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recommended boston area events

tuesday, may 15th

races

herego

@ tt the bears


wednesday, may 16th

father john misty

har mar superstar

@ brighton music hall


wednesday, may 16th

hyper-local craft brew tasting

two sessions: 3-6pm / 7-10pm

@ the somerville armory


saturday, may 19th

the somerville porchfest!

a wide variety of bands

playing all over town

12-6pm on porches around somerville


saturday, may 19th

foolish ida - ep release!

(featuring sarah rabdau)

an homage to maurice sendak

& inspired by his book

"outside over there"

also performing: jaggery,

heather christian & the arbornauts

red room @ cafe 939


tuesday, may 22nd

the polyphonic spree

@ the paradise


wednesday, may 23rd

sinead o'connor

canceled

@ house of blues


friday, may 25th

black fortress of opium

varsity drag

peter buzzelle &

soul clinic bible school

birdsmakebirds

@ radio


saturday, may 26th

the kooks

mean creek

royal teeth

@ house of blues


saturday, may 26th

garbage

@ the paradise


tuesday, may 29th

radiohead

caribou

@ the comcast center


wednesday, may 30th

the psychedelic furs

@ showcase live


friday, june 1st

jonathan coulton

john roderick (long winters)

@ the paradise


friday, june 1st

the dandy warhols

@ the royale


friday, june 1st

marissa nadler

faces on film

@ the somerville armory


saturday, june 2nd

the okay win (ep release!)

7pm @ the lily pad, cambridge


monday, june 4th

the clean

times new viking

@ brighton music hall


tuesday, june 5th

the cult

against me!

the icarus line

@ house of blues


wednesday, june 6th

primordial sounds presents...

prefab messiahs (reunion/tour kickoff)

bobb trimble

jesse gallagher (apollo sunshine)

@ middlesex lounge


thursday, june 7th

endless wave

ghost box orchestra

soccer mom

hex map

@ great scott


thursday, june 7th

the temper trap

@ house of blues


tuesday, june 12th

keane

mystery jets

@ house of blues


wednesday, june 13th

2:54

widowspeak

@ tt the bears


thursday, june 14th

the union square round table

presents "too much too soon"

with kristin hersh

eugene mirman

& cotton candy

@ the brattle theatre


thursday, june 14th

the david bromberg quartet

loudon wainwright iii

@ somerville theatre


friday, june 15th

laura marling

@ berklee


friday, june 15th

deer tick

turbo fruits

@ the paradise


friday, june 15th

the duke spirit

hacienda

@ berklee


friday, june 15th

foster the people

tokyo police club

@ boa pavilion


friday & saturday

june 15th & 16th

the figgs!

new album release shows!

@ church of boston


saturday, june 16th

mogwai

@ house of blues


saturday, june 16th

alejandro escovedo

@ brighton music hall


tuesday, june 19th

matthew sweet

@ the paradise


wednesday, june 20th

destroyer

sandro perri

@ the paradise


friday, june 22nd

built to spill

@ the paradise


saturday, june 23rd

the hives

@ house of blues


tuesday, june 26th

the beach boys

@ boa pavilion


thursday, june 28th

billy bragg

@ the somerville theatre


friday, june 29th

fountains of wayne

the winterpills

@ the paradise


saturday, june 30th

codeine

@ brighton music hall


saturday, june 30th

fiona apple

@ the citi/wang theatre


sunday, july 1st

roger waters: the wall

@ fenway park


tuesday, july 3rd

fruit bats

yellowbirds

@ brighton music hall


thursday, july 5th

tangerine dream

@ house of blues


sunday, july 8th

dirty projectors

purity ring

@ the paradise


wednesday, july 11th

debo band

grupo fantasma

@ brighton music hall


wednesday, july 11th

the b-52s

squeeze

@ the boa pavilion


wednesday, july 18th

best coast

those darlins

@ the royale


friday, july 20th

refused

off!

@ house of blues


saturday, july 21st

the promise ring

@ the paradise


wednesday, july 25th

gomez

@ the paradise


thursday, july 26th

shonen knife

@ great scott


friday, august 10th

real estate

@ the paradise


friday, august 24th

brian jonestown massacre

@ the royale


tuesday, august 28th

beirut

@ house of blues


monday, october 1st

godspeed you! black emperor

@ the orpheum


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Friday, July 08, 2005

Sigur Ros Tix / Billy Bragg Reissue Deets

Couple quick things this morning...

Pre-sale tickets for the North American dates of the upcoming Sigur R�s tour are now officially on sale, so get on over to their site pronto. Just picked up two for their show at the Boston Opera House on September 15th, and I'm not sure I could be more excited.


Yep Roc Records was kind enough to provide me with details on this fall's Billy Bragg reissue discs, and the box set that pulls 'em all together. Here's the skinny:

  • Four double-disc reissues, three of which have two cds of music. The fourth will have one cd and one dvd. The box set will contain all eight of those discs along with another bonus dvd, for a total of nine discs.

