Bradley's Almanac

[Future Faves?] Anticipated 2013 Music Releases

First post of 2013, and it’s a doozy… (Last updated: January 27th, 2013 @ 10am) Every January brings the expected avalanche of new music release announcements, and this year it feels like they’re flowing faster and more frequently than ever. Not sure if there’s really more music coming or just more ways to find out, [...]

[Last Thursday's Playlist] New Music Night VIII at River Gods

Well, seeing as the world didn’t end, I suppose I should share up Thursday’s playlist from the eighth edition of New Music Night over at River Gods in Cambridge, MA. A lovely evening all-around, independent of the fine song selections made by myself and Mr. Jay Clicky Clicky. His playlists are right over here. And [...]

[Thanksgiving Nutshells] David Bazan, TW Walsh, Fuzzy, Ben Gibbard, Tanya Donelly, Lemonheads, Now Now, more

    Greetings, and happy official-start-of-the-holidays, dear readers. All 12 of you. I keed, I keed… there are at least a couple dozen of you out there, I’m sure. One of these days I’ll check my stats and find out. I’ve got plenty of things in my life to be thankful for, though “blogging time” [...]

[Musical Nutshells] Kristin Hersh/Throwing Muses, Chris Brady/Pond, Ted Leo/Pharmacists, Survival Knife/Unwound, David Bazan/Pedro The Lion

In keeping with the frequent squirrel appreciation reflected in my blog (and my life), I’ve decided to file these random “various & sundry” posts under “nutshells” from here on out. Just go with it… Kristin Hersh, the distinctive voice and guitar of both Throwing Muses & 50 Foot Wave, let fly some seriously exciting news [...]

[20 Years Ago Today] Sub Pop’s Vermonstress Fest in Burlington, VT

Back in 2008, on the occasion of Sub Pop‘s 20th anniversary, I wrote about the 1992 Vermonstress Festival, a 15-band, 2-day party the label threw in my hometown of Burlington, Vermont. Well, here we are in 2012, and I realized that today’s date, October 10th, marks exactly two decades since that life-altering/affirming event went down. [...]

