Ticket Giveaway: Comedian Christian Finnegan @ Great Scott
Posted on May 19, 2009 at 12:39 pm | No Comments
Regular ‘Nac visitors know that I frequently wander off on non-musical tangents, talking comic books, movies, whatever. Well, here I go again, offering up a couple pairs of tickets to see comedian Christian Finnegan and friends at Allston’s Great Scott this Friday, along with an autographed copy of his just-released stand-up CD “Au Contraire” (which also has a DVD edition).
I’ve been a fan of Christian’s for a few years, mostly due to his frequent (and always funny) appearances on VH1’s excellent “Best Week Ever” pop culture-skewerin’ show (now hosted by grade-A jokester Paul F. Tompkins), so I jumped at the chance to hook a few readers up. Hard to think of a better way to kick off a long Memorial Day weekend than by catching him and four other stand-ups (Ken Reid, Chris Coxen, Laura Burns, and James Laurence) on a Friday night. Even mo’ better: The comedy action starts at 7pm in order to make way for the Pill‘s celebration of Morrissey’s 50th birthday later that evening, so you can either hang there or head across the river to the Middle East to witness a pretty rocktacular lineup.
Want a pair of tickets, along with a Christian-signed copy of his new “Au Contraire” stand-up disc? I’ll randomly pick two winners of two tickets each from those who send an email (title it “Finnegan!” and be sure to include a mailing address) to giveaways [at] bradleysalmanac [dot] com before noon this Thursday, and will notify them that afternoon. They’ll find their name on Great Scott’s guest list with a +1, with the CD sent on shortly after. Now get with the electro-mailing, and commence with whatever luck-inducing dance that works for ya.
Ticket Giveaway: St. Vincent in Somerville this Tuesday
Posted on May 14, 2009 at 11:01 am | No Comments
This Tuesday, May 19th, St. Vincent (aka Ms. Annie Clark) will return to the Boston area to headline a night at the Somerville Theatre with openers Pattern Is Movement. It’s the very first stop on a month-long, nationwide tour to spotlight last week’s release of “Actor”, her second solo album and first for legendary label 4AD.
Thanks to the kind crew at World Music/CRASHarts, I’ve got a pair of tickets for the Tuesday show to bequeath to an Almanac visitor. And that may be the first time I’ve ever used the word bequeath here on the ‘Nac. May not happen again.
If you want your name and a guest’s to magically appear at the box office on Tuesday evening, send along a quick email to giveaways [at] bradleysalmanac [dot] com before this Monday noon, title it “St. Vincent!”, and let me know which town you live in. One random winner will be notified that very afternoon.
For tickets of your own, buy direct from World Music/CRASHarts to save on service fees. To educate your ears, visit St. Vincent on MySpace, have a listen to an Mp3 from her new album below, or take a look at the video for “Actor Out Of Work“…
My inbox awaits…