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wednesday and thursday
february 10th and 11th
the magnetic fields
laura barrett
@ the wilbur theatre
thursday, february 11th
v66 reunion
with rod & cones, big city rock,
the fools, o positive, animotion,
right turn, digney fingus, ernie boch jr.,
lizzie borden and the axes, & more
@ house of blues
thursday, february 11th
found audio
the first annual
the rockefeller fortune
boone
@ oliver's / cask 'n flagon
friday, february 12th
kings of convenience
franklin for short
@ the paradise
saturday, february 13th
one happy island
human hearts (with franklin bruno)
boy genius
free! @ toad, cambridge
saturday, february 13th
a benefit for haiti
the okay win
new son rising
the elevators
@ copperfields
saturday, february 13th
tegan & sara
holly miranda
@ the orpheum
sunday, february 14th
we were promised jetpacks
bad veins
royal bangs
@ the middle east downstairs
monday, february 15th
a benefit for haiti
with big bear, ketman,
chris brokaw, monique ortiz,
art decade, & the dirty dishes
@ the middle east downstairs
tuesday, wednesday, & thursday
february 16th, 17th, & 18th
3 nights with jonathan richman
@ the middle east upstairs
thursday, february 18th
editors
the antlers
@ house of blues
friday, february 19th
28 degrees taurus
el jezel
the broken river prophet
metal feathers
@ o'briens, allston
friday, february 19th
taken by trees
el perro del mar
@ the cambridge ymca theatre
saturday, february 20th
dawes
corey chisel & the wandering sons
jason boesel (rilo kiley)
@ great scott
monday, february 22nd
boy without god
ryan lee crosby quartet
the wailing wall
sleepy very sleepy
@ tt the bears
wednesday, february 24th
wild beasts
still life still
dj carbo
@ great scott
saturday, february 27th
hadoken (cd release)
caspian
irepress
slowest runner
@ tt the bears
monday, march 1st
rogue wave
@ the paradise
tuesday, march 9th
jet
crash kings
@ the paradise
monday, march 15th
one happy island
standard fare
summer cats
@ great scott
monday, march 15th
letting up despite great faults
the brother kite
plumerai
singing bridges
@ the middle east upstairs
wednesday, march 17th
joanna newsom
@ the sanders theatre, harvard
wednesday, march 17th
henry rollins (spoken word)
@ the somerville theatre
sunday, march 21st
the clientele
field music
@ great scott
saturday, march 20th
air
am
@ berklee performance center
thursday, march 25th
aloud
action camp
hello ninja
@ great scott
thursday, march 25th
the donnas
@ the paradise
friday, march 26th
basia bulat
marissa nadler
lady lamb the beekeeper
@ tt the bears
saturday, march 27th
your say party! we say die!
the new collisions
static of the gods (cd release)
@ tt the bears
saturday, march 27th
the big pink
a place to bury strangers
@ the paradise
saturday, march 27th
spoon
deerhunter
@ the house of blues
sunday, march 28th
beach house
bachelorette
@ the paradise
monday, march 29th
the soft pack
nodzzz
beaters
@ great scott
tuesday, march 30th
shearwater
wye oak
hospital ships
@ tt the bears
tuesday, march 30th
manchester orchestra
the features
biffy clyro
o'brother
@ the paradise
wednesday, march 31st
japandroids
love is all
girlfriends
@ the middle east downstairs
wednesday, march 31st
miike snow
delorean
@ the paradise
wednesday, march 31st
a sunny day in glasgow
pants yell!
bearstronaut
@ great scott
thursday, april 1st
girls
dum dum girls
@ the paradise
friday, april 2nd
the xx
jj (late show only)
two shows @ the paradise
friday, april 2nd
drive-by truckers
lucero
langhorne slim
@ the house of blues
saturday, april 3rd
nada surf
@ the paradise
sunday, april 4th
serena maneesh
depreciation guild
@ tt the bears
tuesday, april 6th
wilco
@ the orpheum
wednesday, april 7th
florence & the machine
@ the paradise
wednesday, april 7th
rocky votolato
brooke waggoner
@ great scott
friday, april 9th
midlake
@ the paradise
saturday, april 10th
xiu xiu
tune-yards
@ the middle east downstairs
saturday, april 10th
ted leo & the pharmacists
obits
@ the paradise
saturday, april 10th
pissed jeans
confines
sqrm
@ great scott
monday, april 12th
the wedding present
play their 1989 lp 'bizarro'
with openers girl in a coma
@ the middle east downstairs
thursday, april 15th
red sparowes
doomriders
@ the middle east downstairs
saturday, april 17th
kaki king
an horse
@ the middle east downstairs
saturday, april 17th
the morning benders
miniature tigers
@ tt the bears
sunday, april 18th
the thermals
past lives
@ the middle east downstairs
monday, april 19th
trans am
@ the middle east downstairs
tuesday, april 20th
owen pallett (aka final fantasy)
@ the ica boston
tuesday, april 20th
elvis costello & the sugarcanes
@ the orpheum
tuesday, april 20th
the low anthem
@ the paradise
tuesday, april 20th
quasi
let's wrestle
@ the middle east downstairs
saturday, april 24th
los campesinos!
