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the almanac archives
thursday, september 2nd
lou barlow + the missingmen
wye oak
the unfamiliars
@ the middle east upstairs
saturday, september 4th
mg lederman (ex-victory at sea) cd release show with
the wrong reasons
the beat awfuls
brant deatley
@ the plough & stars
sunday, september 5th
sweet apple
(w/j mascis on drums)
black helicopter
zombie radio
@ the middle east downstairs
sunday, september 5th
the milling gowns
what time is it, mr. fox?
faux ox
jaggery
@ harper's ferry
monday, september 6th
wallcreeper
@ charlie's kitchen
monday, september 6th
shellac
helen money
@ the middle east downstairs
tuesday, september 7th
tortoise
greg davis
ben vidas
@ the paradise
tuesday, september 7th
someone still loves you boris yeltsin
telekinesis
golden bloom
@ tt the bears
tuesday, september 7th
kele (from bloc party)
does it offend you, yeah?
@ the royale boston
wednesday, september 8th
hot hot heat
22-20s
hey rosetta!
@ the middle east downstairs
wednesday, september 8th
airborne toxic event (acoustic)
with the calder string quartet
@ the somerville theatre
thursday, september 9th
apple betty
this blue heaven
the backup factor
apollo run
@ tt the bears
friday, september 10th
i, pistol
black fortress of opium
the crushing low
@ precinct
friday, september 10th
the charlatans uk
sherlock's daughter
@ the royale boston
saturday, september 11th
school of seven bells
active child
@ the middle east downstairs
saturday, september 11th
neutral uke hotel (nmh covers on ukelele)
the michael j. epstein memorial library
@ cafe 939, berklee
saturday, september 11th
28 degrees taurus
magic shoppe (record release!)
@ the rosebud
saturday, september 11th
jamie lidell
@ the royale boston
friday + saturday
september 11th + 12th
lots of bands, raising money for kids
over 2 days in canton, ma
sunday, september 12th
jarrod gorbel
(of the honorary title)
air traffic controller
@ great scott
sunday, september 12th
blondie
@ the house of blues
sunday, september 12th
vampire weekend
beach house
dum dum girls
@ the boa pavilion
monday, september 13th
dirty projectors
owen pallett (final fantasy)
@ the wilbur theatre
monday, september 13th
isobel campbell
mark lanegan
willy mason
@ the middle east downstairs
tuesday, september 14th
rush
@ the td garden
wednesday, september 15th
laura veirs + the hall of flames
the watson twins
led to sea
@ tt the bears
thursday, september 16th
of montreal
janelle monae
@ the house of blues boston
friday, september 17th
one happy island
kevin dunn
cotton candy
7:30pm @ the lily pad, cambridge
friday, september 17th
broken social scene
@ the house of blues
friday & saturday
september 17th & 18th
the 5th annual viva la vinal festival!
with live performances from
audrey ryan, kingsley flood,
this blue heaven, bridget + the squares,
the international string trio, & justin shorey
6-10pm on friday + 12-9 on saturday
@ somerville community growing center
on vinal ave. in somerville's union square
saturday, september 18th
pavement
jenny (lewis) + johnny (rice)
@ agganis arena
saturday, september 18th
wavves
@ brandeis university, waltham
sunday, september 19th
thee oh sees
the human tail
thick shakes
@ the magic room gallery, brighton
sunday, september 19th
caribou
holy fuck
emeralds
@ the paradise
monday, september 20th
girlfriends
carnivores
weekend dads
@ o'brien's
tuesday, september 21st
superchunk
versus
@ royale boston
tuesday, september 21st
basia bulat
the acorn
john shade
@ tt the bears
tuesday, september 21st
sea wolf (alex acoustic)
sera cahoone
patrick park
@ the middle east upstairs
wednesday, september 22nd
phantogram
railbird
@ the paradise
wednesday, september 22nd
david bazan
the mynabirds
@ tt the bears
wednesday, september 22nd
field music
@ great scott
thursday, september 23rd
aloud (album release party!)
