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recommended boston area events

thursday, september 2nd

lou barlow + the missingmen

wye oak

the unfamiliars

@ the middle east upstairs


saturday, september 4th

mg lederman (ex-victory at sea)

cd release show with

the wrong reasons

the beat awfuls

brant deatley

@ the plough & stars


sunday, september 5th

sweet apple

(w/j mascis on drums)

black helicopter

zombie radio

@ the middle east downstairs


sunday, september 5th

the milling gowns

what time is it, mr. fox?

faux ox

jaggery

@ harper's ferry


monday, september 6th

wallcreeper

@ charlie's kitchen


monday, september 6th

shellac

helen money

@ the middle east downstairs


tuesday, september 7th

tortoise

greg davis

ben vidas

@ the paradise


tuesday, september 7th

someone still loves you boris yeltsin

telekinesis

golden bloom

@ tt the bears


tuesday, september 7th

kele (from bloc party)

does it offend you, yeah?

@ the royale boston


wednesday, september 8th

hot hot heat

22-20s

hey rosetta!

@ the middle east downstairs


wednesday, september 8th

airborne toxic event (acoustic)

with the calder string quartet

@ the somerville theatre


thursday, september 9th

apple betty

this blue heaven

the backup factor

apollo run

@ tt the bears


friday, september 10th

i, pistol

black fortress of opium

the crushing low

@ precinct


friday, september 10th

the charlatans uk

sherlock's daughter

@ the royale boston


saturday, september 11th

school of seven bells

active child

@ the middle east downstairs


saturday, september 11th

neutral uke hotel (nmh covers on ukelele)

the michael j. epstein memorial library

@ cafe 939, berklee


saturday, september 11th

28 degrees taurus

magic shoppe (record release!)

@ the rosebud


saturday, september 11th

jamie lidell

@ the royale boston


friday + saturday

september 11th + 12th

the life is good festival

lots of bands, raising money for kids

over 2 days in canton, ma


sunday, september 12th

jarrod gorbel

(of the honorary title)

air traffic controller

@ great scott


sunday, september 12th

blondie

@ the house of blues


sunday, september 12th

vampire weekend

beach house

dum dum girls

@ the boa pavilion


monday, september 13th

dirty projectors

owen pallett (final fantasy)

@ the wilbur theatre


monday, september 13th

isobel campbell

mark lanegan

willy mason

@ the middle east downstairs


tuesday, september 14th

rush

@ the td garden


wednesday, september 15th

laura veirs + the hall of flames

the watson twins

led to sea

@ tt the bears


thursday, september 16th

of montreal

janelle monae

@ the house of blues boston


friday, september 17th

one happy island

kevin dunn

cotton candy

7:30pm @ the lily pad, cambridge


friday, september 17th

broken social scene

@ the house of blues


friday & saturday

september 17th & 18th

the 5th annual

viva la vinal festival!

with live performances from

audrey ryan, kingsley flood,

this blue heaven, bridget + the squares,

the international string trio, & justin shorey

6-10pm on friday + 12-9 on saturday

@ somerville community growing center

on vinal ave. in somerville's union square


saturday, september 18th

pavement

jenny (lewis) + johnny (rice)

@ agganis arena


saturday, september 18th

wavves

@ brandeis university, waltham


sunday, september 19th

thee oh sees

the human tail

thick shakes

@ the magic room gallery, brighton


sunday, september 19th

caribou

holy fuck

emeralds

@ the paradise


monday, september 20th

girlfriends

carnivores

weekend dads

@ o'brien's


tuesday, september 21st

superchunk

versus

@ royale boston


tuesday, september 21st

basia bulat

the acorn

john shade

@ tt the bears


tuesday, september 21st

sea wolf (alex acoustic)

sera cahoone

patrick park

@ the middle east upstairs


wednesday, september 22nd

phantogram

railbird

@ the paradise


wednesday, september 22nd

david bazan

the mynabirds

@ tt the bears


wednesday, september 22nd

field music

@ great scott


thursday, september 23rd

aloud (album release party!)

