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boston area events of note:

thursday, january 8th

forest henderson

the new collisions

the lights out

sir q

@ great scott

saturday, january 10th

head automatica

radio 4

@ great scott

sunday, january 11th

whistlejacket

voxhaul broadcast

local natives

the union line

@ tt the bears

monday, january 12th

varsity drag

the rationales

nate rogers (ex-scamper)

@ tt the bears

thursday, january 15th

illinois

@ great scott

thursday, january 15th

the raveonettes

@ the paradise

friday, january 16th

dear leader

hallelujah the hills

faces on film

@ the paradise

saturday, january 17th

the rosebuds

the love language

the fatal flaw

@ the middle east downstairs

sunday, january 18th

frightened rabbit

@ great scott

sunday, january 18th

department of eagles

@ the brattle theatre

saturday, january 24th

longwave

wheat

bon savants

@ great scott

saturday, january 24th

arts at the armory benefit

mission of burma

the neighborhoods

@ the somerville theatre

saturday, january 24th

vic chesnutt

elf power

@ the middle east

tuesday, january 27th

annuals

jessica lee mayfield

what laura says

@ the paradise

friday, january 30th

andrew bird

loney dear

@ the orpheum

wednesday, february 4th

the pretenders

@ the orpheum

thursday, february 5th

illinois

mean creek

you can be a wesley (cd release)

@ great scott

wednesday, february 11th

the godfathers

@ the middle east down

friday, february 13th

los campesinos!

@ the paradise

saturday, february 14th

animal hospital

travels (cd release!)

arms & sleepers

mary page

@ pa's lounge

sunday, february 15th

the pains of being pure at heart

pants yell!

the depreciation guild

@ the middle east upstairs

sunday, february 15th

fujiya & miyagi

@ the paradise

wednesday, february 18th

m. ward

@ the somerville theatre

saturday, february 21st

norm macdonald

@ the wilbur theatre

tuesday, february 24th

ben kweller

the watson twins

@ the somerville theatre

tuesday, february 24th

tapes 'n tapes

wild light

@ the paradise

wednesday, february 25th

comedian eugene mirman

'the will to whatevs' book tour

@ the brookline booksmith

thursday, february 26th

jimmy eat world

'clarity 10th anniversary tour'

@ the new house of blues

thursday, february 26th

blizten trapper

alela diane

@ the paradise

saturday, february 28th

swirlies!

gregory & the hawk

@ the middle east up

saturday, february 28th

fountains of wayne (acoustic)

everyday visuals (acoustic)

@ the paradise

saturday, march 7th

airborne toxic event

alberta cross

henry clay people

@ the paradise

wednesday, march 11th

fleetwood mac

@ the garden

saturday, march 14th

throwing muses

screaming females

50 foot wave

@ the middle east downstairs

saturday, march 14th

a.c. newman (new pornographers)

with dent may & his

magnificent ukulele

@ the paradise

sunday, march 29th

morrissey

@ the house of blues

visit tourfilter for more shows

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Mp3s: The New Year live in Cambridge, MA

I have returned. Back to reality and my desk in Boston after a truly dream-like trip out to Chicago. The Touch & Go 25th Anniversary rock-fest was hands-down the greatest music-filled weekend of my life, and I've still got a little left over euphoria in my system. I was there from start to finish, from the first notes of The Shipping News to the last note of Calexico's encore, and all 30 bands in between. Many of them played sets worthy of travelling for on their own, and the fact that they were all in the same place just seems unreal. I lived it, I loved it, and I'll never forget it.

I've got a massive write-up somewhere in me, but for now, have a look at all my photos.

Fittingly enough, this week I share a Cambridge, MA set from last month by one of my favorite bands, one that appeared at the T&G fest on Saturday: The New Year. While they're still very much active, their live appearances are lately a scarce and precious occurrence, so the fact that I got to see them twice within a month is a special thing indeed.

So here's their August 11th, 2006 set from upstairs at the Middle East. Matt & Bubba Kadane, Mike Donofrio, Peter Schmidt, Chris Brokaw, and Josh McKay, aka The New Year...

The New Year

Live at The Middle East Upstairs
Cambridge, MA
Friday, August 11th, 2006

01. Age of Conceit
02. Half A Day
03. Chinese Handcuffs
04. Reconstruction
05. Plan B
06. Disease
07. The Block That Doesn't Exists / Carne Levare
08. 18
09. MMV (new)
10. Newness Ends
11. Stranger to Kindness

encore...
12. Great Expectations
13. Gasoline

'MMV' is a new song, and the rest can be found on their two amazing discs, 2001's 'Newness Ends' or 2004's 'The End Is Near'. Buy 'em.

Some New Year links...

Their MySpace page.

Brian from the VT-based False 45th came down for the show, and he wrote it up here.

Check out the video for the New Year's 'Disease' (quicktime).

Download some New Year mp3s.

the fine print... If anyone has an issue with this live set being made available, just say the word (email link on left). 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.

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