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recommended boston area events

thursday, july 2nd

the church

adam franklin (swervedriver)

@ showcase live, foxborough


sunday, july 5th

city breathing

deep sea diver

adam rich

steve pardo & lindley cameron

@ the middle east upstairs


saturday, july 11th

the luxury

the click five

midatlantic

aloud

@ the paradise


sunday, july 12th

the dead weather

screaming females

@ the house of blues


saturday, july 18th

butterflies

travels

@ pa's lounge


sunday, july 19th

grand duchy (w/frank black)

the bunnies

van elk (w/valerie mistle thrush)

@ the middle east downstairs


sunday, july 19th

lymbyc systym

coralcola

the cush

the pandas

@ the middle east upstairs


monday, july 20th

you can be a wesley (cd release!)

casper & the cookies

everything, now!

magic magic

@ the middle east upstairs


monday, july 20th

green day

the bravery

@ the garden


tuesday, july 21st

mark eitzel & marc capelle

performing american music club songs

@ the lizard lounge


friday, july 24th

varsity drag (cd release!)

the grownup noise

winterpills

brendan boogie & the best intentions

@ the middle east upstairs


sunday, july 26th

pete yorn

@ the house of blues


tuesday, july 28th

cass mccombs

jennifer o'connor & band

mike bones

@ tt the bears


wednesday, july 29th

foreign born

the veils

faces on film

@ tt the bears


thursday, july 30th

justin ripley & his band

@ pa's lounge


friday, july 31st

destroyer (dan bejar)

iran

wooden wand

@ the paradise


friday, july 31st

depeche mode

peter bjorn & john

@ great woods


saturday, august 1st

alasdair roberts

@ lorem ipsum books, inman square


saturday, august 1st

wheat (cd release show!)

the xyz affair

@ great scott


sunday, august 2nd

soft power (featuring mary timony)

gramercy arms (featuring dave derby)

@ tt the bears


monday, august 3rd

billy bragg

@ the berklee performance center


monday, august 3rd

tinted windows

(james iha, adam schlesinger,

taylor hanson, & bun e. carlos)

@ the paradise


monday, august 3rd

coldplay

elbow

kitty daisy & lewis

@ the comcast center


wednesday, august 5th

the rural alberta advantage

joshua english (ex-six going on seven)

with lisa molinaro

baby teeth

@ the middle east upstairs


wednesday, august 5th

arctic monkeys

modey lemon

@ the paradise


wednesday, august 5th

joe pernice (solo show & book tour)

@ the brattle theatre (2 shows)


wednesday and thursday

august 5th and 6th

paul mccartney

@ fenway park


friday, august 7th

the electric prunes

love

sky saxon (of the seeds)

@ the middle east downstairs


saturday, august 8th

blondie

pat benatar

@ the b.o.a. pavilion


wednesday, august 12th

the warlocks

@ great scott


wednesday, august 12th

the pretenders

cat power

juliette lewis

@ the bank of american pavilion


thursday, august 13th

bat for lashes

@ the paradise


friday, august 14th

six finger satellite

@ tt the bears


sunday, august 16th

the decemberists

heartless bastards

@ mountain park, holyoke


sunday, august 16th

trashcan sinatras

@ tt the bears


monday, august 17th

the breeders

@ the paradise


friday, august 21st

choo choo la rouge (cd release!)

the big disappointments

impossible hair

the operators

@ pa's lounge


saturday & sunday

august 22nd & 23rd

bruce springsteen & the e street band

@ the comcast center / great woods


saturday, august 29th

caspain

actors & actresses

irepress

arms & sleepers

@ tt the bears


sunday, august 30th

the flaming lips

explosions in the sky

stardeath and white dwarfs

@ the boa pavilion


thursday, september 3rd

kay hanley (letters to cleo)

antisocialites

ingenue

@ tt the bears


saturday, september 5th

the pains of being pure at heart

cymbals eat guitars

depreciation guild

@ the middle east downstairs


saturday, september 5th

pet shop boys

@ the house of blues


thursday, september 10th

autolux

sleepy sun

@ the paradise


thursday, september 10th

dirty three

@ the i.c.a. boston


friday, september 11th

kings of leon

glasvegas

@ the comcast center / great woods


saturday, september 12th

the cult

performing 'love' in its entirety

@ the house of blues


sunday, september 13th

down

melvins

@ the house of blues


tuesday, september 15th

the horrors

@ the paradise


saturday & sunday

september 19th & 20th

boston lebowski fest

with movie screening & bowling

@ the house of blues & kings


sunday, september 20th

u2

snow patrol

@ gillette stadium


tuesday, september 22nd

son volt

@ the paradise


friday, september 25th

township

the lights out (cd release!)

