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wednesday and thursday
february 10th and 11th
the magnetic fields
laura barrett
@ the wilbur theatre
thursday, february 11th
v66 reunion
with rod & cones, big city rock,
the fools, o positive, animotion,
right turn, digney fingus, ernie boch jr.,
lizzie borden and the axes, & more
@ house of blues
thursday, february 11th
found audio
the first annual
the rockefeller fortune
boone
@ oliver's / cask 'n flagon
friday, february 12th
kings of convenience
franklin for short
@ the paradise
saturday, february 13th
one happy island
human hearts (with franklin bruno)
boy genius
free! @ toad, cambridge
saturday, february 13th
a benefit for haiti
the okay win
new son rising
the elevators
@ copperfields
saturday, february 13th
tegan & sara
holly miranda
@ the orpheum
sunday, february 14th
we were promised jetpacks
bad veins
royal bangs
@ the middle east downstairs
monday, february 15th
a benefit for haiti
with big bear, ketman,
chris brokaw, monique ortiz,
art decade, & the dirty dishes
@ the middle east downstairs
tuesday, wednesday, & thursday
february 16th, 17th, & 18th
3 nights with jonathan richman
@ the middle east upstairs
thursday, february 18th
editors
the antlers
@ house of blues
friday, february 19th
28 degrees taurus
el jezel
the broken river prophet
metal feathers
@ o'briens, allston
friday, february 19th
taken by trees
el perro del mar
@ the cambridge ymca theatre
saturday, february 20th
dawes
corey chisel & the wandering sons
jason boesel (rilo kiley)
@ great scott
monday, february 22nd
boy without god
ryan lee crosby quartet
the wailing wall
sleepy very sleepy
@ tt the bears
wednesday, february 24th
wild beasts
still life still
dj carbo
@ great scott
saturday, february 27th
hadoken (cd release)
caspian
irepress
slowest runner
@ tt the bears
monday, march 1st
rogue wave
@ the paradise
tuesday, march 9th
jet
crash kings
@ 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
wednesday, march 17th
joanna newsom
@ the sanders theatre, harvard
wednesday, march 17th
henry rollins (spoken word)
@ the somerville theatre
sunday, march 21st
the clientele
field music
@ great scott
saturday, march 20th
air
am
@ berklee performance center
thursday, march 25th
aloud
action camp
hello ninja
@ great scott
thursday, march 25th
the donnas
@ the paradise
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
@ 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
nada surf
@ the paradise
sunday, april 4th
serena maneesh
depreciation guild
@ tt the bears
tuesday, april 6th
wilco
@ the orpheum
wednesday, april 7th
florence & the machine
@ the paradise
wednesday, april 7th
rocky votolato
brooke waggoner
@ great scott
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
@ the paradise
saturday, april 10th
pissed jeans
confines
sqrm
@ great scott
monday, april 12th
the wedding present
play their 1989 lp 'bizarro'
with openers girl in a coma
@ the middle east downstairs
thursday, april 15th
red sparowes
doomriders
@ the middle east downstairs
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
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
@ the paradise
tuesday, april 20th
quasi
let's wrestle
@ the middle east downstairs
saturday, april 24th
los campesinos!
here we go magic
@ 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
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
monday, may 3rd
yeasayer
sleigh bells
@ the paradise
thursday, may 6th
shout out louds
@ the paradise
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
tuesday, may 25th
smittens
allo darlin'
one happy island
horrowitz
@ toad
wednesday, may 26th
reverend horton heat
cracker
miss derringer
@ the house of blues
wednesday, june 2nd
the national
@ the house of blues
friday, june 4th
brian jonestown massacre
@ the paradise
saturday, june 19th
james taylor
carole king
@ the garden
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Monday, November 21, 2005 Mp3s: live American Analog Set For me, an American Analog Set show is like taking some kind of serious drug... it's a yearly fix that I just physically kinda crave. Every time I've seen 'em, at some point during the set, I can recall the exact moment where I first lose myself... when I get caught up in a repetitive instrumental moment, and I realize that my eyes have been closed for some unknown amount of time. I end up feeling like I'm the only person in the room, letting the layered build wash over me. It's tough to describe, but coming out of it feels a bit like you just woke up with your high school head on your desk, surrounded by the rest of your class staring, as you wonder for a second where the hell you are. During last Wednesday's show at TTs in Cambridge, that moment came earlier than ever, during their very first song. Even though 'Fuck This... I'm Leaving' is the final track on what may be their last record, they used it to ease us into their set, and it was perfect. What followed was one of the best AmAnSet shows I've seen, with a setlist that wasn't the standard new-album-heavy, but instead pulled from throughout their 10-year discography. The earliest was 'Don't Wake Me', which closes their 1997 second album, and other appreciated surprises included both 'Weather Report' and 'New Drifters II' from their third disc. A lot of people see these first three albums as the band's 'first phase', and since it was during that period that I fell in love with the band, I hold those songs dearest. That said, I think their latest album, 'Set Free', is easily the best of the so-called second phase, and wouldn't have minded a bunch more from it... well, maybe not at the expense of the older stuff. Knowing it was likely the last time I'd see these five guys together on stage, I'd have stayed far into the morning for more. As it was, I felt more than lucky that we got an encore, something I'd never seen or heard of them doing before, but that they're kindly acquiescing to this final time around. To have their last Boston show end on a song I bashfully requested... well, I'll just say that it meant a hell of a lot. I wrote about that earlier here. And here's the whole magical set...  1. Fuck This... I'm Leaving 2. Kindness of Strangers 3. Immaculate Heart I / II 4. New Drifters II 5. Weather Report 6. Choir Vandals 7. Hard to Find 8. Born on the Cusp 9. The Hatist 10. Don't Wake Me 11. Cool Kids Keep 12. We're Computerizing And We Just Don't Need You Anymore 13. She's Half (encore) And as I share this up, I'll humbly ask a small favor: They're selling a tour-only vinyl EP, which I fully planned on getting at the show... and had I known they were only rationing 10 per night, I'd have gone straight to the merch table. But recording the set and taking photos while holding a 12 inch platter wasn't gonna work... so I waited. And lost out. So if anyone bought two, or ends up going to one of the remaining shows on the tour, could you maybe hook me up? Naturally I'll pay for it and any shipping costs, and I'll throw in a cd burn of this set for good measure. Plus, there's the undying gratitude. Priceless. For a guy that owns nearly everything they've released, missing out on that is fairly painful. For some excellent photos from the show, and even a video clip of 'Cool Kids Keep', head over to Sid's Too Much Rock site. And if you beg him, he might even put up one of the two other videos he recorded. Also, don't forget to check the recordings section of the AmAnSet site every week, as they've been sharing all the demos from the new album. Oh, and for some very cool AAS posters, head over here. I just ordered one of the 'hearts' print for my wall, and there are lots of other very spiffy designs for other fine bands available, too. Towards the end of the set above, you'll hear Andrew Kenny thank the Boston crowd for their support, not just for that night, but for treating them so well over the years. And to that I say: No, sir... thank you. Labels: livemp3s  |
midlake
two copies of their new cd
running until 9am on 2/12
david bazan + his band
live at tt the bear's place
in cambridge, mass.
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