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tuesday, march 16th
bacchus king
croquet
cathy cathodic
the ugly fucklings
@ the middle east upstairs
wednesday, march 17th
joanna newsom
@ the sanders theatre, harvard
wednesday, march 17th
henry rollins (spoken word)
@ the somerville theatre
thursday, march 18th
TOURFILTER DJ NIGHT!
when tourfilter's chris +
the almanac's brad (aka, me)
spin songs by bands coming to
the boston area sometime soon
9pm sharp @ river gods
thursday, march 18th
apollo sunshine
drug rug
@ the paradise
friday, march 19th
i, pistol
mascara
planetoid
forgetful jones
@ tt the bears
saturday, march 20th
the whitehaus family blastfest
needy visions, manners,
morgan shaker, avi jacob,
and many more
@ cambridge ymca theatre
saturday, march 20th
air
am
@ berklee performance center
sunday, march 21st
the clientele
field music
@ great scott
wednesday, march 24th
extraneous noise presents...
golden spurs
spirit kid
some say fire
the novel ideas
@ the middle east upstairs
thursday, march 25th
"thursday night alright!" with
the beatings
aloud
action camp
hello ninja
@ great scott
thursday, march 25th
the donnas
@ the paradise
friday, march 26th
eldridge rodriguez (the beatings)
ryan lee crosby
ted billings (age rings/hot protestants)
@ the somerville armory
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
magic magic
@ 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
cassavettes
the grownup noise
kingsley flood (cd release)
spouse
@ the middle east upstairs
saturday, april 3rd
black rebel motorcycle club
alberta cross
@ the house of blues
saturday, april 3rd
nada surf
dawn landes & the hounds
@ the paradise
sunday, april 4th
serena maneesh
depreciation guild
black fortress of opium
@ tt the bears
tuesday, april 6th
wilco
@ the orpheum
tuesday, april 6th
ben fold & a piano
kate miller-heidke
@ the house of blues
wednesday, april 7th
florence & the machine
@ the paradise
wednesday, april 7th
rocky votolato
brooke waggoner
@ great scott
thursday, april 8th
faces on film
hands & knees
st. claire (cd release!)
mr. sister
@ tt the bears
thursday, april 8th
thom yorke + atoms for peace
flying lotus
@ the citi/wang theatre
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
screaming females
@ the paradise
saturday, april 10th
pissed jeans
confines
sqrm
@ great scott
sunday, april 11th
fanfarlo
lawrence arabia
robert francis
@ the paradise
monday, april 12th
the wedding present
play their 1989 lp 'bizarro'
with openers girl in a coma
@ the middle east downstairs
monday, april 12th
titus andronicus
the babies
@ great scott
thursday, april 15th
jakob dylan with guests
neko case + kelly hogan
@ the wilbur theatre
thursday, april 15th
red sparowes
doomriders
@ the middle east downstairs
friday, april 16th
guillermo sexo
freddie t and the people
(ex-june of 44 / hoover)
travels
ghost box orchestra
@ pa's lounge
friday, april 16th
have nots (vinyl release!)
the appreciation post
razors in the night
wicked whiskey
the swaggerin growlers
@ tt the bears
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
heavy trash (w/jon spencer)
the konks
the cobra-matics
@ 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
timber timbre
@ the paradise
tuesday, april 20th
quasi
let's wrestle
@ the middle east downstairs
wednesday, april 21st
the church
special 30th anniversary
acoustic career retrospective
@ the somerville armory
wednesday, april 21st through
wednesday, april 28th
the 8th annual independent film festival of boston
@ various boston area theatres
including the somerville + brattle
thursday, april 22nd
the mary onettes
@ great scott
saturday, april 24th
graham parker with
the figgs
@ johnny d's, somerville
saturday, april 24th
los campesinos!
here we go magic
@ the paradise
sunday, april 25th
harlem
@ the great scott
monday, april 26th
echo + the bunneymen
hatcham social
@ 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
the everyday visuals
the lights out
the flying machines
aloud
@ tt the bears
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
saturday, may 1st
white rabbits
here we go magic
@ the paradise
monday, may 3rd
yeasayer
sleigh bells
@ the paradise
tuesday, may 4th
gregory & the hawk
lady lamb the beekeeper
@ tt the bears
tuesday & wednesday
may 4th & 5th
public image ltd.
@ the royale (formerly the roxy)
wednesday & thursday
may 5th & 6th
jonsi (from sigur ros)
@ the house of blues
thursday, may 6th
shout out louds
@ the paradise
friday, may 7th
ok go
earl greyhound
robert francis
@ the paradise
saturday, may 8th
local natives
@ great scott
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
saturday, may 22nd
killing joke
@ the paradise
tuesday, may 18th
spectrum (featuring sonic boom
from spacemen 3 + e.a.r.)
with the broken river prophet
@ the middle east upstairs
tuesday, may 25th
the smittens
allo darlin'
one happy island
hearts!attack
a smile and a ribbon
horowitz
@ the lizard lounge
wednesday, may 26th
reverend horton heat
cracker
miss derringer
@ the house of blues
friday, may 28th
mono
the twilight sad
@ the middle east downstairs
wednesday, june 2nd
kings of convenience
franklin for short
@ the paradise
wednesday, june 2nd
ryan bingham & the dead horses
@ tt the bears
wednesday & thursday
june 2nd & 3rd
the national
@ the house of blues
friday, june 4th
brian jonestown massacre
@ the paradise
friday, june 18th
reigning sound
movers & shakers
triplethick
@ tt the bears
saturday, june 19th
james taylor
carole king
@ the garden
sunday + monday
june 20th + 21st
isis
melvins
totimoshi
@ the paradise
thursday + saturday
august 19th + 21st
tom petty + the heartbreakers
my morning jacket
@ the comcast center
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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...  |
sparklehorse
live at the paradise
in boston, mass.
on monday, february 26th, 2009
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surf-worthy
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- off on a tangent
- rsl's ostracons
- the shy turnip
- sooz's dot com
- steve's f.r.h.m.
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