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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 04, 2008

Today Is The Day

Got up extra early this morning here in Allston, Massachusetts to exercise my ~~right~~ privilege, and was one of the first few dozen to vote at the Honan Library. I'm filled with no small amount of pride, excitement, and cautious optimism. I've been so beat down by the non-stop news stories -- each one lifting up a new rock to reveal another dirty, rotten underside of this country -- that I've kept my enthusiasm, and quite honestly, my hope, in check for a very long time.

You may have noticed there's been nary a mention of politics here on the 'Nac this time around, despite the fact that I'm actually more inspired by my candidate of choice than I've ever been. In the past two presidential elections, it was more about my disdain for the opponent than any deep admiration for my selection. Not so this year. And for that reason, the possibility of a defeat is potentially even more soul-crushing than before... but today, true hope is starting to surface.

At this point, if you're a U.S. citizen and aren't planning on voting today, there's not a lot I can say to get you away from your computer and down to the booth. A co-worker from Pune, India asked this morning "What's the point of voting here in Massachusetts, anyway? Not like it's up in the air here...", and the simplest response was, hey, after two years of build-up, it felt damn good to get some kind of personal pay-off, a culmination of all the swirling coverage that comes down to one equalizing moment. Filling in those blanks and sliding my card into the machine brought everything into focus, whatever the next day may bring.

I'll leave you with a couple things...

Just got word that comedian Patton Oswalt will be live-blogging the election coverage on Comedy Central's website starting at 7:30pm EST tonight. For four hours straight. By the end, he'll likely be reduced to a babbling mess. But the babbling will still be freakin' funny, I have no doubt. I'll be refreshing that page during the 10 o'clock hour as I watch the Daily Show / Colbert Report live Election Night special.

And finally, a rally song, as this is (mostly) a music blog, after all...

James William Roy, aka The James Rocket, has offered up an ultra-topical little agitprop number...

Mp3: The James Rocket - "Donuts & Bacon"

Here's hoping that's what's on the menu tomorrow morning. I really need to get the taste of eight years of failure outta my mouth.

Go vote!

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