Last Night’s Playlist (Tourfilter Night @ River Gods)
Posted on October 17, 2008 at 10:48 am | No Comments
The 3rd Thursday of the month brought me back to River Gods for another Tourfilter DJ Night. Last year, when the Sox made the playoffs, the October edition got bumped so the game could be shown, and that almost happened once again — fortunately the RG staff let Chris Tourfilter and I provide the soundtrack for this year’s ALCS Game 5, and as soon as my two-hour slot ended and Chris took over in the booth, something strange happened: We started scoring runs. Enough for a walkoff win. So while he got to DJ during the happier half of the evening, at least I got to pay closer attention to those three unbelievable innings. Good times.
Here’s what was heard during my two-hour set, and where each band is playing in the Boston area soon. For those unaware, we only play songs by bands coming to town in the next couple months or so. Some great autumn shows are on deck…
01. Drew O’Doherty – “Feathers“
playing Thursday, October 23rd @ the Lily Pad
02. Chris Brokaw – “My Idea“
playing Thursday, October 23rd @ the Lily Pad
03. Robyn Hitchcock – “My Favourite Buildings“
performing ‘I Often Dream of Trains’ on Nov. 21st @ the Somerville Theatre
04. Jonathan Richman – “When I Say Wife“
playing Friday, October 17th @ the Somerville Theatre
05. Sondre Lerche – “Sleep On Needles“
playing Saturday, November 22nd @ the Paradise
06. The Capstan Shafts – “The Giving Earth…“
playing Friday, October 17th @ TT the Bears
07. Dean & Britta – “Words You Used To Say“
playing Friday, December 5th @ the Paradise
08. Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s – “As Tall As Cliffs”
playing Monday, November 17th @ TT the Bears
09. Billy Bragg – “She’s Got A New Spell“
playing on October 21st & 22nd @ the Somerville Theatre
10. Springhouse – “Layers“
playing Monday, October 20th @ Great Scott
11. Ra Ra Riot – “Can You Tell“
playing Saturday, October 18th @ the Middle East
12. Wheat – “Don’t I Hold You“
playing Saturday, November 15th @ TT the Bears with Scarce
13. M83 – “Graveyard Girl”
playing Tuesday, November 18th @ the Middle East Downstairs
14. Nada Surf – “Treading Water“
playing Tuesday, December 2nd @ the Paradise
15. The Decemberists – “Valerie Plame“
playing Thursday, November 6th at the Orpheum
16. Land of Talk – “Some Are Lakes“
playing Sunday, October 26th @ the Wilbur Theatre
17. LoveLikeFire – “Broken Shapes“
playing Monday, October 20th @ Church
18. Fredrik – “Black Fur“
playing Wednesday, November 12th @ TT the Bears
19. Annuals – “Confessor“
playing @ Newbury Comics and the Wilbur Theatre on Tuesday, oct. 21st
20. The Spinto Band – “Summer Grof“
playing Sunday, October 19th @ the Middle East
21. Minus the Bear – “Pachuca Sunrise“
playing Tuesday, October 21st @ the Wilbur Theatre
22. School of Seven Bells – “Connjur“
playing Tuesday, November 18th @ the Middle East Downstairs
23. Mercury Rev – “High Speed Boats“
playing Friday, December 5th @ the Paradise
24. The Sea and Cake – “Car Alarm“
playing Wednesday, November 12th @ the Middle East Downstairs
25. Frightened Rabbit – “Head Rolls Off“
playing Sunday, October 19th @ the Middle East
26. The Morning Benders – “Boarded Doors“
playing Saturday, October 18th @ the Middle East
27. Deerhoof – “The Tears and Music of Love“
playing Thursday, October 23rd @ the Middle East Downstairs
28. Delta Spirit – “Trashcan“
playing Tuesday, December 2nd @ the Paradise
29. Jaguar Love – “Highways of Gold“
playing Sunday, November 2nd @ the Middle East
30. 18th Dye – “Whole Wide World“
playing Sunday, November 30th @ TT the Bears
31. Asobi Seksu – “Me & Mary“
playing Saturday, October 18th @ TT the Bears
32. The Broken River Prophet – “Burned In Place“
playing Saturday, October 18th @ TT the Bears
33. Scarce – “Dead Bleaux“
their new cd release show is on Saturday, November 15th @ TT the Bears
