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boston area shows of note:


friday, july 25th

comedian joel mchale

(from the soup)

@ the wilbur theatre


saturday, july 26th

bon iver

bowerbirds

@ the museum of fine arts


sunday, july 27th

the new collisions (debut)

red quiet

melt

@ tt the bears


sunday, july 27th

sunfold

antiques

@ the middle east upstairs


wednesday, july 30th

we are scientists

@ the middle east downstairs


wednesday, july 30th

earlimart

@ the middle east upstairs


wednesday, july 30th

spiritualized

the dirtbombs

@ the wilbur theatre


thursday, july 31st

the police

elvis costello & the impersonators

@ the tweeter center


friday & saturday

august 1st & 2nd

eddie vedder

liam finn

solo @ the opera house


saturday, august 2nd

wolf parade

@ the paradise


monday, august 4th

coldplay

@ the garden


tuesday, august 5th

(and every tuesday this month)

neil cleary's 'doozy'

a guest-packed 4-show residency

@ the lizard lounge


wednesday, august 6th

neil halstead (slowdive/mojave 3)

rogue wave

jack johnson

@ the tweeter center


saturday, august 9th

margot & the nuclear so and so's

@ the middle east


saturday, august 9th

melvins

@ the paradise


sunday, august 10th

ho-ag

six finger satellite

the in-out

certainly, sir

@ great scott


tuesday, august 12th

thao nguyen with

the get down stay down

david schultz & the skyline

pepi ginsberg

@ tt the bears


tuesday, august 12th

(and every tuesday this month)

neil cleary's 'doozy'

a guest-packed 4-show residency

@ the lizard lounge


wednesday, august 13th

radiohead

grizzly bear

@ the tweeter center


thursday, august 14th

grizzly bear

violens

outside in the courtyard

@ the museum of fine arts


friday, august 15th

the ex

getachew mekuria

debo band

@ the middle east downstairs


saturday, august 16th

+/- (plus minus)

broken river prophet (cd release!)

animal hospital

ba-na-nas

free kickass cupcakes from 9-10pm!

@ the middle east upstairs


tuesday, august 19th

(and every tuesday this month)

neil cleary's 'doozy'

a guest-packed 4-show residency

@ the lizard lounge


wednesday, august 20th

human league, belinda carlisle, abc,

flock of seagulls, naked eyes

@ the bank of america pavilion


thursday, august 21st

yndi halda

caspian

irepress

@ tt the bears


friday, august 22nd

obits (ex-hot snakes/rftc)

@ the middle east


saturday, august 23rd

amo joy!

franklin bruno

(from nothing painted blue)

one happy island (ep release!)

@ the lily pad


saturday, august 23rd

newbury comics / unnatural axe

30th anniversary bash

the meatmen, queers, nasties,

unnatural axe, sleazies

@ the middle east down


tuesday, august 26th

the final installment of...

neil cleary's 'doozy'

a guest-packed august residency

@ the lizard lounge


wednesday, august 27th

liz phair performing

'exile in guyville'

@ the paradise


wednesday, august 27th

xiu xiu

prurient

@ the paradise


monday, september 1st

the juan maclean

@ the middle east downstairs


friday, september 5th

silver jews

@ the middle east downstairs


saturday, september 6th

my morning jacket

@ the bank of america pavilion


sunday, september 7th

ryan adams & the cardinals

@ the bank of america pavilion


tuesday, september 9th

paul weller

@ the berklee performance center


saturday, september 13th

wfnx disorientation 2008

the kooks, flogging molly,

alkaline trio, rogue wave,

and more to be announced

@ bank of america pavilion


monday, september 15th

james

@ the paradise


tuesday, september 16th

a place to bury strangers

@ the paradise


thursday, september 18th

the walkmen

@ the middle east downstairs


friday, september 19th

sigur ros

@ the bank of america pavilion


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


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


wednesday, september 24th

low

@ the museum of fine arts boston


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


thursday, september 30th

boston spaceships

(gbv's robert pollard)

big dipper

@ the paradise


sunday, october 5th

pinback

@ the paradise


monday, october 6th

the wedding present

@ the middle east downstairs


monday, october 6th

stereolab

monade

@ the paradise


wednesday, october 8th

wire

@ the middle east downstairs


sunday, october 12th

the residents

@ showcase live, foxboro


sunday, october 12th

the notwist

@ the roxy


tuesday, october 14th

cold war kids

@ the paradise


friday, october 17th

jonathan richman

with drummer tommy larkin

@ the somerville theatre


saturday, october 18th

ra ra riot

walter meego

the morning benders

@ the middle east


tuesday & wednesday

october 21st & 22nd

billy bragg

@ the somerville theatre


wednesday, october 22nd

lyle lovett & john hiatt

(acoustic, on stage together)

@ the orpheum


thursday, october 30th

of montreal

@ the orpheum


saturday, november 1st

henry rollins (spoken word)

@ the orpheum


monday, november 3rd

coldplay

@ the td banknorth garden


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Wednesday, October 03, 2007

Mp3s: Kristin Hersh And Her Charms

Rather than sharing an entire live set this week, I thought I'd do something a little different in anticipation of the very special sold-out Kristin Hersh / Tanya Donelly team-up shows this weekend at Cambridge's Brattle Theatre. In case you were unaware, the former co-Throwing Muses (and step-sisters) are doing two shows on Saturday, October 6th, during which they'll each play a set of their own solo stuff, then join together on stage for a collaborative set that's bound to include some TM songs. As a longtime fan of the Muses, their solo work, and various other bands (including Tanya's Belly & Kristin's 50 Foot Wave), it'd be an understatement to say I'm looking forward to this.

Back in late May, at the end of the U.S. tour in support of her latest solo album, "Learn To Sing Like A Star", Kristin played a full-band show at the wonderful Hi-N-Dry studio space in Cambridge for a few dozen lucky fans. Her rhythm section was non other than her comrades from 50 Foot Wave, drummer Rob Ahlers and bass player (and fellow Throwing Muse) Bernard Georges. Opening the night, and also backing Kristin & co. for the full set, were the UK-based husband-and-wife string duo The McCarricks. It was as magical as it promised to be: a night of gorgeously intense, songs in a comfortably unique setting. It ranks high in my best shows of the year, and may end up on the very top.

Easily my favorite part of the night was hearing the latest incarnation of the ever-evolving "Me and My Charms", a song that first appeared in acoustic form on Kristin's debut solo disc, "Hips and Makers", back in 1994. It remains among the best she's written, and has thankfully made its way into many of her solo setlists over the years.

Mp3: Kristin Hersh - "Me and My Charms" (original version)
(from 1994's "Hips and Makers")

Later in 1994, 4AD released Kristin's "Strings" EP, an eight-song disc that included four songs from "Hips and Makers" reworked with string arrangements from the McCarricks, including "Me and My Charms"...


When it was first announced that the McCarricks would be joining Kristin for her tour earlier this year, naturally I hoped we'd get finally hear them backing her up on this particular song, but what I didn't imagine was how much new life the full-band arrangement would bring to it, adding intense rise-and-fall dynamics to an already moving song. I can only say that it blew me away, and here it is...

Mp3: Kristin Hersh & Friends - "Me and My Charms" (live band version)
(live at Hi-N-Dry, Cambridge, MA, May 27th, 2007)


Consider that a tease for what is currently in the works: An officially released full-on DVD of that entire show. Yes, that special night was well-documented, and should eventually find its way into fans' happy hands.

Speaking of happy fans... see you at the Brattle this weekend?

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