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, August 28, 2006
Mp3s: Ted Leo live in Cambridge, MA
Ted Leo came to town earlier this month and pulled a nice little bait and switch on an unsuspecting all-ages crowd at the Middle East Upstairs in Cambridge. It'd been years since he'd played a space that small in this area, and I'd fortunately seen him put on some great shows in that very room before he graduated to the much larger downstairs stage. It was no surprise to some that the Sunday matinee show sold out weeks in advance, but I naively figured I had some extra time with students yet to flood back in town. Well, silly me... I completely underestimated Ted's under-18 following and missed out, and was only there by the grace of Craigslist and another fan with an extra. Good thing, because I would have missed something pretty special. Knowing that show-opener Drew O'Doherty used to be the second guitarist in Ted's band, the Pharmacists, I figured there might be a bit of low-key collaboration between the two solo singer/guitarists. What I didn't expect was to find a drum set and bass amp on stage when I walked into the already-crowded room. Hmmmmmmm. I glanced around for Ted's ace rhythm section, drummer Chris Wilson and bassist Dave Lerner, but saw neither an impressive beard nor a curly mop in the room. Double hmmmmmm. When I came upon Ted & Drew back by the soundboard scribbling setlists, their jokingly evasive explanation confirmed it... this was to be no ordinary solo show. Yes, after a short but sweet set from Drew (at the end of which Ted joined in for a Springsteen cover as musical hand-off), then a few solo songs from the man himself, the Pharmicists emerged from their 'hiding place' in another room of the MidEast. They walked in halfway through ' Timorous Me', took their places on stage, and proceeded to help Ted blow the roof off the place. The overwhelming enthusiasm of the surprised young-ish crowd filled the room with an energy that fed the band, and they gave it right back to us. It was a rockingly beautiful thing. Even though I was one of the oldest kids in the room (along with Ted himself, and guest backing vocalist Jodi, his talented Secret Star significant other), I sure as hell didn't feel like it. With full-on Pharmacist action in effect, Drew jumped in on guitar for a few songs as if he'd never left the band, while the trio shared a bunch of new ones to the more-than-receptive fans. Some were familiar, with Ted having posted demo versions of ' Army Bound' and ' Some Beginner's Mind' on his site earlier this year, and the band having performed ' Sons of Cain' during a KEXP studio session in September '05. I'm sharing up the live versions of those three previously-heard new songs, but in keeping with Ted's wishes, I'll let him unveil the other as-yet-unreleased numbers when he's good and ready. They're all worth the wait, especially the absolutely killer ' The Lost Brigade', which made its debut and was a personal highlight. So here's (most of) the set, including the transitionary Springsteen song... Ted Leo will be back on the road for a few dates in mid-September, including a set at the Touch & Go 25th Anniversary weekend on September 8th in Chicago (I'll be there... will you?). Other cities include DC, Memphis, New Orleans, Austin, & Houston, and then I imagine he'll be hunkering down to get all those new songs ready for the studio and his eagerly awaited next album. Here's hoping... Some Leo-centric links... The Boston Phoenix's On The Download was at the show as well, and wrote it up. Check out their descriptions of the new stuff, although I'm not sure which song they thought was titled 'Catch You On the Way Down'. Did I miss something?
Grab those previously-released Ted Leo demos from the Timorous Me fan site: MP3s: 'Army Bound' & 'Some Beginner's Mind'. You can also grab a live recording of another as-yet-unreleased song over there: MP3: 'La Costa Brava (live)'. Speaking of that very fine fansite, it was sadly hacked awhile back and has been suffering from a bit of neglect since. Hopefully it'll return to its former extensive self sometime soon.
Stream the KEXP studio version of 'Sons of Cain' right here, watch it performed live at a Philly gig in December '05 on YouTube, or snag an ezarchive MP3: 'Sons of Cain' (live).
You Ain't No Picasso wrote about Ted's bloody appearance at the Pitchfork fest back in late July, and Clever Titles Are So Last Summer did the same for a show the night before at the Temple Club in Lansing, MI.
I recently (and finally) ordered up the DVD of the Ted documentary 'Dirty Old Town' from Plexifilm, and it's pretty much a must-have for any TL fan. Stellar footage from the 2003 Coney Island outdoor show (back when Drew was in the band, along with keyboard player Dorien Garry, and Ida Pearle on violin), nice incidental footage of the boardwalk area, and some insightful interview clips with Mr. Leo. DVD extras include a generator-powered Pharmacists performing at the South Street Sea Port during the August 2003 NYC blackout, as well as outtake footage from a July '03 solo appearance at Piano's, hosted by David Cross. Check out a quicktime video clip of the band performing '2nd Ave., 11am' right here, and order the DVD over here.  postscript: If anyone has an issue with this live set being made available, just say the word (email link at lower left). Recorded with a Sony ECM-719 mic and MZ-RH10 minidisc, saved to .wav and edited to 192kbps mp3s. Mp3s are made available for a limited time, and are not reposted once removed.Labels: livemp3s
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