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Show Preview: Bent Wit Cabaret ~ Oberon, Cambridge ~ Sunday, April 9, 2010 (TONIGHT – & monthly)

Bent Wit Cabaret: Grotesque, featuring Big NAZO Puppets, Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys, The Steamy Bohemians and Mesma S. Belsare
at Oberon, 2 Arrow St. (Harvard Square), Cambridge, MA – Sunday, May 9 (TONIGHT)
(7:30pm Band Start / 8pm Show Start)
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Some of the Bent Wit: Grotesque performers: Big NAZO Puppets, The Steamy Bohemians, Mesma S. Belsare, and Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys (photo by Phantangible Photography - myspace.com/phantangibility)

Some of the Bent Wit: Grotesque performers: Big NAZO Puppets, The Steamy Bohemians, Mesma S. Belsare, and Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys (photo by Phantangible Photography - myspace.com/phantangibility)

Last second preview here, for a very interesting show I’ve just heard about, happening tonight. But if this is too short notice, it goes on every month at Oberon in Cambridge, just outside Harvard Square. If you’re in the mood for some provocative and waaayyyy ‘outside the box’ cabaret/burlesque, you’ll probably want to have a look at Bent Wit.

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Expanding Awareness: Ghost Hunting

On this week’s Expanding Awareness show, Victor will be discussing ghost hunting. Listen on Saturday morning at 10am on WZBC 90.3 FM (in the Boston area) or check him out online. You can also listen after the fact on the WZBC archive.

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Evelyn Evelyn with special guests Jason Webley, Amanda Palmer and Sxip Shirey @ OBERON ~ April 13, 2010

EvelynEvelyn

EvelynEvelyn

I was not sure what to make of this new “Siamese sister duo”, Evelyn Evelyn. Technically speaking, they’re Parapagus Tripus Dibrachius twins, and while their story is unique and compelling, one can’t help but question the undoubtedly good intentions of Jason Webley and Amanda Palmer, who are bringing these lovely but vulnerable young girls to a worldwide audience, embarking on a rigorous touring schedule that would be physically challenging for a healthy individual with two arms, two legs, and one head. Though of course, like everyone else at the sold-out OBERON that night, I was curious and had to see and hear these remarkable sisters.

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Boston Bands This Week (05/03/10)…

John Shade and Zac Taylor

John Shade and Zac Taylor

Two Boston-area musicians featured this week. There’s John Shade, a singer-songwriter performing with a string quartet (nice!) at the Lizard Lounge Tuesday night (that’s tomorrow), as part of a three-week residency. Then there’s Zac Taylor, guitarist/songwriter (guitarist for Vivian Darkbloom, whom I had the pleasure of seeing last month). He has a CD release party for his solo debut, Salesman, at cafe 939, where he’ll be joined by his backing band and horn section, “The Drugs” (plus a few guests).

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Show Preview: Everest, Minus The Bear ~ Wilbur Theatre, Boston MA ~ Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Everest, Minus The Bear
at the Wilbur Theatre, Boston, MA
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
(8pm show – buy tickets)

Everest (photo by Zoran Orlic), Minus The Bear (photo by Erin Tate)

Everest (photo by Zoran Orlic), Minus The Bear (photo by Erin Tate)

Continuing the theme of really great L.A. bands to pass through Boston this Spring, Everest will be performing along with Seattle’s Minus The Bear Wednesday night at the Wilbur Theatre, just ahead of the release of their second album, On Approach.

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Robert Francis, Lawrence Arabia, and Fanfarlo @ the Paradise ~ April 11, 2010

Robert Francis at the Paradise, Boston

Robert Francis at the Paradise, Boston

A warm, gentle breeze has been blowing in from the West, sweeping awesome L.A. artists into town like an unpredictable weather pattern blowing exotic birds in from off their usual migration path. Ok well, it’s kinda like that. It’s also the case that a growing number of the Silverlake/Echo Park area bands that I’ve regularly featured here have been (rightfully) achieving wider success and have been madly touring all over the f’ing place. Robert Francis is one of those artists; a thoughtful and personal singer-songwriter strongly steeped in folk tradition, but rocking out more since last year’s Before Nightfall. He’s been back and forth between Europe and the U.S. so much lately, it’s more likely you’ll see him in Boston – or Brussels for that matter – than in his native Los Angeles.

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Show Preview: Frightened Rabbit, Maps & Atlases, and Bad Veins @ the Paradise Rock Club ~ Thursday, April 29

Frightened Rabbit, Maps & Atlases, and Bad Veins
at the Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA
Thursday, April 29 – (doors at 8pm; 18+ show)

Frightened Rabbit

Frightened Rabbit

Yowsa, what a delightful onslaught of really great bands coming through Boston right now! Though I see their Paradise show tomorrow night is sold out, I have to give a brief mention of a band I briefly profiled late last year, Frightened Rabbit.

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Film: Searching for Elliott Smith (documentary) @ Somerville Theatre – tomorrow night!

ElliottSmith

There’s a screening tomorrow night of Searching For Elliott Smith, a documentary by Gil Reyes. I didn’t even know there was such a thing. And I’ve only found out about this just now from someone on my Indie Rock Boston meetup group… It’s part of what’s now the tail-end of Boston’s Independent Film Festival. I’m notoriously out of the loop, but thanks to this one guy, I heard about this before it was too late. Just barely.

It’s playing Mon. April 26 (that’s tomorrow) 7:30pm at the Somerville Theatre, Davis Square, Somerville. You can get tickets here. I see now that the filmmaker, Gil Reyes, will be there to answer questions after the screening. Absolutely fantastic.

Facebook (for the film) | sweet adeline (official site by fans)

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Show Preview: Marti Jones, Don Dixon featuring Kelley Ryan ~ Club Passim ~ Sunday, April 25

Marti Jones and Don Dixon featuring Kelley Ryan, at Cafe Passim, Cambridge, MA – Sunday, April 25 (8pm – buy tickets)

Marti Jones and Don Dixon (photo by Merch Mike); Kelley Ryan

Marti Jones and Don Dixon (photo by Merch Mike); Kelley Ryan

I’m rather late out of the gate with this one, but there’s a cool show coming up tomorrow night at Passim with a trio of very talented people – Marti Jones (singer-songwriter; has supported Marshall Crenshaw, T-Bone Burnett) and Don Dixon (producer REM, The Smithereens) featuring Kelley Ryan (astroPuppees). They’ll be performing both solo material and collaborations from Kelley Ryan’s debut solo album Twist (which was produced by Dixon with backing vocals from Jones).

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Expanding Awareness: Psychic Self Defense & the clearing of psychic space

On this morning’s Expanding Awareness show, Victor will be discussing psychic self defense and the clearing of psychic space. Listen on Saturday morning at 10am on WZBC 90.3 FM (in the Boston area) or check him out online. You can also listen after the fact on the WZBC archive.

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