boston area shows of note: monday, october 6th catfish haven dead confederate mean creek the motion sick @ tt the bears 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 friday, october 10th kirsten a. malone scholarship fundraiser ho-ag bone zone tinsel teeth cathy cathodic @ the milky way friday, october 10th writer sarah vowell 7pm @ brookline booksmith saturday, october 11th the new year dirty on purpose tre orsi @ the middle east upstairs saturday, october 11th les savy fav passion pit phil and the osophers @ the middle east downstairs 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 TOURFILTER DJ NIGHT with dj's chris tourfilter and bradley almanac featuring only songs by bands playing soon in the boston area 9pm @ river gods, cambridge 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 @ tt the bears 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 annuals live in-store performance 7pm @ newbury comics, newbury st. tuesday, october 21st minus the bear annuals sylvie @ the wilbur theatre tuesday & wednesday october 21st & 22nd billy bragg @ the somerville theatre wednesday, october 22nd writer/expert john hodgman 6pm @ the coolidge corner theatre wednesday, october 22nd yeasayer @ the paradise wednesday, october 22nd lyle lovett & john hiatt (acoustic, on stage together) @ the orpheum thursday, october 23rd robert fisher (of willard grant conspiracy) chris brokaw drew o'doherty @ the lily pad 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 @ the kendall square cinema 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 friday & saturday november 14th & 15th smashing pumpkins @ the citi wang theatre saturday, november 15th scarce (cd release!) wheat triplethick @ tt the bears sunday, november 16th centro-matic @ the middle east monday, november 17th margot & the nuclear so and so's @ 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, november 22nd sondre lerche @ the paradise sunday, november 30th 18th dye devon williams @ tt the bears tuesday, december 2nd nada surf delta spirit jealous girlfriends @ the paradise friday, december 5th mercury rev dean & britta @ the paradise sunday, december 7th bazaar bizarre boston! (with djs, including brad 'nac) 12-7pm @ the castle, park plaza saturday, december 13th neil young wilco everest @ the dcu center, worcester sunday, december 14th bon iver @ the wilbur theatre monday, january 5th, 2009 glasvegas rails to russia @ great scott sunday, january 18th frightened rabbit @ great scott visit tourfilter for more shows |
Tuesday, July 08, 2008 Live Mp3s: Celebrating Sub Pop's 20th If I didn't have these soundboard recordings, ticket stubs, and an old disintegrating t-shirt as proof, I'd have a hard time believing that Sub Pop's 1992 Vermonstress Festival actually took place. As an indie-rock-lovin', college radio DJin', drum-learnin', band-startin', early-20-something kid living in the relatively isolated Burlington, Vermont, imagine how stunned I was to hear that one of my favorite record labels was planning a music fest pretty much on my doorstep. No travel necessary. Fifteen bands over two autumn days, some on the Sub Pop roster and others that the label just loved, and for no discernible reason. All I'd heard was they dug our little college town (pop: around 40,000), and who knows... maybe this was just a fun way to blow some cash from the post-"Nevermind" explosion.Whatever the reason, the SP team and all the invitees descended upon the Champlain Valley and blessedly rescued me and my friends from cheesy cover bands and Phish for a weekend (and inspiring a friend and I to start up our own yearly fest, but that's another post). With Pond crashing at our band house for a few days beforehand (they were on their way back to home from their first UK tour, opening for Throwing Muses), and with us hosting a big party in the middle of the madness, the whole thing felt like one long celebration, and as a local, it was easy to tell that most of the sell-out crowds had traveled down from Montreal or up from Boston and NYC. It was a surreal couple days, to say the least, with the Metronome stage hosting current faves and newfound revelations -- so many bands I'd have driven a great distance to see (Codeine, Velocity Girl, Come, Drop Nineteens, Beat Happening, Buffalo Tom), and others I'd consider myself lucky to hear so early on (Six Finger Satellite, Eric's Trip, Barbara Manning, Giant Sand, Sloan, Green Magnet School). Hell, brand new Sub Pop signees Pond hadn't even released their first album yet, and getting to see them then was a true gift. Their set was frenetic, intense, and totally inspiring... maybe the best of the weekend, and given the amazing lineup, that's saying a hell of a lot. A few years back, in the relatively early days of the Almanac's current incarnation, I finished converting, editing, and sharing up all of my Vermonstress soundboard cassette recordings. 