bradley's almanac - a boston music blog

boston area shows of note:

monday, october 6th

catfish haven

dead confederate

mean creek

the motion sick

@ tt the bears

monday, october 6th

the wedding present

the jealous girlfriends

@ the middle east downstairs

monday, october 6th

fleet foxes

frank fairfield

@ the somerville theatre

monday, october 6th

stereolab

le loup

monade

@ the paradise

tuesday, october 7th

liam finn

the veils

@ the paradise

wednesday, october 8th

lucinda williams

@ the orpheum

wednesday, october 8th

the opening night of

carrie fisher's one woman show

'wishful drinking'

@ the huntington theater (bu)

wednesday, october 8th

allison moyet

@ the wilbur theatre

wednesday, october 8th

wire

@ the middle east downstairs

thursday, october 9th

chuck ragan (of hot water music)

ben nichols (of lucero)

tim barry (of avail)

with guest jesse malin

@ the middle east

friday, october 10th

kirsten a. malone

scholarship fundraiser

ho-ag

bone zone

tinsel teeth

cathy cathodic

@ the milky way

friday, october 10th

writer sarah vowell

7pm @ brookline booksmith

saturday, october 11th

the new year

dirty on purpose

tre orsi

@ the middle east upstairs

saturday, october 11th

les savy fav

passion pit

phil and the osophers

@ the middle east downstairs

saturday, october 11th

the feelies

@ the roxy

sunday, october 12th

the residents

@ showcase live, foxboro

sunday, october 12th

the notwist

@ the roxy

sunday, october 12th

jamie lidell

janelle monae

@ the paradise

sunday, october 12th

against me!

ted leo & the pharmacists

the future of the left

@ the wilbur theatre

monday, october 13th

tv on the radio

the dirtbombs

@ the wilbur theatre

tuesday, october 14th

cold war kids

@ the paradise

thursday, october 16th

TOURFILTER DJ NIGHT

with dj's chris tourfilter

and bradley almanac

featuring only songs by bands

playing soon in the boston area

9pm @ river gods, cambridge

thursday, october 16th

ben kweller

whitley

@ the paradise

thursday, october 16th

jonatha brooke

glen phillips

(from toad the wet sprocket)

@ the wilbur theatre

friday, october 17th

hallelujah the hills

wonderful spells

capstan shafts

needy visions

@ tt the bears

friday, october 17th

jonathan richman

with drummer tommy larkin

@ the somerville theatre

saturday, october 18th

asobi seksu

the broken river prophet

@ tt the bears

saturday, october 18th

ra ra riot

walter meego

the morning benders

@ the middle east

sunday, october 19th

the spinto band

frightened rabbit

@ the middle east

monday, october 20th

magnetic morning

(adam swervedriver & sam interpol)

julie ocean

springhouse (w/jack rabid)

@ great scott

tuesday, october 21st

annuals

live in-store performance

7pm @ newbury comics, newbury st.

tuesday, october 21st

minus the bear

annuals

sylvie

@ the wilbur theatre

tuesday & wednesday

october 21st & 22nd

billy bragg

@ the somerville theatre

wednesday, october 22nd

writer/expert john hodgman

6pm @ the coolidge corner theatre

wednesday, october 22nd

yeasayer

@ the paradise

wednesday, october 22nd

lyle lovett & john hiatt

(acoustic, on stage together)

@ the orpheum

thursday, october 23rd

robert fisher

(of willard grant conspiracy)

chris brokaw

drew o'doherty

@ the lily pad

thursday, october 23rd

lykke li

@ the paradise

thursday, october 23rd

deerhoof

experimental dental school

@ the middle east down

friday, october 24th

fujiya & miyagi

prototypes

@ the paradise

sunday, october 26th

scars on broadway

the duke spirit

@ the paradise

sunday, october 26th

broken social scene

land of talk

@ the wilbur theatre

monday, october 27th

matthew sweet

@ the paradise

wednesday, october 29th

legendary pink dots

@ the middle east down

thursday, october 30th

of montreal

@ the orpheum

friday, october 31st

hotel cafe tour

with rachael yamagata, meiko,

thao nguyen, samanatha crain,

and jenny owen youngs

@ the paradise

friday, october 31st

the rumble strips

birdmonster

@ tt the bears

friday, october 31st

david byrne

performing the songs of byrne & eno

@ the wang center

saturday, november 1st

henry rollins (spoken word)

@ the orpheum

monday, november 3rd

matt and kim

best fwends

@ the middle east

monday, november 3rd

coldplay

@ the td banknorth garden

wednesday, november 5th

conor oberst +

the mystic valley band

@ the roxy

thursday, november 6th

the decemberists

loche lamond

@ the orpheum

friday, november 7th

"my name is bruce"

area theatrical premiere

with director/star bruce campbell

@ the kendall square cinema

sunday, november 9th

the hold steady

drive-by truckers

@ the orpheum

tuesday, november 11th

deerhunter

times new viking

the vivian girls

@ the paradise

wednesday, november 12th

the sea and cake

@ the middle east down

wednesday, november 12th

kings of leon

we are scientists

the whigs

@ the orpheum

thursday, november 13th

nicole atkins & the sea

salt & samovar

@ tt the bears

friday & saturday

november 14th & 15th

smashing pumpkins

@ the citi wang theatre

saturday, november 15th

scarce (cd release!)

