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recommended boston area events

friday, saturday, & sunday

february 3rd, 4th, & 5th

ladyfest boston!

more great bands than should

be legally allowed for one event

all weekend @ cambridge ymca


friday, february 3rd

jack's mannequin

jukebox the ghost

allen stone

@ the house of blues


saturday, february 4th

the sheila divine

@ the paradise


wednesday, february 8th

dum dum girls

widowspeak

@ the paradise


thursday, february 9th

tea leaf green

ha ha tonka

@ the paradise


sunday, february 12th

happy jawbone family band

bozmo

zebu!

trabants

@ great scott


wednesday, february 15th

yellowbirds

quilt

@ great scott


thursday, february 16th

slowdim

you won't (cd release!)

friendly people

the suitcase junket

@ tt the bears


friday, february 17th

o'brother

junius

@ brighton music hall


saturday, february 18th

cuffs

woollen kits

headband

@ the plough & stars


saturday, february 18th

the wandas

aloud

when particles collide

the bynars

@ radio, somerville


wednesday, february 22nd

the del fuegos (reunited)

@ the paradise


thursday, february 23rd

heartless bastards

@ the middle east downstairs


thursday, february 23rd

sharon van etten

shearwater

@ the paradise


sunday, february 26th

the twilight sad

micah p. hinson

forest fire

@ brighton music hall


thursday, march 1st

travels

eratok

the broken river prophet

l.r.a.d.

@ o'brien's


thursday, march 1st

jennifer o'connor

thalia zedek

choo choo la rouge

cotton candy

@ church of boston


friday, march 2nd

tennis

hospitality

@ brighton music hall


monday, march 5th

fanfarlo

young man

@ the paradise


tuesday, march 6th

kaiser chiefs

@ house of blues


thursday, march 8th

atlas sound

white rainbow

carnivores

@ the paradise


friday, march 9th

anti-flag

the flatliners

have nots

@ brighton music hall


friday, march 16th

obits

fists

plus guests

@ tt the bears


friday, march 16th

new multitudes

(woody guthrie tribute)

with will johnson (centro-matic),

jay farrar (son volt),

anders parker (varnaline),

& yim yames (my morning jacket)

bobby bare jr.

@ the paradise


monday, march 19th

music 2.0: tools + tech for

musicians, marketers, & managers

6-9pm @ microsoft n.e.r.d. center


tuesday, march 20th

the postelles

fort lean

@ great scott


friday, march 23rd

the wedding present

(performing 'seamonsters' & new songs!)

jet age

pinky piglet

@ brighton music hall


friday, march 23rd

ben kweller

sleeper agent

the dig

@ the paradise


saturday, march 24th

martin sexton

@ the house of blues


saturday, march 24th

bowerbirds

@ the paradise


monday, march 26th

chairlift

nite jewel

@ brighton music hall


monday, march 26th

bruce springsteen

& the e street band

@ td garden


tuesday, march 27th

delta spirit

waters

@ the paradise


tuesday, march 27th

kasabian

@ house of blues


thursday, march 29th

swervedriver

@ brighton music hall


friday, march 30th

young adults

soccer mom

autochrome

night fruit

@ tt the bears


friday, march 30th

the joy formidable

a place to bury strangers

exitmusic

@ the paradise


saturday, march 31st

wild flag

the labor pool

@ the paradise


sunday, april 1st

of montreal

loney dear

kishi bashi

@ the paradise


monday, april 2nd

cursive

cymbals eat guitars

@ the middle east downstairs


friday, april 6th

nada surf

an horse

@ the paradise


friday & saturday

april 6th & 7th

the magnetic fields

devotchka (acoustic)

@ the berklee performance center


monday, april 9th

the ting tings

mndr

@ the paradise


wednesday, april 11th

dinosaur feathers

grandchildren

onslo

@ church of boston


wednesday, april 11th

the horrors

small black

@ brighton music hall


thursday, april 12th

snow patrol

ed sheeran

@ the orpheum


thursday, april 12th

white denim

hundred visions

@ the paradise


saturday, april 14th

white rabbits

gull

@ the paradise


tuesday, april 17th

lambchop

@ the paradise


wednesday, april 18th

amy ray

kaia wilson (team dresch)

