Ticket Giveaway: Tindersticks in Somerville this Saturday!
Posted on March 4, 2009 at 9:09 am | No Comments
It’s been five long years since Tindersticks have graced U.S. stages, and the intervening time brought the first-major shakeup to the Nottingham-based band’s lineup since their formation in 1991. In 2006, a few years after the release of their sixth album (“Waiting For The Moon”), multi-instrumentalist and founding member Dickon Hinchliffe departed the sextet along with the rhythm section of Al Macaulay and Mark Colwill. Some fans suspected, with the release of solo albums from frontman/guitarist Stuart Staples’, that the band had unofficially split, but last year those fears were squashed with the release of their seventh long-player, “The Hungry Saw”. Original members Staples, guitarist Neil Fraser, and keyboardist David Boulter remained, welcoming a new rhythm section and a new European tour plans for 2008.
And so 2009 brings them to our shores at last, but for a relatively short stretch of just nine shows, kicking off tonight in Philly (at World Cafe Live) and winding up in San Francisco on March 15th. Fortunately for us here in the Boston area, one of those dates is this Saturday night at the Somerville Theatre (with opener Dawn Landes), and thanks to WORLD MUSIC/CRASHarts, I have a two pairs of tickets to give away to a couple of Almanac readers.
Hopefully you know the routine by now — just drop an email (subject: “Tindersticks!”) to me at giveaways [at] bradleysalmanac [dot] com. Include the city you live in, and get it to my before 2pm this Friday, when I’ll fire up the ol’ random number generator and pick two winners. Those fortunate souls will be emailed that afternoon and will each have a pair of tickets waiting for them at the Somerville Theatre box office on Saturday night. But I wouldn’t leave your attendance in the hands of fate — pick up tix of your own through the WORLD MUSIC/CRASHarts site, where you’ll pay far less without those convenient Ticketb@st@rd fees.
Stream some Tindersticks at their official MySpace page, or listen to three songs from “The Hungry Saw” on their website.
Ticket Giveaway: Drug Rug, Viva Viva, Helms @ the Paradise
Posted on February 24, 2009 at 8:50 am | No Comments
Hey hey, another day, another ticket giveaway. I’m actually going to be doing two today — the one below and a last-minute chance to win 2 tix to see Tapes ‘n Tapes, Wild Light, and the Subjects at the Paradise tonight. But to mix things up, I’ll be doing that particular contest on the Almanac Twitter account, so follow me over there and keep an eye out for my first-ever free-ticket-tweet. And congrats to Natalie from Cambridge, who was the winner of the Ben Kweller / Watson Twins giveaway, and will be attending that show tonight in Somerville.
First I’ll kick off a giveaway for two pairs of tickets to another show at the Paradise, this one on Friday, where you can catch three of the best damn bands this area’s got: Drug Rug with Helms and Viva Viva. While I dig the headliner D.R. and opener V.V. quite a bit, it’s the middle band that is the personal highlight of this killer lineup — it should be something special to see the mighty trio that is Helms up on that stage. Last time I caught them was far too long ago, when they absolutely destroyed me with a powerful set at PA’s Lounge. While the Paradise experience will no doubt feel drastically different than the rec-room vibe of PA’s, I still expect sonic ownage.
So if you’re game for spending your Friday night at the ‘Dise, send an email (subject: “Hot Local Action!”) to me at giveaways [at] bradleysalmanac [dot] com. Include the city you live in, and get it to me before noon this Thursday, when I’ll use my trusty random number generator to pick two winners, who will both be contacted that afternoon. If one of them is you, you’ll find your name (with a guest) on the list at the Paradise ticket window on Friday. For the rest of ya, pick up tickets of your very own right here, or at the venue’s box office to save on fees.
And remember, hit up my Twitter account, where I’ll be handing out a pair of list spots for tonight’s Tapes ‘n Tapes / Wild Light, / Subjects gig sometime this afternoon.