wheat

triplethick

@ tt the bears

sunday, november 16th

centro-matic

@ the middle east

monday, november 17th

margot & the nuclear so and so's

@ tt the bears

tuesday, november 18th

m83

school of seven bells

@ the middle east down

thursday, november 20th

bishop allen

@ the middle east

friday, november 21st

robyn hitchcock

performing 'i often dream of trains'

@ the somerville theatre

saturday, november 22nd

sondre lerche

@ the paradise

sunday, november 30th

18th dye

devon williams

@ tt the bears

tuesday, december 2nd

nada surf

delta spirit

jealous girlfriends

@ the paradise

friday, december 5th

mercury rev

dean & britta

@ the paradise

saturday, december 13th

neil young

wilco

everest

@ the dcu center, worcester

sunday, december 14th

bon iver

@ the wilbur theatre

monday, january 5th, 2009

glasvegas

rails to russia

@ great scott

sunday, january 18th

frightened rabbit

@ great scott

visit tourfilter for more shows

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Time Will Break The World

Let's skip the small talk and get right to the goods...

Marked as a must-buy: The first-ever Silver Jews tour comes to the Middle East Downstairs on Sunday, March 19th, and tickets go on sale tomorrow morning, Dec. 22nd, via ticketmaster and at the Middle East box office. Joos Main main DC Berman has promises "A fiery oratorical performance, as Bob Nastanovich reads his challenge 'Address To the Men of This Town', 'Professional style' multimedia stageshow, Country Comedy by Kevin Guthrie and Corny Crow, Show co-hosted by the lovely Cassie Berman". Well, whatever the hell it is, I'll be there.

The four gentlemen who make up the newly-christened Undertow Orchestra will be hitting Boston's Museum of Fine Arts for a special Valentine's Day show (February 14th, duh). Tickets are now available here, with special (and therefore slightly more pricey) 'Front of House' tickets available here. And who are these musical men? Namely David Bazan (Pedro the Lion), Mark Eitzel (American Music Club), Will Johnson (Centro-Matic), and Mr. Vic Chesnutt. They'll be performing 'in the round', alternating songs and collaborating on either others' work, I'd imagine. Promises to be a magical night, indeed. Nearly 20 other dates are scheduled, although it looks like Canada and the West Coast are missing out. Shame, that.

Speaking of Pedro the Lion, looks like there's a bit of a shake-up in PtL-land. While it's always been David Bazan's baby, singer/songwriter TW Walsh has become an integral part of the 'band' in recent years. According to this thread, their collaboration has come to an end, and so has the band name 'Pedro The Lion'. TW decided that being a touring musician isn't for him, what with family and all, and without TW involved, Bazan no longer wants to release songs under the Pedro name. Here's a bit of the post from Bob at the Undertow board:

"Dave will be making music, touring, and releasing records under his own name. He'll still be writing and singing the songs. Just not under the name Pedro The Lion. The short term plan is for Dave to do the Undertow Orchestra tour in February (see that other post) and then do some solo touring and maybe some Headphones touring in the spring and summer.

We'll probably have some sort of web and show only CD ready by Feb or March. It'll be Dave doing stripped down versions of Pedro songs and maybe a new song or two. We don't know exactly what songs yet.

Then Dave will work on a proper studio album in the spring and summer that will be released by Jade Tree in early 2007.

There will most likely be a new Headphones recorded by the end of 2006 for release by Suicide Squeeze sometime after the solo album.

TW decided that being a full-time musician and being away from his family 100+ days a year was not the best thing for him now. Dave does not want to call what he does Pedro The Lion without TW's involvement. There are no hard feelings, no weirdness, or anything dramatic to worry about. TW did not break up Pedro The Lion. Dave has been thinking about dropping the band name for a long time. They are still good friends. TW will continue to work on The Soft Drugs recordings and i'm sure will be playing shows in and around Seattle whenever he can.

This is not to say that the Pedro The Lion name will never be used again. But for as far as we are planning ahead, there will be no new releases or touring using the band name Pedro The Lion."

So there ya go. TW Walsh also shares his thoughts on the matter right over here.

My already-ample appreciation and respect for Kristin Hersh and the crew over at Throwing Music grows larger with the release of the new 50 Foot Wave 5-song 'Free Music EP', released under a spiffy Creative Commons License, and shared over at the TM website. Great stuff, released in a refreshing way. Go grab it, and help spread the word.

Thanks to Torr (as always) for reminding me of the WOXY Lounge Acts archive. Downloadable sessions from Rogue Wave, Low, Aberdeen City, The Wedding Present, & bunches more.

