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boston area shows of note:
thursday, august 21st
yndi halda
caspian
irepress
@ tt the bears
friday, august 22nd
varsity drag
lump
charcoal lavage
jake and the jakes
@ o'briens
friday, august 22nd
obits (ex-hot snakes/rftc)
viva viva
dead cats dead rats
sunday morning music
@ the middle east
saturday, august 23rd
the soft drugs
higgins
the toothaches
drama queens
@ pa's lounge
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
sunday, august 24th
don cabellero
ponytail
irepress
@ harper's ferry
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
friday, august 29th
liz phair performs
'exile in guyville'
@ the paradise
monday, september 1st
the juan maclean
@ the middle east downstairs
wednesday, september 3rd
ryan's smashing life presents...
justice of the unicorns
tigers & monkeys
spanish armada
wild business
@ the middle east
friday, september 5th
silver jews
hallelujah the hills
who shot hollywood
@ the middle east downstairs
saturday, september 6th
my morning jacket
@ the bank of america pavilion
saturday, september 6th
matt pryor (get up kids)
kevin devine
mike fiore (faces on film)
@ harper's ferry
sunday, september 7th
ryan adams & the cardinals
@ the bank of america pavilion
tuesday, september 9th
paul weller
@ the berklee performance center
friday, september 12th
mission of burma
in-store performance
7pm @ newbury comics, newbury st.
friday, september 12th
buffalo tom
as part of the boston arts festival
@ christopher columbus park
saturday, september 13th
wfnx disorientation 2008
the kooks, flogging molly,
alkaline trio, rogue wave,
and more to be announced
@ bank of america pavilion
sunday, september 14th
lymbyc systym
this will destroy you
arms and sleepers
@ harper's ferry
monday, september 15th
lagwagon, mxpx,
only crime, & tat
@ harper's ferry
monday, september 15th
sunset rubdown
@ the middle east
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
saturday, september 20th
mike viola (solo)
(1st of 3 weekly residencies)
with guest blue and their
band, the major labels
@ the lizard lounge
saturday, september 20th
noah & the whale
@ toad
sunday, september 21st
the low lows
magic magic
ryan lee crosby
@ tt the bears
monday, september 22nd
the broken west
@ the middle east
monday, september 22nd
oxford collapse
love as laughter
takka takka
@ tt the bears
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
tuesday, september 23rd
weezer
angels & airwaves
tokyo police club
@ the tsongas arena
tuesday, september 23rd
cut copy
the presets
@ the paradise
wednesday, september 24th
joan as policewoman
@ the middle east
wednesday, september 24th
low
tulsa
@ the museum of fine arts boston
saturday, september 27th
mike viola (solo)
(2nd of 3 weekly residencies)
@ the lizard lounge
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
sunday and monday
september 28th and 29th
ratatat
@ the paradise
thursday, september 30th
boston spaceships
(gbv's robert pollard)
big dipper
@ the paradise
thursday, september 30th
say hi
jukebox the ghost
@ the middle east
thursday & friday
october 2nd & 3rd
baltimore round robin
29 bands playing in a circle,
non-stop, one song at a time,
with you in the very center
with dan deacon, beach house,
creepers, the death set, adventure,
and everyone listed here
@ mass art
friday, october 3rd
death cab for cutie
@ agganis arena
friday, october 3rd
the fratellis
airborne toxic event
electric touch
@ the orpheum
saturday, october 4th
mike viola @ friends
(3rd of 3 weekly residencies)
@ the lizard lounge
sunday, october 5th
old 97s
@ the wilbur theatre
sunday, october 5th
pinback
@ the paradise
monday, october 6th
the wedding present
the jealous girlfriends
@ the middle east downstairs
monday, october 6th
fleet foxes
@ the somerville theatre
monday, october 6th
stereolab
monade
@ the paradise
tuesday, october 7th
liam finn
the veils
@ the paradise
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
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
@ 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
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
@ tt the bears
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
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
minus the bear
annuals
sylvie
@ the wilbur theatre
tuesday & wednesday
october 21st & 22nd
billy bragg
@ the somerville theatre
wednesday, october 22nd
yeasayer
@ the paradise
wednesday, october 22nd