reverse

gravehaven

@ tt the bears


friday, september 25th

charlatans uk

hatcham social

@ the paradise


saturday, september 26th

kmfdm

@ the house of blues


sunday, september 20th

maximo park

@ the paradise


monday, september 28th

sunny day real estate

@ the house of blues


wednesday, september 30th

mono

maserati

@ the middle east downstairs


sunday, october 4th

the "loud & rich" tour

richard thompson &

loudon wainwright iii

performing solo & together

@ the sanders theatre, harvard


wednesday, october 7th

bob mould

@ the paradise


saturday, october 10th

the psychedelic furs

happy monday

@ the house of blues


wednesday, october 14th

loney dear

asobi seksu

@ great scott


wednesday, october 21st

mum

@ the somerville theatre


saturday, october 31st

pinback

@ the paradise


friday, november 13th

janeane garofalo

rob riggle

two shows @ the wilbur theatre


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Monday, April 03, 2006

Mp3s: Th' Faith Healers in Somerville, MA

Th' Faith Healers. Roxanne Stephen, Tom Cullinan, Ben Hopkin, and Joe Dilworth. Their story was seemingly short but sweet: The first band singed to London's ace Too Pure record label in 1990, two fantastic albums, some singles and a couple of EPs, one tour of the states, over and out. The first time I heard their debut disc, 'Lido', I had one immediate thought: "Wow, I really need to see them play these songs live." There are certain bands that instantly trigger that, and Th' Faith Healers were one of 'em. But when they disbanded in 1994, I assumed I'd never get a chance...

Flash forward 12 years, and we get a perfect little surprise epilogue. First Ba Da Bing Records does us all the favor of compiling and releasing Th' Faith Healers Peel Sessions late last year. Very cool, but just a sign of what was to come: Six stateside shows in March. When the dates were announced, I couldn't believe that the Boston area would get one of 'em, but we did, and at the fairly cozy PA's Lounge in Somerville.

And what a show it was. Dilworth's steadily intense drumming, sweat pouring off him. Stephen's alternatingly subdued and fierce voice, long hair often hiding her face. Hopkins repetitive, rolling bass lines, and a barefooted Cullinan supplying enough frenetic guitar noise for two. It just sounded so big, barely fitting inside PA's. They played almost everything they'd rehearsed, 14 songs worth. Nearly the entirety of 'Lido', a few from 'Imaginary Friend', and a couple that can only be found on the Peel Sessions disc. To have finally seen Hopkins do his sliding bass bit during the breakdown bridge on 'Don't Jones Me' was a personal treat, or Cullinan's heavily effected intro to 'Reptile Smile', or, well, everything else. It was a wish finally fulfilled.

Much thanks to Ben from Ba Da Bing and Stacie from The Critique of Pure Reason for not only helping to make this night happen, but for being cool with my recording it...



Th' Faith Healers

Live at PA's Lounge
Somerville, MA
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

(note: files removed on 10/1/2006)

01. This Time
02. Curly Lips
03. Moona Inna Joona
04. Bulkhead
05. Get The Fuck Outta My Face
06. Don't Jones Me
07. Hippy Hole
08. It's Easy Being You
09. Heart Fog
10. Spin 1/2
11. Love Song
12. Ooh La La
13. Reptile Smile
14. Mother Sky



eta - Andrea also has a great write-up of the show over at Warped Reality.

Some extra added action for you...

I always thought the re-recorded version of 'Don't Jones Me' from the out-of-print EP was a bit better than the album version, so here it is...
  • Don't Jones Me (EP version)
  • Strange Fruit released a (long out-of-print) disc of Too Pure Peel Sessions in 1992 that included tracks from PJ Harvey, Stereolab, and three from Th' Faith Healers. For some reason, these three songs weren't included on the Ba Da Bing compliation, so here they are for ya...
  • Coffee Commercial Couples (Peel Session)
  • Bobby Kopper (Peel Session)
  • Jesus Freak (Peel Session)
  • And thanks to WFMU DJ Brian Turner, you can listen to Th' Healer's live broadcast on his show from last week, including the song 'New No. 2', which they didn't play at PA's.


    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 minidisc, converted from .wav to 192kbps mp3s, and are made available for a few weeks.

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