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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Wednesday, August 09, 2006

The Endless Stream of the Everyday

Been too long since I've done a random, non-mp3 music post. So here's a quick one...

The summer touring season, which is traditionally a quiet one this college-crammed area that is Boston (at least for bands I give a damn about), has been surprisingly chock-full of greatness this time around. Can't remember the last time I was this backlogged with songs, thoughts, and links to share. And as it nears its end (I know, say it ain't so... but it is August after all), there's been tons of very cool fall dates announced. Some of the personal faves coming in September...

9/3 - Sonic Youth @ Avalon
9/5 - Cat Power @ The Museum of Fine Arts
9/8 - Band of Horses & Chad Vangaalen @ The Paradise
9/10 - Serena Maneesh @ the Middle East Down
9/14 - Asobi Seksu @ Tufts University
9/15 - Magnolia Electric Co. & Bottomless Pit @ the ME Down
9/17 - M. Ward @ The Somerville Theatre
9/19 - Eric Bachmann & Richard Buckner @ Club Passim
9/28 - Yo La Tengo @ Avalon

Whew. And that doesn't include October visits from Mojave 3, Built to Spill, Portastatic, Ida, and Tara Jane O'Neil. For more, check out my ever-growing list to the left.

Show of the summer so far? Ted Leo's not-solo show this past Sunday at the Middle East Upstairs. Billed as just Ted and his guitar, he surprised us by inviting his two Pharmacists on stage with him, and was joined on a bunch of songs by ex-Pharmacist (and ace show opener) Drew O'Doherty. So much energy, and the new stuff? Wow. There's a track called 'The Lost Brigade' that is bound to be the highlight of his next album. But more on that show when I share up the mp3s (all but the new stuff... promised TL I'd keep those on the DL.) Go ahead, call me a tease.

Two, count 'em two, other potential contenders for show of the summer are happening this Friday, and it pains me that I have to choose between them: Throwing Muses with 50 Foot Wave at the Middle East Downstairs, and The New Year with Nina Nastasia and Kahoots at the Middle East Upstairs. Two of my top ten bands (The Muses & The New Year/Bedhead) playing mere yards away from each other at the exact same time. Curses! As rare as an appearance by either band has become, I bought my Muses tickets first, and I'll be seeing The New Year next month at the Touch & Go 25th Anniversary Celebration thing. Even so, I'm very tempted to head down to Brooklyn on Saturday to catch the Kadanes & Co. at North Six the next night.

Speaking of head-Muse Kristin Hersh and her latest band, 50 Foot Wave, there's something special over on their My Space page. They took Kristin's 1994 solo acoustic number 'Your Ghost' (which I enjoyed enough when it first came out, but wasn't too jazzed by Mr. Stipes' guest vocals) and rocked it up a notch or ten. The song has been utterly reborn as a dark guitar dirge, and nearly knocked my headphones off. I'm going to have a hard time not requesting it when I see them this Friday.

Some notes about the track from their newsletter:

"This is a rare recording. The band was short on songs to perform live during their first year in existence, so once in a while, they would play this song. The band found themselves with a little extra time in the studio one afternoon and decided to record it -- as close to 'live' as a studio recording gets. Download it. Dig it."

Yes, go do so. Right about now.

Banner day for merch, bad day for my wallet. A lunchtime trip downtown scored me a couple of those newly-remastered Cure discs (just 'Kiss Me'x3 / 'Head on the Door' for now), the reissued Sebadoh III cd, and Sealab 2021's fourth season on DVD. Also ended up winning myself a copy of the new fan-shot Beastie Boys concert DVD from the Kendall Cinema, so I'm gonna be checking that out. Might even re-gift it here on the Almanac when I'm done. In any case, I've got some good audio-visual times ahead.

Hey, Bostonians... got any plans tonight? No? Well, why don'tcha join Amie and I at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge for a free set of music by my old friend Sean Toohey at 8pm. I've known him since his old band Spray 9 played tons of shows with my first band, Hover, back in the early 90s in Burlington, Vermont. He went on to start Envy, then moved to Boston to form The Red Telephone, and now he's doing the solo thing. If Sean's last name is familiar to you, it might be because his also-talented sister, Meghan Toohey, fronted Boston band The So and So's before heading out to LA.

So yeah, Sean's set is at 8 o'clock, and shortly after he's done we get the second 'Every Wednesday In August' residency show from Buffalo Tom's Bill Janovitz and his other band Crown Victoria. Their set's not free, so bring more than just beer money.

For a taste of what you're in for, hit up Sean Toohey's MySpace page, and grab a brand new Crown Vic song called 'Look After Me' right here.

How 'bout tomorrow evening? More free music: TV on the Radio and Yeah Yeah Yeahs at 6pm in front of Boston's City Hall. I've yet to see either band live, so I'll be there a little early to claim my piece of the plaza.

Congrats to Canadian visitor Nicole, who won the 5 first issues of Brian Wood's excellent DMZ series.

And finally, I'd like to share a recent email I got from another 'Nac reader, this one in the UK. It pretty much encapsulates the main reason I maintain my humble little piece of the web here...

Hi Brad,

I check your blog daily and am just writing to say thanks for the Silver Jews post in March. They came to my home town of Cardiff last night. I had never heard of them prior to your post and when I saw they were coming, downloaded the show. I am now a fan! They were excellent.

They had a curious crowd I would say, rather than committed, and took to the stage to almost total indifference. When they left the crowd were screaming for more. Tremendous.

Thanks again,

Gerald

Now that's the stuff.

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