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boston area shows of note:
sunday, september 7th
ryan adams & the cardinals
@ the bank of america pavilion
monday, september 8th
mates of state
the cool kids
tim fite
(free, but students only)
5:30pm @ northeastern university
tuesday, september 9th
paul weller
@ the berklee performance center
wednesday, september 10th
'what the fluff?' fest
comic book art exhibit opening
somerville community access tv
5-8pm, 90 union square, somerville
friday, september 12th
mission of burma
in-store performance
7pm @ newbury comics, newbury st.
friday, september 12th
buffalo tom
@ the boston arts festival
6pm @ christopher columbus park
saturday, september 13th
rogue wave (in-store)
@ newbury comics grand opening
8:30pm in norwood, ma
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
juliana hatfield (full band)
hayden
@ the brattle theatre
sunday, september 14th
lymbyc systym
this will destroy you
arms and sleepers
@ harper's ferry
sunday & monday
september 14th & 15th
james
unkle bob
@ the paradise
monday, september 15th
lagwagon, mxpx,
only crime, & tat
@ harper's ferry
monday, september 15th
sunset rubdown
@ the middle east
tuesday, september 16th
a place to bury strangers
sian alice group
neptune
@ the paradise
thursday, september 18th
bell x1
wild light
@ the paradise
thursday, september 18th
the walkmen
@ the middle east downstairs
friday, september 19th
sigur ros
@ the bank of america pavilion
friday, september 19th
the swell season ('once'/frames)
bill callahan (smog)
@ agganis arena
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
wye oak
@ cafe 939 @ berklee
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
wednesday, september 24th
gemma hayes
sydney wayser
@ great scott
friday, september 26th
ben folds
missy higgins
@ the orpheum
saturday, september 27th
mike viola (solo)
(2nd of 3 weekly residencies)
@ the lizard lounge
saturday, september 27th
julie doiron
mount eerie
calm down, it's monday
@ massart
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
panther
e*rock
@ the paradise
tuesday, september 30th
boston spaceships
(gbv's robert pollard)
big dipper
@ the paradise
tuesday, september 30th
say hi
jukebox the ghost
@ the middle east
wednesday, october 1st
chromeo
treasure fingers
@ the paradise
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
sbach
@ the paradise
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
saturday, october 11th
les savy fav
passion pit
@ 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
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
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
@ the middle east
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
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
@ a boston-area theatre (tbd)
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
thursday, november 13th
scarce (cd release!)
wheat
triplethick
@ 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, december 13th
neil young
wilco
@ the dcu center, worcester
visit tourfilter for more shows
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Mp3s: David Bazan live in Cambridge, MA
First, the semi-straight facts: In the beginning, Pedro the Lion was David Bazan, and David Bazan was Pedro the Lion. A revolving cast of musical friends made up the studio and touring band, and he/they released a couple 7-inches, an EP, and then his/their first full length, the brilliant 'It's Hard To Find a Friend', on Seattle's Made in Mexico Records in 1998. Their next stop was Jade Tree, who re-released the album, co-released another EP, and then put out the second disc, 'Winners Never Quit', in 2000. A couple excellent full-lengths later, frequent touring bassist TW Walsh (a damn fine songwriter in his own right, but more on the great new Soft Drugs EP later this week) became an official PTL member, and helped create what would become their last official output, 'Achilles Heel', in 2004. Meanwhile, David had decided to record some songs sans-guitar, just keys and drums, so his newly named Headphones released a debut disc in 2005. During the overlap, you wouldn't see Pedro play any Headphones songs live, nor would you see Headphones perform any Pedro songs. A short time later, David decided to retire the PTL band name, part creative ways with co-conspirator TW, and resolve to put out his guitar-based songs under his own name. So as a solo live performer, he now pulls from a long list of whatever material he wants. In his own words from the stage: "It's a Venn diagram that intersects right here with me."
