boston area shows of note: friday, july 25th comedian joel mchale (from the soup) @ the wilbur theatre saturday, july 26th bon iver bowerbirds @ the museum of fine arts sunday, july 27th the new collisions (debut) red quiet melt @ tt the bears sunday, july 27th sunfold antiques @ the middle east upstairs wednesday, july 30th we are scientists @ the middle east downstairs wednesday, july 30th earlimart @ the middle east upstairs wednesday, july 30th spiritualized the dirtbombs @ the wilbur theatre thursday, july 31st the police elvis costello & the impersonators @ the tweeter center friday & saturday august 1st & 2nd eddie vedder liam finn solo @ the opera house saturday, august 2nd wolf parade @ the paradise monday, august 4th coldplay @ the garden tuesday, august 5th (and every tuesday this month) neil cleary's 'doozy' a guest-packed 4-show residency @ the lizard lounge wednesday, august 6th neil halstead (slowdive/mojave 3) rogue wave jack johnson @ the tweeter center saturday, august 9th margot & the nuclear so and so's @ the middle east saturday, august 9th melvins @ the paradise sunday, august 10th ho-ag six finger satellite the in-out certainly, sir @ great scott tuesday, august 12th thao nguyen with the get down stay down david schultz & the skyline pepi ginsberg @ tt the bears tuesday, august 12th (and every tuesday this month) neil cleary's 'doozy' a guest-packed 4-show residency @ the lizard lounge wednesday, august 13th radiohead grizzly bear @ the tweeter center thursday, august 14th grizzly bear violens outside in the courtyard @ the museum of fine arts friday, august 15th the ex getachew mekuria debo band @ the middle east downstairs saturday, august 16th +/- (plus minus) broken river prophet (cd release!) animal hospital ba-na-nas free kickass cupcakes from 9-10pm! @ the middle east upstairs tuesday, august 19th (and every tuesday this month) neil cleary's 'doozy' a guest-packed 4-show residency @ the lizard lounge wednesday, august 20th human league, belinda carlisle, abc, flock of seagulls, naked eyes @ the bank of america pavilion thursday, august 21st yndi halda caspian irepress @ tt the bears friday, august 22nd obits (ex-hot snakes/rftc) @ the middle east saturday, august 23rd amo joy! franklin bruno (from nothing painted blue) one happy island (ep release!) @ the lily pad saturday, august 23rd newbury comics / unnatural axe 30th anniversary bash the meatmen, queers, nasties, unnatural axe, sleazies @ the middle east down tuesday, august 26th the final installment of... neil cleary's 'doozy' a guest-packed august residency @ the lizard lounge wednesday, august 27th liz phair performing 'exile in guyville' @ the paradise wednesday, august 27th xiu xiu prurient @ the paradise monday, september 1st the juan maclean @ the middle east downstairs friday, september 5th silver jews @ the middle east downstairs saturday, september 6th my morning jacket @ the bank of america pavilion sunday, september 7th ryan adams & the cardinals @ the bank of america pavilion tuesday, september 9th paul weller @ the berklee performance center saturday, september 13th wfnx disorientation 2008 the kooks, flogging molly, alkaline trio, rogue wave, and more to be announced @ bank of america pavilion monday, september 15th james @ the paradise tuesday, september 16th a place to bury strangers @ the paradise thursday, september 18th the walkmen @ the middle east downstairs friday, september 19th sigur ros @ the bank of america pavilion friday, september 19th to sunday, september 21st all tomorrow's parties with my bloody valentine, low built to spill, mogwai, shellac, polvo, yo la tengo, lilys, autolux dinosaur jr, mercury rev, & more @ the catskills in nyc monday, september 22nd mogwai fuck buttons @ the wilbur theatre tuesday, september 23rd writer dennis lehane (release day for 'the given day') @ the coolidge corner theatre wednesday, september 24th low @ the museum of fine arts boston saturday, september 27th built to spill performing 'perfect from now on' dinosaur jr. meat puppets @ the orpheum sunday, september 28th the bird and the bee willoughby @ great scott thursday, september 30th boston spaceships (gbv's robert pollard) big dipper @ the paradise sunday, october 5th pinback @ the paradise monday, october 6th the wedding present @ the middle east downstairs monday, october 6th stereolab monade @ the paradise wednesday, october 8th wire @ the middle east downstairs sunday, october 12th the residents @ showcase live, foxboro sunday, october 12th the notwist @ the roxy tuesday, october 14th cold war kids @ the paradise friday, october 17th jonathan richman with drummer tommy larkin @ the somerville theatre saturday, october 18th ra ra riot walter meego the morning benders @ the middle east tuesday & wednesday october 21st & 22nd billy bragg @ the somerville theatre wednesday, october 22nd lyle lovett & john hiatt (acoustic, on stage together) @ the orpheum thursday, october 30th of montreal @ the orpheum saturday, november 1st henry rollins (spoken word) @ the orpheum monday, november 3rd coldplay @ the td banknorth garden visit tourfilter for more shows |
