Ticket Giveaway: Wye Oak at Allston’s Great Scott this Sunday
Posted on December 2, 2009 at 5:36 am | No Comments
When I pull together my list of favorite albums of Oh-Nine (*spoiler alert!*) Wye Oak‘s “The Knot” will be on it. Hell, I knew that after just a couple of close listens. The Baltimore duo of Jenn & Andy deftly avoided a sophomore slump by taking the qualities that made their 2008 debut (“If Children”) so mesmerizing and adding an extra layer of emotional depth. If their first record was a promise made, the second was a promise kept.
I’ve been quite lucky to see them a few times this year, not just here in Boston, but once down at the XX Merge label anniversary shindig in July, where their rich sound filled up the massive Memorial Hall at UNC. They looked so small up on that stage, though their songs were anything but. And as good as they are in any setting, I was glad to see them again up here in Cambridge shortly after, where I could get up close and let their waves wash over me.
That chance comes again this weekend when Wye Oak returns to Allston’s wonderful Great Scott on the 6th, with openers Hands and Knees and St. Claire. Courtesy of the fine folks at World Music/CRASHarts, I have two pairs of tix to hand out for the Sunday night show, so fire off an email to giveaways [at] bradleysalmanac [dot] com, and make it quick… I’m taking entries for two short days. Title your note “Wye Oak!”, and get it to my inbox before Noon on Friday, when I’ll randomly pick two winners and email them right away. That’ll give ’em the rest of the weekend to tease their friends with the extra guest list spot. The less fortunate ones? Well, they can grab tickets of their own right here, or over at Great Scott.
My Week In Music Tweets 1
Posted on November 14, 2009 at 12:00 pm | No Comments
It’s been quite a while since I’ve pulled together one of those ‘music miscellany’ posts, in which I gather all the various music-related news and links that have struck a chord with me, and there’s a pretty straightforward reason: The ‘Nac Twitter account. It’s been fulfilling my compulsion to share the cool, quick stuff, but it leaves the ‘Nac slightly neglected, and leaves you surfers and RSS-readers out entirely. So, despite my distaste for the word ‘tweet’, I’ll be firing off a compilation of them under this title every weekend.
It won’t strictly be a cut-and-paste — I’ll be expanding beyond Twitter’s character-constraints to include more details and full links, and I’ll be editing the ‘real time’ items to make more sense in retrospect. I may also occasionally throw in something that didn’t get, um, tweeted, and will probably include random non-music links I love as well (and by probably, I mean definitely. See bullet #1 below).
So here’s the first installment, my past 7 days on Twitter, for the 2nd week of November, 2009…
Attention Boston: The 1st-ever East Coast edition of the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX East!) takes place from March 26th-28th, 2010 at the Hynes Convention Center. Gabe & Tycho say it best: “PAX East is not an event run by some giant corporate entity; it’s a big party we throw for the gaming community in general and PA readers in particular.” And it’s a can’t-miss. Early registration is officially open. Wow, @AfternoonRecs is reissuing @JohnVanderslice‘s back catalog on sweet, sweet vinyl. Hot diggity. Pre-order them here. Sorry to see @MarcBernardin let go from Entertainment Weekly. Always dug his print and online articles. But hey, silver lining: more good comics from him. Keep tabs on his projects at his blog. Currently streaming the new episode of The Big Takeover radio show @RabidInKennel radio show on Break Thru Radio featuring Mr. @LouBarlow. Feel fortunate to be catching 2/3 of Pants Yell! (joined by Frank Drake and Joe Mahoney) perform some Smiths covers at the Plough & Stars as part of its 40th anniversary weekend. (photos here) Just finished Bill Willingham‘s “Peter & Max: A Fables Novel”, and Cory @Doctorow has it right on. Um, wow. The @ShitMyDadSays twitter feed is being adapted into… a sitcom. Yeah, I think I’ll watch that. Hey Boston: I’m givingI gave away a pair of tickets to this Saturday’s Jesus Lizard show @ParadiseRockClb (Congrats to Tristan F., who won those tix on Friday).Absolutely cannot wait to see Mogwai‘s upcoming live concert film. Here’s the teaser for “Burning”. Consider me teased. Caught a screening of “Up In The Air” a few days back and loved it. Director @JasonReitman gives great Q&A. Here are a couple photos. Totally digging on the new Pants Yell! album right now. Another hi-quality notch on the Slumberland Records belt. The label celebrates their 20th anniversary on Friday the 13th in D.C. and on Saturday the 14th in NYC. Pop Tarts Suck Toasted has got the occasion covered, with some fantastic features and Q&As with Slumberland bands past & present. Great news: After some stunning EPs, Montreal’s Under Electric Light (@uel_music) hopes to release debut LP soon. File under “Fascinating“: Boston’s Mayor has declared Saturday, November 14, 2009 to be “Leonard Nimoy Day” in our fair city. View the text of the proclamation right here. Nimoy is appearing at this weekend’s New England Fan Experience here in town (@nefanx). It’s official: First Night Boston 2010 includes a show with @KristinHersh (2 sets!), Chris Brokaw + Geoff Farina, & @DrewODoherty. Oh yes. It’s at the Emmanuel Church on Newbury St. on, duh, December 31st, and you can purchase a First Night button right here. By the way, you should check out Mr. Farina’s website, which has returned to active duty after some silent time. Another great First Night Boston 2010 lineup, as some Boston legends team-up: Buffalo Tom, Neats (reunited!), & Lyres at the Orpheum. Buy your First Night button here, and check out the recently-released Neats “1981-84: The Ace Of Hearts Years” collection. Great news from @MergeRecords: Next week they’ll be releasing professionally documented audio & video of Lambchop‘s glorious, fest-stealing set from the XXMerge 20th Anniversary fest that I was lucky enough to attend over the summer. Check out the trailer, which consists of set-ender “Give It” (incorporating some “Once In A Lifetime” lyrics for good measure). The collection has a great cover shot by photog PJ Sykes. Getting ready for tonight’s Jesus Lizard show here in Boston by listening to @WFMU‘s stream/mp3 of JL’s ATP set. Check out all the panel participants for the upcoming Music Hack Day Boston (@MusicHackDayBos). Really looking forward to that.
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