bradley's almanac - a boston music blog

boston area shows of note:

thursday, august 21st

yndi halda

caspian

irepress

@ tt the bears

friday, august 22nd

varsity drag

lump

charcoal lavage

jake and the jakes

@ o'briens

friday, august 22nd

obits (ex-hot snakes/rftc)

viva viva

dead cats dead rats

sunday morning music

@ the middle east

saturday, august 23rd

the soft drugs

higgins

the toothaches

drama queens

@ pa's lounge

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

sunday, august 24th

don cabellero

ponytail

irepress

@ harper's ferry

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

friday, august 29th

liz phair performs

'exile in guyville'

@ the paradise

monday, september 1st

the juan maclean

@ the middle east downstairs

wednesday, september 3rd

ryan's smashing life presents...

justice of the unicorns

tigers & monkeys

spanish armada

wild business

@ the middle east

friday, september 5th

silver jews

hallelujah the hills

who shot hollywood

@ the middle east downstairs

saturday, september 6th

my morning jacket

@ the bank of america pavilion

saturday, september 6th

matt pryor (get up kids)

kevin devine

mike fiore (faces on film)

@ harper's ferry

sunday, september 7th

ryan adams & the cardinals

@ the bank of america pavilion

tuesday, september 9th

paul weller

@ the berklee performance center

friday, september 12th

mission of burma

in-store performance

7pm @ newbury comics, newbury st.

friday, september 12th

buffalo tom

as part of the boston arts festival

@ christopher columbus park

saturday, september 13th

wfnx disorientation 2008

the kooks, flogging molly,

alkaline trio, rogue wave,

and more to be announced

@ bank of america pavilion

sunday, september 14th

lymbyc systym

this will destroy you

arms and sleepers

@ harper's ferry

monday, september 15th

lagwagon, mxpx,

only crime, & tat

@ harper's ferry

monday, september 15th

sunset rubdown

@ the middle east

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

saturday, september 20th

mike viola (solo)

(1st of 3 weekly residencies)

with guest blue and their

band, the major labels

@ the lizard lounge

saturday, september 20th

noah & the whale

@ toad

sunday, september 21st

the low lows

magic magic

ryan lee crosby

@ tt the bears

monday, september 22nd

the broken west

@ the middle east

monday, september 22nd

oxford collapse

love as laughter

takka takka

@ tt the bears

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

tuesday, september 23rd

weezer

angels & airwaves

tokyo police club

@ the tsongas arena

tuesday, september 23rd

cut copy

the presets

@ the paradise

wednesday, september 24th

joan as policewoman

@ the middle east

wednesday, september 24th

low

tulsa

@ the museum of fine arts boston

saturday, september 27th

mike viola (solo)

(2nd of 3 weekly residencies)

@ the lizard lounge

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

sunday and monday

september 28th and 29th

ratatat

@ the paradise

thursday, september 30th

boston spaceships

(gbv's robert pollard)

big dipper

@ the paradise

thursday, september 30th

say hi

jukebox the ghost

@ the middle east

thursday & friday

october 2nd & 3rd

baltimore round robin

29 bands playing in a circle,

non-stop, one song at a time,

with you in the very center

with dan deacon, beach house,

creepers, the death set, adventure,

and everyone listed here

@ mass art

friday, october 3rd

death cab for cutie

@ agganis arena

friday, october 3rd

the fratellis

airborne toxic event

electric touch

@ the orpheum

saturday, october 4th

mike viola @ friends

(3rd of 3 weekly residencies)

@ the lizard lounge

sunday, october 5th

old 97s

@ the wilbur theatre

sunday, october 5th

pinback

@ the paradise

monday, october 6th

the wedding present

the jealous girlfriends

@ the middle east downstairs

monday, october 6th

fleet foxes

@ the somerville theatre

monday, october 6th

stereolab

monade

@ the paradise

tuesday, october 7th

liam finn

the veils

@ the paradise

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

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

@ 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

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

@ tt the bears

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

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

minus the bear

annuals

sylvie

@ the wilbur theatre

tuesday & wednesday

october 21st & 22nd

billy bragg

@ the somerville theatre

wednesday, october 22nd

yeasayer

@ the paradise

wednesday, october 22nd

lyle lovett & john hiatt

(acoustic, on stage together)

@ the orpheum

thursday, october 23rd

lykke li

@ the paradise

thursday, october 23rd

deerhoof

experimental dental school

@ the middle east down

friday, october 24th

fujiya & miyagi

@ 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

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

coldplay

@ the td banknorth garden

sunday, november 9th

the hold steady

drive-by truckers

@ the orpheum

tuesday, november 11th

deerhunter

times new viking

the vivian girls

@ the paradise

wedneseday, november 12th

kings of leon

we are scientists

the whigs

@ the orpheum

tuesday, november 18th

m83

school of seven bells

@ the middle east down

thursday, november 20th

bishop allen

@ the middle east

saturday, december 13th

neil young

wilco

@ the dcu center, worcester

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Wednesday, December 15, 2004

Caught Up In Circles...

