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boston area events of note:

thursday, november 20th

bishop allen

passion pit

electric owls

@ the middle east downstairs

friday, november 21st

robyn hitchcock

performing 'i often dream of trains'

@ the somerville theatre

saturday, november 22nd

sondre lerche

@ the paradise

sunday, november 30th

18th dye

devon williams

@ tt the bears

tuesday, december 2nd

nada surf

delta spirit

jealous girlfriends

@ the paradise

tuesday, december 2nd

owen

caithlin de marrais (rainer maria)

el may

@ the middle east upstairs

wednesday, december 3rd

viva viva

darker my love

the strange boys

@ the middle east upstairs

thursday, december 4th

jukebox the ghost

@ the middle east upstairs

friday, december 5th

mercury rev

dean & britta

@ the paradise

thursday, december 4th

sebastien grainger & the mountains

eksi ekso

@ tt the bears

friday, december 5th

constantines

tim fite

@ tt the bears

friday & saturday

december 5th & 6th

wfnx miracle on tremont st.

with franz ferdinand,

vampire weekend, black kids,

airborne toxic event, & more

@ the orpheum

saturday, december 6th

tigercity

taxpayer

lifestyle

midatlantic (bleedin' bleedins)

@ great scott

saturday, december 6th

noah & the whale

@ the middle east upstairs

sunday, december 7th

bazaar bizarre boston!

(with djs, including brad 'nac)

12-7pm @ the castle, park plaza

monday, december 8th

love is all

crystal stilts

reports

@ great scott

monday & tuesday

december 8th & 9th

letters to cleo

midatlantic (on the 8th)

modern society (on the 9th)

@ the paradise

tuesday, december 9th

radar bros.

@ the middle east upstairs

tuesday, december 9th

jeremy enigk

dave deporis

dj carbo

@ great scott

thursday, december 11th

stella with michael showalter,

michael ian black, & david wain

@ the wilbur theatre

saturday, december 13th

neil young

wilco

everest

@ the dcu center, worcester

sunday, december 14th

bon iver

@ the wilbur theatre

wednesday, december 17th

the broken river prophet

quincunx

shepherdess

@ great scott

sunday, december 21st

hallelujah the hills

aloud

nassy

ad frank & sarah rabdau

@ great scott

monday, december 22nd

tristan da cunha

tom fitzgerril

neptune

@ great scott

sunday, december 28th

akron/family

@ tt the bears

tuesday, december 30th

caspian & constants

@ the middle east downstairs

thursday, january 1st, 2009

one happy island

cotton candy

(mark robinson & evelyn hurley)

the smittens

cathy cathodic

@ the middle east upstairs

sunday, january 4th

glasvegas

rails to russia

dj carbo

@ great scott

thursday, january 8th

forest henderson

the new collisions

the lights out

sir q

@ great scott

saturday, january 10th

head automatica

radio 4

@ great scott

thursday, january 15th

illinois

@ great scott

thursday, january 15th

the raveonettes

@ the paradise

sunday, january 18th

frightened rabbit

@ great scott

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

friday, february 13th

los campesinos!

@ the paradise

tuesday, february 24th

tapes 'n tapes

@ the paradise

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Monday, March 07, 2005

Teenbeat's 20th: Night One Redux

An updated look back at the first of three Teenbeat Records 20th Anniversary shows down in DC a couple weeks ago...

The 20th anniversary shindig put on by Teenbeat Records couldn't have started off any better: Colin and I decided to get to Arlington, Virginia's Galaxy Hut a little bit before the listed 8:30pm start time, and as we walked into the smaller-than-expected club, a trio was up against the window getting ready to go. I focused on finding a good spot by the bar, overlooking their identity until Colin said "Isn't that Mark Robinson up there?".

30 seconds later, Unrest launched straight into 'Suki', one of my favorites from their brilliant Imperial f.f.r.r. album. Instant and complete happiness. It was Bridget, Phil, & Mark, cruising through a loose set that also included 'June', 'Imperial', 'I Do Believe You Are Blushing', 'Make Out Club', 'Light Command', and a closing combination of the instrumentals 'Vibe Out!' & 'Hydrofoil', and there were only about 20 or so early arrivals there to see it. I think most people assumed that the poster listing "DJs Unrest" meant that B, P, & M would just be spinning discs between sets (which they did), not actually opening up. Glad they chose to pull off a practice in public... what a total treat.

So here's a few songs from Unrest's first performance in a whole lotta years...

Unrest
live at the Galaxy Hut
February 23rd, 2005

Light Command (live)
I Do Believe You Are Blushing (live)
June (live)
Vibe Out! / Hydrofoil (live)

It was pretty much impossible for the rest of the night's lineup to live up to a start like that, but there were some really nice moments throughout. Tape-Op guy Larry Crane, who was the bassist in former Teenbeat band Vomit Launch, played a few V.L. songs for us, and here's one of 'em...

Larry Crane (Vomit Launch) - 'Stillness' (live)

Tracy Shedd made hanging around until the end so worth it. She was a real discovery for me, her voice reminiscent of Lois Maffeo (as Colin pointed out) or maybe early Liz Phair. I'm pretty psyched to check out her recorded stuff, but until then here's...

Tracy Shedd - 'Inside Out' (live)
Tracy Shedd - 'Falling On Ice Hurts' (live)
Tracy Shedd - 'New Song' (live)

The acoustic recordings are a little hissy due to their quietness (although I tried to remove some of it), and may occasionally be marred by small-club conversation and bag-shuffling, but still worth a listen.

Lots of familiar faces in the club that night, probably about sixty Teenbeat friends and fans gathered together to kick this thing off, including the long-time-not-seen Archie Moore (Heartworms/Velocity Girl) and Fugazi's Guy Picciotto. I meant to ask Archie if he's been making any music lately, but spaced it. Anyone know? Colin & I spent some time hanging with Frank & Matt of Shumai (who played a post-fest party on Saturday night), along with Kevin from The Lil' Hospital.

I picked up the just-released deluxe edition of Unrest's Imperial f.f.r.r., along with the new solo disc from their drummer, Phil Krauth. For the curious, here's the tracklisting for that expanded Imperial...

1. Volume Reference Tone
2. Suki
3. Imperial
4. I Do Believe You Are Blushing
5. Champion Nines
6. Sugarshack
7. Isabel
8. Cherry Cream On
9. Firecracker
10. June
11. Loyola
12. Electrico

and these extra tracks...

13. Hydrofoil One
14. Full Frequency
15. Isabel (12'')
16. Cherry Cherry
17. Wednesday & Proud
18. Empire
19. Rip-off
20. Chdemo

The next morning, after a slow rise at my sister's Arlington pad, Colin wrote and quickly recorded a new song called 'The Whole Weekend To Go', pulling together bits of conversation overheard at the Galaxy Hut. 'Cuz that's what Colin does. Enjoy.

More sounds & pictures from the nights two and three, including live mp3s from Versus, Tuscadero, Flin Flon, +/-, Unrest, and many more should be up shortly...

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