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sunday, march 14th
a special screening of the
white stripes tour documentary
"under the great white northern lights"
free admission / prize pack drawing
10pm @ the otherside cafe
sunday, march 14th
carbon leaf
@ the paradise
monday, march 15th
one happy island
standard fare
summer cats
@ great scott
monday, march 15th
letting up despite great faults
the brother kite
plumerai
singing bridges
@ the middle east upstairs
tuesday, march 16th
bacchus king
croquet
cathy cathodic
the ugly fucklings
@ the middle east upstairs
wednesday, march 17th
joanna newsom
@ the sanders theatre, harvard
wednesday, march 17th
henry rollins (spoken word)
@ the somerville theatre
thursday, march 18th
apollo sunshine
drug rug
@ the paradise
friday, march 19th
i, pistol
mascara
planetoid
forgetful jones
@ tt the bears
saturday, march 20th
the whitehaus family blastfest
needy visions, manners,
morgan shaker, avi jacob,
and many more
@ cambridge ymca theatre
saturday, march 20th
air
am
@ berklee performance center
sunday, march 21st
the clientele
field music
@ great scott
wednesday, march 24th
extraneous noise presents...
golden spurs
spirit kid
some say fire
the novel ideas
@ the middle east upstairs
thursday, march 25th
"thursday night alright!" with
the beatings
aloud
action camp
hello ninja
@ great scott
thursday, march 25th
the donnas
@ the paradise
friday, march 26th
eldridge rodriguez (the beatings)
ryan lee crosby
ted billings (age rings/hot protestants)
@ the somerville armory
friday, march 26th
basia bulat
marissa nadler
lady lamb the beekeeper
@ tt the bears
saturday, march 27th
your say party! we say die!
the new collisions
static of the gods (cd release)
@ tt the bears
saturday, march 27th
the big pink
a place to bury strangers
magic magic
@ the paradise
saturday, march 27th
spoon
deerhunter
@ the house of blues
sunday, march 28th
beach house
bachelorette
@ the paradise
monday, march 29th
the soft pack
nodzzz
beaters
@ great scott
tuesday, march 30th
shearwater
wye oak
hospital ships
@ tt the bears
tuesday, march 30th
manchester orchestra
the features
biffy clyro
o'brother
@ the paradise
wednesday, march 31st
japandroids
love is all
girlfriends
@ the middle east downstairs
wednesday, march 31st
miike snow
delorean
@ the paradise
wednesday, march 31st
a sunny day in glasgow
pants yell!
bearstronaut
@ great scott
thursday, april 1st
girls
dum dum girls
@ the paradise
friday, april 2nd
the xx
jj (late show only)
two shows @ the paradise
friday, april 2nd
drive-by truckers
lucero
langhorne slim
@ the house of blues
saturday, april 3rd
cassavettes
the grownup noise
kingsley flood (cd release)
spouse
@ the middle east upstairs
saturday, april 3rd
black rebel motorcycle club
alberta cross
@ the house of blues
saturday, april 3rd
nada surf
dawn landes & the hounds
@ the paradise
sunday, april 4th
serena maneesh
depreciation guild
black fortress of opium
@ tt the bears
tuesday, april 6th
wilco
@ the orpheum
tuesday, april 6th
ben fold & a piano
kate miller-heidke
@ the house of blues
wednesday, april 7th
florence & the machine
@ the paradise
wednesday, april 7th
rocky votolato
brooke waggoner
@ great scott
thursday, april 8th
faces on film
hands & knees
st. claire (cd release!)
mr. sister
@ tt the bears
thursday, april 8th
thom yorke + atoms for peace
flying lotus
@ the citi/wang theatre
friday, april 9th
midlake
@ the paradise
saturday, april 10th
xiu xiu
tune-yards
@ the middle east downstairs
saturday, april 10th
ted leo & the pharmacists
obits
screaming females
@ the paradise
saturday, april 10th
pissed jeans
confines
sqrm
@ great scott
sunday, april 11th
fanfarlo
lawrence arabia
robert francis
@ the paradise
monday, april 12th
the wedding present
play their 1989 lp 'bizarro'
with openers girl in a coma
@ the middle east downstairs
monday, april 12th
titus andronicus
the babies
@ great scott
thursday, april 15th
jakob dylan with guests
neko case + kelly hogan
@ the wilbur theatre
thursday, april 15th
red sparowes
doomriders
@ the middle east downstairs
friday, april 16th
guillermo sexo
freddie t and the people
(ex-june of 44 / hoover)
travels
ghost box orchestra
@ pa's lounge
friday, april 16th
have nots (vinyl release!)