st. claire

old jack

with special emcee

poet/author james caroline

@ church of boston


thursday, september 23rd

stars

wild nothing

@ the house of blues


thursday, september 23rd

!!! (chk chk chk)

fol chen

@ the royale boston


thursday, september 23rd

bettie serveert

meandjoancollins

the painted lights

@ tt the bears


friday, september 24th

eels

@ the royale boston


saturday, september 25th

teenage fanclub

@ the royale boston


saturday, september 25th

james

ed harcourt

@ the paradise


sunday, september 26th

come (reunited!)

wussy

@ tt the bears


sunday, september 26th

mr. sister (debut album release!)

coyote kolb

tallahassee

@ great scott


sunday, september 26th

mates of state

@ the paradise


monday, september 27th

rogue wave

midlake

peter wolf crier

@ royale boston


tuesday, september 28th

lcd soundsystem

sleigh bells

@ the orpheum


tuesday, september 28th

best coast

male bonding

@ the middle east downstairs


wednesday, september 29th

quilt

paper castles

toothache

@ the lilypad


wednesday, september 29th

foals

esben + the witch

@ the paradise


thursday, september 30th

mc frontalot

@ tt the bears


thursday, september 30th

menomena

suckers

@ the royale boston


thursday + friday

sept 30th + oct 1st

built to spill

revolt revolt

pretty & nice

@ the paradise


friday, october 1st

the tallest man on earth

s. carey (of bon iver's band)

@ the somerville theatre


friday, october 1st

ra ra riot

chikita violenta

we barbarians

@ the royale boston


saturday, october 2nd

gayngs

(with bon iver's justin vernon)

glasser

@ the paradise


saturday, october 2nd

film school

the depreciation guild

static of the gods

night fruit

@ tt the bears


sunday, october 3rd

the xx

@ the orpheum


sunday, october 3rd

tom tom club

caravan of thieves

tony castles

@ the paradise


sunday, october 3rd

lost in the trees

@ tt the bears


tuesday, october 5th

the vaselines

jeffrey lewis

@ the paradise


tuesday, october 5th

chapterhouse

ulrich schnauss

@ the middle east downstairs


tuesday, october 5th

ratatat

dom

@ the house of blues boston


wednesday, october 6th

gorillaz

@ agganis arena


wednesday, october 6th

the hold steady

wintersleep

@ the royale boston


thursday, october 7th

the walkmen

a.a. bondy

blood feathers

@ the royale boston


friday, october 8th

death

@ the middle east downstairs


friday, october 8th

fountains of wayne

marshall crenshaw (solo)

@ the paradise


friday, october 8th

bell x1 (acoustic)

@ the brattle theatre


saturday, october 9th

paul f. tompkins

@ the brattle theatre


sunday, october 10th

deerhoof

xiu xiu

father murphy

first show @ the paramount!


sunday, october 10th

miike snow

@ the house of blues


sunday, october 10th

primus

mucca pazza

@ the orpheum


tuesday, october 12th

ingrid michaelson

@ the house of blues


wednesday, october 13th

dead kennedys

@ the paradise


thursday, october 14th

the thermals

cymbals eat guitars

@ the paradise


thursday, october 14th

the morning after girls

the lovetones

the december sound

ghost box orchestra

@ tt the bears


friday, october 15th

nick lowe + his band

graham parker (solo acoustic)

@ the somerville theatre


friday, october 15th

jimmy eat world

@ the house of blues


friday, october 15th

bowerbirds

death vessel

@ tt the bears


friday, october 15th

belle + sebastian

@ the wang theatre / citi center


saturday, october 16th

deerhunter

real estate

casino vs. japan

@ royale boston


sunday, october 17th

the henry clay people

the dig

@ tt the bears


monday, october 18th

greg dulli

(afghan whigs/twilight singers)

first-ever solo tour

with opener craig wedren

(of shudder to think)

@ the brattle theatre


monday, october 18th

bad religion

the bouncing souls

@ the house of blues


monday, october 18th

the drums

the hairs

@ the paradise


monday, october 18th

phoenix

two door cinema club

wavves

@ agganis arena


tuesday, october 19th

massive attack

thievery corporation

@ the orpheum


wednesday, october 20th

the pains of being pure at heart

yuck

eternal summers

@ the paradise


wednesday, october 20th

helmet

@ the middle east downstairs


sunday, october 22nd

gary numan

rasputina

playing 'the pleasure principle'