st. claire
old jack
with special emcee
poet/author james caroline
@ church of boston
thursday, september 23rd
stars
wild nothing
@ the house of blues
thursday, september 23rd
!!! (chk chk chk)
fol chen
@ the royale boston
thursday, september 23rd
bettie serveert
meandjoancollins
the painted lights
@ tt the bears
friday, september 24th
eels
@ the royale boston
saturday, september 25th
teenage fanclub
@ the royale boston
saturday, september 25th
james
ed harcourt
@ the paradise
sunday, september 26th
come (reunited!)
wussy
@ tt the bears
sunday, september 26th
mr. sister (debut album release!)
coyote kolb
tallahassee
@ great scott
sunday, september 26th
mates of state
@ the paradise
monday, september 27th
rogue wave
midlake
peter wolf crier
@ royale boston
tuesday, september 28th
lcd soundsystem
sleigh bells
@ the orpheum
tuesday, september 28th
best coast
male bonding
@ the middle east downstairs
wednesday, september 29th
quilt
paper castles
toothache
@ the lilypad
wednesday, september 29th
foals
esben + the witch
@ the paradise
thursday, september 30th
mc frontalot
@ tt the bears
thursday, september 30th
menomena
suckers
@ the royale boston
thursday + friday
sept 30th + oct 1st
built to spill
revolt revolt
pretty & nice
@ the paradise
friday, october 1st
the tallest man on earth
s. carey (of bon iver's band)
@ the somerville theatre
friday, october 1st
ra ra riot
chikita violenta
we barbarians
@ the royale boston
saturday, october 2nd
gayngs
(with bon iver's justin vernon)
glasser
@ the paradise
saturday, october 2nd
film school
the depreciation guild
static of the gods
night fruit
@ tt the bears
sunday, october 3rd
the xx
@ the orpheum
sunday, october 3rd
tom tom club
caravan of thieves
tony castles
@ the paradise
sunday, october 3rd
lost in the trees
@ tt the bears
tuesday, october 5th
the vaselines
jeffrey lewis
@ the paradise
tuesday, october 5th
chapterhouse
ulrich schnauss
@ the middle east downstairs
tuesday, october 5th
ratatat
dom
@ the house of blues boston
wednesday, october 6th
gorillaz
@ agganis arena
wednesday, october 6th
the hold steady
wintersleep
@ the royale boston
thursday, october 7th
the walkmen
a.a. bondy
blood feathers
@ the royale boston
friday, october 8th
death
@ the middle east downstairs
friday, october 8th
fountains of wayne
marshall crenshaw (solo)
@ the paradise
friday, october 8th
bell x1 (acoustic)
@ the brattle theatre
saturday, october 9th
paul f. tompkins
@ the brattle theatre
sunday, october 10th
deerhoof
xiu xiu
father murphy
first show @ the paramount!