Indie Interviews is a weekly podcast, and if you can't figure out the content from the title, you probably still don't know what a podcast is. Recent guests include Andrew Kenny from American Analog Set, the Rogue Wave guys, and John from the Long Winters. Many more to be had, so take a look at the list.

For those of you who dug the Mark Gardener live set I shared up a couple weeks back, be sure to check out his recent on-air appearance over at KCRW.

One of the main reasons I encourage people to leave feedback in my 'Nac posts (aside from boosting my fragile ego) is that I get to occasionally discover new and quickly-bookmarked music blogs from commentators, like The Oh So Quiet Show, fr'instance. Great site, go 'n look.

C-Ryan has been sharing some great live music through his MySpace page. Take a look.

Yes, I still TiVo Saturday Night Live. And yes, I too was blown away by the 'Lazy Sunday' rap short they aired this past weekend. It was like a breath of fresh comedic air, and I only hope it's the start of funnier things to come. Hiring the Lonely Island guys was one of the smartest moves SNL has made in a very long time. Want the audio only? Here ya go.

(note: only on the internet can writing about something that aired just over 3 days ago feel 'ancient')

I would be remiss if I didn't at least mention the fact that Office-Extras-man Ricky Gervais has a new podcast over at the Guardian Unlimited. And by 'new', I mean it started two weeks ago. Pay attention!

So the new DVD set of 24 Season 4 included a special 10-minute 'prequel' for upcoming Season 5. Suppose you don't collect the box sets, but are still kinda curious? Well, go here. Jack rocks a hoodie, Strider-style.

On a recent episode of Veronica Mars, a couple of GMail addresses appeared on screen, one used by Logan while trying to track down some missing videotapes, and one used by a police force employee. Naturally, Amie and I were geeky enough to send a message to each of 'em. The replies...

from gottapes@gmail.com:

"I already have the tapes and destroyed them. If you want to hound someone, why don't you hound Veronica Mars. She can be reached at http://www.upn.com/shows/veronica_mars/

-Logan

and from inga.olofson@gmail.com:

"Dear Sir or Madame, If you are inquiring about the missing Aaron Echolls tapes, I do not have them and would never sell them. I appreciate my job too much. Please direct any further requests to Ms. Mars. She can be reached at: http://www.upn.com/shows/veronica_mars/

Sincerely,
Inga Olofson
Clerk, Balboa County Sheriff's Department

Aces.

I've been on a serious stand-up comedy kick lately, thanks in no small part to the full-length Comedians of Comedy documentary on Showtime, and the subsequent series on Comedy Central. Weekly laughs from Patton Oswalt, Zach Galifianakis, Brian Posehn, & Maria Bamford. I'm loving Oswalt & Posehn's unrestrained comic-book nerdery, on full display when the comedy tour arrives in a particular city on a Wednesday (new comic day!). The latest episode had the duo hitting Newbury Comics before their August gig at the Paradise (too bad someone didn't direct them to Comicopia... they woulda had plenty of backing boards for Brian).

I've been a Patton fan for a long time, but the show has prompted me to dig deeper into the work of the other three, especially Galifianakis. I fortunately picked up the self-released "Look Who It Isn't" DVD from his site just before it sold out completely, and it looks like it's gone for good. That's a shame, as it has some truly excellent stuff on it, including some brilliant bits from his short-lived VH1 talk show, Late World (which I'm guilty of ignoring, along with the rest of the world, sadly). There are also some great stand-up clips, including a show where the cringe-worthy ex-Survivor freak Johnny 'Fairplay' shows up in the crowd, and Zach has at him ("I'm casting a new reality show... it's called Awkwardness."). There are also appearances from Sarah Silverman & Adam Goldberg, but the best surprise was at the very end of the DVD: The Shins performing "Know Your Onion" on 'Late World'.

Here's what Zach G. had to say in the DVD liner notes:

"Anyone can put out a DVD of them doing well. I think failure is funnier. The contents of this DVD include some clips I found in my attic of my show watched by 23 people called 'Late World With Zach' and a couple of recent shows of me struggling on stage in front of drunks. Also included is some extra footage of me daydreaming.

Thanks for loving me so much.

Zach Galifianakis"

There'll be another disc sometime next year, so join his mailing list for news.

Another episode of CoC had Oswalt & Bamford appearing on a radio show, recommending other comics they think are doing great work. Having faith in their opinions, I wrote 'em down and did some surfing. They include: Louie CK, Andy Kindler, Melissa Paull, Jen Kirkman, Morgan Murphy, Howard Kremer, Eddie Pepitone, Jackie Kashian, & Dan Mintz. Lots to look and listen for.

I've got a few more posts in progress that I'll hopefully crank out very soon as my holidays-off draw near. Some random live mp3s, a post of holiday songs, and some audio from the Jewcy party I checked out when I was in NYC. Until then...

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