lyle lovett & john hiatt
(acoustic, on stage together)
@ the orpheum
thursday, october 23rd
lykke li
@ the paradise
thursday, october 23rd
deerhoof
experimental dental school
@ the middle east down
friday, october 24th
fujiya & miyagi
@ 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
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
coldplay
@ the td banknorth garden
sunday, november 9th
the hold steady
drive-by truckers
@ the orpheum
tuesday, november 11th
deerhunter
times new viking
the vivian girls
@ the paradise
wedneseday, november 12th
kings of leon
we are scientists
the whigs
@ the orpheum
tuesday, november 18th
m83
school of seven bells
@ the middle east down
thursday, november 20th
bishop allen
@ the middle east
saturday, december 13th
neil young
wilco
@ the dcu center, worcester
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Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Mp3s: An Unfortunate Gothic Archies Event
It is plainly obvious that Mr. Lemony Snicket simply does not like children. The proof is not only in the terrible trials he puts the Baudelaire children through in his now-finished, 13-part "A Series of Unfortunate Events" books, but in the fact that he left hundreds of them in the lurch last month at the high school in Natick, Massachusetts. Mr. Snicket was scheduled to appear on-stage alongside Mr. Daniel Handler and Mr. Stephin Merritt (aka The Gothic Archies) to not only read selections from his writings, but to make the musical duo a trio by adding much-needed percussion to songs inspired by those same unfortunate events (which appear on the recently released "Tragic Treasury"). But the scribe never arrived.
Fortunately for the 800 or so in the crowd (which appeared to be comprised almost entirely of kids, their parents, and, uh, me), after phoning Mr. Snicket to discover his whereabouts, misters Handler and Merritt carried on without him, apologetically entertaining us with a few of the afforementioned songs and words. A potential disaster was averted thanks to these two supremely talented gents, with no thanks to the absent author.
Here, then, is the aural evidence of that evening, along with a few photos and some links below. Notice the conspicuously empty chair between our hosts...
Daniel Handler & Stephin Merritt
aka
The Gothic Archies
Live at Natick High School
in Natick, Massachusetts
October 16th, 2006
01. Allison Morris - "An Introduction" (spoken)
02. Daniel Handler - "I Wouldn't Applaud If I Were You" (spoken)
03. The Gothic Archies - "Smile, No One Cares How You Feel" (song)
04. Daniel Handler - "The Ridiculous Lie" (spoken)
05. The Gothic Archies - "This Abyss" (song)
06. Daniel Handler - "Something Of A Disaster" (spoken)
07. The Gothic Archies - "Shipwrecked" (song)
08. Daniel Handler - "Two Volunteers" (a reading)
09. Daniel Handler - "Scream And Run Away" (song)
10. Daniel Handler - "Warm Feelings" (a spoken farewell)
Some related Handler & Merrit links...
The main Lemony Snicket site, his Wikepedia entry, and the official site for The Gothic Archies - "The Tragic Treasury: Songs from a Series of Unfortunate Events", where you can stream tracks from the album. Hit up the Gothic Archies MySpace page to stream some songs as well, and use the links on this page to purchase the album from a variety of retailers. The unfortunate event above was sponsored by The Wellesley Booksmith, and the introduction was from their children's book buyer, Allison Morris. For all things Stephin Merritt, the only place you need visit is The House of Tomorrow. Sub-sites can be found there for his Magnetic Fields, The Future Bible Heroes, The 6ths, and of course, The Gothic Archies. I may very well have missed this fine performance were it not for this timely post at the Phoenix's music blog, On The Download. Their books blog, Word Up, wrote up their own review of the evening right here. Talk about worlds colliding: Stephin appeared on Fox's "Good Day Atlanta" as part of the promo tour for "The Tragic Treasury". He chats a bit and performs "Smile, No One Cares How You Feel". Many more performances of songs from "The Tragic Treasury" can be found over on (where else) YouTube.
again with the fine print... If anyone has an issue with this live set being made available, just say the word (contact info in the 'nac faq). 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.
Labels: livemp3s
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