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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


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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.

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