boston area events of note: thursday, january 8th forest henderson the new collisions the lights out sir q @ great scott saturday, january 10th head automatica radio 4 @ great scott sunday, january 11th whistlejacket voxhaul broadcast local natives the union line @ tt the bears monday, january 12th varsity drag the rationales nate rogers (ex-scamper) @ tt the bears thursday, january 15th illinois @ great scott thursday, january 15th the raveonettes @ the paradise friday, january 16th dear leader hallelujah the hills faces on film @ the paradise saturday, january 17th the rosebuds the love language the fatal flaw @ the middle east downstairs sunday, january 18th frightened rabbit @ great scott sunday, january 18th department of eagles @ the brattle theatre saturday, january 24th longwave wheat bon savants @ great scott saturday, january 24th arts at the armory benefit mission of burma the neighborhoods @ the somerville theatre saturday, january 24th vic chesnutt elf power @ the middle east tuesday, january 27th annuals jessica lee mayfield what laura says @ the paradise friday, january 30th andrew bird loney dear @ the orpheum wednesday, february 4th the pretenders @ the orpheum thursday, february 5th illinois mean creek you can be a wesley (cd release) @ great scott wednesday, february 11th the godfathers @ the middle east down friday, february 13th los campesinos! @ the paradise saturday, february 14th animal hospital travels (cd release!) arms & sleepers mary page @ pa's lounge sunday, february 15th the pains of being pure at heart pants yell! the depreciation guild @ the middle east upstairs sunday, february 15th fujiya & miyagi @ the paradise wednesday, february 18th m. ward @ the somerville theatre saturday, february 21st norm macdonald @ the wilbur theatre tuesday, february 24th ben kweller the watson twins @ the somerville theatre tuesday, february 24th tapes 'n tapes wild light @ the paradise wednesday, february 25th comedian eugene mirman 'the will to whatevs' book tour @ the brookline booksmith thursday, february 26th jimmy eat world 'clarity 10th anniversary tour' @ the new house of blues thursday, february 26th blizten trapper alela diane @ the paradise saturday, february 28th swirlies! gregory & the hawk @ the middle east up saturday, february 28th fountains of wayne (acoustic) everyday visuals (acoustic) @ the paradise saturday, march 7th airborne toxic event alberta cross henry clay people @ the paradise wednesday, march 11th fleetwood mac @ the garden saturday, march 14th throwing muses screaming females 50 foot wave @ the middle east downstairs saturday, march 14th a.c. newman (new pornographers) with dent may & his magnificent ukulele @ the paradise sunday, march 29th morrissey @ the house of blues visit tourfilter for more shows |
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Ticket + CD Giveaway: Little Joy @ TT the Bears So, Little Joy is Strokes drummer Fab Moretti's new band with girlfriend Binki Shapiro and Rodrigo Amarante of Los Hermanos, and their self-titled debut disc arrived last week via Rough Trade. Given how much I dug Albert Hammond Jr.'s two solo albums, I was curious to hear what Moretti and co. had to offer as well. And while it hasn't immediately struck as catchy a chord as Hammond Jr.'s stuff did, what's remarkable is how much more it has in common sonically with the Strokes. You wouldn't think a drummer's side-project would resemble his other band as much as a guitarist's, but there it is. I do need to spend more time with it, but after the first few listens, it feels like the post-"First Impressions Of Earth" offshoot albums are 3 for 3 so far. We'll see if bassist Nikolai Fraiture's Nickel Eye project makes it a perfect 4 come January, but our ears have been well served by the Strokes' time off so far.The LA-based Little Joy kicked off a month-long tour last week in Minnesota, and they'll hit TT the Bears this coming Sunday night, November 16th. I've been given a pair of guest list spots for the show, as well as a copy of that debut disc, to dole out to a couple of 'Nac readers, so if you're interested in either seeing the show or hearing the album, drop an email to giveaways [at] bradleysalmanac [dot] com before 9AM this Friday the 14th. Make the subject "Give Me Joy" and be sure to include the city you live in (anyone in the continental U.S. can take part). I'll pick and notify two winners Friday morning: One in the Boston area for those two Sunday spots on the TT's guest list, and another (local or non-local) for that copy of the album. If you live near here and would prefer the disc to the show, just let me know when you enter. While you pull together that email, listen to some Little Joy at their MySpace page, and check out the other bands on the bill that night as well: Boston's own Buttercup and former locals The Dead Trees, who picked up and moved to Portland, Oregon last year. To grab tickets of your own, hit up Ticketweb. Labels: giveaways $blog_id=8719356465721987900; $blog_mail="bsearles@gmail.com"; $file_name=$PHP_SELF; global $blog_id, $blog_mail, $file_name; include ("blogkomm/module/blogkomm_show_link.php"); ?> |
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