bradley's almanac - a boston music blog

boston area shows of note:

thursday, august 21st

yndi halda

caspian

irepress

@ tt the bears

friday, august 22nd

varsity drag

lump

charcoal lavage

jake and the jakes

@ o'briens

friday, august 22nd

obits (ex-hot snakes/rftc)

viva viva

dead cats dead rats

sunday morning music

@ the middle east

saturday, august 23rd

the soft drugs

higgins

the toothaches

drama queens

@ pa's lounge

saturday, august 23rd

amo joy!

franklin bruno

(from nothing painted blue)

one happy island (ep release!)

@ the lily pad

saturday, august 23rd

newbury comics / unnatural axe

30th anniversary bash

the meatmen, queers, nasties,

unnatural axe, sleazies

@ the middle east down

sunday, august 24th

don cabellero

ponytail

irepress

@ harper's ferry

tuesday, august 26th

the final installment of...

neil cleary's 'doozy'

a guest-packed august residency

@ the lizard lounge

wednesday, august 27th

liz phair performing

'exile in guyville'

@ the paradise

wednesday, august 27th

xiu xiu

prurient

@ the paradise

friday, august 29th

liz phair performs

'exile in guyville'

@ the paradise

monday, september 1st

the juan maclean

@ the middle east downstairs

wednesday, september 3rd

ryan's smashing life presents...

justice of the unicorns

tigers & monkeys

spanish armada

wild business

@ the middle east

friday, september 5th

silver jews

hallelujah the hills

who shot hollywood

@ the middle east downstairs

saturday, september 6th

my morning jacket

@ the bank of america pavilion

saturday, september 6th

matt pryor (get up kids)

kevin devine

mike fiore (faces on film)

@ harper's ferry

sunday, september 7th

ryan adams & the cardinals

@ the bank of america pavilion

tuesday, september 9th

paul weller

@ the berklee performance center

friday, september 12th

mission of burma

in-store performance

7pm @ newbury comics, newbury st.

friday, september 12th

buffalo tom

as part of the boston arts festival

@ christopher columbus park

saturday, september 13th

wfnx disorientation 2008

the kooks, flogging molly,

alkaline trio, rogue wave,

and more to be announced

@ bank of america pavilion

sunday, september 14th

lymbyc systym

this will destroy you

arms and sleepers

@ harper's ferry

monday, september 15th

lagwagon, mxpx,

only crime, & tat

@ harper's ferry

monday, september 15th

sunset rubdown

@ the middle east

monday, september 15th

james

@ the paradise

tuesday, september 16th

a place to bury strangers

@ the paradise

thursday, september 18th

the walkmen

@ the middle east downstairs

friday, september 19th

sigur ros

@ the bank of america pavilion

friday, september 19th to

sunday, september 21st

all tomorrow's parties

with my bloody valentine, low

built to spill, mogwai, shellac,

polvo, yo la tengo, lilys, autolux

dinosaur jr, mercury rev, & more

@ the catskills in nyc

saturday, september 20th

mike viola (solo)

(1st of 3 weekly residencies)

with guest blue and their

band, the major labels

@ the lizard lounge

saturday, september 20th

noah & the whale

@ toad

sunday, september 21st

the low lows

magic magic

ryan lee crosby

@ tt the bears

monday, september 22nd

the broken west

@ the middle east

monday, september 22nd

oxford collapse

love as laughter

takka takka

@ tt the bears

monday, september 22nd

mogwai

fuck buttons

@ the wilbur theatre

tuesday, september 23rd

writer dennis lehane

(release day for 'the given day')

@ the coolidge corner theatre

tuesday, september 23rd

weezer

angels & airwaves

tokyo police club

@ the tsongas arena

tuesday, september 23rd

cut copy

the presets

@ the paradise

wednesday, september 24th

joan as policewoman

@ the middle east

wednesday, september 24th

low

tulsa

@ the museum of fine arts boston

saturday, september 27th

mike viola (solo)

(2nd of 3 weekly residencies)

@ the lizard lounge

saturday, september 27th

built to spill

performing 'perfect from now on'

dinosaur jr.