Sunday, November 26, 2006 Giving Thanks for Boston Music As this long Thanksgiving weekend winds down, I wanted to take a moment to show a little gratitude for some of our area music-makers and supporters, the ones that help make Boston the great-sounding city it can be for me. I often feel like I don't give the local scene enough written love here on the 'Nac, spending what little blogging time I have focusing mostly on visiting out-of-town faves. This too-small post isn't meant to make up for that, but hopefully it'll help motivate me to pay more attention in '07... ![]() First off, a big thanks to a certain handful of area independent promoters who consistently do their DIY thing and do it so well. Without them, I wouldn't see half the shows I do; so many local acts would be without solid lineups to jump on; and a whole bunch of touring bands would be struggling for the nights they need. So cheers to Stacie Slotnick at CPR; Carl Lavin & Ben Sisto for all the shows at Great Scott, O'Brien's, and elsewhere; Aliza Shapiro at Truth Serum; Dan Shea at BoWAaC, and Dan Hirsch for the amazing evenings he helps put together at the MFA Boston. ![]() Speaking of which, here's to the alternative venues that have popped up during the past few years, and have continued to give me an oft-needed break from the ol' big two in Central Square. I've seen countless memorable shows at Great Scott, PA's Lounge, the MFA's Remis Auditorium, and the Lily Pad. Viva variety. ![]() Thanks to one of my favorite local labels (hell, one of my faves period), Kimchee Records. Co-run by Andy Hong and Bob Dubrow, the imprint is celebrating it's 10-year anniversary with two upcoming shows, the first on Friday, December 29th at the Middle East in Cambridge, the second on Friday, January 5th at TT the Bears next door. Just check out the bands playing these shows: Seekonk, Hilken Mancini (ex-Fuzzy) & Chris Colbourn (Buffalo Tom), Tiger Saw, Geoff Farina (ex-Karate), 27, a reunited Cordelia's Dad, Thalia Zedek, the Paula Kelley Orchestra, Heidi Saperstein, Willard Grant Conspiracy, and Chris Brokaw. Check the list on the left for the exact where and when. ![]() And as Kimchee hits their decade mark, here's to the upstart Post Meridian Records, who now have a year under their belts and are throwing a holiday party at the Abbey Lounge on Thursday, December 21st. The label was recently profiled in a nice Boston Globe article, and next year looks to be an important one for them as their initial signees release more music. Keep an ear out for those future full-lengths from The Westward Trail (myspace) and Logan 5 & The Runners (myspace). ![]() Thanks for the Band In Boston podcast, which is coming up on six months of not only playing songs from area artists and in-town visitors, but hosting their own 'Flophouse Sessions', where locals get to play live. Here's hoping that Andy & Jen keep it going long enough to celebrate a bunch of anniversaries of their own. ![]() Thanks to those locals who put out albums that have made (and are still making) my 2006 go down smoother, including Drew O'Doherty, Victory At Sea, Age Rings (who I recently plugged over at ILB), Dear Leader, Tanya Donelly, and for an album I just got in the mail, the Specific Heats. (speaking of the Age Rings, check out their recent live Flophouse session on the Band In Boston podcast) ![]() Thanks for area college radio, especially WMBR's long-running "Pipeline" and the more recent "Phoning It In" programs, along with WZBC's "Mesmerization Eclipse" and "Flyweight" shows. ![]() Thanks to some of my longtime faves who continue to make their home here, writing songs and playing out often. It'd be easy to take them for granted if their output didn't continue to be so damn good. I'm talkin' about some names I've mentioned above and a few I haven't in awhile: Chris Brokaw, Seana Carmody, Aaron Perrino, Thalia Zedek, Bill Janovitz, Tanya Donelly, Chris Pearson, and a bunch more I'm probably spacing on. Linkworthy bits from those above...
![]() And I'll bring this post to a thematic close with a link to "Thanksgiving", a short film that writer/director Alex Johnson has finally made available for viewing in its entirety over at his Lachima Films site. What does this have to do with Boston music? Well, the film was scored by none other than Drew O'Doherty with Klaus Hubben (Certainly, Sir) and Scott Craggs (Roh Delikat). A great collaboration all around, musically and visually. ![]() And so the long weekend is over, and I've only scratched the surface of the Boston-born music-makers and boosters that help make my listening life what it is. There's so much more, and it'll be an easy resolution to give my adopted hometown more musical due in the new year... $blog_id=116429581348666208; $blog_mail="bsearles@gmail.com"; $file_name=$PHP_SELF; global $blog_id, $blog_mail, $file_name; include ("blogkomm/module/blogkomm_show_link.php"); ?> |
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