@ the paradise


saturday, october 23rd

local natives

the ruby suns

union line

@ the house of blues


sunday, october 24th

woven bones

frankie rose & the outs

@ tt the bears


monday, october 25th

the corin tucker band

hungry ghost

darren hanlon

@ the paradise


wednesday, october 27th

a sunny day in glasgow

candy claws

@ great scott


wednesday, october 27th

black prairie

(members of the decemberists)

sarah jarosz

@ the middle east upstairs


thursday, october 28th

the tt's halloween bash

with members of mean creek + campaign

for real time (as talking heads)

john powhida (as todd rundgren)

preacher roe (as guided by voices)

@ tt the bears


friday, october 29th

frightened rabbit

plants and animals

the phantom band

@ the paradise


saturday, october 30th

hallelujah the hills

magic magic

boy without god

@ great scott


sunday, october 31st

florence and the machine

the smith westerns

@ the house of blues


monday, november 1st

blonde redhead

pantha du prince

@ the paradise


monday, november 1st

social distortion

lucero

frank turner

@ the house of blues boston


tuesday, november 2nd

junip (jose gonzales)

sharon van etten

@ the royale boston


tuesday, november 2nd

black mountain

the black angels

@ the paradise


wednesday, november 3rd

the dandy warhols

blue giant

@ tt the bears


wednesday, november 3rd

land of talk

suuns

little scream

@ tt the bears


thursday, november 4th

through sunday, november 7th

the international pop overthrow

4 nights @ pa's lounge


thursday, november 4th

matt + kim

javelin

@ the house of blues


thursday, november 4th

blitzen trapper

@ the paradise


friday, november 5th

guided by voices

blitzen trapper

@ the paradise


sunday, november 7th

drivin 'n cryin

@ tt the bears


monday, november 8th

clinic

the fresh & onlys

@ the paradise


tuesday, november 9th

the morning benders

@ the paradise


thursday + friday

november 11th + 12th

sufjan stevens

@ the orpheum


thursday, november 11th

shearwater

horse feathers

damien jurado

anais mitchell

@ the house of blues


thursday, november 11th

deer tick

@ the royale boston


thursday, november 11th

mumford & sons

cadillac sky

king charles

@ the house of blues


friday, november 12th

bottomless pit

black helicopter

chris brokaw

@ the middle east downstairs


saturday, november 13th

roky erickson

@ the royale boston


saturday, november 13th

grinderman

(nick cave, warren ellis, + more)

@ the house of blues


sunday, november 14th

elizabeth mitchell (of ida)

and friends

(a children's show!)

4:30pm @ club passim


sunday, november 14th

man or astro-man?

@ the middle east downstairs


monday, november 15th

la roux

@ the house of blues


tuesday, november 16th

a night of springsteen covers

with chris keene (mean creek),

corin ashley, dave aaronoff,

brendan little, hilken mancini,

the dirty truckers, drew o'doherty,

and more to be announced

marking the release of the new

6-disk 'darkness on the edge of town'

box set @ tt the bears


tuesday, november 16th

the posies

brendan benson

aqueduct

@ the royale boston


wednesday, november 17th

cornershop

@ the middle east downstairs


thursday, november 18th

kate nash

@ the paradise


thursday, november 18th

bear in heaven

@ the middle east downstairs


friday, november 19th

township

the lights out

the organ beats

@ tt the bears


saturday, november 20th

delorean

lemonade

@ the middle east downstairs


wednesday, november 24th

idlewild

happy hollows

@ the middle east downstairs


thursday, december 2nd

director/actor kevin smith

@ the house of blues


saturday, december 4th

peter hook + the light

play joy division's "unknown pleasures"

@ the royale boston


saturday, december 4th

killing joke

@ the paradise


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Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Hooked on the Happy Pills
Greetings overly-faithful readers. Long time no post, I know. Spent the last week giving thanks, practicing for an imminent rock show, and sadly/joyfully getting sucked into a freakin' MMORPG (that's "Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game" for you lucky laypeople. Translation: virtual D&D with other dorks). Yes, in a moment of weakness, and more than six years after successfully kicking a nasty EverCrack addiction, I downloaded the trial version of World of Warcraft, and it is slowly sinking its claws into me. Please, send me your thoughts, prayers, and wellwishes before I buy the full version.

