Last Night’s Playlist
Posted on August 17, 2007 at 8:36 am | No Comments
Here’s what the packed room heard during my 9-11pm set at River Gods in Cambridge, MA on Thursday as part of the monthly Tourfilter DJ Night. The playlist was made up entirely of ‘Nac-approved artists who are coming to the Boston area sometime soon, so I’ve included the specific show info as well. Of the times I’ve done it so far, this was probably my most fun set yet, and hopefully I’ll be back there next month to fill the place with another couple hours of my faves…
1. +/- (Plus Minus): “Trapped Under Ice Floes”
playing on Saturday, September 29th @ the Middle East Upstairs
2. Midlake – “Roscoe” (Beyond The Wizard’s Sleeve Remix)
playing on Sunday, September 9th @ the Paradise
3. Spacemen 3 – “Big City“
S3’s Sonic Boom (of Spectrum/E.A.R.) @ the MidEast Up on August 28th
4. The One AM Radio – “Mercury“
playing on Wednesday, September 5th @ the Middle East Upstairs
5. John Vanderslice – “The Minaret“
playing on Thu & Fri, Sept. 27th & 28th @ the MidEast Up
6. Adam Franklin (of Swervedriver) – “Silver Freight Train“
playing on Tuesday, August 21st @ Great Scott
7. Sleepyhead – “CB”
playing on Saturday, September 29th @ the Middle East Upstairs
8. Pretty & Nice – “Grab Your Nets“
playing on Thursday, August 23rd @ Bill’s Bar
9. Bishop Allen – “Rain“
playing on Friday, August 17th @ the Middle East Downstairs
10. Hallelujah The Hills – “Wave Backwards To Massachusetts“
playing on Saturday, August 25th @ TT the Bears
11. The Clientele – “Somebody Changed“
playing on Friday, September 7th @ Avalon
12. Okkervil River – “Unless It’s Kicks“
playing on Tuesday, September 25th @ the Middle East Downstairs
13. The Magic Numbers – “This Is A Song“
playing on Tuesday, August 21st @ Avalon
14. The Ladybug Transistor – “Massachusetts” (Bee Gees)
playing on Thursday, September 27th @ TT the Bears
15. The Lucksmiths – “There Is A Light That Never Goes Out” (Smiths)
playing on Thursday, September 27th @ TT the Bears
16. Lucky Ladybugs (Lucksmiths w/Ladybug Transistor) – “Even Stevens”
playing on Thursday, September 27th @ TT the Bears
17. Darren Hanlon – “Beta Losers“
Friday, August 17th @ the Lily Pad
18. Neil Cleary – “Genevieve“
playing on Friday, September 21st @ the Middle East Upstairs
19. Rilo Kiley – “Spectacular Views“
playing on Friday, September 21st @ Avalon
20. Blonde Redhead – “Dr. Strangelove“
playing on Wednesday, September 26th @ the Roxy
21. VHS or Beta – “Can’t Believe A Single Word“
Tuesday, August 28th @ Great Scott
22. Interpol – “Who Do You Think“
playing on Wednesday, September 12th @ Agganis Arena
23. Editors – “Bones“
playing on Thursday, September 6th @ the Paradise
24. The Broken River Prophet – “December Wolves“
playing on Saturday, September 29th @ the Middle East Up
25. Wheat – “I Had Angels Watching Over Me“
playing on Friday, September 21st @ the Middle East Upstairs
26. The Cure – “From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea“
playing on Tuesday, September 25th @ Agganis Arena
27. The Hoodoo Gurus – “Another World“
playing Saturday, September 8th @ the Middle East Down
28. Christians & Lions – “Skinny Fists“
playing on Saturday, August 25th @ TT the Bears
29. Numbers – “Mind Hole“
playing on Friday, September 14th @ the Milky Way
30. The Lymbyc Systym – “Carved By Glaciers“
playing on Wednesday, September 5th @ the Middle East Upstairs
Boston Tonight: Me, You, + Kevin @ River Gods
Posted on August 16, 2007 at 7:18 am | No Comments
Yes, the August installment of the Tourfilter DJ Night is this evening, Thursday the 16th, at River Gods in Cambridge. It marks my return to the monthly song-spinning rotation after taking some much-needed new-dad-time off, and it’s my first pairing with my pal Kevin H., who spends most of his days booking bands over at the Middle East. I can’t recall if Kevin and I ever had back-to-back shifts during our college days at WRUV (so…long…ago), but I’m pretty psyched that the two of us are taking over my favorite bar for a few hours. I’ve got the first slot, starting at 9pm sharp, so come by a little early if you want to say hello… otherwise you’ll only be able to wave at me up in the DJ window.
For those not in the know, the playlists of these monthly Tourfilter DJ Nights feature only bands who will soon be playing in the Boston area. One of the coolest parts about it is that if you like a song you’re hearing, you can send a text message to a special number while it’s playing, and get an instantaneous textual response that includes the band name, song title, and the upcoming show info. Sweet, sweet technology.
My set tonight will include many of the bands listed over there in the left-hand column that are coming to town in the next month or so. So if I don’t see you tonight, maybe I’ll see you at one of those shows…