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On November 23, 2010

The Hush Now (photo by Adam Quane), The Fatal Flaw, The Sheila Divine

The Fatal Flaw, The Hush Now, and The Sheila Divine @ Great Scott ~ Wednesday, November 24, 2010 (SOLD OUT)

Just as I’m getting to this, late as always, I see now that this show is sold out. So if you don’t have tickets, sorry. But I’d like to make a note of it, being as how it’s a big “Boston Band Spectacular”, and at least one of the bands is coming out of a kind of semi-retirement. So I’ll briefly profile all three. If you already know all about them and are going to Great Scott’s Wednesday night, awesome. If you don’t know about them, check ’em out. How’s that?

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Walter Sickert Presents: The WS InkDrip Sessions – first show at The Armory TONIGHT!

By julie

On November 4, 2010

In Boston Bands, Boston-area news, Indie Music, Show Previews

Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys, by Walter Sickert

Walter Sickert, patriarch and mastermind of Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys, commemorates the culmination of his ridiculously ambitious year-long WSInkDrip-a-Day Project with a special series of concerts known as “The WSInkDrip Sessions”. The first performance is TONIGHT at The Center for Arts at the Armory in beautiful Somerville.

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The Dresden Dolls @ Wilbur Theatre This Week!

By julie

On November 1, 2010

In Boston Bands, Indie Music, Show Previews

photo by Kelly Davidson

Legendary Boston punk-cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls will be performing two very special shows at The Wilbur Theatre on Tuesday, Nov. 2 and Wednesday, Nov. 3. On Tuesday, they’ll be performing their debut album “The Dresden Dolls” in its entirety; on Wednesday, their follow-up “Yes, Virginia,” will receive the same honor. Many of the songs haven’t been played live in over 8 years.

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Boston Bands Next Week…

By julie

On October 8, 2010

In Boston Bands, Indie Music, Show Previews

Amanda Palmer in Cabaret (photo by Marcus Stern), Otis Grove (photo by Arthur Shim), The Action Verbs, and wildfowl.

Welcome back to this weekly – or not so weekly – feature. This, or rather next week we have a few interesting things of note: A “Late-Night Fucking Cabaret” (yes, that’s exactly how it’s being billed) at OBERON, five Boston-area bands on one bill at the Middle East, Otis Grove’s CD Release Party at Lizard Lounge, and Cambridge-based wildfowl (that’s a band, not a bunch of birds) supporting a favorite L.A. band of mine who kinda snuck their way in…

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Boston Bands This Week…

By julie

On August 8, 2010

In Boston Bands, Show Previews

The New Collisions, John Powhida (and The International Airport), What Time Is It, Mr. Fox? (photo by Katrine Wheeler) and Goli (photo by Karen Clunes).

For this edition, we’re starting the week on Sunday (today), since I forgot to mention tonight’s Bent Wit Cabaret show last time. Their theme is “Mystery,” and the performance will feature spoken word artist Jha D, magician Dezrah the Strange, burlesque by Penny Candy and Abby Normal, The System of Soothing (a 7 minute opera by Frank Pesci based on a story by Edgar Allen Poe), and much more. There’s The Boston Waterfront Performing Arts Festival at Christopher Columbus Park (in the North End) on Tuesday (8/10), featuring Sarah Borges and The Broken Singles and the New Collisions. On Thursday, Club D’Elf are playing at the Lizard Lounge. On Friday, there’s three things of note: Agent Bishop Presents The Lucky 13 Bash at Church of Boston; Goli Going East (members of Fluttr Effect) and Cabiria‘s CD release party; and Jo-Jo’s (who’s Jo-Jo?) Birthday Roast featuring John Powhida’s International Airport. On Saturday, Otis Grove plays a free show at the Middle East Corner, and “Boudoir Noir” – billed as “an intimate carnival of delight and revolt” – promises to be quite cool, what with The Slomski Brothers, What Time Is It, Mr. Fox? and HUMANWINE.