Oh, and if you're on the Dark Iron server, send me your character name. Geek out!

Alright, on to things you might actually care about. Or should care about. Either way. I'm gonna make these brief so I can get working on this week's already-late live mp3 post...


Huzzah! Word is that the Wedding Present are hitting the road again in mid-February 2006 for a month-long tour of North America. Just six dates confirmed so far, but many more to follow, I'm sure (and Boston had better damn well be one of 'em).

For an idea of what they've been playing lately, here's some (ultra-subjective) highlights from a recent setlist in Aberdeen, according to a Wedding Present discussion group member who was there: Corduroy, Sucker, Don't Talk Just Kiss, Go Out and Get 'Em Boy!, Suck, Loveslave, Falling, Crushed, Click Click, Brassneck, & Heather.

Oh my. Click Click live? Yes, please. And the Julee Cruise/Twin Peaks cover? I'll take that, too. 2006 is lookin' good already.


Connect the collaboration dots from that news with this next bit: Pop goddess Amelia Fletcher and Tender Trap are back with a new 4-song EP on Matinee Recordings. A baby-shaped bundle will keep them off the road for awhile, but they do say "spring 2006 at the earliest", so at least the intent is there. Here's hoping for North American shores.


Excellent interview with American Analog Set's Andrew Kenny over at Junkmedia. (via Chromewaves)


Speaking of Chromewaves, take a second and go vote for 'em as 'Best Culture Blog' in the 2005 Canadian Blog Awards. And not just because I told you to, but because it's true.


It's still pretty impossible to fathom that Silkworm's Michael Dahlquist isn't out there somewhere, pounding the drums on songs that we'd be lucky to eventually hear, making music with his pals and planning another tour... it hasn't at all sunk in that there will never be another Silkworm album or show. But that inevitable realization is made slightly easier hearing that his bandmates haven't shut down creatively... far from it, Tim Midgett and Andy Cohen have started a new band called Bottomless Pit with ex-Seam drummer Chris Manfrin and .22 bassist Brian Orchard. They already played one four-song set a couple weeks back, and have another show coming up on December 21st at Hideout in Chicago. (thanks to False 45th for the heads up)

Oh, and for the curious... yeah, even though Orchard plays bass, Midgett is still playing some kind of six-string bass setup. They won't be hurting for low end, and I can't wait to hear it. Someone better be recording that action.


Head over to Ted Leo's site, where he's shared up his thoughtful response to a fan's complaint about a rare 21+ appearance in Seattle. An abundance of food for thought in that letter, there is.


A couple of promising video webcasts are on deck this coming Saturday over at FabChannel: Bloc Party and Stars, live from Amsterdam.


Australia's Candle Records celebrates their 10th anniversary with an over-four-hour DVD collection of live performances and interviews with their roster, which includes personal faves The Lucksmiths, Darren Hanlon, & The Guild League. Full tracklisting right over here. (via Unfinished)


Merge Records is auctioning off a bunch of cool stuff on eBay as part of a holiday charity auction. Right now there's just three autographed posters (Spoon, Tenement Halls, & Destroyer), but keep tabs on their eBay page for much more.


Thanks to Excellent Online for reminding me that NPR sure has been sharing up some solid live sets lately. Iron & Wine, Death Cab, Sigur Ros, Bloc Party, & Calexico, just to name a few. Hope they keep it that going.