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    Wednesday, May 22nd
    Dead Confederate
    Roadkill Ghost Choir
    The New Highway Hymnal
    @ The Paradise
    Tuesday, May 21st
    Chain and the Gang
    Calvin Johnson
    Arrington De Dionyso
    @ Cambridge Elks Lodge
    Tuesday & Wednesday
    May 21st & 22nd
    Jeff the Brotherhood
    @ Great Scott
    Wednesday, May 22nd
    Yeasayer
    Bodega Girls
    Ducktails
    Camden
    @ The Sinclair
    Thursday, May 23rd
    The Thermals
    Earthquake Party!
    @ The Sinclair
    Thursday, May 23rd
    Laura Stevenson
    Field Mouse
    @ TT the Bears
    Saturday, May 25th
    The Darlings
    Dave Aronoff &
    the Protagonists
    The Invaders
    @ The Lizard Lounge
    Saturday, May 25th
    Whitehaus Family Record presents...
    SHOW OF THE CENTURY 1:
    Joey Pizza Slice
    Streight Angular
    Foamerkate Symphony
    If Not I Than Who Then
    9pm @ The Midway
    Saturday & Sunday
    May 25th & 26th
    The 1st-ever BOSTON CALLING Fest
    Saturday:
    Fun, Marina & The Diamonds,
    The Shins, Portugal the Man,
    Matt & Kim, Ms Mr, Cults,
    St. Lucia, & Bad Rabbits
    Sunday:
    The National, Young the Giant,
    Andrew Bird, Ra Ra Riot, Dirty
    Projectors, The Walkmen,
    Youth Lagoon, and Caspian
    @ City Hall Plaza, Downtown Boston
    Sunday, May 26th
    The Walkmen
    @ The Sinclair
    Thursday, May 30th
    NEW MUSIC NIGHT
    Brad from Bradley's Slmanac (uh, me)
    and Jay from Clicky Clicky (uh, him)
    play nothing but brand new music
    9pm @ River Gods, Cambridge
    Friday, May 31st
    The Organ Beats
    The Field Effect
    Slowdim
    The Life Electric
    @ TT the Bears
    Friday, May 31st
    The Deep North
    Garvy J. and the Secret Pockets
    of Hope and Resistance
    Muy Cansado
    Gene Dante and
    The Future Starlets
    Ariel and The Undertow
    @ Church
    Saturday, June 1st
    Tomahawk
    Buke & Gase
    @ The Paradise
    Sunday, June 2nd
    The Bats
    @ Great Scott
    Tuesday, June 4th
    The Stranglers
    Mike Martin
    @ Brighton Music Hall
    Wednesday, June 5th
    Julian Lynch
    The Luyas
    Animal Hospital
    @ Great Scott
    Thursday, June 6th
    Best Coast
    Guards
    @ The Royale
    Friday, June 7th
    Patti Griffin
    @ House of Blues
    Friday, June 7th
    Sea Wolf
    Savoir Adore
    @ Brighton Music Hall
    Saturday, June 8th
    The XX
    Grizzly Bear
    @ Bank of America Pavilion
    Saturday, June 8th
    Dispatch
    Guster
    @ Comcast Center
    Sunday, June 9th
    Syd Straw (of the
    Golden Palominos)
    The Grownup Noise (acoustic) @ Johnny D's
    Tuesday, June 11th
    Young Adults
    Departures
    Chandeliers
    @ Great Scott
    Wednesday, June 12th
    Junip
    @ Brighton Music Hall
    Wednesday, June 12th
    The Postal Service
    Mates of State
    @ Bank of America Pavilion
    Thursday, June 13th
    Jonathan Richman & Tommy Larkins
    @ The Somerville Theatre
    Thursday, June 13th
    Peace
    Team Spirit
    Parks
    @ Brighton Music Hall
    Thursday, June 13th
    Fucked Up
    @ The Sinclair
    Thursday, June 13th
    Son Volt
    Colonel Ford (w/mems of Son Volt)
    @ The Paradise
    Friday, June 14th
    Down by Law
    Doc Hopper
    The Fatal Flaw
    Rebuilder
    Silver Screams
    @ The Middle East Downstairs
    Friday, June 14th
    Marc Maron
    6pm @ The Brattle Theatre
    Saturday, June 15th
    Atlas Genius
    Haerts
    Pacific Air
    @ The Sinclair
    Monday, June 17th
    Mikal Cronin
    @ Great Scott
    Tuesday, June 18th
    Nightmare Air
    Ghost Box Orchestra
    @ Great Scott
    Wednesday, June 19th
    Man or Astro-Man?
    Jacuzzi Boys
    @ The Sinclair
    Thursday, June 20th
    The Joy Formidable
    @ The House of Blues
    Thursday, June 20th
    Rogue Wave
    Caveman
    @ The Sinclair
    Friday, June 21st
