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boston area shows of note:
thursday, august 21st
yndi halda
caspian
irepress
@ tt the bears
friday, august 22nd
varsity drag
lump
charcoal lavage
jake and the jakes
@ o'briens
friday, august 22nd
obits (ex-hot snakes/rftc)
viva viva
dead cats dead rats
sunday morning music
@ the middle east
saturday, august 23rd
the soft drugs
higgins
the toothaches
drama queens
@ pa's lounge
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
sunday, august 24th
don cabellero
ponytail
irepress
@ harper's ferry
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
friday, august 29th
liz phair performs
'exile in guyville'
@ the paradise
monday, september 1st
the juan maclean
@ the middle east downstairs
wednesday, september 3rd
ryan's smashing life presents...
justice of the unicorns
tigers & monkeys
spanish armada
wild business
@ the middle east
friday, september 5th
silver jews
hallelujah the hills
who shot hollywood
@ the middle east downstairs
saturday, september 6th
my morning jacket
@ the bank of america pavilion
saturday, september 6th
matt pryor (get up kids)
kevin devine
mike fiore (faces on film)
@ harper's ferry
sunday, september 7th
ryan adams & the cardinals
@ the bank of america pavilion
tuesday, september 9th
paul weller
@ the berklee performance center
friday, september 12th
mission of burma
in-store performance
7pm @ newbury comics, newbury st.
friday, september 12th
buffalo tom
as part of the boston arts festival
@ christopher columbus park
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
lymbyc systym
this will destroy you
arms and sleepers
@ harper's ferry
monday, september 15th
lagwagon, mxpx,
only crime, & tat
@ harper's ferry
monday, september 15th
sunset rubdown
@ the middle east
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
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
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
saturday, september 27th
mike viola (solo)
(2nd of 3 weekly residencies)
@ the lizard lounge
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
@ the paradise
thursday, september 30th
boston spaceships
(gbv's robert pollard)
big dipper
@ the paradise
thursday, september 30th
say hi
jukebox the ghost
@ the middle east
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
@ the paradise
monday, october 6th
the wedding present
the jealous girlfriends
@ the middle east downstairs
monday, october 6th
fleet foxes
@ the somerville theatre
monday, october 6th
stereolab
monade
@ the paradise
tuesday, october 7th
liam finn
the veils
@ the paradise
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
the feelies
@ the roxy
sunday, october 12th
the residents
@ showcase live, foxboro
sunday, october 12th
the notwist
@ the roxy
sunday, october 12th
jamie lidell
@ 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
@ tt the bears
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
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
@ 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
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
coldplay
@ the td banknorth garden
sunday, november 9th
the hold steady
drive-by truckers
@ the orpheum
tuesday, november 11th
deerhunter
times new viking
the vivian girls
@ the paradise
wedneseday, november 12th
kings of leon
we are scientists
the whigs
@ the orpheum
tuesday, november 18th
m83
school of seven bells
@ the middle east down
thursday, november 20th
bishop allen
@ the middle east
saturday, december 13th
neil young
wilco
@ the dcu center, worcester
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Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Midweek Music Miscellany
Yeah, I'm still here. And still stuck in serious work-mode. But I've got five seconds to spare, so I'll dust this place off a bit and get down to it...
Congrats to the winners of the various contests I've run over the past couple weeks: Brian from Somerville got to check out Wye Oak at the Middle East (as did I, they were great, and I'll definitely be sharing up my recording). Ellen, also from S-ville, got the 7" and two tix to Taken By Trees at the MFA. And Roxbury resident Beth and a friend should be joining us (and you?) to see Syme tonight at the Paradise Lounge. For an idea of what we're in for, have a listen to this live Syme set and interview over at Jamnow.
Heads up: The Night Marchers are coming to town, and pre-sale tickets are on sale now. In case you missed my recent mention of these guys, it's the new project from former Rocket From The Crypt / Hot Snakes / Drive Like Jehu genius John Reis and Snakes bassist Gar Wood. The band will make their Boston-area debut at the Middle East Upstairs on Thursday, May 8th, and in a space that small it's a guaranteed sell-out. While Ticket&$*#er tix go on sale at 10am tomorrow right here, you can buy pre-sale will-call tickets here at this very moment. Go go go. For you non-Bostonians, more tour dates are here.
