The Almanac Agenda: Boston Shows This Week
Posted on October 23, 2007 at 12:19 pm | No Comments
Here are your Almanac-endorsed show-going recommendations for each night of the week ahead. Lots going on, way more than I’ll be able to attend on my own. Shouldn’t we have consumer-level cloning technology by now?
Tuesday, October 23rd
The New Pornographers, Emma Pollock (ex-Delgados), Benjy Ferree @ the Roxy
Mp3: The New Pornographers – “Myriad Harbour“
Mp3: Emma Pollack – “Limbs“
Stream: Benjy Ferree @ Domino
Wednesday, October 24th
Film School, Small Sins, Land Of Talk, Eulogies @ TT the Bears
Mp3: Film School – “Lectric“
Stream: Songs @ the Small Sins site
Stream: Songs @ the Land of Talk site
Stream: Songs at the Eulogies site
Thursday, October 25th
The Comedians of Comedy @ the Roxy (with Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, Maria Bamford, Eugene Mirman, and Heather Lawless)
Friday, October 26th
The National @ Paddy O’s (WFNX contest winners show)
Saturday, October 27th
David Bazan, All Smiles, The Soft Drugs, and Drew O’Doherty @ TT the Bears (don’t forget, I’m giving away two tickets to this one, but you have to enter by tomorrow night)
Stream: David Bazan songs @ PureVolume
Stream: All Smiles @ Dangerbird
Mp3: The Soft Drugs – “Family of Four“
Mp3: Drew O’Doherty – “Feathers“
Sunday, October 28th
The Broken River Prophet, Seana Carmody, Dave Lamb (of Brown Bird), and Mandate of Heaven
Mp3: The Broken River Prophet – “Burned In Place“
Stream: Seana Carmody songs @ MySpace
Mp3: Brown Bird – “Such Unrest“
Stream: Mandate of Heaven songs @ MySpace
Ticket Giveaway: David Bazan + Friends @ TTs
Posted on October 19, 2007 at 9:16 am | No Comments
There’s not a single weak link in the lineup for next Saturday night’s show at TT the Bears in Cambridge, what with ex-Pedro the Lion frontman David Bazan being supported by All Smiles (the musical vehicle of Grandaddy‘s Jim Fairchild), The Soft Drugs (their first area full-band show, and fronted by David’s former bandmate TW Walsh), and lead-off hitter Drew O’Doherty (ex-Ivory Coast-er and Pharmacist). A start-to-finish good time, and I’ve got a couple of guest list spots for one fortunate reader, courtesy of the kind crew at Undertow Music.
Let’s see, how to give ’em away? If you’re free that night and can make it to the show, send an email with a subject of “BAZAN!” to giveaways(-at-)bradleysalmanac.com with your full name and the town you live in. Enter by the end of the day on Wednesday, October 24th, and I’ll pick a random winner the next morning, on Thursday the 25th. That name will wind up on the guestlist at TTs door with a +1 on Saturday, and I’ll be there to make sure everything’s cool.
Again, the details:
Saturday, October 27th, 2007 @ 9pm sharp
David Bazan, All Smiles, The Soft Drugs, & Drew O’Doherty
at TT the Bears in Cambridge, MA
Given that lineup and the night of the week, a sell-out is likely, so regardless of my little contest, you might wanna grab yourself tickets of your own right here, and be there by 9 o’clock to not miss a single note.
Here are all the dates from the David Bazan / All Smiles tour, which kicks off this Tuesday…
10/23 – Pontiac, MI – The Pike Room #2
10/24 – Cleveland OH – The Grog Shop
10/25 – Pittsburgh PA – Garfield Artworks
10/26 – Buffalo NY – Mohawk Place
10/27 – Cambridge MA – T.T. the Bear’s
10/29 – New York NY – Mercury Lounge
10/30 – Brooklyn NY – Southpaw
10/31 – Philadelphia PA – Johnny Brenda’s
11/01 – Washington DC – Black Cat
11/03 – Durham NC – Duke Coffeehouse
11/04 – Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle
11/05 – West Columbia SC – New Brookland Tavern
11/06 – St. Augustine FL – Cafe Eleven
11/07 – Orlando FL – The Social
11/08 – Tallahassee FL – The Moon (with Spoon)
11/09 – Birmingham AL – BottleTree
11/10 – Atlanta GA – The Earl
11/12 – Nashville TN – Exit In
11/13 – Newport KY – Southgate House
After a Thanksgiving break, DB heads back out for another couple weeks in December with J. Tillman. Check out all those dates (with ticket-buying links) right here.