[Live MP3s] Neil Halstead (Mojave 3 / Slowdive) plays Boston tomorrow
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 8:47 am | 2 Comments
In support of his achingly gorgeous new solo LP, “Palindrome Hunches”, Neil Halstead returns to the scene of his last Boston-area appearance tomorrow night, Saturday, October 6th, for another intimate show at at the Lizard Lounge. Not sure who’s traveling with him this time around, but 4 years ago the Mojave 3 (and ex?-Slowdive) frontman was joined by bassist Ben Hall and guitar/mandolin player Adam Parfitt for most of that whiskey-fueled Cambridge set.
Below is the setlist from that November night in 2008, along with live MP3s of a few of the songs. Despite Neil’s apologies, the performance was made no less entrancing by a mid-set coughing fit (“I guess I’m not too healthy at the moment”) , though he promised he’d be in a healthier state when he returned. Guess we’ll find out tomorrow night (and if he’s not, don’t offer him more whiskey… he wasn’t sure that helped). Get advance tickets here, but hurry. If there’s any justice, it’ll be a sell out.
Acidgalore and Nine Dots Boston were both at the 2008 show, and shared their thoughts. More of my photos from that night are here.
Neil is at the very start of a lengthy tour across the US before he heads to the UK and Europe to finish out the year. Stream “Palindrome Hunches” below, where you’ll also find the new video for “Hey Daydreamer”, the beautiful piano-based track that closes the album, and a link to download a free 4-song tour EP.
Neil Halstead
with Ben Hall & Adam Parfitt
November 14th, 2008
at the Lizard Lounge
in Cambridge, MA
01. Martha’s Mantra (For The Pain) [MP3]
02. Driving With Bert
03. Oh! Mighty Engine
04. Witless or Wise
05. Sometimes The Wheels
06. Yer Feet (Mojave 3)
07. Sleeping on Roads [MP3]
08. Two Stones In My Pocket
09. Between The Bars (Mojave 3)
10. No Mercy For The Muse
11. Prayer For The Paranoid (Mojave 3)
12. See You On Rooftops
13. Who Do You Love? (Mojave 3)
14. Paint A Face
15. Elevenses
16. Hi-Lo and Inbetween
17. A Gentle Heart [MP3]
18. unknown * (lyric – “Jimmy Could You Lay Another On Me“)
19. Queen Bee
20. unknown * (lyric – “She Won’t Let You Cause Her No Pain“)
* Didn’t recognize those two songs (cover songs, perhaps?), and a search let me down, so let me know if you think you do.
Download a free 4-song Neil Halstead tour EP courtesy of Noisetrade. Order “Palindrome Hunches” direct from Brushfire Records or digitally on iTunes. Catch Neil Halstead on tour near you.
[Last Thursday’s Playlist] NEW MUSIC NIGHT VII at River Gods
Posted on October 1, 2012 at 12:39 pm | No Comments
The latest installment of our ongoing series of DJ gigs known as NEW MUSIC NIGHT happened on an evening when there was a whole lot of other stuff going on around Boston. Hell, if I wasn’t up in the booth, there are at least 2 shows I’d have loved to check out. But I did my sonic duty, alternating hours with Jay Clicky Clicky, by playing a plethora of entirely new tracks for the patrons of beloved Central Square bar River Gods.
Check out Jay’s playlists at Clicky Clicky.