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Boston Bands This Week…

By julie

On August 2, 2010

In Boston Bands, Show Previews

Three Boston/Allston bands will be converging at Great Scott on Saturday to pay homage, sadly, to one of them calling it quits. For Forest Henderson, whom I profiled back in April of last year, it’ll be their final show. They’ll be joined by the cool bluesy rock sounds of Big East and ‘folk punk’ quartet Pray for Polanski .

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The (uber classy) Jaggery CD Release Party with Beat Circus & Incus @ the Church of Boston ~ July 28, 2010

By julie

On August 2, 2010

In Boston Bands, Indie Music, Reviews

Rachel Jayson and Mali Sastri of Jaggery

Sometimes it takes an unexpected glitch to realize how brilliant a band really is. No, not glitch; to lose power two songs into your set at the long-awaited CD release party for your new album is nothing short of a clusterf*ck. This was after having duplication problems with their new release, Upon A Penumbra, with the (somewhat) fixed CDs arriving just the day before. It was, as Jaggery‘s Mali Sastri pointed out the second time we were plunged into total darkness, “fitting.” But being the amazingly talented musicians they are, not only did they persevere; they wrapped their hands tightly around the neck of this debacle and shook it. Hard. What resulted was a powerful and poignant joining of spirits, and the most awe-inspiring set I’ve seen them perform.

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Show Preview: Jaggery CD Release Party @ the Church of Boston ~ Wednesday, July 28

By julie

On July 27, 2010

In Boston Bands, Show Previews

Jaggery (photo by Noah Blumenthal-Cook), Beat Circus (photo by Dave Bias), and Incus.

Jaggery (9pm), Beat Circus (10pm), and Incus (11pm)
at the Church of Boston, Boston, MA
Wednesday, July 28 ~ (doors at 8pm, 21+ show)

There’s a special evening going on at Church tomorrow night – Jaggery’s CD Release Party for their new album Upon A Penumbra. Their music is haunting and mesmerizing, and they’ll be joined two other fascinating bands with influences ranging from Southern gospel to Middle Eastern, Native American, African and Eastern European musical traditions, making for something quite different from your usual indie rock fare. Definitely worth catching.

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Good, clean family entertainment with the Army of Broken Toys @ Artbeat in Somerville

By julie

On July 21, 2010

In Boston Bands, Reviews

Madam Edrie, Band Matriarch ~ OFF WITH HER HEAD!!!

Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys treated a wildly diverse crowd at Somerville’s ArtBeat Festival last Friday to a humorous and sly “PG version” of their bawdy cabaret. As little kids danced in front and blew bubbles, they performed Tipper Gore-approved classics such as “Hole In The Boat,” Johnny Cash’s “Sam Hall,” “Sea Song (Mare Carmen),” “Planet Killer,” and their pop hit from the ’80s, “Ghostbusters.”

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Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling On First Tour! ~ PA’s Lounge Tonight!

By julie

On July 15, 2010

In Boston Bands, Gigs, Show Previews

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Failing to include them in ‘Boston Bands This Week,’ I’ll instead give Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling their own mention, as they’ll be embarking on their first ever tour after a show at PA’s Lounge in Somerville TONIGHT.

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Boston bands (featured) this week…

Walter Sickert Presents: The WS InkDrip Sessions – first show at The Armory TONIGHT!

The Dresden Dolls @ Wilbur Theatre This Week!

Boston Bands Next Week…

Boston Bands This Week…

Boston Bands This Week…

The (uber classy) Jaggery CD Release Party with Beat Circus & Incus @ the Church of Boston ~ July 28, 2010

Show Preview: Jaggery CD Release Party @ the Church of Boston ~ Wednesday, July 28

Good, clean family entertainment with the Army of Broken Toys @ Artbeat in Somerville

Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling On First Tour! ~ PA’s Lounge Tonight!