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closing night tonight!
ending wednesday, april 28th
the 8th annual independent film festival of boston
@ the coolidge corner theatre
wednesday, april 28th
little boots
dragonette
fan death
@ the middle east downstairs
wednesday, april 28th
gogol bordello
devotchka
jesse malin
st. mark's social
@ the house of blues
wednesday, april 28th
naked on rollerskates
liberation day
croquet
highly personal trash
@ tt the bears
wednesday, april 28th
kate nash
supercute
@ great scott
thursday, april 29th
frightened rabbit
maps & atlases
bad veins
@ the paradise
friday, april 30th
the big east, banana phonetic,
strange tribe, sun cut flat,
and tin soldier
@ church of boston
friday, april 30th
reading/signing with author
(+ boing boinger) cory doctorow
7pm @ the harvard coop
friday, april 30th +
saturday, may 1st
internet madness @ mit, cambridge
friday, april 30th
union square roundtable
with jonny cohen,
david bryant's somerville speakout,
and much more
@ pa's lounge
friday, april 30th
the everyday visuals
the lights out
the flying machines
aloud
@ tt the bears
friday, april 30th
corinne bailey ray
@ the house of blues
friday, april 30th
the album leaf
sea wolf
@ the paradise
saturday, may 1st
white rabbits
here we go magic
@ the paradise
sunday, may 2nd
taylor hawkins & the coattail riders
township
@ great scott
monday, may 3rd
yeasayer
sleigh bells
@ the paradise
tuesdays in may!
may 4th, may 11th, + may 18th
john shade + the neave quartet
3-week residency with guests
nina violet (on the 4th),
vikesh kapoor (on the 11th),
+ the low anthem's jocie adams (on the 18th),
@ the lizard lounge
tuesday, may 4th
cartoonist dan clowes
6pm @ the brattle theatre
tuesday, may 4th
john doe + exene
(from x, of course)
dennis brennan
@ the paradise
tuesday, may 4th
gregory & the hawk
lady lamb the beekeeper
@ tt the bears
tuesday & wednesday
may 4th & 5th
public image ltd.
@ the royale (formerly the roxy)
wednesday, may 5th
dom, magic magic,
and the royalty,
with passion pit dj set
featuring ayad + jeff
@ great scott, allston
wednesday, may 5th
minus the bear
@ the wilbur theatre
wednesday & thursday
may 5th & 6th
jonsi (from sigur ros)
death vessel
@ the house of blues
thursday, may 6th
the joy formidable
the dig
@ harpers ferry
thursday, may 6th
shout out louds
freelance whales
@ the paradise
friday, may 7th
ok go
earl greyhound
robert francis
@ the paradise
saturday, may 8th
local natives
@ great scott
tuesday & wednesday
may 11th & 12th
dr. dog
deer tick
@ the paradise
wednesday, may 12th
with humanwine, kelsey jarboe, erica russo,
rick berlin, ryan greene, dave tree,
josh stedman, amy toxic, amy mills,
duncan wilder johnson, jessica lynch,
alvan long, kevin clancy, ian deleon,
and tim bailey
all ages, 7pm @ the somerville armory
thursday, may 13th
massive attack
neon indian
martina topley-bird
@ house of blues
thursday, may 13th
small brown bike
bridge and tunnel
your skull my closet
wallcreeper
@ great scott
friday, may 14th
david bazan (solo)
living room show in beverly, ma
saturday, may 15th
the lindsey buckingham
appreciation society
performs fleetwood mac's 'tusk'
@ the lizard lounge
saturday, may 15th
two door cinema club
bad veins
millionyoung
@ great scott
monday, may 17th
cotton candy (mark robinson
and evelyn hurley)
veronica falls, + reports
@ charlie's kitchen
monday, may 17th
hooray for earth
twin shadow
@ the middlesex lounge
tuesday, may 18th
"music 2.0: tools + tech for musicians, marketers, + managers"
free with rsvp at above link
6pm @ microsoft's n.e.r.d.