130 songs by 15 bands, adding up to almost 9 hours of digital goodness. And so, in honor of this week's celebration of Sub Pop's 20th Anniversary, I was inspired to remaster all the songs (I've learned a bit about that in the years since) and share them as higher quality Mp3s (from original .wavs as 192kbps vs. the former 128kbps). A few things of note... Enjoy the wealth of greatness below, as if I had to tell you that... ![]() Vermonstress - Day 1 Saturday, October 10th, 1992 Codeine 01. Realize 02. Jr. 03. Barely Real 04. Cave-In 05. Hard to Find 06. D 07. Broken-Hearted Wine Come 01. Dead Molly 02. William 03. Submerge 04. Last Mistake 05. Fast Piss Blues 06. Bell 07. Car 08. S.V.K. Drop Nineteens 01. Delaware 02. Mayfield 03. Winona 04. Astral 05. Happen 06. My Aquarium 07. Reberrymemberer 08. Angel (Madonna cover) Velocity Girl 01. Doesn't Matter 02. 57 Waltz 03. Copacetic 04. Pretty Sister 05. Stupid Thing 06. Warm/Crawl 07. My Forgotten Favorite 08. Creepy 09. Crazy Town Crow 01. Eyes are Bruised 02. Railhead 03. Light 04. Prisoner 05. The Charley Horses 06. God-Fearing Shareholders of the World 07. EJ Pond 01. Grinned 02. Young Splendor 03. Perfect Four 04. Wheel 05. Pretty Thing (Bo Diddley cover) 06. Spots 07. Agatha / Filler Beat Happening 01. Tiger Trap 02. Teenage Caveman 03. Sleepyhead 04. Dreamy 05. banter 06. Red Head Walkin' 07. Other Side 08. Revolution Come and Gone 09. Nancy Sin 10. Noise 11. Godsend 12. Cry For A Shadow 13. Me Untamed 14. You Turn Me On 15. Crashing Through ![]() Vermonstress - Day 2 Sunday, October 11th, 1992 Six Finger Satellite 01. Sex Transistor 02. Niponese National Anthem 03. Laughing Larry 04. Polish the Shine (Satchmo) 05. Home for the Holy Day 06. Crippled Monster Bearing Malice Green Magnet School 01. Sonic Exterminator 02. Noxin 03. Barmecide Room 04. Don't Cry (Neil Young) 05. Singed 06. 12 Guage 07. Penance Sloan 01. Sleepover 02. Lucky For Me 03. Shame Shame 04. Ill-Placed Trust 05. Underwhelmed 06. Take It In 07. Marcus Said 08. Pretty Voice Giant Sand 01. Neon Filler 02. Song 02 03. Sage Advice 04. Wearing the Robes of Bible Black 05. Solomon's Ride / Stuck 06. Unwed and Well Sped Barbara Manning 01. Never Park 02. Breathe Lies 03. Someone Wants You Dead 04. Don't Rewind 05. Winter Song 06. On On and One 07. Smoking Her Wings (Bats cover) 08. Lock Yer Room (up tight) 09. Scissors Eric's Trip 01. Kiss Me Baby / Smother 02. Listen 03. Haze 04. Belong 05. Happens All The Time 06. Float 07. Belly 08. My Chest Is Empty (part 2) 09. Blinded 10. Bring Down the Rain 11. Easier Last Time 12. Open Your Heart (Madonna cover) Chris Harford and the First Rays of the New Rising Sun 01. Swinging Bridge 02. Raise the Roof 03. Looking For Light 04. Road With You 05. If You Forget Me 06. Pop Life (Prince cover) 07. You Brains 08. The Living End 09. Gather Round / Sing, Breathe, and Be Merry HP Zinker 01. Song 1 02. Song 2 03. Song 3 04. Trapped 05. Song 5 06. Song 6 07. Song 7 08. Song 8 09. Song 9 10. Warzone City 11. Song 11 There's been some cool coverage leading up to Sub Pop's 20th Anniversary shindig this coming weekend, including a lengthy interview with SP founders Jonathan Poneman and Bruce Pavitt over at Pitchfork, as well as an audio interview with Poneman courtesy of NPR's World Cafe. During that NPR chat, Poneman tackles the difficult task of naming his five fave SP-released songs. For the curious, they are: Pernice Bros.' "Monkey Suit", Fleet Foxes' "White Winter Hymnal", Iron & Wine's "Lion's Mane", Vaselines' "Dying For It", and Zumpano's "Here's the Plan". Don't think I could ever force myself to pick just five from their catalog... hell, I'd probably have trouble just naming five faves from the discographies of certain Sub Pop bands. The label has been helping to make my life better for so many years, and it's an understatement to say I'm grateful. If you're fortunate enough to be attending SP20, my jealousy is directed your way. Wish I could be there. 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