    Fleetwood Mac
    @ Comcast Center
    Friday, June 21st
    Courtney Love
    Starred
    @ House of Blues
    Friday, June 21st
    Dawes
    Shovels & Rope
    @ The Royale
    Saturday, June 22nd
    Lyres (record release)
    The Zambonis
    Satin Kittens
    7pm @ The Middle East Up
    Sunday, June 23rd
    The B-52s
    The Go-Gos
    @ Bank of America Pavilion
    Wednesday, June 26th
    Snowden
    @ Great Scott
    Thursday, June 27th
    Come (reunion show)
    @ The Sinclair
    Friday, June 28th
    Eugene Mirman Comedy Fest
    Night 1
    with Eugene, Wyatt Cenac,
    & Bobcat Goldthwait
    @ The Wilbur
    Saturday & Sunday
    June 29th & 30th
    Eugene Mirman Comedy Fest
    Nights 2 & 3
    Saturday: Wyatt Cenac, Emily Hiller,
    Mehran Khagani, & more
    Sunday: Wesley Stace, Tanya Donelly,
    Steve Almond, Damon & Naomi,
    Bill Janovitz & Chris Colbourn
    (of Buffalo Tom)
    @ The Sinclair
    Tuesday, July 2nd
    Whitehaus Family Record
    Monthly Residency
    @ The Midway
    Tuesday, July 9th
    Belle & Sebastian
    Yo la Tengo
    @ bank of america pavilion
    Wednesday, July 10th
    She & Him
    Camera Obscura
    @ Bank of America Pavilion
    Thursday, July 11th
    Grooms
    Young Adults
    @ Great Scott
    Friday, July 12th
    Wire
    @ The Sinclair
    Friday, July 12th
    Shepherdess
    The Royal Wedding
    @ The Midway
    Friday, July 12th
    Savages
    @ The Middle East Down
    Saturday, July 13th
    The Front Bottoms
    @ The Sinclair
    Saturday, July 13th
    The Motion Sick (reunion)
    Parks
    Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library
    This Blue Heaven
    Wash Pool
    @ Brighton Music Hall
    Monday, July 15th
    OMD
    Diamond Rings
    @ The Paradise
    Friday, July 19th
    A Great Big Pile of Leaves
    The Okay Win
    @ TT the Bears
    Saturday, July 20th
    AmericanaramA Music Fest with
    Bob Dylan & his band, Wilco,
    My Morning Jacket, & Ryan Bingham
    @ The Comcast Center
    Sunday, July 21st
    Future Bible Heroes
    @ The Sinclair
    Thursday, July 25th
    Robert Plant
    Phosphorescent
    @ Bank of America Pavilion
    Thursday, July 25th
    Father John Misty
    Wild Nothing
    @ The House of Blues
    Saturday, July 27th
    The Smith Westerns
    @ The Sinclair
    Sunday, July 28th
    Paul Weller
    @ The Royale
    Monday, July 29th
    Melvins
    Honky
    @ The Royale
    Thursday, August 1st
    Wavves
    @ House of Blues
    Friday, August 2nd
    Todd Rundgren
    @ The Wilbur
    Friday, August 2nd
    Beck
    @ Bank of America Pavilion
    Saturday, August 3rd
    Rodrigo Y Gabriela
    @ House of Blues
    Monday, August 5th
    Jimmy Eat World
    @ House of Blues
    Monday, August 12
    Black Sabbath
    @ The Comcast Center
    Thursday, August 15th
    John Hiatt & the Combo
    @ The Wilbur
    Friday, August 23rd
    The Cult
    performing "Electric"
    @ The House of Blues
    Thursday, September 5th
    Glen Tilbrook
    (of Squeeze)
    @ Brighton Music Hall
    Tuesday, September 10th
    Pinback
    Deathfix
    @ The Sinclair
    Saturday, September 14th
    Pere Ubu
    @ Brighton Music Hall
    Monday, September 16th
    Deerhunter
    @ The Royale
    Thursday, September 19th
    The Lindsay Buckingham Appreciation
    Society performs Fleetwood Mac's
    album "Tusk" in its entirety
    @ Johnny D's
    Thursday, September 19th
    The Rosebuds
    @ Cafe 939
    Friday, September 20th
    Flag
    @ The Paradise
    Saturday, September 21st
    Pet Shop Boys
    @ House of Blues
    Thursday, September 26th
    Superchunk
    Spider Bags
    @ The Paradise
    Sunday, October 6th
    Wil Wheaton vs.
    Paul and Storm
    @ Hard Rock Cafe, Boston
    Friday, October 25th
    Tory Y Moi
    The Sea and Cake
    @ House of Blues
    Saturday, November 2nd
    Zappa plays Zappa
    @ House of Blues