here we go magic
@ the paradise
wednesday, april 28th
gogol bordello
devotchka
jesse malin
st. mark's social
@ the house of blues
thursday, april 29th
frightened rabbit
@ the paradise
friday, april 30th
corinne bailey ray
@ the house of blues
friday, april 30th
the album leaf
sea wolf
@ the paradise
wednesday, april 28th
little boots
dragonette
fan death
@ the middle east downstairs
monday, may 3rd
yeasayer
sleigh bells
@ the paradise
thursday, may 6th
shout out louds
@ the paradise
tuesday & wednesday
may 11th & 12th
dr. dog
deer tick
@ the paradise
thursday, may 13th
small brown bike
bridge and tunnel
your skull my closet
wallcreeper
@ great scott
tuesday, may 25th
smittens
allo darlin'
one happy island
horrowitz
@ toad
wednesday, may 26th
reverend horton heat
cracker
miss derringer
@ the house of blues
wednesday, june 2nd
the national
@ the house of blues
friday, june 4th
brian jonestown massacre
@ the paradise
saturday, june 19th
james taylor
carole king
@ the garden
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Friday, November 14, 2008 The Friday Fiver Five (ok, maybe six) notable items for a gray, misty Friday...  When I mentioned Slowdive/Mojave 3 frontman Neil Halstead earlier this week, I was somehow completely clueless about his appearance tonight at the tiny Lizard Lounge here in Cambridge. How this flew under my radar shall remain a mystery, but I'm damn well indebted to the Jimbamma, the commenter who filled me in. Advance tickets for LL shows are a rarity, but they smartly set some up for this one, and mine has been acquired. It's an early 7pm show with no mention of an opener, so I'll be hanging solo upstairs in the Cambridge Common, precious on-tap Brooklyn Lager in hand, if you want to say hey before doors open. FYI, you can download a free live Neil Halstead EP courtesy of the MySpace Transmissions site. And while I'm at it, here's an August interview with Neil over at Tiny Mix Tapes. I'm a big fan of Danny Provencher, aka Under Electric Light, as well as Arne Van Petegem, aka Styrofoam, so I'm glad to see the two have teamed for a little remixing, with U.E.L. tackling Styrofoam's "Other Side of Town". It can be downloaded for free at Buffet Libre as part of the Proyect Obatidora Remix Project. You can also request the tracks for songs by Cut Copy, Holy Fuck, The Bravery and more, then submit your own mix if you dare. Boston's pride Hallelujah the Hills recently shared some news on the followup to their excellent full-length debut, "Collective Psychosis Begone": Their sophomore disc will weight in at 13 songs, and is damn well close to being finished (just Ryan Walsh's vox and some sampling flourishes remain). Already on tape are sure-to-be-great vocal contributions from Cassie Berman of Silver Jews and Patrick Stickles of Titus Andronicus. We should get to hear the finished product next spring thanks to Misra Records, and I'm more psyched than ever... their opening performance for the Silver Jews in September was the best I'd seen yet. Next chance to catch them live is on Sunday, December 21st at Allston's Great Scott. Mark your calendars - The second annual RECORD STORE DAY is scheduled to fall on Saturday, April 18th, 2009. Our own Newbury Comics was a major part of last year's inaugural edition, and they did a ton of cool stuff for the occasion. Sadly, I was traveling that weekend, and I'm hoping I'm around for the next one. I try and celebrate my own personal record store day once a week, but I don't get as much free stuff or live performances as we'll get next April. Speaking of Newbury Comics, that reminds me -- I meant to point out a very cool edition of the Well-Rounded Radio podcast that featured a discussion with Newbury Comics founder Mike Dreese, in honor of the chain's 30th Anniversary. The nearest N.C. is where I do most of my music-buying (and, I'll admit, occasional action figure-purchasing), so I was glad to hear a chat between Mike and WRR main-man Charles McEnerney. Subscribe to WRR while you're at it -- personal fave programs have included interviews with Dan & Liz from Ida and Jenny Toomey of the Future of Music Coalition. NTDWM (Nothing To Do With Music): Fascinating stuff if you're a fan of Ren & Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi, or the animation process in general -- He just shared a very detailed account of his work in Taipei during the mid-80s, training some new animators to work on The Jetsons. Also NTDWM: As a rabid fan of George RR Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" not-exactly-fantasy series, I am both excited and nervous about the news that HBO has officially green-lit the pilot episode for a tv series based on the epic tale, starting with the first book, "A Game Of Thrones". I've known for awhile that it was optioned, but was doubtful it would ever get the go ahead (file under: to good to be true). If the pilot passes muster, we'll supposedly see one full book (there are four of seven out so far, and the fifth is taking forever to arrive) covered over each season. If anyone can do it right, I'm confident HBO can. I'm got a bit more faith in that than I do in the upcoming Watchmen movie, actually... the more I see of that film, the more skeptical I become. [geekspeak] It's not Rorschach's voice that bothers me (that's how I figured they'd translate his rough-edged speech bubbles from the comics), but the fact that he actually refers to the team as "The Watchmen". Something that was purposefully absent from the book, a touch I always liked. Ah well, I must repress my nrrd-nitpickery and continue my slightly-more-cautious optimism. Translation: I'll still be there opening night. Almost weekend time. Neil Halstead this evening, and tomorrow I'd planned on that Scarce/Wheat show at TT the Bears. Sadly, I've been summoned to New York City for family matters, so I'll regretfully be absent. Back in time for the Centro-matic/South San Gabriel show on Sunday, I hope (my allegiance lies with Will Johnson, otherwise I'd be at the Calexico / The Acorn show at the Somerville Theatre that night). I'm tired already. By the way, if you didn't see the comment below, there's a great new Wheat interview over at Mel.ohpo.be that has me even more bummed about missing out. Ah well, next time. Go for me, will ya? Hey, anything of note going on in NYC Saturday night? If so, let me know in the comments...  |
midlake
two copies of their new cd
running until 9am on 2/12
david bazan + his band
live at tt the bear's place
in cambridge, mass.
on tuesday, october 20th, 2009
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