bradley's almanac - a boston music blog

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'
Mp3: Yo La Tengo - 'Pass the Hatchet, I Think I'm Goodkind'

...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. So keep an eye here for the next round and vote yer heart out.

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