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recommended boston area events

thursday, july 2nd

the church

adam franklin (swervedriver)

@ showcase live, foxborough


sunday, july 5th

city breathing

deep sea diver

adam rich

steve pardo & lindley cameron

@ the middle east upstairs


saturday, july 11th

the luxury

the click five

midatlantic

aloud

@ the paradise


sunday, july 12th

the dead weather

screaming females

@ the house of blues


saturday, july 18th

butterflies

travels

@ pa's lounge


sunday, july 19th

grand duchy (w/frank black)

the bunnies

van elk (w/valerie mistle thrush)

@ the middle east downstairs


sunday, july 19th

lymbyc systym

coralcola

the cush

the pandas

@ the middle east upstairs


monday, july 20th

you can be a wesley (cd release!)

casper & the cookies

everything, now!

magic magic

@ the middle east upstairs


monday, july 20th

green day

the bravery

@ the garden


tuesday, july 21st

mark eitzel & marc capelle

performing american music club songs

@ the lizard lounge


friday, july 24th

varsity drag (cd release!)

the grownup noise

winterpills

brendan boogie & the best intentions

@ the middle east upstairs


sunday, july 26th

pete yorn

@ the house of blues


tuesday, july 28th

cass mccombs

jennifer o'connor & band

mike bones

@ tt the bears


wednesday, july 29th

foreign born

the veils

faces on film

@ tt the bears


thursday, july 30th

justin ripley & his band

@ pa's lounge


friday, july 31st

destroyer (dan bejar)

iran

wooden wand

@ the paradise


friday, july 31st

depeche mode

peter bjorn & john

@ great woods


saturday, august 1st

alasdair roberts

@ lorem ipsum books, inman square


saturday, august 1st

wheat (cd release show!)

the xyz affair

@ great scott


sunday, august 2nd

soft power (featuring mary timony)

gramercy arms (featuring dave derby)

@ tt the bears


monday, august 3rd

billy bragg

@ the berklee performance center


monday, august 3rd

tinted windows

(james iha, adam schlesinger,

taylor hanson, & bun e. carlos)

@ the paradise


monday, august 3rd

coldplay

elbow

kitty daisy & lewis

@ the comcast center


wednesday, august 5th

the rural alberta advantage

joshua english (ex-six going on seven)

with lisa molinaro

baby teeth

@ the middle east upstairs


wednesday, august 5th

arctic monkeys

modey lemon

@ the paradise


wednesday, august 5th

joe pernice (solo show & book tour)

@ the brattle theatre (2 shows)


wednesday and thursday

august 5th and 6th

paul mccartney

@ fenway park


friday, august 7th

the electric prunes

love

sky saxon (of the seeds)

@ the middle east downstairs


saturday, august 8th

blondie

pat benatar

@ the b.o.a. pavilion


wednesday, august 12th

the warlocks

@ great scott


wednesday, august 12th

the pretenders

cat power

juliette lewis

@ the bank of american pavilion


thursday, august 13th

bat for lashes

@ the paradise


friday, august 14th

six finger satellite

@ tt the bears


sunday, august 16th

the decemberists

heartless bastards

@ mountain park, holyoke


sunday, august 16th

trashcan sinatras

@ tt the bears


monday, august 17th

the breeders

@ the paradise


friday, august 21st

choo choo la rouge (cd release!)

the big disappointments

impossible hair

the operators

@ pa's lounge


saturday & sunday

august 22nd & 23rd

bruce springsteen & the e street band

@ the comcast center / great woods


saturday, august 29th

caspain

actors & actresses

irepress

arms & sleepers

@ tt the bears


sunday, august 30th

the flaming lips

explosions in the sky

stardeath and white dwarfs

@ the boa pavilion


thursday, september 3rd

kay hanley (letters to cleo)

antisocialites

ingenue

@ tt the bears


saturday, september 5th

the pains of being pure at heart

cymbals eat guitars

depreciation guild

@ the middle east downstairs


saturday, september 5th

pet shop boys

@ the house of blues


thursday, september 10th

autolux

sleepy sun

@ the paradise


thursday, september 10th

dirty three

@ the i.c.a. boston


friday, september 11th

kings of leon

glasvegas

@ the comcast center / great woods


saturday, september 12th

the cult

performing 'love' in its entirety

@ the house of blues


sunday, september 13th

down

melvins

@ the house of blues


tuesday, september 15th

the horrors

@ the paradise


saturday & sunday

september 19th & 20th

boston lebowski fest

with movie screening & bowling

@ the house of blues & kings


sunday, september 20th

u2

snow patrol

@ gillette stadium


tuesday, september 22nd

son volt

@ the paradise


friday, september 25th

township

the lights out (cd release!)

reverse

gravehaven

@ tt the bears


friday, september 25th

charlatans uk

hatcham social

@ the paradise


saturday, september 26th

kmfdm

@ the house of blues


sunday, september 20th

maximo park

@ the paradise


monday, september 28th

sunny day real estate

@ the house of blues


wednesday, september 30th

mono

maserati

@ the middle east downstairs


sunday, october 4th

the "loud & rich" tour

richard thompson &

loudon wainwright iii

performing solo & together

@ the sanders theatre, harvard


wednesday, october 7th

bob mould

@ the paradise


saturday, october 10th

the psychedelic furs

happy monday

@ the house of blues


wednesday, october 14th

loney dear

asobi seksu

@ great scott


wednesday, october 21st

mum

@ the somerville theatre


saturday, october 31st

pinback

@ the paradise


friday, november 13th

janeane garofalo

rob riggle

two shows @ the wilbur theatre


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Monday, August 27, 2007

Heads Up Boston: Area Show Info

Details on some upcoming not-to-be-missed shows here in the Boston area, including appearances by Kevin Drew (of Broken Social Scene), Ryan Walsh (of Hallelujah the Hills), Bob Mould, Kristin Hersh, Tanya Donelly, Sleepyhead, the Cure, and non-musically but no less noteworthy, Monty Python's Michael Palin...


