs
sunday, february 15th
fujiya & miyagi
@ the paradise
wednesday, february 18th
m. ward
@ the somerville theatre
saturday, february 21st
norm macdonald
@ the wilbur theatre
tuesday, february 24th
ben kweller
the watson twins
@ the somerville theatre
tuesday, february 24th
tapes 'n tapes
wild light
@ the paradise
wednesday, february 25th
comedian eugene mirman
'the will to whatevs' book tour
@ the brookline booksmith
thursday, february 26th
jimmy eat world
'clarity 10th anniversary tour'
@ the new house of blues
thursday, february 26th
blizten trapper
alela diane
@ the paradise
saturday, february 28th
swirlies!
gregory & the hawk
@ the middle east up
saturday, february 28th
fountains of wayne (acoustic)
everyday visuals (acoustic)
@ the paradise
saturday, march 7th
airborne toxic event
alberta cross
henry clay people
@ the paradise
wednesday, march 11th
fleetwood mac
@ the garden
saturday, march 14th
throwing muses
screaming females
50 foot wave
@ the middle east downstairs
saturday, march 14th
a.c. newman (new pornographers)
with dent may & his
magnificent ukulele
@ the paradise
sunday, march 29th
morrissey
@ the house of blues
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Friday, August 06, 2004
Garden State of Mind
Awhile back I wondered if my long-building anticipation for Garden State would end up in disappointment. I've been excited from the moment I finished watching the first trailer (a work of art on it's own) so many months ago. I'd been counting down the days, checking out director/writer/star Zach Braff's blog, waiting to find out when it would open in Boston.
Well, today's the day, but I was lucky enough to catch a preview earlier this week. I'm so, so glad to say that it lived up to, and blew away, the high expectations. My favorite film of the year, by a Jersey mile.
There wasn't anything about this movie I didn't love... the cast, their dialogue, the soundtrack, the cinematography & set design. I especially dug the use of symmetry in so many of the initial scene shots, and the distant perspectives at the end of others. Perfect use of close-ups and pull-backs, speed-ups and slow-motion... I noticed so many little details that added up to one big, beautiful film.
Braff's use of humor to offset tragic moments was just so wonderfully and tastefully applied. There was so much truth, so many pointed, insightful lines and exchanges... what a remarkable piece of work. It's more than a coming-of-age story, more than one man's quarter-life-crisis (as Braff has called it), it's a freakin' inspiration. It sits high on a short list of films that have resonated deeply, have touched me personally. I cannot wait to see it again.
Needless to say, I'll be paying close attention to what ever Zach chooses to do next. Look's like he's adapting "Andrew Henry's Meadow", which sounds good to me.
P.S. Micki, you'll be happy to know that I finally had my Shins breakthrough moment a couple months ago... while I was sitting alone in River Gods, sipping a beer and reading a book. The bartender put on Chutes as I sat there, and I finally got it. In the biggest, best way. So, yeah, you were totally right. :)
 week of december 29th, 2008 dirty on purpose live at the middle east in cambridge, ma on october 11th, 2008 |
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music audiocasts
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- bridget's journal
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- off on a tangent
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frequent haunts
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- exploit boston!
- boston wireless
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- the plan @ great scott's
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- sox: surviving grady
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