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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






Monday, December 13, 2004

Mp3s of the Week: a little live Ted Leo



Ted Leo & the Pharmacists' sold-out show at the Middle East this past Thursday was expectedly excellent, with a set-list that touched on all three of his/their albums (2001's Tyranny of Distance, last year's Hearts of Oak, and this year's Shake the Sheets), along with the Tell Balgeary, Balgury is Dead EP.

The setlist, along with a few downloadable songs from that night...
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists
live at the Middle East
Cambridge, MA, Dec. 9th, 2004


My Vein iLin (from Tyranny)
Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone? (from Hearts)
The Crane Takes Flight (from Hearts)
Me and Mia (from Sheets)
The High Party (from Hearts)
Biomusicology (from Tyranny)
The One Who Got Us Out (from Sheets)
Counting Down the Hours (from Sheets)
Little Dawn (from Sheets)
I'm a Ghost (from Hearts)
Six Months in a Leaky Boat (Split Enz cover / from Balgeary)
Timorous Me (from Tyranny)
Shake the Sheets (duh)
Under the Hedge (from Tyranny)
The Great Communicator (from Tyranny)
Loyal To My Sorrowful Country (from Balgeary)
If you're dying for one of the songs I don't have linked, lemme know in the comments and I'll hook you up.

I love that he mixed it up so evenly between the discs, veering away from the traditional new-album-heavy setlists that others rely on, and also chose to give a couple solo songs the full trio-treatment (Loyal To My Sorrowful Country and the cover of ...Leaky Boat). I've always been a Split Enz fan, so was psyched to find him covering it on the EP, and even moreso in hearing him bring it out with the band.

I was a little too far away for good photos, but I did grab one of his brother Chris (opening up acoustic as Vague Angels). I've listened to Chris for a long time, in four of his past bands, but have never heard him do the solo thing before. With less going on to grab my attention, I really took note of just how outstanding a guitar player the guy is. Finally got his new book, looking forward to diving into it.

Also opening was Matt Pond PA, a band I've now officially fallen in love with. Having heard, and liked, some of their stuff before, I've been guilty of not listening closely enough, not absorbing a full-length in one sitting. Thursday night changed that. Their performance motivated me to pick up their latest, Emblems, and I'm so into it right now. It was my long-weekend soundtrack.

As mentioned, Mr. Leo appeared bright & early on Air America Radio's Morning Sedition the following AM, and the full broadcast has been archived over at Air America Place. The Big Ticket was kind enough to edit down the Ted material (an interview and 3 live songs), so head on over (just scroll down a bit once you're there). Thanks much, Mr. Gilbert.

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