Entries from Bostonist tagged with 'flaminglips'
October 4, 2007
Bhob Rainey Official Site MySpace Greg Kelley Official Site MySpace Bryan Day (Shelf Life, Platform) MySpace Howard Stelzer Official Site The first band features a mummified man with beaded hair and an earnest young aspiring (noise) rock star with a too-perfect goatee. They both hold, of all things, guitars, though the use of these guitars is unexpected. The old man sits and wails into a microphone, telling stories as incomprehensible as your war hero grandpa’s,......
Continue Reading "Bostonist Review: Night of Noise Rock at Nom d'Artiste"August 10, 2007
The Camp!Camp! series will run the weekend of today, August 10, through Monday, August 13. Check the Brattle Theatre for showtimes. The Brattle Theatre is holding its Camp!Camp! weekend. Bring a whistle, short-shorts, a snorkel, and a sleeping bag so you can do whatever it is kids do at camp. First off is Summercamp!, a documentary about a crew of kids attending Swift Nature Camp in Wisconsin. The filmmakers follow five boys and five girls......
Continue Reading "Pitching a Tent at the Brattle Theatre"March 21, 2007
Many a Broadway work has previewed in Boston before heading to the Great White Way -- and we strongly suggest that the musical announced this week follow suit. A Flaming Lips concert is in many respects a musical theatre event in and of itself. But there is buzz that the band will officially launch a Broadway venture with the help of a collaboration so bizarre that it just might be awesome: Aaron Sorkin. The fast-talking......
Continue Reading "Sorkin Won't Let Those Robots Eat You"November 29, 2005
Sample these tracks and let us know what's in your iPod playlist this week.Lady Sovereign | UK Hip-Hop Vertically Challenged [Download] UK hip hop phenom Lady Sovereign rocked the Middle East last night- check out her track "Ch-Ching" for a sample of what the future of hip hop has to offer... The Lascivious Biddies | Rock Get Lucky [Download] Bostonist Stefan represents this week with the Lascivious Biddies an all female cocktail pop quartet......
Continue Reading "Essential Listens 2.0 from the Bostonist Staff"August 22, 2005
Bostonist was a-rockin’ this weekend, even before the Rolling Stones took the stage at Fenway. Juliana Hatfield commanded a faithful audience at the Paradise on Saturday night, following Boston locals Furvis and The Gentlemen. Hatfield, backed up by The Gentlemen’s drummer and bassist, offered a refreshing dose of thoughtful, introspective rock and roll. A native of Duxbury, MA, and trained at the Berklee College of Music, Hatfield is best known for her dabbles in the......
Continue Reading "Juliana Hatfield Charms the Paradise"