meat puppets

@ the orpheum

sunday, september 28th

the bird and the bee

willoughby

@ great scott

sunday and monday

september 28th and 29th

ratatat

@ the paradise

thursday, september 30th

boston spaceships

(gbv's robert pollard)

big dipper

@ the paradise

thursday, september 30th

say hi

jukebox the ghost

@ the middle east

thursday & friday

october 2nd & 3rd

baltimore round robin

29 bands playing in a circle,

non-stop, one song at a time,

with you in the very center

with dan deacon, beach house,

creepers, the death set, adventure,

and everyone listed here

@ mass art

friday, october 3rd

death cab for cutie

@ agganis arena

friday, october 3rd

the fratellis

airborne toxic event

electric touch

@ the orpheum

saturday, october 4th

mike viola @ friends

(3rd of 3 weekly residencies)

@ the lizard lounge

sunday, october 5th

old 97s

@ the wilbur theatre

sunday, october 5th

pinback

@ the paradise

monday, october 6th

the wedding present

the jealous girlfriends

@ the middle east downstairs

monday, october 6th

fleet foxes

@ the somerville theatre

monday, october 6th

stereolab

monade

@ the paradise

tuesday, october 7th

liam finn

the veils

@ the paradise

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

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

@ 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

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

@ tt the bears

friday, october 17th

jonathan richman

with drummer tommy larkin

@ the somerville theatre

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

minus the bear

annuals

sylvie

@ the wilbur theatre

tuesday & wednesday

october 21st & 22nd

billy bragg

@ the somerville theatre

wednesday, october 22nd

yeasayer

@ the paradise

wednesday, october 22nd

lyle lovett & john hiatt

(acoustic, on stage together)

@ the orpheum

thursday, october 23rd

lykke li

@ the paradise

thursday, october 23rd

deerhoof

experimental dental school

@ the middle east down

friday, october 24th

fujiya & miyagi

@ 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

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

coldplay

@ the td banknorth garden

sunday, november 9th

the hold steady

drive-by truckers

@ the orpheum

tuesday, november 11th

deerhunter

times new viking

the vivian girls

@ the paradise

wedneseday, november 12th

kings of leon

we are scientists

the whigs

@ the orpheum

tuesday, november 18th

m83

school of seven bells

@ the middle east down

thursday, november 20th

bishop allen

@ the middle east

saturday, december 13th

neil young

wilco

@ the dcu center, worcester

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Friday, March 17, 2006

Everything, All At Once Forever

And awaaaaay we go...

Hell of a live music week ahead here in Boston, what with the Silver Jews / New Radiant Storm King show on Sunday, Editors and Stellastarr* on Monday, Th' freakin' Faith Healers on Wednesday, and a Billy Bragg solo chaser to wash it all down on Thursday. Depending on which big city you live in, the week after SXSW can end up being pretty busy, what with bands booking shows after their fest appearances. I've been stockpiling my extra stamina, but I'm sure glad I'll be sitting down for Billy Bragg at the end of it all.

First up? The Silver Jews on Sunday. Now, as fortunate as I feel to see finally the Joos, I'm just as excited to catch openers New Radiant Storm King in the wake of their latest album, 'The Steady Hand'. NRSK's Peyton Pinkerton (he also of The Pernice Brothers) is pulling double duty that night, handling guitar in this touring version of the Silver Jews, and playing first will be Allston's own Ketman.

The Weekly Dig's Michael Brodeur speaks with lead Joo D.C. Berman, and writes a bit about his poetic side, in this week's issue.

Monday night brings Editors back to town after their excellent (and very sold out) show at Great Scott a couple months back (download it here). Their night at the Roxy is the very first stop on their co-headlining tour with Stellastarr*, who are themselves traveling in support of their new single 'Love and Longing' off the 'Harmonies for the Haunted' disc...

Stellastarr* - 'Love and Longing' (mp3)

Also out (or out soon) is the 'Sweet Troubled Soul' EP, which has three mixes of the song, including the one that ex-Pumpkin James Iha did a few months back...

Stellastarr* - 'Sweet Troubled Soul (Iha Mix)' (mp3)

Doesn't look like the show is sold out yet, but I'd wager that when the doors open on Monday night, that'll no longer be the case.

Haven't got your tickets to see Th' Faith Healers on Wednesday at the ultra-tiny PA's Lounge in Somerville? Well, first off, you're frakkin' nuts. They were (and likely still are) a feral live act, something their recordings hint and old anecdotes back up. I didn't get to catch 'em them back in the early 90s when they toured the States with Stereolab, so I'm more than a little jazzed that I get to rectify that, and at such a small space no less. It will, no doubt, be an insane evening.