Kinda sniffly today, got a little cough goin' on, I blame the twenty degree winter weather that settled over the hub last night. But let's not talk about the weather.

This is exactly what the doctor ordered: a new Ida mp3, called "Late Blues". It's vintage Ida, perfectly beautiful & heartbreaking, an early preview from their upcoming "Heart Like a River", due to be released on Polyvinyl in late February. It's so nice to have Dan & Liz's voices together in my headphones again. So looking forward to the full-lengther.

Ida
"Late Blues"

If I get lost along the way to meet you
If I'm more than a little late
If I get caught up in circles, chasing my own tail
If I trip up and fail you...

If I let you down...
If I let you down...

I can see the injury that accompanies the passage of years
I can try to rationalize the accumulation of fear
And the dreams that draw us on in pursuit of the end of the time
And the grace that eliminates the path...

If I let you down...
If I let you down...

In the night, the city's quiet
From the rooftop we can see the moon rise high above the clouds
Just enough light to see our faces give expression to the words we thought but didn't speak
Then you asked me a question that I won't forget,
even if I spend my life trying to live up to what it means...

If I let you down...
If I let you down...

Don't let it break down...
Don't let it break...
When it breaks down...

Here's some seriously excellent news for followers, friends, and future fans of Mr. Craig Gurwich (aka Summer at Shatter Creek). Just found out that he's been signed to the wonderful Badman Recording Co., who will be releasing his next full length, titled "All the Answers", this coming March. So psyched, for both Craig and the label. Preview the first song from the album on the SaSC mp3 page.

So the same alternate universe in which the Red Sox won the World Series also sends Pay-dro to an NYC team, and brings David "drink-from-the" Wells to Boston. Gimme a W! Gimme a T! Gimme an F! Bizarro, Bizzaro, I love you, Bizarro.

Ok, so I've come into an abundance of these early-free-screening movie passes, and I've got a minor dilemma. Tonight, there is no choice: A preview of House of Flying Daggers. Been waiting for that one for quite awhile.

But on Thursday night I have to decide between: Spanglish, Flight of the Phoenix, or Meet the Fockers. Or staying home entirely. Hmmmm. I'm leaning towards Phoenix, only because the Fockers smells suspiciously like a studio trying to cash in again with an unnecessary sequel, and Spanglish... well, let's just say I'm not exaclty a Tea Leoni fan. Still, I'm open to suggestion. Convince me.

I have a very small amount of two things lately: Money & Willpower. Not a good combo when you're walking into Newbury Comics on a Tuesday. Yesterday I grabbed the new extended Return of the King 4-disc set (50 extra minutes!) and the brand new deluxe re-issue of the Cure's first record, Three Imaginary Boys. I'm a former Cure fanatic, priding myself in having pretty much everything they've ever done (including the vinyl of that import-only LP), but even I haven't heard a few of the super-rare demos they tacked on this thing. Can't wait for the expanded versions of Seventeen Seconds & Pornography.

Here, get your very own Cost of War counter for your site. Mine's over there in the left hand column. And really, it's the human cost that we should be counting, but will never really know.

I was a little bit bummed to hear that the Guided By Voices "Bee Thousand: The Director's Cut" was only being released on vinyl. Until I discovered that you can also get a cd of it (if you buy the vinyl) for an additional $5. So that's 27 bucks... hmmmm... my credit card needs to be hidden far, far away from me.

Speaking again of my lack of cash... I came one click away from buying that new Hot Snakes Peel Session 7''... I wanted it badly, but couldn't justify 10 bucks for four songs. Figured I'd wait until after the holidays, y'know? Well, he who hesitates is a loser, because as soon as Pitchfork plugged it, they sold right outta the damn thing. All gone. So all I can do is whine about it here, and hope they repress.

Wow, someone actually discovered Amazon.com's Customer Service Phone Number. Anyone who's ever tried to find it knows that they don't publish it on their website. Anywhere. Wonder how long it'll take Amazon to change it now that it's been revealed?

Hey, I just won an autographed copy of the Futureheads disc from Kingblind. How cool is that?

Classic. Despite this web page being in another language entirely, you only need to look at the pictures for a good laugh. I really wanted the mess to continue, just to see what they rolled out next.

PopMatters kicked off their very own Music Downloads page today. Take a gander.

Hey, didja know there's actually a reason this place is called Bradley's Almanac? Blame Colin. Sadly, I had to retire my old Madelines t-shirt this past week... I tried to wear it and it sorta dissolved right offa me. End of an era.

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