bradley's almanac - a boston music blog

boston area shows of note:

monday, october 6th

catfish haven

dead confederate

mean creek

the motion sick

@ tt the bears

monday, october 6th

the wedding present

the jealous girlfriends

@ the middle east downstairs

monday, october 6th

fleet foxes

frank fairfield

@ the somerville theatre

monday, october 6th

stereolab

le loup

monade

@ the paradise

tuesday, october 7th

liam finn

the veils

@ the paradise

wednesday, october 8th

lucinda williams

@ the orpheum

wednesday, october 8th

the opening night of

carrie fisher's one woman show

'wishful drinking'

@ the huntington theater (bu)

wednesday, october 8th

allison moyet

@ the wilbur theatre

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

friday, october 10th

kirsten a. malone

scholarship fundraiser

ho-ag

bone zone

tinsel teeth

cathy cathodic

@ the milky way

friday, october 10th

writer sarah vowell

7pm @ brookline booksmith

saturday, october 11th

the new year

dirty on purpose

tre orsi

@ the middle east upstairs

saturday, october 11th

les savy fav

passion pit

phil and the osophers

@ the middle east downstairs

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

janelle monae

@ 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

TOURFILTER DJ NIGHT

with dj's chris tourfilter

and bradley almanac

featuring only songs by bands

playing soon in the boston area

9pm @ river gods, cambridge

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

needy visions

@ tt the bears

friday, october 17th

jonathan richman

with drummer tommy larkin

@ the somerville theatre

saturday, october 18th

asobi seksu

the broken river prophet

@ tt the bears

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

annuals

live in-store performance

7pm @ newbury comics, newbury st.

tuesday, october 21st

minus the bear

annuals

sylvie

@ the wilbur theatre

tuesday & wednesday

october 21st & 22nd

billy bragg

@ the somerville theatre

wednesday, october 22nd

writer/expert john hodgman

6pm @ the coolidge corner theatre

wednesday, october 22nd

yeasayer

@ the paradise

wednesday, october 22nd

lyle lovett & john hiatt

(acoustic, on stage together)

@ the orpheum

thursday, october 23rd

robert fisher

(of willard grant conspiracy)

chris brokaw

drew o'doherty

@ the lily pad

thursday, october 23rd

lykke li

@ the paradise

thursday, october 23rd

deerhoof

experimental dental school

@ the middle east down

friday, october 24th

fujiya & miyagi

prototypes

@ the paradise

sunday, october 26th

scars on broadway

the duke spirit

@ 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

hotel cafe tour

with rachael yamagata, meiko,

thao nguyen, samanatha crain,

and jenny owen youngs

@ the paradise

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

matt and kim

best fwends

@ the middle east

monday, november 3rd

coldplay

@ the td banknorth garden

wednesday, november 5th

conor oberst +

the mystic valley band

@ the roxy

thursday, november 6th

the decemberists

loche lamond

@ the orpheum

friday, november 7th

"my name is bruce"

area theatrical premiere

with director/star bruce campbell

@ the kendall square cinema

sunday, november 9th

the hold steady

drive-by truckers

@ the orpheum

tuesday, november 11th

deerhunter

times new viking

the vivian girls

@ the paradise

wednesday, november 12th

the sea and cake

@ the middle east down

wednesday, november 12th

kings of leon

we are scientists

the whigs

@ the orpheum

thursday, november 13th

nicole atkins & the sea

salt & samovar

@ tt the bears

friday & saturday

november 14th & 15th

smashing pumpkins

@ the citi wang theatre

saturday, november 15th

scarce (cd release!)

wheat

triplethick

@ tt the bears

sunday, november 16th

centro-matic

@ the middle east

monday, november 17th

margot & the nuclear so and so's

@ tt the bears

tuesday, november 18th

m83

school of seven bells

@ the middle east down

thursday, november 20th

bishop allen

@ the middle east

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

friday, december 5th

mercury rev

dean & britta

@ the paradise

saturday, december 13th

neil young

wilco

everest

@ the dcu center, worcester

sunday, december 14th

bon iver

@ the wilbur theatre

monday, january 5th, 2009

glasvegas

rails to russia

@ great scott

sunday, january 18th

frightened rabbit

@ great scott

visit tourfilter for more shows

Wednesday, July 06, 2005

July Revital

The past bunch of days have been some of the best, but I'll hold off on the recollecting because, hey, free stuff comes first!