  • As of June 20th, here's what they have for tracklistings (subject to updates), with the previously unreleased material in italics:
    Billy Bragg Reissues
    Yep Roc Records
    Due out: September 20th, 2005



    LIFE'S A RIOT WITH SPY Vs SPY

    Disc one:

    1 THE MILKMAN OF HUMAN KINDNESS
    2 TO HAVE AND TO HAVE NOT
    3 RICHARD
    4 A NEW ENGLAND
    5 MAN IN THE IRON MASK
    6 THE BUSY GIRL BUYS BEAUTY
    7 LOVERS TOWN REVISITED

    Disc two:

    1 STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN
    2 THE CLOTH (1)
    3 LOVE LIVES HERE
    4 SPEEDWAY HERO
    5 LOVING YOU TOO LONG
    6 THIS GUITAR SAYS SORRY
    7 LOVE GETS DANGEROUS
    8 THE CLOTH (2)
    9 THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK
    10 A13, TRUNK ROAD TO THE SEA (Bobby Troup)
    11 FEAR IS A MAN'S BEST FRIEND (John Cale)



    BREWING UP

    Disc one:

    1 IT SAYS HERE
    2 LOVE GETS DANGEROUS
    3 MYTH OF TRUST
    4 FROM A VAUXHALL VELOX
    5 THE SATURDAY BOY
    6 ISLAND OF NO RETURN
    7 ST. SWITHIN'S DAY
    8 LIKE SOLDIERS DO
    9 THIS GUITAR SAYS SORRY
    10 STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN
    11 A LOVER SINGS

    Disc two:

    1 IT MUST BE A RIVER
    2 WON'T TALK ABOUT IT
    3 TALKING WAG CLUB BLUES
    4 YOU GOT THE POWER
    5 THE LAST TIME (Jagger/Richards)
    6 BACK TO THE OLD HOUSE (Morrissey/Marr)
    7 A LOVER SINGS
    8 WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? (Florence Reece / Adapted Billy Bragg)
    9 IT SAYS HERE
    10 BETWEEN THE WARS
    11 THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN (Leon Rosselson)



    TALKING WITH THE TAXMAN ABOUT POETRY

    Disc one:

    1 GREETINGS TO THE NEW BRUNETTE
    2 TRAIN TRAIN (Zenon De Fleur)
    3 THE MARRIAGE
    4 IDEOLOGY
    5 LEVI STUBBS' TEARS
    6 HONEY I'M A BIG BOY NOW
    7 THERE IS POWER IN A UNION (Tune Traditional)
    8 HELP SAVE THE YOUTH OF AMERICA
    9 WISHING THE DAYS AWAY
    10 THE PASSION
    11 THE WARMEST ROOM
    12 THE HOME FRONT

    Disc two:

    1 SIN CITY (Gram Parsons/Chris Hillman)
    2 DEPORTEES (Woody Guthrie/Martin Hoffman)
    3 THERE IS POWER IN A UNION (Instrumental/Tune Traditional)
    4 TRACKS OF MY TEARS (Robinson/Moore/Tarplin)
    5 WISHING THE DAYS AWAY (alternate)
    6 THE CLASHING OF IDEOLOGIES
    7 GREETINGS TO THE NEW BRUNETTE (demo)
    8 A NURSE'S LIFE IS FULL OF WOE
    9 ONLY BAD SIGNS
    10 HOLD THE FORT (Traditional/Arrangement Billy Bragg)



    INTERNATIONALE / LIVE AND DUBIOUS DVD

    Disc one:

    1 THE INTERNATIONALE (Traditional/Arrangement Billy Bragg)
    2 I DREAMED I SAW PHIL OCHS LAST NIGHT (Robinson/Hayes/New Lyric Billy Bragg)
    3 THE MARCHING SONG OF THE COVERT BATTALIONS
    4 BLAKE'S JERUSALEM (Traditional/Arrangement Billy Bragg)
    5 NICARAGUA NICARAGUITA (Carlos Mejia Godoy)
    6 THE RED FLAG (Traditional/Arrangement Billy Bragg)
    7 MY YOUNGEST SON CAME HOME TODAY (Eric Bogle)
    8 INTRO RAP
    9 HELP SAVE THE YOUTH OF AMERICA
    10 THINK AGAIN (Dick Gaughan)
    11 CHILE YOUR WATERS RUN RED THROUGH SOWETO (Bernice Johnson Reagon)
    12 DAYS LIKE THESE (D.C. Remix)
    13 TO HAVE AND TO HAVE NOT
    14 THERE IS POWER IN A UNION (with The Pattersons/Tune Traditional)
    15 JOE HILL (Phil Ochs)
    16 THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND (Guthrie/Adapted)
    17 NEVER CROSS A PICKET LINE
    18 A CHANGE IS GONNA COME (Sam Cooke)
    19 A MINER'S LIFE (Traditional/Arrangement Billy Bragg)

    Disc two (DVD):

    East Berlin DDR (Feb 1986)
    Nicaragua (July 1987)
    Lithuania USSR (May 1988)




    FROM THE WEST DOWN TO THE EAST
    Box set bonus DVD:

    The South Bank Show (Mar 1985)
    East Berlin DDR (Aug 1986)
    Only one word I can think of when reading all that: Wow. Thanks, Yep Roc.

    (edited to add: Billboard has some more info. Link via Chromewaves.)



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