boston area shows of note: monday, october 6th catfish haven dead confederate mean creek the motion sick @ tt the bears 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 friday, october 10th kirsten a. malone scholarship fundraiser ho-ag bone zone tinsel teeth cathy cathodic @ the milky way friday, october 10th writer sarah vowell 7pm @ brookline booksmith saturday, october 11th the new year dirty on purpose tre orsi @ the middle east upstairs saturday, october 11th les savy fav passion pit phil and the osophers @ the middle east downstairs 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 TOURFILTER DJ NIGHT with dj's chris tourfilter and bradley almanac featuring only songs by bands playing soon in the boston area 9pm @ river gods, cambridge 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 @ tt the bears 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 annuals live in-store performance 7pm @ newbury comics, newbury st. tuesday, october 21st minus the bear annuals sylvie @ the wilbur theatre tuesday & wednesday october 21st & 22nd billy bragg @ the somerville theatre wednesday, october 22nd writer/expert john hodgman 6pm @ the coolidge corner theatre wednesday, october 22nd yeasayer @ the paradise wednesday, october 22nd lyle lovett & john hiatt (acoustic, on stage together) @ the orpheum thursday, october 23rd robert fisher (of willard grant conspiracy) chris brokaw drew o'doherty @ the lily pad 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 @ the kendall square cinema 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 friday & saturday november 14th & 15th smashing pumpkins @ the citi wang theatre saturday, november 15th scarce (cd release!) wheat triplethick @ tt the bears sunday, november 16th centro-matic @ the middle east monday, november 17th margot & the nuclear so and so's @ 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, november 22nd sondre lerche @ the paradise sunday, november 30th 18th dye devon williams @ tt the bears tuesday, december 2nd nada surf delta spirit jealous girlfriends @ the paradise friday, december 5th mercury rev dean & britta @ the paradise saturday, december 13th neil young wilco everest @ the dcu center, worcester sunday, december 14th bon iver @ the wilbur theatre monday, january 5th, 2009 glasvegas rails to russia @ great scott sunday, january 18th frightened rabbit @ great scott visit tourfilter for more shows |
Friday, August 18, 2006 The Race Is On Again So I'm sitting here streaming the soon-to-be released Yo La Tengo disc, "I Am Not Afraid Of You and I Will Beat Your Ass", thanks to the "Beat Your Ass Season Pass" pre-order promo being offered at Insound. Only took a day or so to get the registration email after I ordered up, and in addition to this early stream, they're granting access to a digital booklet on August 25th ("An interactive QuickTime booklet with album art, photos, liner notes and extra doo-dads."), an exclusive mp3 on September 5th, and a second one on the album's release date of September 12th. So worth it.Fellow YLT fans have likely found Matador's preview tracks... Mp3: Yo La Tengo - 'Beanbag Chair'...but for another taste, head to YouTube for a hi-quality live performance of the album's fourth song... Video: Yo La Tengo - 'Mr. Tough' (live) ![]() Another preview stream occupying tons of my headphone-time: Eric Bachmann's out-next-Tuesday solo record, 'To The Races', which can be heard right now thanks to Aversion. I don't like to throw the word 'masterpiece' around too much, but hell, this one's a solid candidate. As a longtime Archers fan who first fell for Crooked Fingers with the ltd. edition 'Red Devil Dawn demos' disc, the stripped-down Bachmann isn't too unfamiliar. 'To The Races' takes the weary troubador vibe of that rough demos disc, adds the better production and some road-earned songwriting depth to become perhaps his best work yet. I'll be listening to this for months to come. Pre-order the album here, and starting today, the first 200 people to do so get autographed copies. And for vinyl junkies, the newsletter says that "a limited pressing of 1000 hand-numbered, vinyl LPs will be available online, at shows, and in a few cool record stores across the country." For a recent Bachmann interview, head over here to Aversion, and keep an eye on the brand new EricBachmann.com, which should be fully functional sometime soon. Until then, hit up the Saddle Creek site for tour dates that he'll be sharing with Richard Buckner, including two area shows at Club Passim in Harvard Square, Cambridge on September 19th. Already got my tickets to the early one. ![]() Since I mentioned Richard Buckner, Toolshed Media is hosting the first mp3 from his upcoming 8th disc, 'Meadows', which arrives on September 12th. The track is a good 'un... Mp3: Richard Buckner - 'Town'Unlike Eric Bachmann, who foregoes a full band for solo songs on his latest, Buckner has recruited some great players to back him on 'Meadows': Guitarist Doug Gillard (Guided By Voices, Cobre Verde, solo), drummers Kevin March (GBV, Those Bastard Souls, Dambuilders) and Steven Goulding (Mekons, Gram Parker, Waco Brothers), along with producer JD Foster. ![]() On Robyn Hitchcock's next disc, "Ol�! Tarantula" which will be out on October 3rd, he's also enlisted some talented guys. The trio calling themselves 'the Venus 3' is actually guitarist Peter Buck, drummer Bill Rieflin, and bass player Scott McCaughey, aka 3/4ths of the Minus 5 and half of R.E.M., aka a former Hindu Love God, an ex-Young Fresh Fellow, and a guy who used to play in a bunch of amazing industrial bands. Doesn't stop there, though: the disc was produced by former Fastback Kurt Bloch and has guest appearances from Morris Windsor (Soft Boys/Egyptians), Sean Nelson (Harvey Danger), Chris Ballew (Presidents of The United States of America), Kimberly Rew (Soft Boys) and Ian McLagan (The Faces). Nice. Pre-orders get a ltd. edition bonus cd with a couple live tracks ("A Man's Gotta Know His Limitations, Briggs" and "Underground Sun"), and an exclusive, unreleased studio track ("Embryo Twirl"). The band will hit Japan and Australia in October, and hopefully the U.S. shortly after. Current dates listed here. Check out an interview with Robyn from early this year here, and grab the first single from "Ol�! Tarantula" at the Yep Roc site... Mp3: Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 - 'Adventure Rocket Ship' ![]() I've been listening to the remastered and expanded Sebadoh III disc a lot over the past couple weeks, and while I never quite forgot how good it was, I still feel like I'm rediscovering it. I'm not only psyched about the improved sound and all the extra tracks, but I long ago lost the original's jewel case and artwork, so I can finally toss that old disc and its generic sleeve. By the way, the official Sebadoh site has some old live shows shared up (Louisville 1999, Seattle 1993, Dallas 1999, and Zurich 1999). The sound quality on a couple of those leaves a bit to be desired, but they're all worth a spot check at the least. ![]() If you're a Midlake fan and missed their live webcast from the Paradiso in Amsterdam a couple days ago, you can still keep an eye on the Fabchannel site under the 'Pending' section. As soon as they get clearance (and hopefully they will), audio and video of the show will be officially archived and posted. ![]() Gonna end this quick one by requesting a small favor: I need ya to take part in some very minor objectification... but hey, it's for a friend! My west coast pal Micki Krimmel is one of eight ladies up for something called "Web Two Point Ooh" over at Valleywag (and yes, there's a men's round, too). Now, I don't know the other nominees personally, but Micki has gotta be the best choice. 'Cuz Micki rules. 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