34. Hallelujah The Hills – “Nurses 5 Float Past“
playing Friday, October 17th @ TT the Bears
35. Centro-matic – “I, the Kite“
playing Sunday, November 16th @ the Middle East
36. Magnetic Morning – “At A Crossroads, Passive“
playing Monday, October 20th @ Great Scott
Giveaway: Magnetic Morning Tix (Interpol / Swervedriver)
Posted on October 16, 2008 at 12:15 pm | No Comments
This coming Monday, October 20th, will bring the first-ever Boston appearance by Magnetic Morning, a collaboration between Swervedriver frontman Adam Franklin and Interpol drummer Sam Fogarino, playing at Great Scott the night before their debut full-length gets officially released. They’ll be joined by reformed NYC trio Springhouse (featuring Jack Rabid, the man behind my favorite music mag, Big Takeover), who themselves are celebrating a very-long-in-the-making brand new album. Sadly, the planned third band on the bill, DC quartet Julie Ocean (which includes former Velocity Girl drummer Jim Spellman on guitar), has had to cancel their appearance for personal reasons, but in their place we’ll be treated to Providence-based quintet The Brother Kite.
Thanks to Great Scott, I’ve got three pairs of guest list spots to give away to this sucker, so your odds of scoring are far greater than usual. To enter, send an email to giveaways [at] bradleysalmanac [dot] com with your full name and a subject line of “MM!”, but make sure you do so before Noon this Sunday, October 19th. I’ll pick a winner shortly after, and notify the lucky three that afternoon that they’ll be on the guest list at the door (with a +1, of course) on Monday night. Easy enough. And if I was a betting man, I’d put my money on a sellout (yes, even on the weeknight), so pick up tickets if you’re not feeling lucky enough to win one of these free pairs.
Some links for you…
Download a Magnetic Morning track over at Stereogum, or stream some stuff at MySpace. As I mentioned above, their debut album “A.M.” arrives on shelves next Tuesday, but I’m assuming they’ll have some with them at the Great Scott merch table. Download Springhouse’s third album, the just-released “From Now to OK” (their first in 15 years) at their site for however much scratch you see fit, or buy a deluxe limited-edition disc right here. Stream some tracks from it at MySpace as well. Me? I’ll be picking one up at the show. Heads up Swervedriver fans: On January 6th of next year, Hi Speed Soul Records will re-issue the band’s first three albums. Fantastic news, which you can read more about here. Also in 2009? The release of the second Bolts of Melody (Adam Franklin’s solo project) album. An additional heads up: The full, uncut transcript of a fantastic 2006 Adam Franklin interview has recently been posted online, and it’s more than worth a read. Some great Swervie stories within.
The complete list of remaining Magnetic Morning tourdates…
Oct. 16th, Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC
Oct. 17th, Rock And Roll Hotel, Washington, DC
Oct. 18th, Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia, PA
Oct. 20th, Great Scott, Allston, MA
Oct. 21st, South Paw, Brooklyn, NY
Oct. 23rd, Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ONT
Oct. 24th, The Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH
Oct. 25th, The Catus Club, Milwaukee, WI
Oct. 26th, The Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
Oct. 27th, 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN
Oct. 30th, Chop Suey, Seattle, WA
Oct. 31st, Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
Nov. 2nd, The Independent, San Fran., CA
Nov. 3rd, The Roxy, L.A., CA
Nov. 4th, Casbah, San Diego, CA
Nov. 7th, House Of Blues, Dallas, TX
Nov. 8th, Waterloo Park, Austin, TX
Nov. 10th, The Earl, Atlanta, GA
Alright, get those contest entry emails on their way, and if I don’t see you tonight at Tourfilter DJ Night at River Gods, hopefully you’ll join me at Great Scott on Monday.