Torr directs us to the stream of a recent live session by Mark Kozelek on BBC6 (at the 20:40 mark on the Friday, Nov. 25th show). It was part of the whole 4AD Records '1980 Forward' anniversary celebration, so check there for other appearances during Gideon Coe's show that week, including Kristin Hersh (at the mark on Tuesday, Nov. 22), Rachel Goswell of Mojave 3 (the 20:40 mark on Thursday, Nov 24), & the Mountain Goats. The Rachel Goswell guest spot is missing an illing Neil Halstead, but instead includes an airing of two songs from Mojave 3's next album, 'Puzzles Like You' and 'Breaking The Ice'. Hurry up and check them out, because they're only up for seven days. Actually, that Kristin Hersh one is gone already, and the Mountain Goats' Wednesday spot will be gone shortly.

Oh hell, why make you work for it? Here, I'm gonna share these up for a little while...

Mark Kozelek - Katy Song (live on BBC6)
Mark Kozelek - Bubble (live on BBC6)
Mojave 3 - Puzzles Like You (unmastered preview)
Mojave 3 - Breaking The Ice (unmastered preview)

After just a few listens to those two new Mojave 3 tracks, as well as the preview of 'Big Star Baby' they recently shared, I already think their next album is going to far outshine all their previous ones (which haven't exactly hit me in the sweet spot). Grab those mp3s quick before the authori-tays come a-knockin'.


On the subject of Kristin Hersh, Throwing Muses fans will find her latest blog entry fairly fascinating, as she candidly discusses her relationship with her old songs, and her old self. Which, as it turns out, is not too emotionally distant from her present self. It's a refreshingly honest read.


Had the distinct visual pleasure of checking out The Sound Your Eyes Can Follow over at my frequent Cambridge hangout, River Gods. TSYECF is a monthly night of rarely-seen and very cool independent music videos put together by Brainwashed's Jon Whitney, and it sure made for perfect atmosphere as I checked out River Gods' rumored wireless internet access. While that night's blocks of Kranky, Thrill Jockey, and Wax Trax videos went down perfectly with my pints, it ends up the internet access remains a rumor. Oh, it worked alright... but turns out I was just piggybacking on some poor neighbor's unprotected wireless router. I felt a little dirty... but not so dirty that I wouldn't maybe try it again.

The next installment of The Sound Your Eyes Can Follow is at 9pm on Thursday, December 22nd at River Gods, 125 River Street, Cambridge, MA.


Speaking of Boston-area visual treats: Local art organization Lumen Eclipse had the inaugural opening reception for their first two shows last night at Upstairs on the Square in Harvard Square. Check out the Lumen Eclipse site for details on where to check out their latest A/V experiments.


I'm still making my way through George R.R. Martin's new fantasy novel 'A Feast For Crows', and I hope to find the time to finish before he arrives in Boston in late January. He'll be appearing as the guest of honor at the three day Vericon VI (also in Harvard Square), and here's what their scheduling director has to say about when Martin will be around:
"Our guest speakers schedule has not been finalized yet. George R.R. Martin will most likely be speaking on Saturday; he may or may not also make an appearance on Friday or Sunday."
So here's how I took that response: "Buy a three day pass, ya cheapskate." Ok, ok.


I'm getting pretty excited for my solo trip to NYC in a couple weekends, where I'll be seeing Dennis Lehane's first written-for-the-stage project, Coronado, on Saturday Dec. 10th (new article about the production here), and then one of the three Explosions in the Sky shows at Mercury Lounge on Monday the 12th. On Sunday night? I'm free. Come now, who will drink with me?

Before that, though, I've got a show to play: This weekend, after a long break, I'll be behind the drums again with Charlene. We're gladly welcoming Canada's A Northern Chorus back to the Lizard Lounge on Saturday night, December 3rd, and we'll be joined by The Burdocks. Come out if you can (Saturday Night = No Excuses), and don't worry about earplugs, we'll bring 'em for ya.

Speaking of earplugs, the day after that I'll be at Dinosaur Jr.'s Middle East show (I've got a couple extra tickets if you missed out, just ask). And the day after that? I foresee another rough work day.

Ok, I'm so completely outta here. Sorry about the inevitable but so-far undetected typos and spelling f'ups... I rushed this one.

Mp3s on deck: Some live Headphones, and a couple live Pilot to Gunner songs. For the kids.











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