the appreciation post
razors in the night
wicked whiskey
the swaggerin growlers
@ tt the bears
saturday, april 17th
kaki king
an horse
@ the middle east downstairs
saturday, april 17th
the morning benders
miniature tigers
@ tt the bears
sunday, april 18th
heavy trash (w/jon spencer)
the konks
the cobra-matics
@ tt the bears
sunday, april 18th
the thermals
past lives
@ the middle east downstairs
monday, april 19th
trans am
@ the middle east downstairs
tuesday, april 20th
owen pallett (aka final fantasy)
@ the ica boston
tuesday, april 20th
elvis costello & the sugarcanes
@ the orpheum
tuesday, april 20th
the low anthem
timber timbre
@ the paradise
tuesday, april 20th
quasi
let's wrestle
@ the middle east downstairs
wednesday, april 21st
the church
special 30th anniversary
acoustic career retrospective
@ the somerville armory
wednesday, april 21st through
wednesday, april 28th
the 8th annual independent film festival of boston
@ various boston area theatres
including the somerville + brattle
thursday, april 22nd
the mary onettes
@ great scott
saturday, april 24th
graham parker with
the figgs
@ johnny d's, somerville
saturday, april 24th
los campesinos!
here we go magic
@ the paradise
sunday, april 25th
harlem
@ the great scott
monday, april 26th
echo + the bunneymen
hatcham social
@ the paradise
wednesday, april 28th
gogol bordello
devotchka
jesse malin
st. mark's social
@ the house of blues
thursday, april 29th
frightened rabbit
@ the paradise
friday, april 30th
the everyday visuals
the lights out
the flying machines
aloud
@ tt the bears
friday, april 30th
corinne bailey ray
@ the house of blues
friday, april 30th
the album leaf
sea wolf
@ the paradise
wednesday, april 28th
little boots
dragonette
fan death
@ the middle east downstairs
saturday, may 1st
white rabbits
here we go magic
@ the paradise
monday, may 3rd
yeasayer
sleigh bells
@ the paradise
tuesday, may 4th
gregory & the hawk
lady lamb the beekeeper
@ tt the bears
tuesday & wednesday
may 4th & 5th
public image ltd.
@ the royale (formerly the roxy)
wednesday & thursday
may 5th & 6th
jonsi (from sigur ros)
@ the house of blues
thursday, may 6th
shout out louds
@ the paradise
friday, may 7th
ok go
earl greyhound
robert francis
@ the paradise
saturday, may 8th
local natives
@ great scott
tuesday & wednesday
may 11th & 12th
dr. dog
deer tick
@ the paradise
thursday, may 13th
small brown bike
bridge and tunnel
your skull my closet
wallcreeper
@ great scott
saturday, may 22nd
killing joke
@ the paradise
tuesday, may 18th
spectrum (featuring sonic boom
from spacemen 3 + e.a.r.)
with the broken river prophet
@ the middle east upstairs
tuesday, may 25th
the smittens
allo darlin'
one happy island
hearts!attack
a smile and a ribbon
horowitz
@ the lizard lounge
wednesday, may 26th
reverend horton heat
cracker
miss derringer
@ the house of blues
friday, may 28th
mono
the twilight sad
@ the middle east downstairs
wednesday, june 2nd
kings of convenience
franklin for short
@ the paradise
wednesday, june 2nd
ryan bingham & the dead horses
@ tt the bears
wednesday & thursday
june 2nd & 3rd
the national
@ the house of blues
friday, june 4th
brian jonestown massacre
@ the paradise
friday, june 18th
reigning sound
movers & shakers
triplethick
@ tt the bears
saturday, june 19th
james taylor
carole king
@ the garden
sunday + monday
june 20th + 21st
isis
melvins
totimoshi
@ the paradise
thursday + saturday
august 19th + 21st
tom petty + the heartbreakers
my morning jacket
@ the comcast center
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Thursday, October 06, 2005 Thursday Sundry Right on schedule, this week's post o' randomness, with some Boston-centric stuff first...  Tickets for Sarah Silverman's November 3rd appearance at the Brookline's Coolidge Corner Theatre went on sale earlier this week, so get clickin'. She'll be hosting a screening of her live stand-up comedy film, 'Jesus Is Magic', as part of the Boston Jewish Film Festival. The full lineup for the fest has been posted, and it includes an appearance by Peter Falk on November 7th. Yeah, most people know him as Columbo, but to me he'll always be an ex-angel walking the earth in one of my favorite films. Speaking of quality cinema, it saddens me greatly to learn that The Brattle Theatre in Cambridge is in financial trouble. That place is one of the many reasons I love the Boston area, and I can't even imagine its absence. To save themselves, the non-profit Brattle Film Foundation has started an unprecedented fundraising drive called 'The Legacy Campaign', and it has a seemingly lofty goal of raising $400,000 by the end of 2005, in just three short months. And I quote: "If BFF is not successful at meeting [the $400,000 goal], BFF will be forced to cease operations at the Brattle Theatre, effectively ending the 52-year legacy of repertory film programming at the Brattle." Painful to read, harder to imagine. Do yourself and The Brattle a favor and check out the donations page. If you want some immediate payback for your buck, go ahead and become a member, or even sponsor a seat. Whatever you do, give 'em some cash, even if it's just by checking out an extra movie or two this month. Here's the current schedule. A great show was just announced, and it's happening at the relatively small Middle East Upstairs. On Wednesday, November 23rd, Belgian electronica genius/master remixer Styrofoam will be here, along with the also-excellent Ester Drang from Oklahoma. Check out Styrofoam's myspace page for some songs, and pick up some $10 tickets