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recommended boston area events

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, April 10, 2006

Mp3s: Silver Jews in Cambridge, MA

As DC Berman said from the stage when he and his Silver Jews came to town a few weeks back: "It's not a once in a lifetime thing...". Before this first ever Joos tour, most of us figured it'd be a "not in our lifetime" thing, but Berman, his wife Cassie, and some musical friends made it happen. Only took him 15 years or so, and he even promised they'd return to these parts again.

Until then, or until another Silver Jews album arrives, here's something to hold onto... the entire set from their show at The Middle East in Cambridge, MA. It was the 8th night of the tour, and according to someone there who'd also seen the two previous NY shows, it was a night that they really came together as a 'band'. I've got nothing to compare it to, but it all worked for me.

The only real drawback? People, of course. While most of the sold-out crowd was there to see and hear the something special, there seemed to be a disproportionate number who were there to be seen and heard, who'd read that it was 'the place to be', and spent the set both jibbering and jabbering. You'll hear what I mean when you listen to the mp3s... there's a constant buzz of conversation throughout.

Fortunately the mix helps mightily. The usual difficulty of mixing in the confines of the low-ceilinged Middle East downstairs was overcome by their touring soundman, who just happened to be Pavement drummer Steve West. I thought I recognized him when checking to see if it was cool to record the show (and of course, it was), and sure enough, he was along for the trip. Definitely explains why the drum sounds, which can be the first things to get lost in a sometimes-muddy MidEast mix, come through pretty damn clear. This equal-parts Joos & Pavement fan got a little kick out of seeing West behind the board when his ex-bandmate (and now tour manager) Bob Nostanovich came on stage to drum on a couple songs. I've loved "Trains Across The Sea" for what seems like forever, and having him play his original part was a real treat.

Here's the show, more links below...


Although the setlist indicated they'd close with "Inside the Golden Days of Missing You", they decided against it...

  • For an excellent recollection of the night, head over to False 45th.

  • The Phoenix has a nice SJ article and review of the show as well.

  • For an entirely wrong-headed write-up, read this Boston Globe one.

  • Some pictures from the evening can be found over at donut muse, and well as planetswest.

  • Not only to the Joos have a very detailed fansite, The Corduroy Suit, but they've also got a myspace page that's maintained by a friend o' the band. Good stuff.

  • Want some more live Silver Jews? Into the whole torrent thing? You can grab the entire March 21st set from the Starlight Ballroom in Philadelphia over at dimeadozen.


    Again with the fine print: If anyone has an issue with this live set being made available, just say the word (email link on left). Songs recorded with a Sony Sony ECM-719 mic and a Sony MZ-RH10 minidisc, converted to .wav and then to 192kbps mp3s. And keep in mind, sets are made available for a few weeks, and cannot be reposted once removed.

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