After seeing Ted Leo again this weekend, our faith in live music was rekindled by a combination of bee pinatas and vegan sweat (not scones). We bring you a few music picks for the week in hopes of getting you back in the show swing yourself. In addition to the indie rock nonsense below, the BSO brings you Ligeti, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky all week.
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If you don't feel hemmed in by the weather, two great shows tonight kick off a solid week of local music with some decent names dropping by for a good time. Plus, our friends at Ryan's Smashing Life are having an anniversary show Saturday, so keep an eye out for more info on that. In other local music blog news, we sincerely regret missing the "For Amie" breast cancer benefit put on by Bradley's Almanac at the Middle East yesterday, but you can stop by the 'Nac and offer your support if you haven't done so already.
Tuesday, September 8
Hop on over to Toad in Porter Square for the first week of Cassavettes' Septemberlong Tuesday night residency there. The music will combine dense emotion and free-flowing folk—plus, it's free. Mia Dyson opens at 8pm.
Some big names are in town this week: Paul McCartney, Marilyn Manson, Van Morrison, and of course Taylor Hanson. Plus, there are a plethora of throwback acts that have us thinking of our high school days. It's not a matter of having a show to go to, it's a matter of picking which one—and how nostalgic you want to get!
Ok America, you're one year older and had all the "Sweet Caroline" you could ever want on your birthday. What to do now? Get going to some gigs!
A bit of a slow week for music. The Needy Visions hit Harper’s (again!) and Children Collide are here all the way from Australia to rock the same venue on Saturday. Also, Dinosaur Jr. put out a new album and it kills.
There's a good deal of shows going on this week, with many indie acts and hyped-up bands performing on the same night. What to do, what to do?! Passion Pit vs. Dirty Projectors on Thursday! The Antlers vs. Condo F***s vs. Patrick Wolf on Sunday! Better Than Ezra vs. nostalgia on Saturday! Who will win? You decide!
Some weeks, we get ambitious with our music picks. This week, we're taking a laid-back approach that matches the music of (some of) our selections.
This week we have Death Vessel and Grizzly Bear playing the same night on opposite ends of town, TV on the Radio at the House of Blues and the Needy Visions, the must-see power-pop band of the moment, playing at Great Scott. It's going to be a good week.
This is a great week: for music, and in general. Our friend Bradley and his (awesomely redesigned) Almanac are having a rad show this Friday, PA's is hosting a Jonathan Richman tribute Saturday, and did you notice we set a heat record today? Things will get cooler temperature-wise but hotter music-wise as the week goes on. Here are a few picks for tonight and beyond if you want to rock out.
Last Monday, Bostonist brought back the age old custom of weekly music pics. This week, the tradition continues, with plenty of local and traveling acts to go around. Got any suggestions? Feel free to send them in!
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