As if I wasn't already a proud enough papa, my little 8-month old rocker-in-training was totally digging on The Clash Live: Revolution Rock Monday night on PBS. The documentary, comprised primarily of killer live footage from throughout their existence (from small clubs to Shea Stadium), was pretty damn thrilling, and most of the songs had little B doing the pogo in my lap. If you want to do some mini-moshing of your own, Boston-area PBS station WGBH will re-air the doc Thursday at 2:30am and Friday night at 10:30pm (other airdates and cities listed here), or you can pick up the DVD release with lots of extra Clash content on April 15th.
And oh, sweet irony: Joe Strummer sings "... gimme Sony, so cheap and real phony" on a DVD that's brought to you by, you guessed it, the Sony/BMG/Epic megacorp. And that's the promo clip they're using, a fantastic performance of "The Magnificent Seven" on Tom Snyder. Crucial viewing.
Major props to Timedoor for shining a little spotlight on one of my old-skool Boston faves, Scruffy the Cat. Looks like the four mp3s that they shared are down, but they link a video for "Oh Baby" that you should check out. Loved those guys, and they were a staple of Randy and my late-80s WWPV radio show. And now I've got "You Dirty Rat" in my head.
Boston's own Boy in Static did an eight-date tour with Freezepop last month, and are starting to share some live video from the trip. The first clip is for a new song, "Osaka", recorded live in Indianapolis. I owe Ashley and her guest DJ spot at WMBR (when she played "Where It Ends") for turning me on to BiS big-time.
On this gray, rainy March day, listening to some Idaho suits me just right. Got me thinking that we could really use some new stuff from Mr. Jeff Martin, but for now we can settle for a two-disc re-release of his Forbidden EP and Alas full-length, which includes a bunch of extra tracks that he recorded 10 years back with friend John Voscamp.
Idaho just wrapped up a European tour last week with lots of dates in Germany and France, and I'm optimistic we'll see some U.S. dates in the first half of this year. According to the Idaho message board, Jeff misses playing Boston, and says a show here in "early '08 should work out". Fingers crossed that was more than wishful thinking.
For your own Idaho fix, check out some YouTube videos of a live performance at the Knitting Factory in 1996, including "Skyscrape", "Stare At The Sky", and "Get You Back". You can also grab some Idaho rarities from the excellent Sliding Past fansite (just click the Unreleased link there).
Despite the fact that I haven't enjoyed much of their work over the past couple, um, decades, and have little patience left for pretension, I went and checked out the new "U23D" IMAX film based on several strong recommendations and lots of hyperbole. Well, add me to the list of the totally impressed. I was completely floored by the visuals, and even blown away by the audio -- surround sound used better than I'd ever heard it -- if the camera was center-stage, you hear the guitar from your right, bass from your left, drums behind you, vox right next to you. As the camera floats away, the sound pans perfectly, the crowd surges as you dip in and out of it. Totally intense.
"Immersive" is the word I've seen thrown around the most, and it's true. My words really can't do the experience justice (try Eliot Van Buskirk's Wired review for better words), and honestly, even if you're U2-averse, you should see this thing just to dream of your favorite bands captured in this way. It will be many, many years before this kind of experience can be had in your living room, so make the effort to get out there to an IMAX theater and see it.
Hot damn, at last we've got new music from The Notwist, courtesy of City Slang...
The Notwist's "The Devil, You + Me" is out in the UK in May, and in the US the following month.
I'll end with a little viewer's vent:
From the very first episode, aired on June 2nd, 2002, I've been a seriously and emotionally-invested fan of The Wire. Even with my Tivo, it became must-watch-that-night television, until the fourth year, when I tried a little experiment -- I somehow mustered up the willpower to record and save every episode of season 4, and when it was over, I had my own little Wire weekend, watching all 13 hours over the course of 2 days. And it was glorious. Like devouring the best page-turner in one sitting, I lost myself in it, and was a perfect wreck when it faded out. So I decided to do the same this year, for the fifth and final story, which started unfolding in January. The last episode ever, the 10th of this season, airs this Sunday on HBO. And shortly after that, my 10-hour marathon begins.
So why is this a vent when I've got such a guaranteed good time ahead? Well, thanks to certain entertainment sites, a couple of major plot points have been totally blown for me, in headlines. You read that right. As the Wire's popularity increased and peaked in this final year, avoiding spoilers became more difficult, but not impossible -- I just skipped every article and review. But avoiding headlines? Those shi*tbirds. To quote Clay Davis: "Sheeeeeeiiit."
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