sunday, october 10th
miike snow
@ the house of blues
sunday, october 10th
primus
mucca pazza
@ the orpheum
tuesday, october 12th
ingrid michaelson
@ the house of blues
wednesday, october 13th
dead kennedys
@ the paradise
thursday, october 14th
the thermals
cymbals eat guitars
@ the paradise
thursday, october 14th
the morning after girls
the lovetones
the december sound
ghost box orchestra
@ tt the bears
friday, october 15th
nick lowe + his band
graham parker (solo acoustic)
@ the somerville theatre
friday, october 15th
jimmy eat world
@ the house of blues
friday, october 15th
bowerbirds
death vessel
@ tt the bears
friday, october 15th
belle + sebastian
@ the wang theatre / citi center
saturday, october 16th
deerhunter
real estate
casino vs. japan
@ royale boston
sunday, october 17th
the henry clay people
the dig
@ tt the bears
monday, october 18th
greg dulli
(afghan whigs/twilight singers)
first-ever solo tour
with opener craig wedren
(of shudder to think)
@ the brattle theatre
monday, october 18th
bad religion
the bouncing souls
@ the house of blues
monday, october 18th
the drums
the hairs
@ the paradise
monday, october 18th
phoenix
two door cinema club
wavves
@ agganis arena
tuesday, october 19th
massive attack
thievery corporation
@ the orpheum
wednesday, october 20th
the pains of being pure at heart
yuck
eternal summers
@ the paradise
wednesday, october 20th
helmet
@ the middle east downstairs
sunday, october 22nd
gary numan
rasputina
playing 'the pleasure principle'
@ the paradise
saturday, october 23rd
local natives
the ruby suns
union line
@ the house of blues
sunday, october 24th
woven bones
frankie rose & the outs
@ tt the bears
monday, october 25th
the corin tucker band
hungry ghost
darren hanlon
@ the paradise
wednesday, october 27th
a sunny day in glasgow
candy claws
@ great scott
wednesday, october 27th
black prairie
(members of the decemberists)
sarah jarosz
@ the middle east upstairs
thursday, october 28th
the tt's halloween bash
with members of mean creek + campaign
for real time (as talking heads)
john powhida (as todd rundgren)
preacher roe (as guided by voices)
@ tt the bears
friday, october 29th
frightened rabbit
plants and animals
the phantom band
@ the paradise
saturday, october 30th
hallelujah the hills
magic magic
boy without god
@ great scott
sunday, october 31st
florence and the machine
the smith westerns
@ the house of blues
monday, november 1st
blonde redhead
pantha du prince
@ the paradise
monday, november 1st
social distortion
lucero
frank turner
@ the house of blues boston
tuesday, november 2nd
junip (jose gonzales)
sharon van etten
@ the royale boston
tuesday, november 2nd
black mountain
the black angels
@ the paradise
wednesday, november 3rd
the dandy warhols
blue giant
@ tt the bears
wednesday, november 3rd
land of talk
suuns
little scream
@ tt the bears
thursday, november 4th
through sunday, november 7th
the international pop overthrow
4 nights @ pa's lounge
thursday, november 4th
matt + kim
javelin
@ the house of blues
thursday, november 4th
blitzen trapper
@ the paradise
friday, november 5th
guided by voices
blitzen trapper
@ the paradise
sunday, november 7th
drivin 'n cryin
@ tt the bears
monday, november 8th
clinic
the fresh & onlys
@ the paradise
tuesday, november 9th
the morning benders
@ the paradise
thursday + friday
november 11th + 12th
sufjan stevens
@ the orpheum
thursday, november 11th
shearwater
horse feathers
damien jurado
anais mitchell
@ the house of blues
thursday, november 11th
deer tick
@ the royale boston
thursday, november 11th
mumford & sons
cadillac sky
king charles
@ the house of blues
friday, november 12th
bottomless pit
black helicopter
chris brokaw
@ the middle east downstairs
saturday, november 13th
roky erickson
@ the royale boston
saturday, november 13th
grinderman
(nick cave, warren ellis, + more)
@ the house of blues
sunday, november 14th
elizabeth mitchell (of ida)
and friends
(a children's show!)
4:30pm @ club passim
sunday, november 14th
man or astro-man?