Yup, I've got a pair of tickets for some lucky Boston-area 'Nac reader to see a preview of the new Tim-Burton-directed, Johnny-Depp-starring Charlie & the Chocolate Factory flick. The screening's at 7pm on Tuesday, July 12th at the Loews Boston Common, so if you can make it to that, ~~drop an email to [bsearles at gmail dot com] and answer these two perfunctory questions~~:

1) What Chicago-based band got their name from a CatCF character?
2) What's your favorite Gene Wilder movie?

Easy enough, innit? I'll be mailing the passes out tomorrow, so you should have them in hand on Friday or Saturday. Oh, and if you win, I fully expect a mini-review of the movie here in the comments section.

(edited to add: Congrats to Mike from Newton, who correctly answered 'Veruca Salt' and 'Young Frankenstein', although as I told him, I also would've allowed 'Blazing Saddles' for #2 ;))

Also for Bostonians, and also totally free: A Beer & Cheese Tasting at the Sam Adams Brewery on Thursday, July 14th. You get a special tour of the place, and then a bunch of Sammy brew and Cabot cheese. Couldn't get much better than that, now could it? If you're interested in attending, you should email Leigh.Merrigan@bostonbeer.com, and she'll provide you with an address to send your RSVP to. The catch: they're only allowing 75 people, so get moving. If you get in, I'll be seeing you there. Mmmmm... beer & cheese.

I happily discovered New Radiant Storm King over ten years ago, obsessed over them for a few years, then sorta lost track. Every once in awhile I throw in 'August Revital' or 'Rival Time' and rekindle my obsession, and that wheel has come around again. They're so damn good, though they've only been sporadically releasing music over the past decade or so. Not for a lack of trying... you should really check out their history, it's a fascinating, and vicariously frustrating, read.

Having read that entire tale of sketchy record labels, ill-fated tours, super-cool outside projects (including Peyton Pinkerton's presence in The Pernice Brothers), and near-disbandment, I'm relieved to find some long-deserved payoff: This fall, Darla records will not only release NRSK's next record, but they'll be simultaneously re-mastering and reissuing three of their albums: My Little Bastard Soul, Rival Time, and Singular, No Article. This is great, great news. Yes, Darla has such a treat for us.

My Little Bastard Soul will include two videos along with a bonus disc of demos (titled 'My Little Bastard Son'), Rival Time contains all four songs from the classic Subway Token 7'', and although Singular, No Article comes with just one bonus track, the album was never before released in North America. So the album's mere existence is the bonus.

Just as exciting as all the reissues is the promise of their new record, especially having heard this excellent (although abruptly-ended) early mp3 for the song 'The Winding Staircase'. A whole album of that?! Yes, please.

And on the subject of reissues: Billy Bragg Box Set this fall, along with individual early-era reissue discs. I'll be buying it, read Chromewaves for more thoughts.

Yep Rock Records is really on a new release roll, what with this stuff and the new Bob Mould, Kingsbury Manx, and Paul Weller records on the autumn horizon.

