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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

tuesday, february 3rd

heartless bastards

@ great scott

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

monday, february 23rd

witch (j. mascis)

earthless

@ tt the bears

tuesday, february 24th

jason isbell & the 400 unit

deer tick

ferraby lionheart

@ tt the bears

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

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Thursday, October 05, 2006

Giveaway: Portastatic disc + tix

Mac McCaughan's Portastatic comes to town next week for an October 12th show at Allston's Great Scott, just a couple days after their excellent new disc, "Be Still Please", arrives in record stores and online outlets. ~~Mac's Superchunk bandmate Jim Wilber~~ Aaron Oliva will be along for the ride on bass, joining guitarist Jeff Clarke on 2nd guitar, multi-instrumentalist Margaret White, and Mac's brother Matt McCaughan on drums.

Merge Records was kind enough to get me an early copy of "Be Still Please", which I'm more than happy to pass along to an Almanac reader (I pre-ordered up my own to get the limited disc of demos, which should also be available at live shows). And thanks to the Boston-based Fenway Recordings (who are behind some of the finest shows at Great Scott), I've also got admission for two to the Portastatic show next Thursday.

So here's the deal: In the comments for this post, write the title of what you believe to be the most underrated album Merge has ever released. Y'know, a record or disc you adore that you feel deserves far more attention than it got or is currently getting. Your personal "must own". Make sure you also write the name of the town you're writing from, and use your correct email address so I can contact you. I'll pick one Boston-area reader for the guest-list spots, and one out-of-towner will get the Portastatic disc sent right to them (U.S. & Canada only). And while I, of course, think there's just one best answer, I'll still make my choices relatively random. Comments must be entered by 9am on Monday, October 9th, and the winners will be contacted shortly after.

Stream: The entirety of "Be Still Please" from the Merge homepage
Mp3: Lead-off track "Sour Shores" via Toolshed Media.

This Boston date is the second stop on a nine-show tour with opener Jennifer O'Connor and her band that takes them down the East Coast, winding up in Georgia on October 21st. A just-announced November jaunt takes them a little further inland, so check those dates as well. Oh, and arrive early for the Boston show to catch confidence man Jake Brennan, who kicks off the evening.

Labels: giveaways

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