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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, October 19, 2004

On Walking Concert



While the rest of Red Sox Nation was still celebrating last night's win (or gasping for breath on their floors), I was racing over the Charles towards the Middle East Upstairs in Cambridge, where Walter Schreifels' Walking Concert was about to hit the stage. A man of many great bands (Gorilla Biscuits, Quicksand, Rival Schools), his latest project is a poppier affair, and judging from the sadly-too-small crowd last night, his former hardcore fans may not be along for the ride. Or you could blame the weeknight, or the Sox game... that's some pretty serious competition.

That said, I seem to dig everything the guy does, and W.C.'s debut disc "Run To Be Born" is no exception. Short, sharp, shocks of pop rock, guitar goodness and catchy hooks aplenty. Expectedly, most of last night's set was from the album, with a few really promising new ones thrown in.

The mix at the MidEastUp wasn't all that hot, so my recording suffers a bit, but here's the setlist and mp3s nonetheless...
1. Eyes Reg? (a new one, faded in, title abbreviation from setlist)
2. Hello Sensei (new)
3. But You Know... It's True
4. Save the Savables (new)
5. What's Your New Thing?
6. Mustang Ford
7. Studio Space
8. Girls In The Field
9. Mind of a Boy (new)
10. Hands Up!
11. The Animals
12. Calypso Slide
13. What Does Your Heart Say?
Despite their NYC origins, they dedicated new song "Save the Savables" to the night's pitching hero, Tim Wakefield, and ended the set with a "Go Sox!". Mets fans, I'm guessin'. As if he needed to endear himself anymore to us Bostonians, he was also sporting a Modern Lovers t-shirt. Nice.

They shoulda had a much larger crowd, and I hope the low attendance doesn't keep 'em from returning sometime soon. It didn't seem to effect their performance, Walter was rockin' out, but these guys deserve a weekend show (and a non-playoff night). Looks like they're taking a live break for awhile, but hopefully they'll get back out there. In the meantime, pick up their disc over at the Some Records site.


Jon Stewart recounts his Crossfire appearance on last night's Daily show here. The clip has been tough to grab from the original link, so I've shared it up on my server. Get with the grabbin'. Washington Post story on Crossfire's reaction to his appearance here. The idea of James Carville calling anyone a 'pompous ass' amuses the hell outta me. Carville, meet Kettle.




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