when they go on sale this Saturday. I predict a quick sellout, and it wouldn't surprise me at all if it got moved to a larger venue. The "Glowlab : Open Lab" kicks off on Friday, October 14th, and runs through December 11th. But what the hell is is, you might ask? Well, it's billed as "an eight-week psychogeography festival and exhibition" at the Art Interactive Gallery in Cambridge's Central Square. And still you're asking, um, what is it? Well, each weekend during the run, several Glowlab artists will be "in-residence" at the gallery, and they'll lead interactive public events in the neighborhood. Things like a wearable trash workshop, a laughing bike tour, a lesson in text-messaging the sky, and an informal conversation with a suitcase. More details and links can be found in the official press release. Ears up: There's a new Crashing Dream podcast with a lot of great new (and older) music. Oh, and congrats to one of my favorite music sites, donewaiting, for getting their very fine podcast plugged in Spin Magazine. Thanks to Chromewaves for posting some details of the upcoming Slowdive re-releases. Those are must-owns, people. Glad that's finally going to happen, although my original edition of 'Pygmalion' will feel just a bit less special when it does. If you haven't seen it yet, take a look at the beautiful looking (and sounding, of course) new Sigur R�s video for 'Glosoli' ( wmv / rm ). via warren ellis I'm getting so, so sick of hearing this, but Arrested Development is still in trouble. I need to find some people with Nielsen boxes and throat-punch 'em 'til they watch it. Does anyone out there actually know a Nielsen family? And no, I won't actually hurt them if you do. Obviously I'm a big fan of Dennis Lehane, as I've mentioned him a bunch here... and I'm doing it again. He's got a new short story out in "A New Omnibus of Crime", and here's what the New York Sun had to say about it... "... American authors more wholly reflect the concept of the modern mystery, in which "who" or "how" ride in the back of the bus driven by "why." In no story is this better illustrated than in Dennis Lehane's compelling "Running Out of Dog." How a young man born and raised in a blue-collar part of Boston can write a story so convincingly Southern is beyond my understanding or imagination, so it's best to simply allow oneself to be captivated by the voices and rhythms of his sad tale."Sounds great, put me down for a copy. I saw artist Dave McKean's directorial debut Mirrormask the other night, as I needed some some serious escapism after the harsh reality of that first Sox-on-Sox playoff game. It's a remarkable film, and having been a fan of McKean's gorgeously freakish artwork for many years, it was a real thrill to see it come to life on the screen. The story, written by McKean and Neil Gaiman, took a back seat to the visuals, which is a very good thing. When the tale lagged, you could just sit back and get lost in the beauty of the thing. At times it was almost hypnotic, I often felt myself getting lost in lead character Helena's dreamworld. I was in the perfect mental space for it, and I ate it up. Speaking of the Sox, Red that is, you'll notice that I haven't said much about them this year here on the 'Nac. After the craziness of last year, I'd sorta burned out on 'em. While I had a lot of fun at the few games I was able to go see, and did watch a bunch on tv, I just haven't been able to get as excited as past seasons. I suffered from information overload during last years post-party, and the early media storm during the spring (books, articles, late night tv, Queer Eye, etc) had me learning far more than I'd like about the guys behind the skills (or lack thereof, Mr. Millar). In the end, I found myself getting more excited about the possibility of the Yanks not making the playoffs than I did about us actually making them, which is just plain wrong. I'm just not a Yankee hater, and I'm a little bit less of a Red Sox lover. Yeah, I wanted ol' George to learn again that more money doesn't make a difference, but in the end, it did. So when our season officially ends this weekend (and it will, kids... we're just not up to it), we can always say "Oh well, there's always last year...". A personal blast from the past: My friend Eric forwarded me a link to this picture from a 1991 show by his band Jazzin' Hell (which also included artist James Kochalka and studio/Zamboni guy Peter Katis, among others). Yes, my glasses were way too big back then, but that show sure had me smilin', didn't it? And look at how cutting edge goth I was... I'm sporting a homemade Crow t-shirt, three years before the film came out. No early-90s flannel for this boy, thank you very much. And now, I'll do something I rarely do, and take part in a little musical internet meme, found over at Brian Wood's place. The Task: Choose a band/artist and answer ONLY IN SONG TITLES by that band: Artist/Band: Afghan WhigsHey, what can I say... it's the Whigs. You weren't going to get sunshine and rainbows outta their titles. I'd have used 'Debonair' in there, but nobody would buy it. Besides, that's totally Kevin. Tag: Hey Matt, it's your turn. I'll end with an actual comment overheard in the comic shop yesterday. A college kid, flipping through a new book, says to his friend: "Y'know, I love comics that have really good art." Do you have any idea how tough it was to resist saying "Personally, I prefer it when the art SUCKS."?  |
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