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boston area events of note:

thursday, january 8th

forest henderson

the new collisions

the lights out

sir q

@ great scott

saturday, january 10th

head automatica

radio 4

@ great scott

sunday, january 11th

whistlejacket

voxhaul broadcast

local natives

the union line

@ tt the bears

monday, january 12th

varsity drag

the rationales

nate rogers (ex-scamper)

@ tt the bears

thursday, january 15th

illinois

@ great scott

thursday, january 15th

the raveonettes

@ the paradise

friday, january 16th

dear leader

hallelujah the hills

faces on film

@ the paradise

saturday, january 17th

the rosebuds

the love language

the fatal flaw

@ the middle east downstairs

sunday, january 18th

frightened rabbit

@ great scott

sunday, january 18th

department of eagles

@ the brattle theatre

saturday, january 24th

longwave

wheat

bon savants

@ great scott

saturday, january 24th

arts at the armory benefit

mission of burma

the neighborhoods

@ the somerville theatre

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

wednesday, february 4th

the pretenders

@ the orpheum

thursday, february 5th

illinois

mean creek

you can be a wesley (cd release)

@ great scott

wednesday, february 11th

the godfathers

@ the middle east down

friday, february 13th

los campesinos!

@ the paradise

saturday, february 14th

animal hospital

travels (cd release!)

arms & sleepers

mary page

@ pa's lounge

sunday, february 15th

the pains of being pure at heart

pants yell!

the depreciation guild

@ the middle east upstairs

sunday, february 15th

fujiya & miyagi

@ the paradise

wednesday, february 18th

m. ward

@ the somerville theatre

saturday, february 21st

norm macdonald

@ the wilbur theatre

tuesday, february 24th

ben kweller

the watson twins

@ the somerville theatre

tuesday, february 24th

tapes 'n tapes

wild light

@ the paradise

wednesday, february 25th

comedian eugene mirman

'the will to whatevs' book tour

@ the brookline booksmith

thursday, february 26th

jimmy eat world

'clarity 10th anniversary tour'

@ the new house of blues

thursday, february 26th

blizten trapper

alela diane

@ the paradise

saturday, february 28th

swirlies!

gregory & the hawk

@ the middle east up

saturday, february 28th

fountains of wayne (acoustic)

everyday visuals (acoustic)

@ the paradise

saturday, march 7th

airborne toxic event

alberta cross

henry clay people

@ the paradise

wednesday, march 11th

fleetwood mac

@ the garden

saturday, march 14th

throwing muses

screaming females

50 foot wave

@ the middle east downstairs

saturday, march 14th

a.c. newman (new pornographers)

with dent may & his

magnificent ukulele

@ the paradise

sunday, march 29th

morrissey

@ the house of blues

visit tourfilter for more shows

Monday, October 17, 2005

Mp3s: Seam in Montreal 1993

Every once in awhile I'll load up one of Seam's albums and remember just how much I miss hearing new music from singer/guitarist Sooyoung Park. It's been 7 years since their fourth and last album, and a couple years since they were on a stage (their 'final' show was supposedly in 2000, then they reunited for a small HHH tour and a memorial show in 2003). As far as I know, Sooyoung's only output since has been playing guitar and keyboards with the band ee since 2001, although they, too, have been dormant for awhile.

There's been no Seam news for ages, the official fansite is getting dusty, and the label-hosted pages haven't been updated in years. I keep holding out hope that Sooyoung is still writing his own stuff, seven years spent collecting songs for release, maybe working on a new band to help him play out. In this 1999 interview, he talks about juggling priorities, and I really hope that his own music hasn't gotten lost in the shuffle.

Going through my old live tapes, I found this one of the first time I ever saw Seam, just after the release of their second (and my favorite) album, 'The Problem With Me'. A Friday night in November '93, over the border from Burlington, Vermont up to Montreal, and too many beers at a place called the Woodstock Bar. They were opening for the Mekons (who I sadly had no familiarity with at the time, and we had to drive home anyway), and it was, until that point, one of the best shows I'd ever seen. All of us who made the trip were huge Seam fans, and guilty of being perhaps a tad over-enthusiastic during the set (no, I don't think you can hear my voice on these recordings, but friends will recognize at least two of the drunkards you can hear)...

Seam

live at the Woodstock Bar
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Friday, November 5th, 1993

"Nous sommes le group Seam..."

(files removed on 12/1/2005)

1. Rafael
2. Something's Burning
3. Stage 2000
4. Dust & Turpentine
5. Decatur
6. Kernel
7. Sweet Pea
8. Bunch
9. Sky City
10. Road to Madrid
11. Granny 9X

This set was recorded from the audience on an old cassette recorder, and while I've done my best to clean up the audio, it's obviously not going to measure up to other stuff I've been offering up lately. Still, for memories alone, I'm glad I finally got it converted.

Next week: Stellar live sets from Chris Brokaw and The Dirty Three, who played at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts last night. I'm still floating from the show, and can't wait to share it up, but I've got a lot of audio-editing to do first...

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