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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


visit tourfilter for more shows



Wednesday, April 19, 2006

ToDo: The Independent Film Fest of Boston

Tonight brings us the fourth annual Independent Film Festival of Boston, by far the best yearly film fest this area has to offer. Since the first one, I've never been let down by the lineup, always finding at least a film or two that end up on my favorites list.

While I have to miss the opening night event, I'll be seeing one or two movies every day until the final screening on Monday. As a total film freak, I'm a bit giddy about what's ahead.

So here's what I've got tickets for...



Thursday night:
loudQUIETloud: A Film About the Pixies
directed by Steven Cantor & Matthew Galkin
Chronicling the 2004 return of one of my favorite bands. Can't wait to see this, as I just devoured the new book 'Fool The World: An Oral History of a band called Pixies'. It was a fantastic read, especially for someone as obsessed with them as I was (and am again). Documentary directors Cantor and Galkin were quoted quite a few times within the book, and they'll also be attending the screening.
Thursday 4/20/06, 7:30pm at the Somerville Theatre



also on Thursday Night:
Great New Wonderful
directed by Danny Leiner
Cast: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Edie Falco, Tony Shalhoub, Jim Gaffigan, Olympia Dukakis, Judy Greer, Will Arnett, & Stephen Colbert.
How about that cast? I bought tickets to this one before the Pixies flick got added to the lineup on the same night. Since it'll undoubtedly get released to theaters at some point, I'm forced to skip it. I'm guessing it'll sell out, so if you miss out on tickets, drop me an email.
Synopsis: "The Great New Wonderful weaves five stories against the backdrop of an anxious and uncertain post-9-11 New York City."
Thursday 4/20/06, 7:45pm at the MFA Boston.



Friday night:
Edmond
directed by Stuart Gordon from the David Mamet play
Cast: William H. Macy, Julia Stiles, Joe Mantegna, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ling Bai, & (the geek in me is excited to see) Jeffrey Combs.
Can't go wrong with Mamet's words in Macy's mouth.
Synopsis: "The dark, picaresque tale of an everyman (Macy) who, after realizing his life is boring and meaningless, leaves it all behind to embark on his own quest for truth and fulfillment."
Friday 4/21/06, 8pm at the Somerville Theatre



Friday late-night:
Death Trance
directed by Yuji Shimomura
Cast: Tak Sakaguchi (from Versus / Battlefield Baseball) & Y�ko Fujita.
A near-midnight screening from the action director and star of Versus? Yes, please.
Friday 4/21/06, 11:30pm at the Coolidge Corner Theatre



Saturday afternoon:
Down In The Valley
directed by David Jacobson
Cast: Edward Norton, Evan Rachel Wood, David Morse, Bruce Dern, Rory Culkin, & Ellen Burstyn.
Synopsis: "Set in the present-day San Fernando Valley, the project revolves around a delusional man who believes he's a cowboy and the relationship that he starts with a rebellious young woman."
Saturday 4/22/06, 4:30pm at the Coolidge Corner Theatre



Saturday night:
Not A Photograph: The Mission of Burma Story
directed by David Kleiler, Jr. and Jeff Iwanicki
Clint Conley & Peter Prescott of Mission of Burma, along with executive producer Eran Lobel, will be in attendance.
*World Premiere*
Another beloved Boston band reunites, and this film tells the tale. Trailer here.
Saturday 4/22/06, 9pm at the Somerville Theatre



Sunday afternoon:
A conversation with Chris Cooper
One of my favorite actors since I first saw him in Lone Star, a film that still sits squarely in my top ten of all time.
Sunday 4/23/06, 4:30pm at the Jimmy Tingle Theater



Sunday evening:
The Legend of Lucy Keyes
directed by John Stimpson, who will be in attendance along with producer Mark Donadio and cinematographer Gary Henoch
Cast: Julie Delpy, Justin Theroux, Brooke Adams, Mark Boone Junior
Synopsis: "An urban family leaves city life behind for the confines of rural New England. Little do they know that their new home once belonged to the Keyes family, a clan who experienced the tragic loss of their daughter some 250 years ago."
Sunday 4/23/06, 6:30pm at the Somerville Theatre



Monday night:
The Proposition
*Closing Night Film*
directed by John Hillcoat
written by Nick Cave (yes, THAT Nick Cave)
Cast: Tom Budge, Guy Pearce, Emily Watson, Ray Winstone, David Wenham, & John Hurt.
Synopsis: "Set at the end of the bushranger era, the epic Australian story concerns family, loyalty and betrayal." More info here and here.
Monday 4/24/06, 8pm at the Somerville Theatre



Had I not seen her do a Q&A a couple years back at the Brattle, I'd probably be checking out A Conversation with Lili Taylor on Monday night as well.



For the complete schedule by day, head here. For a list by title, over here. You can buy tickets straight from those listings, but do it quickly. Looks like the server is pretty overwhelmed this morning, so have patience.

A couple of notes: Michael Cera (aka George Michael from Arrested Development) will be in town for the fest, introducing a short film he stars in called 'Darling Darling', which is part of the 'Comic Avengers' short package. And rumor is that Justin Theroux (Six Feet Under / Mulholland Drive) may appear at a screening of The Legend of Lucy Keyes, but scheduling conflicts could keep him away. Here's hoping.

This year the fest added a podcast, so give that a listen, and head over to Boston.com for some exclusive content, including a trailer for the Pixies film.










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