@ brighton music hall


saturday, april 21st

death cab for cutie

backed by the

magik*magik orchestra

with openers low

@ the wang theatre


sunday, april 22nd

portugal. the man

the lonely forest

@ the house of blues


monday, april 23rd

rodrigo y gabriela

@ the orpheum


tuesday, april 24th

we were promised jetpacks

breton

@ the paradise


friday & saturday

april 27th & april 28th

archers of loaf

@ the middle east downstairs


saturday, april 28th

wu lyf

@ brighton music hall


thursday, may 3rd

bear in heaven

@ brighton music hall


friday, may 4th

school of seven bells

@ brighton music hall


sunday, may 6th

andrew bird

patrick watson

@ the house of blues


monday, may 7th

feist

@ the house of blues


tuesday, may 8th

m. ward

lee ranaldo band

@ the house of blues


wednesday, may 9th

the dear hunter

performing 'the color spectrum'

in its entirety

@ the somerville theatre


wednesday, may 9th

m83

i break horses

@ the house of blues


wednesday, may 9th

spiritualized

@ the paradise


saturday, may 12th

the feelies

@ the paradise


friday, june 15th

foster the people

tokyo police club

@ boa pavilion


friday & saturday

june 15th & 16th

the figgs!

25th anniversary shows

@ church of boston


saturday, june 16th

mogwai

@ house of blues


tuesday, august 28th

beirut

@ house of blues


visit tourfilter for more shows






Monday, February 19, 2007

Mp3s: Jennifer O'Connor in Allston, MA

I knew next-to-nothing about Brooklyn-based Jennifer O'Connor when I headed over to Great Scott to see her open up for Portastatic last October, aside from the fact that she was on Matador Records, and that fact alone generally promises someone worth hearing. I hadn't done my aural research, had no idea if I was in for solo singer/songwriter or full-band action, for something rockin' or folky or entirely different. When I walked in the door during her first song, it was just her and her guitar, and as her voice pulled me in I could only scramble to get my recorder going. After that beautifully low-key solo start, an impressive backing band (which included Portastatic's Margaret White) joined her for the rest of the set, and by the time they were through I was pretty grateful I was there early enough to catch it.

To prepare you for Jennifer's return to Great Scott this Thursday in support of her 3rd album, the excellent "Over the Mountain, Across the Valley, and Back to the Stars", here's that October set (minus the acoustic opening number)...


Some J.O'C.-related linkage...
  • Her official site, MySpace page, and her Matador page.

  • Mp3s: "Today" and "Exeter, Rhode Island".

  • If you order Jennifer's "Over the Mountain, Across the Valley, and Back to the Stars" through Matador during the month of February, they'll throw in her recent 4-song digital EP for free, which includes 3 new tracks and a cover of Bob Dylan's "To Ramona".

  • Jennifer is relaunching her own label, Kiam Records (on which she released her first two records) in order to start up a 7" vinyl subscription series. Each of the five singles will feature Jennifer collaborating with a guest artist on one song, and then either a new song by each of them or just one depending on available space. The limited edition series is $25 postpaid, and a small number of the 1000 pressed should be available at her shows.

    The first 7", which teams Jennifer up with Boston's own Choo Choo La Rouge, should be out soon, and you can get the ordering details right here. The other collaborators include Dump (James McNew of Yo La Tengo), Mascott (aka Kendall Meade), Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter, and Hotel Lights. As Jennifer says: "There will be a KIAM website soon enough and other releases as well."

  • As I mentioned, Jennifer O'Connor returns to Boston and the stage of Great Scott this Thursday, February 22nd, when she opens up for Kevin Devine. Also on the bill are aforementioned locals Choo Choo La Rouge and tourmates Pablo. Jennifer, Kevin, and Pablo continue on with Friday and Saturday shows in Northampton, MA and Hampton, CT. Check Kevin's tour page for details.
  • ye olde 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. Tracks are made available for a limited time, and are not reposted once removed.

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