@ the middle east downstairs
monday, november 15th
la roux
@ the house of blues
tuesday, november 16th
a night of springsteen covers
with chris keene (mean creek),
corin ashley, dave aaronoff,
brendan little, hilken mancini,
the dirty truckers, drew o'doherty,
and more to be announced
marking the release of the new
6-disk 'darkness on the edge of town'
box set @ tt the bears
tuesday, november 16th
the posies
brendan benson
aqueduct
@ the royale boston
wednesday, november 17th
cornershop
@ the middle east downstairs
thursday, november 18th
kate nash
@ the paradise
thursday, november 18th
bear in heaven
@ the middle east downstairs
friday, november 19th
township
the lights out
the organ beats
@ tt the bears
saturday, november 20th
delorean
lemonade
@ the middle east downstairs
wednesday, november 24th
idlewild
happy hollows
@ the middle east downstairs
thursday, december 2nd
director/actor kevin smith
@ the house of blues
saturday, december 4th
peter hook + the light
play joy division's "unknown pleasures"
@ the royale boston
saturday, december 4th
killing joke
@ the paradise
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Thursday, December 30, 2004
So somehow I'm supposed to just sit here and work without my brain shutting down as I read story after story of what could end up being the worst natural disaster in modern history, probably the worst in our lifetimes. Every couple hours the death toll jumps another few thousand, and I go from feeling overwhelmed to entirely numb, from incredibly motivated to completely stuck. How the hell am I going to sit here and write about silly, ultimately meaningless things in the face of what's going on so far away?
Same way I do every other day, I guess. Tragedy occurs constantly... but never to this degree, with this much immediacy, with this amount of available coverage. But it's always out there, and to move along we all need to just shut it out. As much as we can. Hopefully our minds can filter out just enough to get us by... just enough to keep us from going fetal. "We have little hope, except for individual miracles," said hotel chairman Jean-Marc Espalioux the other day. A universal truth if ever there was one. Having donated what money I can spare, I'm getting the same urge that so many others are right now... that urge to do something, anything else to help. Amie and I are trying to find out if there's any volunteer work we can do locally here in Boston. I hadn't really felt that the media coverage was excessive, given the enormity of the disaster... until last night, that is. It was MSNBC and this woman that finally pushed me over the edge. She was interviewing a husband and wife diving team who survived the tsunami while underwater, and part of the conversation went something like this: MSNBC Anchor Amy Robach: As you were swimming back to shore, did you see any bodies?I wouldn't have been at all surprised if she started grilling them for specifics. How about dismemberments? Did you see any children? Did you hear any actual wailing? Tell me more, tell me more! Ugh. For one of the many first-person perspectives on the tsunami and it's aftermath, go here. She's a survivor, and a blogger, and she's sharing the stories she hears with us. Also check out the newly formed Bloggers Without Borders, who are working on relief efforts their own way. dailyKOS has some donation links, so if you haven't given anything yet, think about doing so. The quickness of the individual, humanitarian response to this has been pretty inspiring so far. Speaking of which, KOS also has a look at how Bush & Co. have already mishandled our governmental response. Yet another wasted opportunity. Sigh. Brian Wood makes some good points, as well.  Let's move on, shall we? I'm stuck here at work, I need a break from disaster updates and newly-found footage, and well... it's time for some relatively meaningless, but highly necessary, distractionary information... Ida is touring! Yes, with their long-awaited album, "Heart Like A River", coming out in February, they're on the road for a ton of pre and post-release dates, and lucky Boston is their 2nd stop. It's at an unusual venue, and with such a great lineup: 8pm, Saturday, January 22nd, in the Remis Auditorium at the Museum Of Fine Arts: Ida, with guests Jodi Buonanno (from the Secret Stars) & Thalia Zedek. Hot damn, I say. Tickets went on sale this morning, right here. There's isn't much more magical than seeing Ida live. Christmas was kind to me, gift-wise. Lots of new reading material to absorb. The list... Also picked up a couple DVDs with gift certificates... Speaking of Christmas gifts, if you haven't already checked out this picture yet, it's good for a laugh. That is not, in fact, Nina's cartoon-like tongue that Amie's holding... it's actually a patented Humunga Tongue. She's already started ripping the thing apart, but at least we got a couple of amusing pictures out of it. Oh, and