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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






Tuesday, July 02, 2002




There's a lot of "H" words going on in Boston today: Hot. Humid. Hazy. Hellish. Help! Temps in the high 90s, feels like the 100s. I'm going to find out exactly how little time I can spend outdoors, and how much I can spend in air-conditioned comfort. I hate days that make staying a few extra hours at work look like a good idea.

So... Matt Saunders and Mary Stopas are now officially "Mr. & Mrs. Saunders", and their wedding weekend was as cool as the two of them are together. A beautiful summer-morning ceremony up in New Hampshire, and rockin' reception inside at the Bedford Village Inn. Great food, an excellent wedding band, an open bar, and lots of nice little moments and conversations with good friends and the newly-met. I really can't think of any way the day could have been made more perfect. I mean, the ceremony was even 'bacon-flavored', thanks to the mini-quiches and bacon-wrapped scallops being prepared in the nearby kitchen.




That night, we hit the town. The town, in this case, being Portsmouth, NH. I'd never seen it in daylight, and while it was as touristy as it was beautiful, it really agreed with Amie and I. A cozy Bed & Breakfast (aren't just about all B&Bs referred to as 'cozy'?), and a thoroughly entertaining night out with the ring-wearin' couple and friends. Granted, much of the entertainment was supplied by Matt and the rainbow assortment of drinks we bought him at the super-cool King Tiki Bar. Man, I wish Boston had a place like the KT. Three levels of hawaiian-flavored fun, with hip tunes, crushed-velvet paintings of nearly-nude polynesian ladies, and South Park pinball. And oh, the drink selection... just ask the newlyweds...




A late Saturday night stop at Gilley's, then a Sunday morning gathering for big breakfasts at yet _another_ very cool local establishment... the Friendly Toast (owned by the Tiki folks, too, o'course). The servings at the FT were way more than most of us could handle, and Amie says the homefries were the best she's ever had. I was actually partial to the garlic toast. It was quite friendly indeed.


Post-breakfast, Amie and I headed across the Memorial Bridge on Route 1 to Kittery, Maine, where we snuck in a small amount of outlet shopping (although I wasn't mentally prepared for it, and cramped Amie's shoppin'-style a little) before heading over to York Beach. The water was too damn cold, ensuring that it would never actually touch the for beachwear we had just bought for the occasion. Ankles only, thank you very much. But the sand was soft and the sun felt oh-so good. And no, there'll be no pictures of me in my bathing suit... there's already too much offensive stuff out there on the 'net.




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