  • First, the secret show that is now anything but: Yes, in the past few days you've probably heard that Kevin Drew & Co. will be playing at TT the Bears in Cambridge, MA tomorrow night, at a MySpace-sponsored free show that will be absolutely mobbed. Any self-respecting Boston-area music blogger could not resist the pull of posting about this one immediately, regardless of how much they wanted to keep the word from spreading for slightly selfish reasons (not that it ever crossed my mind, no, um, not at all).

    Not sure which of Drew's Broken Social Scene compadres will be making up the band (Mr. Canning, probably?), but I do hope that American Analog Set's Andrew Kenny is part of this particular incarnation, as I've read elsewhere. Be nice to see him on stage again.

    And a special opener for the free show was announced over the weekend: Ryan Walsh of Boston's own Hallelujah the Hills will be playing first with a rare solo set. Considering the event, it's not like I have to tell anyone to arrive early (doors are at 7pm), but at the very least, pay close attention early.

    Unfortunately for those with inescapable day jobs, the free admission wristbands will be given out starting at 2 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon at TTs (with no lineups before 1pm, so there will be many of us milling about looking like we're, uh, not trying to form a line). And, oddly enough, there are no cameras or cameraphones allowed in the show, which clashes with BSS's historical anything-goes attitude (and perhaps also clashes with the law: I'm not sure cellphones can be banned due to safety issues)... so I assume it's a misguided MySpace "control the image" policy. Gotta keep those precious pictures for their own site, right? Ah, corporate tomfoolery at its finest. It'll be interesting to see what happens when the first cellphones start snapping as the band takes the stage.

  • And an event that is guaranteed to be untouched by silly corporate hands: Ticket details for the amazing Kristin Hersh + Tanya Donelly team-up shows at the esteemed Brattle Theatre in Cambridge were posted on their site over the weekend, and here's the skinny: Tix for both of the Saturday, October 6th shows (a 5:30 one and an 8:30 one) go on sale this Saturday, September 1st, exclusively through the Brattle website, but not at their ticket window. And although the Brattle site says you can get them via the excellent Virtuous online outlet, that's since been changed. They'll be $30 each for general admission, or you can spring for the $100 'premium seats', which gets you into both shows, probably in the first few rows, along with 'special goodies' that will be announced later (a live recording, maybe?). Money's tight lately, but I'm not sure I can resist, especially with K & T sharing the stage for some (Throwing Muses!) songs in addition to their own solo sets. Can't miss a moment.

  • Mr. Bob Mould is performing a special short acoustic set at the small-ish Paradise Lounge on Monday, November 5th, after which he'll be providing the 'A' part of a 'Q&A' session, and we the audience will be providing the 'Q's. Following that, we get a screening of his new concert DVD, "Circle of Friends", which captures a 2005 full band show. And what a full band it was, with Richard Morel, Jason Narducy, and Fugazi drummer Brendan Canty. The DVD includes interviews with all involved, and what I'm sure is an amazing 22-song set that covers all of Mould's songwriting career, including Sugar and Husker Du songs. The full tracklisting and a great live clip of "A Good Idea" from the DVD are here, and tickets for Bob's appearance can be found here (scroll down), but won't be for long I'd wager.

    You can pre-order your own copy of Bob Mould's "Circle Of Friends" live DVD here. Oh, and his next album will be out in January 2008 on Anti-Records. It marks his first solo release since 2005's excellent "Body of Song".

  • After a long absence, former NYC and now West Roxbury-based trio Sleepyhead is returning for a show, hopefully the first of many, and it's in Cambridge at the Middle East on Saturday, September 29th with +/-, Moools, and my pals the Broken River Prophet. On their MySpace page, the band shares the news that they're almost done their 5th album, which should be out in early 2008.

  • The one and only Michael Palin will be doing a reading at the First Parish Church Meetinghouse in Harvard Square on Friday, September 7th, from his new book, "Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years". This is a personal can't-miss, and my dad (who is responsible for my early Monty Python appreciation), is coming into town to see it with me. The event, which is being presented by the Harvard Bookstore, will no doubt sell out, and details on getting the $5 tickets (which are also good for $5 off at the store) can be found here. (thanks to Mike for the early heads up). As of a couple days ago, tickets were remarkably still available.

    Here's what is maybe my favorite Palin bit, from Monty Python's 1980 "Contractual Obligation" album...


  • And lastly, yes, the big Fall 2007 tour from the Cure has now become the big Spring 2008 tour. All dates, including the planned September 25th stop at the Agannis Arena here in Boston, were completely canceled and will be eventually rescheduled, for the slightly sketchy reason that they need more time to finish their long-awaited next album. If that is, in fact, the real reason for the postponement, it seems to me that Robert probably shouldn't have scheduled a tour until the record was in the can. The official Cure site is abuzz with sad, sorry tales of woe, of thousands of dollars wasted in non-refundable hotel and airline costs, many from Brits who have waited so long for a visit from the band that they sprung for overseas trips. Hey, Cure fans don't need more reasons to mope, thank you very much. That next album had best be a damn good one, or I predict torch-waving mobs surrounding Mr. Smith's castle tower.










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