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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