He came to Cambridge a couple nights back to sing his songs of death and doubt in front of an obviously enraptured crowd at TT the Bears. I'm not sure I've ever missed any of his various incarnations' Boston area appearances, and this one surely ranks with the best of them. Songs spread throughout his recorded history, along with all the songs from his newly released 'Fewer Broken Parts' EP (which conveniently appeared in my mailbox just hours before the show).
More on that disc after this gift, mp3s of David's 17 song set (with bonus between-song banter), shared here with his kind permission...
David Bazan
Live at TT the Bears
Cambridge, MA
Monday, June 19th, 2006
(files have now been removed)
01. April 6, 2039
02. The Poison
03. Priests and Paramedics
04. Fewer Broken Pieces
05. Of Minor Prophets and Their Prostitute Wives
06. Q&A #1
07. Selling Advertising
08. banter
09. Bands With Managers
10. Q&A #2
11. Hot Girls
12. I Do
13. Q&A #3
14. How I Remember
15. banter
16. Slow Car Crash
17. banter
18. Transcontinental
19. banter
20. Slow and Steady Wins the Race
21. banter
22. Backwoods Nation
23. Of Up and Coming Monarchs
24. banter
25. Cold Beer and Cigarettes
26. banter
27. The Longer I Lay Here
For those keeping score: Song 1 is from the PTL 'Progress' EP; 2, 9, 12, & 19 come from PTL's 'Achilles Heel', and 3 can be found on their 'Control' disc; 4, 7, 14, 22, & 25 are all from the new solo EP; 11 & 16 are both Headphones songs, and 20 is from PTL's 'Winners Never Quit'; 5, 23, & 27 are all from 'It's Hard to Find a Friend'.
I think David's been doing candid mid-show question & answer breaks for about as long as he's been playing out, and depending on what the audience serves up for Q's, the A's can be worth the price of admission alone. Better some potentially interesting interaction than the clich� between-song cheeze you might get elsewhere (and if you've never seen Sense & Sensibility... spoiler alert!).
There's a lot I dig about the guy: Aside from the obvious (his knack for catchy melody, his way with words, and that voice), I admire his ability to channel the darker aspects of humanity in his songs, his willingness to not only sing frankly about his faith but to question it (for which he has this agnostic's respect), his politics, and his refreshing honesty, both within his lyrics and his conversation. He's not afraid to wear more than just his heart on his sleeve.
Pay special attention to song #7 above, the Q&A that precedes it, and the words that follow it. It's 'Selling Advertising', the first song on the new EP, and it's pointedly directed at Pitchfork's head hooer, Ryan Schreiber. As a longtime P-fork detractor, I'm glad to see Bazan put himself out there and mix it up with the so-called 'indie tastemaker'. Back in 2000, there was a long string of infuriating reviews of records I loved (and even a couple I didn't) that were so poorly written that they formed a lasting foundation for my disdain, which has since been diluted a bit by apathy. I still occasionally hit them up for news alone, but even that is becoming irrelevant; their daily updates increasingly include items I've read elsewhere much earlier. A friend pointed me to their recent review of the Billy Bragg box set, complete with misquoted lyrics and inaccurate song titles... so it seems not much has changed. It usually makes me feel dirty to even mention 'em, but this deserves it.
Mr. Bazan's beef: One of those hack reviews I mentioned was this one of Pedro's 'Winners Never Quit' disc. A near-personal attack that talks little about the music, it's a shining turd of an example of P-fork at it's worst. And while it's not written by Schreiber, word is he's responsible for the random numbers that rate every reviewed release. Ever wonder why a write-up's text occasionally doesn't really jibe with the rating? Well, there ya go. More evidence of the douchebaggery: This swell PTL news item and another little review.
Have at thee, Schreiber! The lyrics to David Bazan's 'Selling Advertising'...
You're so creative with your reviewsAs David himself says after the song, not exactly open to interpretation, eh? Gotta love the religion-teasing he throws out there. And how many points do you think P-fork will give the EP? It's a catch-22: Too low and they're taking the bait, too high and they're attempting to cover their hipster asses ('hey, look at us, we're above that petty stuff!'). Can they resist the urge to get even muddier, and instead just ignore it?