Here’s what went down during my sets, aurally speaking…
at River Gods, Cambridge, MA
September 27th, 2012
[ Grab the five freely-downloadable songs in one .zip file ]
Set One
(9-10pm / Bradley’s Almanac)
** = Boston-area band
01. Benjamin Francis Leftwich – “Midnight City” (M83 cover)
[ shared for streaming at Soundcloud ]
02. Mark Eitzel – “I Love You But You’re Dead”
[ from his new LP, “Don’t Be A Stranger” on Merge / stream at Soundcloud ]
03. Wye Oak – “Spiral
[ released as part of the Adult Swim 2012 Singles Series / stream at Soundcloud ]
04. Ben Gibbard – “Bigger Than Love” (with Aimee Mann)
[ from his upcoming solo album, “Former Lives” / stream track at NPR Music ]
05. AC Newman – “Encyclopedia of Classic Takedowns” (with Neko Case)
[ from his upcoming solo LP, “Shut Down The Streets” / MP3 ]
06. ** Doctors & Lawyers – “Running Around You”
[ shared to stream at Soundcloud / MP3 ]
07. Thee Oh Sees – “Goodnight Baby”
[ from the just-released “Putrifiers II” LP / stream track at YouTube ]
08. James Iha – “To Who Knows Where”
[ from his new solo LP, “Look To The Sky” / stream songs at Soundcloud ]
09. Cat Power – “Ruin”
[ from the new LP, “Sun” / MP3 ]
10. Pinback – “Proceed To Memory”
[ from the upcoming “Information Retrieved” LP / stream at Soundcloud ]
11. ** Night Fruit – “Human Touch”
[ new single & video / MP3 ]
12. Snowden – “The Beat Comes”
[ from their upcoming “No One In Control” LP / stream song at Soundcloud ]
13. Hospitality – “Monkey”
[ from their upcoming Merge Records 7-inch / stream track at Soundcloud ]
14. The Mountain Goats – “The Diaz Brothers”
[ from the upcoming “Transcendental Youth” LP / stream another track at Soundcloud ]
15. Stars – “Backlines”
[ from their newly-released LP, “The North” / stream entire LP at Soundcloud ]
16. Wild Nothing – “Nocturne”
[ title track from their 2nd LP / stream song at Soundcloud ]
Set Two
(11pm-12am / Bradley’s Almanac)
17. The Corin Tucker Band – “Neskowin”
[ from the new “Kill My Blues” LP / video ]
18. seBADoh – “My Drugs”
[ from the “Secret” EP / stream song & buy EP at Bandcamp ]
19. Dinosaur Jr. – “Pierce The Morning Rain”
[ from the new album, “I Bet On Sky” / stream another track at Soundcloud ]
20. Bob Mould – “Silver Age”
[ title track from his latest record / stream a different track at Soundcloud ]
21. The Joy Formidable – “Cholla”
[ advance single from their early-2013 sophomore LP / video ]
22. Pilot To Gunner – “LA”
[ lead-off track from new album “Guilty Guilty” / stream LP at Soundcloud ]
23. ** Dear Leader – “Youngstown”
[ new single made available via Bandcamp ]
24. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – “Jeremy” (Magnetic Fields cover)
[ from a new 7-inch on Slumberland / stream song on Soundcloud ]
25. R. Ring (Kelley Deal & Mike Montgomery) – “See”
[ b-side from their new Misra 7-inch / stream the a-side at Soundcloud ]
26. Shrag – “Obscenity Begins At Home”
[ latest release in the WIAIWYA 7-inch singles club / stream song at Soundcloud ]
27. The James Rocket – “Shiny Dark Bar”
[ from the debut LP “Launch” / stream & order album at Bandcamp ]
28. Frightened Rabbit – “Home From War”
[ from their new “State Hospital” EP / stream at Soundcloud ]
29. Dowsing – “Lavender”
[ from their “It’s Still Pretty Terrible” LP / stream at Bandcamp ]
30. Paul Westerberg – “My Road Home”
[ new song released for free on his site / MP3 ]
31. Withered Hand – “A New Case”
[ from the “Whatever Gets You Through The Night” compilation / stream song at Bandcamp ]
32. Will Johnson – “Scorpion”
[ Title track from his just-released album / stream at Soundcloud ]
33. Neil Halstead – “Hey Daydreamer”
[ last track on his new LP, “Palindrome Hunches” / video / stream at Soundcloud ]
34. Yo La Tengo – “Stupid Things”
[ from the new “Stupid Things” EP on Matador ]
November brings the next one, and I’ll announce the date when we’ve got it.