The gi-normous 2005 San Diego Comic-Con is just a week away, and a look at the panel schedule (as mentioned in The Beat) reveals some pretty exciting news relating to writer/artist Brian Wood. Check this out, from the listings:

Friday, July 15th, 1:30pm-2:30pm
VERTIGO: Looking Over the Edge
For over a decade, VERTIGO has been at the forefront of cutting-edge comics and graphic novels for mature readers. Learn what smart and edgy projects are in store for you in this slideshow presentation. Hosted by VERTIGO VP/executive editor Karen Berger, with group editor Shelly Bond, editor Will Dennis, and creators Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets), Jill Thompson (Dead Boy Detectives), Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man), Pia Guerra (Y: The Last Man), Darren Aronofsky and Kent Williams (The Fountain), Dean Haspiel (The Quitter), Brian Wood (Global Frequency), Glenn Fabry (Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere), Joshua Dysart (Swamp Thing), David Tischman (Bite Club), Gilbert Hernandez (Sloth), and Peter Gross (Lucifer)."

Saturday, July 16th, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Oni Press: A Look into the Future
For seven years Oni Press has been an indy comics force, publishing one of the widest ranges of quality comics and graphic novels in the industry. Hear all about the creative process at Oni and upcoming projects from editor-in-chief James Lucas Jones, publisher Joe Nozemack, and director of makerting Maryanne Snell, along with creators Greg Rucka (Queen and Country), Ted Naifeh (Courtney Crumrin), Chynna Clugston (Blue Monday), Corey Lewis (Sharknife), John Layman (Puffed), and Brian Wood (Demo).

Sunday, July 17th, 11:00am-12:00pm
New Monthly Visions of VERTIGO
Join Karen Berger, VP/executive editor, as she's joined by the writers and artists of VERTIGO'S next wave of provocative monthly titles. With Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets), Liam Sharpe (The Possessed), Brian Wood (Global Frequency), Bill Willingham (Fables), amazing newcomers Matthew Sturgis and Simon Oliver, Tony Moore (The Walking Dead), John Watkiss (Deadman), Becky Cloonan (Demo), and Steven T. Seagle (It's A Bird).

Not only a new Oni Press project from Brian, but a Vertigo book (and Becky, too?)? Looks like Brian has some serious news he's been having to hide, and that's mighty fine company he'll be keeping. Can't wait to hear all the details.

I'm damn disappointed that the Hot Snakes are no more. One of the best live bands on the planet, and they're gone. Been listening to Rick Froberg and John Reis make music together since the Drive Like Jehu days, and I hope they both keep the rock music coming in another form.

Pretty cool Joss Whedon comic-themed interview in the newly launched Millarworld Magazine.

Former G4/TechTV Screensavers hosts Alex Albrecht and Kevin Rose are reunited, hosting a weekly podcast for the Digg tech news site called 'Diggnation'. You can also check out the accompanying videocast right here. Cool to see and hear them together again on a regular basis.

This is kinda neat... and maybe a little creepy. Ragdoll physics in action.

Being a fan of The State sketch-comedy crew and its various member-created projects, of course I was going to check out the first episode of Stella on Comedy Central. Needless to say, it was so, so silly, and in the best way. Welcome to my Season Pass list, Misters Showalter, Wain, & Black.

All three of whom will also be in Showalter's upcoming directorial effort, The Baxter, along with Justin Theroux, Michelle Williams, Paul Rudd, Peter Dinklage, and more. It'll be rolling out over the fall, the trailer is here, and it looks great. (link via off on a tangent)

My brief by overly-enthusiastic fling with the online game Kingdom of Loathing causes me to covet the pint glasses available for sale at the new Store of Loathing. "My other car is made of meat". Heh.

Got a whole bunch more I'd like to write, but I'll save that until tomorrow so I can post this and give those Charlie & the Chocolate Factory tickets away. Get emailing if you're into that.

On tap for tonight: Author and Freaks & Geeks creator Paul Feig at the Coolidge. His new book is crackin' me up, so I'm really looking forward to hearing him read from it, as well as introduce a couple F&G episodes on the big-screen.

Lastly, I just wanna wish a happy wedding anniversary to my 'rents up in Vermont. All the best to the two of ya, and thanks for everything, as always.

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