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recommended boston area events

tuesday, december 4th

kelly hogan

@ johnny d's


thursday, december 6th

conor oberst

@ converse hall, tremont st.


thursday, december 6th

jason isbell &

the 400 unit

@ the sinclair


friday, december 7th

the weisstronauts 14th

annual holiday jubilee

with guests tsunami of sound

preacher jack, & the derangers

@ the midway cafe, jp


friday, december 7th

caspian

moving mountains

o'brother

@ the sinclair


saturday, december 8th

patrick watson

@ the sinclair


saturday, december 8th

the faint perform

"danse macabre"

trust

icky blossoms

@ the paradise


sunday, december 9th

band of horses

@ house of blues


sunday, december 9th

japandroids

diiv

@ the paradise


wednesday, december 12th

concrete blonde

jim bianco

@ the sinclair


thursday, december 13th

annual boston christmas cavalcade

benefit for the homeless

featuring tons of artists

(see fb event for details)

@ johnny d's


thursday, december 13th

nada surf

eternal summers

@ the paradise


thursday, december 13th

mates of state

in the valley below

@ brighton music hall


friday, december 14th

forgetters (blake from

jawbreaker's band)

& more tba

@ democracy center, harvard square


sunday, december 30th

sufjan stevens

sheila saputo

@ the royale


monday, december 31st

my morning jacket

@ agganis arena


monday, december 31st

deer tick

two gallants

@ the sinclair


monday, january 7th

quicksand

@ the paradise


tuesday, january 8th

hospitality

@ great scott


saturday, january 19th

mission of burma

@ the sinclair


sunday, january 20th

camper van beethoven

cracker

@ the middle east down


sunday, january 20th

soundgarden

@ the orpheum


sunday, january 20th

ra ra riot

@ the paradise


sunday, january 27th

widowspeak

@ great scott


tuesday, january 29th

kathleen edwards

sera cahoone

@ brighton music hall


wednesday, february 13th

yo la tengo

@ the paradise


saturday, march 2nd

unknown mortal orchestra

@ brighton music hall


tuesday, march 12th

tame impala

@ house of blues


thursday, march 14th

jukebox the ghost

matt pond pa

lighthouse and the whaler

@ brighton music hall


tuesday, march 26th

yo la tengo

@ the paradise


wednesday & thursday

april 3rd & 4th

they might be giants

@ the paradise


visit tourfilter for more shows






Friday, July 05, 2002




The humidity outside is down, and the office is a ghost town. Memo to myself: When the day after July 4th is a Friday, ask for it off waaaay in advance, so you don't get stuck working.

To those of you who have absolutely no interest in baseball, you might as well surf elsewhere... 'cuz that's where I'm headed. Or you can look at some new pictures.

Quick recap: This week started out on a high note with an amazing Red Sox game at Fenway. The folks drove down from Vermont to see the Sox take on Toronto with Amie and I on a hot, humid Boston evening. We lucked out with Pedro on the mound, and he ends up having one of his best games of the year... 14 strikeouts and not a single Blue Jay crossing the plate. He put on a show...



The post-game was just as special, as we met up with our former neighbor, and longtime Blue Jays radio broadcaster Tom Cheek at the Boston Sheraton. 26 years behind the microphone, and he hasn't missed a single game. Not a one. There's never been a more perfect match between a man and his job, as Tom likes to talk, and he's a captivating storyteller. We just sat back as he told us the abbreviated version of the Blue Jays birth, early-80s rise, and recent struggles. Unique insights into a ball club from a man who knows his stuff.

On this particular night, the Jays had just traded Raul Mondesi to the Yankees, and because of this, we got to witness something fairly surreal as we sat in the Sheraton lobby. You see, as we sat talking to Tom, many of the Blue Jays players had gathered in the hotel lounge, having a post-game drink, settling in for a four-day, five-game Boston stay that started with a loss (and would continue for four more). Suddenly, the large screen TV is showing a picture of their now-former teammate and friend, a Yankee's hat already photoshopped on him, and a talking head speaking of the barely 4-hour old trade. Quickly the players gathered around the screen, some muttering Spanish to both the TV and each other. It was a hell of a loss for them, and to see them face the shock head-on was quite odd. A rough week in Boston for all of 'em, and now they head to New York to take on the Raul and the Yankees. Let's hope they fare better down there than they did up here... both for their own sake's and for the second-place Sox.

And so the week ends on a baseball low-note... Red Sox legend Ted Williams passed away today at the age of 83. So long, Ted. The diamond may never see your like again.




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