[Ticket Giveaway] THE NINES FEST in Devens, MA
Posted on August 4, 2013 at 9:30 am | 1 Comment
It’s been too long since I’ve done a proper giveaway here on the ‘Nac, and handing out a pair of free tickets to next Saturday’s first-ever edition of THE NINES FESTIVAL in Devens, MA is a worthy reason to end that drought.
The single day, multi-stage, outdoor fest has a solid musical lineup that includes a couple of personal faves (Texas instrumentalists Explosions in the Sky and singer/songwriter Matt Pond & his band), a full slate of comedy, and an impressive list of visual artists as well. Traveling is a no-brainer, as Willard Field in Devens is less than a hour’s drive from Boston, and the extended forecast looks pretty-much-perfect.
Along with Explosions In The Sky and Matt Pond, other performers include Delta Spirit, Dr. Dog, Shuggie Otis, K. Flay, Walk Off The Earth, Kid Koala, and locals Air Traffic Controller and Walter Sickert & the Army of Broken Toys. As with the recent (and upcoming) Boston Calling Fest, it’s nice to see slots reserved for a couple of Boston-area bands. Artists will alternate between two stages, with no overlap, while comedians do their thing all day in the comedy tent.
Want to go? Sure you do. I’ve got a pair of tickets for one randomly-selected entrant, so drop me an email at giveaways [at] bradleysalmanac [dot] com with the subject line “THE NINES”, and include your full name and the city you live in. Just make sure it hits my inbox before Noon on Wednesday 8/7, and I’ll let you know that afternoon if they’re yours. If you want to increase your chances, just follow the Almanac on Facebook and I’ll throw in an extra entry under your name, or you can retweet this and I’ll add another. Just make sure you send the email in first, because that’s the important one.
Check out THE NINES FESTIVAL website for the full schedule, and to pick up tickets of your own. For updates and more, follow them on Facebook and Twitter. For songs and video from the performing bands, visit Musings From Boston (Part I / Part II) or hit up Allston Pudding, who are also giving away passes to the fest.
[NMN Playlist] New Music Night XI at River Gods
Posted on August 2, 2013 at 11:12 pm | No Comments
A couple Thursdays ago we brought our eleventh installment of New Music Night to River Gods near Cambridge’s Central Square. As always, Jay Clicky Clicky and I split four hours in the DJ booth and played nothing but brand new music. Here’s my playlist, with links to download, stream, and/or purchase the tracks. Some stand-out songs to be found here, so click through and dig in. Jay’s always-ace playlists are here.
New Music Night XI
at River Gods in Cambridge, MA
on Thursday, July 18th, 2013
* Boston-area band
Set One / Brad Almanac / 9pm – 10pm
* 01. New Dog – “Baltimore”
[ New project from Anar of Travels & Metal Hearts / Stream at Bandcamp ]
02. Mazzy Star – “California”
[ From the “Seasons Of Your Day” LP, out 9-24-13 / Stream at YouTube ]
03. J Mascis – “Fade Into You” (Mazzy Star cover)
[ From a 7-inch included with a shoe / Stream at Soundcloud ]
04. Mark Kozelek & Desertshore – “Mariette”
[ From the upcoming LP, out 8-20-13 / Stream at Youtube ]
05. Blake Hazard – “Pandanaram”
[ From her new LP, “The Eleanor Islands” / Stream full album at Soundcloud ]
06. Scud Mountain Boys – “Do You Love The Sun”
[ Title track from their new LP / Stream track at Soundcloud ]
07. Mark Mulcahy (Miracle Legion) – “She Makes The World Turn Backwards”
[ From his new solo LP, “Dear Mark J. Mulcahy, I Love You” / Stream at Soundcloud ]
08. Peyton Pinkerton – “Arshile Gorky”
[ Off the 1st ever solo LP from ex-New Radiant Storm King co-singer/guitarist]
09. Bored Spies – “Summer 720”
[ New single from band with ex-Seam/Bitch Magnet members / Stream at Soundcloud ]
10. Ram’s Head Lady Slipper – “Iroquois”
[ From the May edition of their “LP every month” project / Stream at their site ]
11. Free Time – “Nothing But Nice”
[ From their self-titled debut LP / Stream at Soundcloud ]
* 12. Everything & Everyone – “Get It All Down”
[ From their “Hard To Try” LP / Stream at Bandcamp ]
13. Pups – “Month Long Sleep”
[ August edition of the 2013 wiaiwya-7777777 singles club / Stream at Soundcloud ]
* 14. Bent Shapes – “Big Machines”
[ From their debut LP, “Feels Weird”, out soon / Stream song at Spin ]
15. Scott & Charlene’s Wedding – “Fakin’ NYC”
[ from the new “Any Port In A Storm” LP / Stream / MP3 ]
16. Veronica Falls – “Waiting For Something To Happen”
[ New mix of title track from their latest LP / Stream at Soundcloud ]
17. Dead Stars – “Fractured”
[ From the new “High Gain” EP / Stream at Bandcamp ]
18. Neko Case – “Man”
[ From her upcoming LP “The Worse Things Get…” / Video / Stream at Soundcloud ]
Set Two / Brad Almanac / 11pm – midnight
19. Dinosaur Jr. – “The Only Other Way”
[ Previously unreleased track from new Skullcandy 7-inch / Listen at ReverbNation ]
20. Rare High – “Cosmic Stray”
[ New from Dean Wells of Capstan Shafts / Listen at Bandcamp ]
21. Obits – “Taste The Diff”
[ From the “Bed & Bugs” LP, out in Sept. / MP3 ]
22. Superchunk – “FOH”
[ From their upcoming “I Hate Music” LP / Stream song at Soundcloud ]
23. Withered Hand – “King of Hollywood” (Garage Version)
[ From a new split 7-inch with Charles Latham / Stream song at Bandcamp ]
* 24. Silver Screams – “Infinite Mirror” (Demo)
[ From their first demo recordings / Stream song at Soundcloud ]
25. Whirr – “Swoon”
[ From the “Around” EP / Stream song at Soundcloud ]
26. Yuck – “Rebirth”
[ Lead single off upcoming sophomore LP / Video / MP3 ]
27. Terry Malts – “I Was Not There”
[ From upcoming 2nd LP, “Nobody Realizes This Is Nowhere” / Stream at Soundcloud ]
28. The Love Language – “Calm Down”
[ From their new “Ruby Red” LP / Stream LP / Stream song at Soundcloud ]
29. Divine Fits – “Ain’t That The Way”
[ From a new Merge Records 7-inch / Watch lyric video / Stream songs ]
30. Nona – “Bus Rides”
[ From their “Through The Head” LP / Stream song at Bandcamp ]
31. Krief (of The Dears) – “Perfect Bodies”
[ From his new “Hundred Thousand Pieces” LP / Stream song at Soundcloud ]
* 32. Speedy Ortiz – “Hitch”
[ From their “Major Arcana” LP ]
* 33. Krill – “Purity of Heart”
[ From the “Lucky Leaves” LP / Stream song at Soundcloud ]
34. Quasi – “You Can Stay But You Gotta Go”
[ From their upcoming double LP, “Mole City” / Video ]
* 35. Wheat – “Black Days Away”
[ A new song, offered freely / MP3 ]
36. Mona Elliott (Victory at Sea / Travels) – “Heart and Mouth”
[ From her new “River Song” EP / Stream track at Bandcamp ]
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