[Live MP3s] The Cure in Boston 2008
Posted on May 19, 2008 at 8:01 am | No Comments
As promised, here’s the full set from last week’s Cure show here in Boston. Rather than a long-winded write-up, I’ll just run through some personal highlights from the night…
Live at BU’s Agganis Arena
in Boston, MA
on Monday, May 12th, 2008
01. Plainsong
02. Prayers For Rain
03. alt.end
04. A Night Like This
05. The End of the World
06. Lovesong
07. Sleep When I’m Dead (new)
08. Pictures of You
09. Lullaby
10. The Perfect Boy (new)
11. From The Edge of the Deep Green Sea
12. Hot Hot Hot!!!
13. The Only One (new)
14. The Blood
15. Wrong Number
16. The Walk
17. Signal To Noise
18. Push
19. In Between Days
20. Just Like Heaven
21. Primary
22. Us or Them
23. Never Enough
24. 100 Years
25. Disintegration
—encore 1—
26. The Lovecats
27. Freakshow (new)
28. Close To Me
29. Why Can’t I Be You?
—encore 2—
30. Play For Today
31. A Forest
—encore 3—
32. Boys Don’t Cry
33. Jumping Someone Else’s Train
34. Grinding Halt
35. 10:15 Saturday Night
36. Killing An Arab
Instead of a long list of Cure-links, I’ll just refer you to the best Cure resource out there: Chain of Flowers. Up-to-date info on the current tour and the band’s upcoming release plans.

the fine print… If anyone has an issue with these Mp3s being made available, just let me know (my contact info in the ‘nac faq). Live sets recorded with a Sony ECM-719 mic and a Sony MZ-RH10 minidisc, converted to .wav and then edited to 192kbps Mp3s. Files are made available for a limited time, and are not reposted once removed.
Last Night’s Playlist
Posted on May 16, 2008 at 10:49 am | No Comments
Another 3rd Thursday of the month, another Tourfilter DJ Night at good ol’ River Gods in Cambridge, during which Chris from TF and I play songs from bands who are playing in the Boston area within the next month or two.
Here’s what I played, along with show details for each artist…
01. Styrofoam – “Front to Back“
playing Friday, June 6th @ The Middle East
02. M83 – “Graveyard Girl“
playing Monday, June 2nd @ The Middle East
03. The Mary Onettes – “Explosions“
playing Saturday, May 24th @ The Middle East
04. Sea Wolf – “Winter Windows“
playing Friday, May 30th @ The Paradise
05. The Breeders – “When I Was A Painter“
playing Thursday, June 5th @ The Paradise
06. Scuba – “You Break My Heart In 1000 Different Ways“
playing tonight @ TTs, presented by Ryan’s Smashing Life
07. Aloud – “Sometimes I Feel Like A Vampire“
playing tonight@ TTs, presented by Ryan’s Smashing Life
08. The Rationales – “Guardrail“
playing Friday, May 30th @ TTs (their cd release show)
09. Tullycraft – “The Punks Are Writing Love Songs“
playing Thursday, June 12th @ PA’s Lounge
10. The Gentlemen – “Three Minute Marriage Proposal“
playing Friday, May 30th @ TT The Bears
11. Sloan – “I’m Not A Kid Anymore“
playing Wednesday, June 18th @ TT The Bears
12. Colour Revolt – “Naked“
playing this Sunday, May 18th @ Great Scott
13. Mission of Burma – “Max Ernst“
playing June 12th & 13th @ The Paradise
14 . Snowden – “Like Bullets“
playing this Sunday, May 18th @ Great Scott
15. Swervedriver – “Never Lose That Feeling“
playing Tuesday, June 10th @ The Paradise
16. Pela – “Episodes“
playing Saturday, June 7th @ The Middle East
17. R.E.M. – “Wolves, Lower“
playing Friday, June 13th @ The Tweeter Center
18. The National – “Mistaken For Strangers“
playing Friday, June 13th @ The Tweeter Center
19. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists – “Bridges, Square“
playing June 28th & 30th with Pearl Jam @ The Tweeter Center
20. Jeremy Enigk – “On The Wayside“
playing Saturday, May 31st @ Great Scott
21. Damien Jurado – “Denton, TX“
playing Saturday, May 31st @ Great Scott
22. Grand Archives – “Miniature Birds“
playing Wednesday, June 11th @ Great Scott
23. Red House Painters (Mark Kozelek) – “Wop-A-Din-Din” (full band version)
playing June 11th @ The Museum of Fine Arts
24. Retribution Gospel Choir (members of Low) – “Take Your Time“
playing Thursday, June 19th @ The Middle East
25. Age Rings – “Everything’ll Fall Apart“
playing this Sunday, May 18th @ Great Scott
26. Ida – “Best of the Belated“
playing Sunday, June 1st @ The Nave Gallery, Somerville
27. Glorytellers – “Awake At The Wheel“
playing Friday, May 23rd @ The Middle East
28. Thalia Zedek Band – “Lower Allston“
playing Friday, May 23rd @ The Middle East
29. Dirtmusic (featuring Chris Brokaw) – “Panther Hunting“
Chris is playing Saturday, July 12th @ The Middle East
30. Bedhead (Kadane Bros./The New Year) – “What’s Missing“
The Kadane Bros. are playing on July 12th @ The Middle East
31. Bottomless Pit (ex-Silkworm) – “Red Pen“
playing Saturday, July 12th @ The Middle East
Mark your calendars: My next appointment with the River Gods DJ booth will be in the heart of summer, on Thursday, July 17th, although I encourage you to hit up the ‘Nac-free June installment on the 19th, of course.
And congrats are due to Matt from Boston, whose name I picked in the just-ended Snowden giveaway. He’s got himself two tickets to see them this Sunday night at Great Scott with Colour Revolt, The Epochs, and Age Rings.