look... she kinda likes Vermont snow. Want an Arcade Fire fix while you wait for them to resume their touring schedule? Here's a live video recording of them peforming Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) at Local 506 in Chapel Hill, NC, on July 28th. A nice recording, and in person, it's so much better. Writer Warren Ellis is folding his usually interesting, occasionally horrifying Die Puny Humans site into his main one at warrenellis.com, so add or update your bookmarks. RSS feed here as of January 1st. Bostonians, take a few minutes and vote in the Noise Best of 2004 Poll, if you're into the local music scene. Or even if you're not. Ignorance didn't stop people from voting in November, why should it stop you? So Amie just got an iPod (yes, I've finally allowed an Apple product in the house). Didja know that your they actually come with the ability to record, but Apple ships 'em with that function disabled, requiring you to buy something extra to fix it? Well, here's how to unbreak it for free. Very cool. Let's hope I don't mess up Amie's when I try that out. I'm a Greg Rucka fan. He's one hell of a writer, and his first Queen & Country novel, A Gentlemen's Game (which stems from the Q&C comic series), was one of my favorites of the year. A couple months back he kindly offered up free, ltd. edition autographed book plates through his website, drawn by ace artist Steve Rolston, for anyone who bought the book and sent him a receipt. Which I did, and totally forgot about until it arrived in the mail the other day. Check it out...   Tara Chace, weapon in hand. Very sweet, is it not? Chocolate Sam Adams Beer? Uh oh. And I've been trying to stick to the light stuff. Actually, it sounds kinda nasty. TV Gal lists the best televised quotes of 2004. There are a few gems in there. Gotta love Dr. Cox. I finally saw the "Bouncer" commercial for the United Church of Christ that the networks refused to show because it was an 'advocacy' ad. I was baffled by the so-called 'ban' when I read about it, but now that I've actually seen the ad, I'm even more confused. Heaven forbid anyone let a religious organization actually try to get some good PR. There is no reason this ad shouldn't have been everywhere. Unbelievable. And yet, unsurprising. Whoa, USA Today's Pop Candy column names cartoonist James Kochalka one of it's Top 100 People of 2004. He's up there at #53, in between Bjork and Prince. How deservedly crazy! Does the world really need yet another new search engine? This one's called Clusty, named for the way it clusters your results. Head over and type in your name. Worth about 10 seconds of fun. Now that I'm neck deep in their Emblems disc, I'm looking forward to Matt Pond PA's upcoming Winter Songs EP, which will have their cover of Lindsey Buckingham's Holiday Road. You can get an early listen over at the Matt Pond PA MySpace site. Yet another thing I can't wait for: Miyazaki's new animated film, Howl's Moving Castle, is already out in Japan. Reviews are expectedly great... but when's it coming out over here? Nearly a dozen countries are on the schedule, but no sign of the states. Insert grumbling here. I'll end this post with a little story. Beware, children, there's dirty words ahead. On the drive back into Boston from our Christmas in Vermont, thanks to over-plowed snowbanks and too-small lanes, I kinda bumped tires with a bright red, bulging Dodge pickup truck. The driver of said vehicle was, shall we say, none too pleased. And I wasn't exactly thrilled myself, but felt responsible since it was my lane that got squeezed. So we pull over to the side of the road, get out of Amie's car , and here's our "conversation": Pickup Dood: "What are yah, a FUCKEN ASSHOLE?!"So I check out where he showed me... and there's no damage. Nada. A white streak that I thought might've been from Amie's car was actually road salt, and it wiped off easily. I looked at his tire... nuthin'. So I took some digital pictures of his, I repeat, non-damaged rig, then knocked on his window as he hung up the phone. Me: "There's no damage. Y'know, all I wanted to do was get out, check for damage, and apologize... there was no reason for you to start yellin' at me."He gets out of his truck, writes down the plate number and takes my name, then I go to leave. As I get in beside Amie, another car pulls up, a guy gets out, and starts talking to P.D... it's obvious they're friends. So the guy didn't call the police... he actually called for backup. I didn't wait around to find out why. Another prime example of the average attitude of Boston-bred drivers. In the face of what's going on in the world, this is the way we treat each other. If you happen to see a red Dodge pickup with license plate 4230 ZW ... well, you might wanna give the guy a wide berth. The next mission: My favorites things from 2004. I just betcha can't wait.  |
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