Last I knew, tickets were still available at PA's Lounge, cash-only and in-person. Just ask the bartender. PA's isn't set up to hold tickets, or take credit cards, or save spaces and such, so get yourself over there in the evening and grab 'em. Stacie from The Critique of Pure Reason, who set up the show, has graciously said that desperate out-of-towners who need advanced tickets can contact her at tickets--at--thecritique--dot--org, and she can do limited mailorder, but this is strictly a favor for people who are driving from far away.

The show is 18+, and it'll cost you a mere $10 (21+) or $13 (18-20). Opening up is the long-dormant Bright, and doors are at 7PM on Wednesday, March 22nd, which is earlier than usual for PA's. For directions to PA's, see their website.

For a list of other upcoming Critique of Pure Reason-presented shows, check their schedule. This evening they've brought the one and only Nikki Sudden to PA's along with Thalia Zedek and Kahoots.

Something else for Th' Faith Healers fans out there: WFMU's Brian Turner will welcome the band into the studio on Tuesday, March 28th between 3 and 6pm eastern. You can listen online, and it'll be archived sometime thereafter right over here (where you can also find saved sets from The New Pornographers, Deerhoof, Calexico, and many more.

That brings us to Mr. Billy Bragg on Thursday night at the Somerville Theatre. He's out solo in support of his beautiful new 9-disc (7 CD / 2 DVD) box set, 'Volume 1', and I'm thrilled to see just him and his electric guitar this time around. Didja catch him on Conan O'Brien a couple nights back? He performed 'A New England', and it was the nice tease for next Thursday. If you missed his appearance, it's of course on You Tube already. For a mind-bending comparison, catch him playing the same song many, many years ago on the BBC's 'The Tube'.

One show I'll be missing, but seriously wish I wasn't, is Buffalo Tom & Crown Victoria's Bill Janovitz appearing tomorrow night, Saturday the 18th, as part of Session Americana at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge. Bill himself describes it as "a take off of the Irish pub sessions, a few musicians gathered intimately around a table and playing traditional covers. Except for (Session) Americana, well, they play country, soul, rock & roll, standards, etc. We might put in an old Irish tune seeing as though it is the day after St. Patty�s. For notes on the musician regulars and other details, see the website."

Even though a batch of tickets sold out in less than an hour (the Lizard ain't huge), there's still a way to get in: Rougly 60 wristbands will be given out before the show, starting at 7:30pm. Your guess is as good as mine as to how early people will start lining up for those, but if you're so inclined, don't take chances. Just show up real early and grab dinner at the Cambridge Common upstairs.

There have been some great new shows announced in the past few weeks, so heads up Bostonians:

The New Pornographers on April 10th
Pinback on May 6th at the Paradise
Mogwai on May 14th at Avalon
Sigur R�s also on May 14th at the Bank of America Pavilion

About that New Pornographers date: It's some Jack Daniels sponsored thing being co-promoted by the Weekly Dig, and I'm not sure yet where it is or what you have to do to get in. Details will be here soon, supposedly.

As much as I was bitchin' that Mogwai skipped Boston on their first go-round, now that they are finally coming in May, I actually hesitated gettin' tickets. After service charges, they'd be more than $25 each, and that's hard to swallow for a budget-conscious boy. But once I picked up their new one, 'Mr. Beast', and listened to it loudly on the way to work, while driving along a rain-splattered Charles river on a foggy early-spring morning... well, I had no choice in the matter. It's a gorgeously powerful album, already far outshining their previous one, and it's giving me serious goosebumps. Suffice it to say, I clicked and ordered my Mogwai tickets within 10 minutes of getting to the office that morning, dollars be damned. Can't put a price on seeing those songs live.

And Sigur R�s? Well, they've officially graduated to venues that are larger than I want to visit. I'll hold my memories of past shows very closely. Pinback at the Paradise, though? I'm very there. Just gotta stop by the box office to avoid those pesky service fees. Better not sell out by then...

Got lots more to write about, but I'm going to post this sucker before I get too carried away... work beckons, etc. Hopefully I'll be able to fire off another missive this weekend, but if not, I'll be back with that live Serena Maneesh set on Monday.

And lastly, a reminder: You can enter the Blondie ticket/cd giveaway thing I'm running until Monday morning, so read my previous post for details and drop me an email...

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