boston area shows of note: monday, october 6th catfish haven dead confederate mean creek the motion sick @ tt the bears monday, october 6th the wedding present the jealous girlfriends @ the middle east downstairs monday, october 6th fleet foxes frank fairfield @ the somerville theatre monday, october 6th stereolab le loup monade @ the paradise tuesday, october 7th liam finn the veils @ the paradise wednesday, october 8th lucinda williams @ the orpheum wednesday, october 8th the opening night of carrie fisher's one woman show 'wishful drinking' @ the huntington theater (bu) wednesday, october 8th allison moyet @ the wilbur theatre 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 friday, october 10th kirsten a. malone scholarship fundraiser ho-ag bone zone tinsel teeth cathy cathodic @ the milky way friday, october 10th writer sarah vowell 7pm @ brookline booksmith saturday, october 11th the new year dirty on purpose tre orsi @ the middle east upstairs saturday, october 11th les savy fav passion pit phil and the osophers @ the middle east downstairs 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 janelle monae @ 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 TOURFILTER DJ NIGHT with dj's chris tourfilter and bradley almanac featuring only songs by bands playing soon in the boston area 9pm @ river gods, cambridge 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 needy visions @ tt the bears friday, october 17th jonathan richman with drummer tommy larkin @ the somerville theatre saturday, october 18th asobi seksu the broken river prophet @ tt the bears 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 annuals live in-store performance 7pm @ newbury comics, newbury st. tuesday, october 21st minus the bear annuals sylvie @ the wilbur theatre tuesday & wednesday october 21st & 22nd billy bragg @ the somerville theatre wednesday, october 22nd writer/expert john hodgman 6pm @ the coolidge corner theatre wednesday, october 22nd yeasayer @ the paradise wednesday, october 22nd lyle lovett & john hiatt (acoustic, on stage together) @ the orpheum thursday, october 23rd robert fisher (of willard grant conspiracy) chris brokaw drew o'doherty @ the lily pad thursday, october 23rd lykke li @ the paradise thursday, october 23rd deerhoof experimental dental school @ the middle east down friday, october 24th fujiya & miyagi prototypes @ the paradise sunday, october 26th scars on broadway the duke spirit @ 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 hotel cafe tour with rachael yamagata, meiko, thao nguyen, samanatha crain, and jenny owen youngs @ the paradise 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 matt and kim best fwends @ the middle east monday, november 3rd coldplay @ the td banknorth garden wednesday, november 5th conor oberst + the mystic valley band @ the roxy thursday, november 6th the decemberists loche lamond @ the orpheum friday, november 7th "my name is bruce" area theatrical premiere with director/star bruce campbell @ the kendall square cinema sunday, november 9th the hold steady drive-by truckers @ the orpheum tuesday, november 11th deerhunter times new viking the vivian girls @ the paradise wednesday, november 12th the sea and cake @ the middle east down wednesday, november 12th kings of leon we are scientists the whigs @ the orpheum thursday, november 13th nicole atkins & the sea salt & samovar @ tt the bears friday & saturday november 14th & 15th smashing pumpkins @ the citi wang theatre saturday, november 15th scarce (cd release!) wheat triplethick @ tt the bears sunday, november 16th centro-matic @ the middle east monday, november 17th margot & the nuclear so and so's @ tt the bears tuesday, november 18th m83 school of seven bells @ the middle east down thursday, november 20th bishop allen @ the middle east friday, november 21st robyn hitchcock performing 'i often dream of trains' @ the somerville theatre saturday, november 22nd sondre lerche @ the paradise sunday, november 30th 18th dye devon williams @ tt the bears tuesday, december 2nd nada surf delta spirit jealous girlfriends @ the paradise friday, december 5th mercury rev dean & britta @ the paradise saturday, december 13th neil young wilco everest @ the dcu center, worcester sunday, december 14th bon iver @ the wilbur theatre monday, january 5th, 2009 glasvegas rails to russia @ great scott sunday, january 18th frightened rabbit @ great scott visit tourfilter for more shows |
Wednesday, March 21, 2007 Out Now: new A Northern Chorus Hidden amongst the more hyped new releases this week is a true gem of a disc from Ontario, Canada's A Northern Chorus, their fifth album, "The Millions Too Many". Having seen and been blown away by the band's beautifully powerful dynamics at small shows in the Boston area, I'd been anticipating this one for awhile... but didn't expect to be as immediately moved as I was from the very first listen. ANC is one of those rare bands that I fell in love with through their live set before I'd heard a note of studio material, and as much as I liked the couple albums I quickly bought, they didn't quite take me back to that special place they could from the stage. That's changed with "The Millions Too Many".Here's the title track... You can stream three additional songs over at MySpace, hear the full album through their own site, and order up a copy for yourself at Sonic Unyon. I can't recommend this one enough for fans of chiming guitars, gorgeously restrained harmonies, and evocative string arrangements (thanks to cellist Alex McMaster and newly returned violinist Erin Aurich). There's just as much magic in the sparse moments as there is in the wonderful washes of sound that swirl and swell throughout. Can't wait to see these songs recreated live, and I'll get that chance very soon... A Northern Chorus returns to the Boston area on Wednesday, April 4th at the Middle East Upstairs as part of a triple bill that has no weak spot: also playing are their Sonic Unyon labelmates Aereogramme and Glasgow's The Twilight Sad. Check this tour listing to see if they're playing near you as well. Keep an eye on the 'Nac next week when I'll be doing a giveaway of admission to the show, along with copies of A Northern Chorus' "The Millions Too Many" and Aereogramme's latest, "My Heart Has A Wish That You Would Not Go". $blog_id=2615432817286650032; $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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