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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






Thursday, November 06, 2003

Consumption Junction



Went on a mini-spending spree this past week, what with the birthday donations and a bit of disposable income. Picked up some very cool books, games, and discs, including...
  • Must I Paint You A Picture?: The Essential Billy Bragg - While I've got most of the albums that this 'hits' collection pulls from, the extra cd of rarities makes this purchase so, so worth it.

  • Wheat: Per Second Per Second Per Second... Every Second - A long, long wait between Wheat albums finally gives us this new one. I can only hope it measures up to Hope & Adams.

    I had to exercise some extreme restraint at the cd shop... impulses wanted me to grab the new Laika, the Replacements collection, Ryan Adams, East River Pipe, Mojave 3, and the Pieces of April soundtrack (new Magnetic Fields songs!). Damn you, self-control!

  • Phillip Pullman: Lyra's Oxford - A short story follow-up to the epic His Dark Materials trilogy. I bought this last Friday and just plain inhaled it ... Pullman never fails to pull me in, even with a shorter amount of time in which to do it. A small but beautifully bound book with excellent wood block illustrations by John Lawrence. More, please. For a timely taste of his writing, check out this piece he wrote last week for the New York Times called "Why I Don't Believe In Ghosts".

  • Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 - I'm very curious how Michael Azerrad chose to tackle this, and what bands he chooses to focus on. Looking forward to getting a little nostalgic, for sure... speaking of which...

  • The Creation Records Story: My Magpie Eyes Are Hungry for the Prize - The history of one of my favorite labels. Creation captain Alan McGee gave the world releases from the likes Ride, My Bloody Valentine, House of Love, Jesus & Mary Chain, the Boo Radleys... all legendary in their own rights, all worshipped by me to varying degrees. Can't wait to read the story behind the rise and fade.

  • Robert B. Parker: Shrink Rap - Boston-based mystery author Parker releases waaaay too many books for me to keep shelling out for hardcovers, so I've tested my patience and held out for paperback only. This latest one is a Sunny Randall story, and will be a welcome quick 'n easy read after trudging through the most recent Robert Jordan.

  • Simpsons Hit & Run - My limited collection of X-Box games grows by three, one of which is this Simpsons title that surprisingly does not suck. It's basically a bloodless, brighter GTA3, and I'm loving it. A storyline from the show writers, original dialogue from the cast, tons of vehicles (Mr Plow!), and most of Springfield layed out for you to explore. Last night I climbed up to an old Monorail station, jumped into the banged up, abadoned front car, and jumped the track to cruise through the Springfield streets. Fun stuff, and I've barely begun.

  • Buffy: Chaos Bleeds - I think I'm pretty close to finishing up the original Buffy X-Box game, so I bought the new one to have it on deck. Considering my new Simpsons H&R habit, and my hope to one day finish Vice City, this one may have to wait awhile.

  • Solider of Fortune 2: Double Helix - I'm a sucker for a good first-person shooter, but haven't really tried one on the X-Box yet (I'm a converted consoler, former PC-only guy). This one sounds like a good start, although considering Killian's stellar recommendation for Call of Duty, and the in-progress Medal of Honor: Breakthrough expansion pack, I might be back on the PC very soon. Considering that XIII is out in a couple weeks, and the Midway Arcade Treasures Collection (20 games for 20 bucks! Gauntlet! Spy Hunter! Joust! Sinistar! Marble Madness! Gah!) soon after, I'd better double-time it. Those might have to go on the Christmas list.
I toldja I bought a bunch of stuff. Now it's a matter of finding the time to play / listen / read it all. Something's gotta give, and it just might end up being sleep-time.

So, what have you picked up lately that you're just loving? Any great books, games, or discs? Hmmmm?




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