Of what other people do
How satisfying that must be for you
Am I a Christian? Are you a Jew?
Did you kill my Lord? Must I forgive you?
I know it's hard to be original
In fact, nothing scares me more
Because Jesus only lets me do
What has been done before
The path of least resistance
The ancient holy wars
The same old easy targets
Yeah, we've all been there before
So if it starts to get you down
Just pretend
That you don't make your living
From selling advertising
Tracking trends, corralling demographics,
And maximizing traffic
Then if you get tired of making taste for free
You can always start a band with me
Or anybody
To stream the entire 'Fewer Moving Parts' EP, which includes 10 songs (five new ones and their acoustic demo counterparts), head to PureVolume. You can also hear a few of them over at his MySpace page.
The title track (which Bazan called 'the saddest song I know') is a great one about his musical split with TW Walsh. 'Backwoods Nation' takes a look at the sorry side of the close-minded America we've seen over the last five years, and has been reworked nicely from a previous appearance on a 2002 Jade Tree compilation (that vocal distortion in the live version is a cool touch). Another song, 'Cold Beer and Cigarettes', lived a couple of previous lives as 'The Devil Is Beating His Wife', which you can find online as an acoustic demo (also on the EP) and an electric demo as well.
Forget about online availability, though -- This EP is something you really need to hold in your hands... not just for the higher-fi, but for the beautiful drawings by Eisner-nominated artist/publisher Zak Sally (more than just the 'ex-Low bassist'). The mini-comic-slash-lyric-booklet helps make the thing a genuine work of album art (if only it was an actual LP). Buy the whole pretty package either straight from the Undertow music collective or from Jade Tree, or at an upcoming show, where you can also score a larger version of the Zak Sally art in the form of a spiffy tour poster. The remaining dates...
Wed 06/21 Hoboken NJ @ Maxwell's (early show)Some links before I go...
Thu 06/22 Philadelphia PA @ World Cafe Live
Fri 06/23 Washington DC @ Black Cat Backstage
Sat 06/24 Pittsburgh PA @ Club Cafe Live
Sun 06/25 Newport KY @ Southgate House - Parlor
Wed 07/19 Portland OR @ Doug Fir - w/ Micah P. Hinson
Thu 07/20 Eugene OR @ WOW Hall - w/ Micah P. Hinson
Fri 07/21 Chico CA @ Market Cafe - w/ Micah P. Hinson
Sat 07/22 Modesto CA @ Xclamation Festival w/ Micah P. Hinson
Sun 07/23 Pomona CA @ Glass House - w/ Micah P. Hinson
Mon 07/24 San Diego CA @ The Casbah - w/ Micah P. Hinson
Tue 07/25 Los Angeles CA @ Tangiers - w/ Micah P. Hinson
Thu 07/27 San Francisco CA @ Bottom of the Hill - w/ Micah P. Hinson
Sat 07/29 Seattle WA @ Tractor Tavern - w/ Micah P. Hinson
Kirstiecat has some words and pictures from David's recent Chicago stop, the first of the tour. The Onion AV Club writes a bit about the Chicago show as well. Yeti Don't Dance writes up last night's Brooklyn show here. Indie Interviews chatted with him back in March, and I shared up a bonus excerpt here. Get your Bazan-centric chat on at the PedroTheLion.org forum or the Undertow messageboard. Save me some bandwidth by streaming the above show on the Hype Machine.
The ever-present fine print: Recorded with a Sony ECM-719 mic and a Sony MZ-RH10 minidisc, converted to .wav and then edited to 192kbps mp3s. Mp3s are made available for a limited time, and are not reposted once removed.
This particular set may be available for a very limited time, as for the first time I've exceeded my bandwidth limit for the month (blame radiohead & cat power). I'm limping along until July begins, and while my provider may pull the plug at any moment, I'll do my best to return quickly... tall dollars be damned...
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