boston area shows of note: sunday, september 7th ryan adams & the cardinals @ the bank of america pavilion monday, september 8th mates of state the cool kids tim fite (free, but students only) 5:30pm @ northeastern university tuesday, september 9th paul weller @ the berklee performance center wednesday, september 10th 'what the fluff?' fest comic book art exhibit opening somerville community access tv 5-8pm, 90 union square, somerville friday, september 12th mission of burma in-store performance 7pm @ newbury comics, newbury st. friday, september 12th buffalo tom @ the boston arts festival 6pm @ christopher columbus park saturday, september 13th rogue wave (in-store) @ newbury comics grand opening 8:30pm in norwood, ma 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 juliana hatfield (full band) hayden @ the brattle theatre sunday, september 14th lymbyc systym this will destroy you arms and sleepers @ harper's ferry sunday & monday september 14th & 15th james unkle bob @ the paradise monday, september 15th lagwagon, mxpx, only crime, & tat @ harper's ferry monday, september 15th sunset rubdown @ the middle east tuesday, september 16th a place to bury strangers sian alice group neptune @ the paradise thursday, september 18th bell x1 wild light @ the paradise thursday, september 18th the walkmen @ the middle east downstairs friday, september 19th sigur ros @ the bank of america pavilion friday, september 19th the swell season ('once'/frames) bill callahan (smog) @ agganis arena 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 wye oak @ cafe 939 @ berklee 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 wednesday, september 24th gemma hayes sydney wayser @ great scott friday, september 26th ben folds missy higgins @ the orpheum saturday, september 27th mike viola (solo) (2nd of 3 weekly residencies) @ the lizard lounge saturday, september 27th julie doiron mount eerie calm down, it's monday @ massart 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 panther e*rock @ the paradise tuesday, september 30th boston spaceships (gbv's robert pollard) big dipper @ the paradise tuesday, september 30th say hi jukebox the ghost @ the middle east wednesday, october 1st chromeo treasure fingers @ the paradise 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 sbach @ the paradise 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 saturday, october 11th les savy fav passion pit @ 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 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 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 @ the middle east 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 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 @ a boston-area theatre (tbd) 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 thursday, november 13th scarce (cd release!) wheat triplethick @ 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, december 13th neil young wilco @ the dcu center, worcester visit tourfilter for more shows |
Monday, July 02, 2007 Mp3s: seBADoh in Boston Well, here's the set I edited down and planned to share last Monday, just before I started my new role as a "dad". Best excuse for a late post ever (and major thanks to everyone for the congratulatory comments). ![]() Sebadoh's reunion tour seemed to exist slightly in the media shadow of Lou Barlow's other reunited band, squeezed as it was between Dinosaur Jr. tours, and without the benefit of a new album or any other future plans, really. But for me personally, it meant a little more, thanks to a deeper and long-lasting connection to their records. I jumped in with the release of "Sebadoh III" (re-issued last year on Domino) in 1991, consider Bakesale to be a classic, and still count opening for them (as part of Eef in '94) as one of the best experiences I've ever had playing in a band. That show was the first time I ever got to see them, so I missed the early Eric Gaffney years, and as much as I would have liked to see former drummer Bob Fay again, I was pretty psyched to have a chance to see Sebadoh's original incarnation. Even though I'd caught Barlow and Jason Loewenstein as a Seba-duo in recent years, it's as a trio that their songs really shine. If some Beatles fans are compelled to pick the side of a particular songwriter (I'm a Lennon-ite), I do the same with Sebadoh, and I find myself falling squarely in the Loewenstein camp. As much as I dig so many of Barlow's songs and Gaffney's sonic weirdness, it's Jake's stuff that has always really clicked with me, songs like "S. Soup", "Sixteen", and especially "Drama Mine". Regular 'Nac readers know that I often call his criminally-underheard solo album, 2002's "At Sixes and Sevens", one of the best of that year (seriously, go buy it). So when the band played the Paradise a few months back, it's no surprise that I wanted him in front of the mic as much as possible, and for the first half of the set I was pretty worried... very little Jake to be found. It evened a bit eventually, with "Junk Bonds", "Drag Down", "Mind Reader" and "Flood" coming in quick succession before the first encore, and "Got It" coming later on. Still, not enough. Gaffney, for his part, was easily the most talkative of the three, throwing out random Boston-area references, and at one point calling up some guy he thought looked like the Decemberists' Colin Meloy, to, well, pretend that he was Colin Meloy. Overall, great set, nice and long, and not super-tight... but if it was, it wouldn't have been Sebadoh. Nice to see a few post-Eric songs make it into the setlist (just as Dino Jr. has been doing with a few after-Lou songs). Won't surprise you to hear my only complaint is: Needed more Loewenstein. Sure hope he's working on another solo record. Here's the Sebadoh set as Mp3s. You can find more of my photos here. ![]() seBADdoh Live at the Paradise in Boston, Massachusetts on Friday, March 30th, 2007 01. level check 02. Level Anything 03. Violet Execution 04. Scars, Four Eyes 05. scripted banter 06. Ride the Darker Wave 07. Whitey Peach 08. Sacred Attention 09. Brand New Love 10. Cheap Shot 11. recreating the banter 12. Broke Up 13. Moldy Bread 14. Attention 15. God Told Me 16. Cry Sis 17. meloy banter 18. Homemade 19. Forced Love 20. Sixteen 21. Mystery Man 22. Give Up 23. Junk Bonds 24. Drag Down 25. Mind Reader 26. Flood encore one... 27. Too Pure 28. Beauty of the Ride 29. Rebound 30. Got It encore two... 31. impossible dream banter 32. Bouquet For A Siren 33. Elixer Is Zog 34. Emma Get Wild encore three... 35. happy birthday banter 36. Gimme Indie Rock ![]() Some Sebadoh links...
![]() the fine print... If anyone has an issue with these Mp3s being made available, just let me know (my contact info in the 'nac faq). Live sets recorded with a Sony ECM-719 mic and a Sony MZ-RH10 minidisc, converted to .wav and then edited to 192kbps Mp3s. Files are made available for a limited time, and are not reposted once removed. Labels: livemp3s $blog_id=2269518241376599643; $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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