monday, may 17th
buzzcocks
the jollyrots
@ the paradise
monday, may 17th
pearl jam
band of horses
@ the garden
tuesday, may 18th
spectrum (featuring sonic boom
from spacemen 3 + e.a.r.)
with the broken river prophet
@ the middle east upstairs
thursday, may 20th
magic man
magic magic
arpline
some say fire
@ tt the bears
friday, may 21st
hurricane bells
the fatal flaws
reverse
thick as thieves
@ tt the bears
saturday, may 22nd
the needy visions (lp release!)
tulsa, mmoss,
life partners,
+ maine coons
@ the temple in j.p.
saturday, may 22nd
holly miranda
@ tt the bears
sunday, may 23rd
they might be giants
two children's shows @ 12 + 3pm
@ the regent theatre, arlington
saturday, may 22nd
killing joke
@ the paradise
tuesday, may 25th
the smittens
allo darlin'
one happy island (cd release party!)
hearts!attack
a smile and a ribbon
horowitz
@ the lizard lounge
wednesday, may 26th
imogen heap
@ the orpheum
wednesday, may 26th
reverend horton heat
cracker
miss derringer
@ the house of blues
friday, may 28th
mono
the twilight sad
@ the middle east downstairs
sunday, may 30th
boston-area blog bbq shindig!
details to come
@ bridge sound & stage, cambridge
sunday, may 30th
the besnard lakes
land of talk
the drew o'doherty trio
@ tt the bears
tuesday, june 1st
stars
@ the paradise
wednesday, june 2nd
kings of convenience
franklin for short
@ the paradise
wednesday, june 2nd
ryan bingham & the dead horses
@ tt the bears
wednesday & thursday
june 2nd & 3rd
the national
@ the house of blues
friday, june 4th
broken bells
the morning benders
@ the royale
friday, june 4th
brian jonestown massacre
young sinclairs
@ the paradise
friday + saturday, june 4th + 5th
the conan o'brien 'prohibited' tour
with reggie watts
@ the wang theatre/citi center
saturday, june 5th
matt pond pa
wintersleep
@ great scott
saturday, june 5th
the psychedelic furs
she wants revenge
@ house of blues
tuesday, june 8th
junip (jose gonzalez' band)
forest fires
@ great scott
tuesday, june 8th
concrete blonde
@ the royale
thursday, june 10th
the trashcan sinatras
the candles
@ tt the bears
friday, june 11th
buffalo tom
@ the paradise
wednesday, june 16th
damien jurado
kay kay + his weather underground
marc pinansky
@ tt the bears
friday, june 18th
the new pornographers
the dodos
the duchess + the duke
@ house of blues
friday, june 18th
reigning sound
movers & shakers
triplethick
@ tt the bears
saturday, june 19th
evelyn evelyn
(amanda palmer + jason webley)
@ the house of blues
saturday, june 19th
james taylor
carole king
@ the garden
sunday + monday
june 20th + 21st
isis
melvins
totimoshi
@ the paradise
wednesday, june 23rd
hole
@ the house of blues
friday, june 25th
modest mouse
morning teleportation
@ the house of blues
sunday, june 27th
mary chapin carpenter
madeleine peyroux
@ boston's symphony hall
thursday, july 1st
she & him
@ the house of blues
sunday, july 11th
jeremy jay
@ tt the bears
monday, july 12th
wolf parade
the moools
@ the house of blues
wednesday, july 14th
squeeze
cheap trick
@ the boa pavilion
saturday, july 17th
crowded house
@ the house of blues
monday, august 2nd
the gaslight anthem
tim barry
@ the house of blues
friday, august 13th
deerhunter
@ the royale
monday, august 16th
tears for fears
@ the house of blues
thursday + saturday
august 19th + 21st
tom petty + the heartbreakers
my morning jacket
@ the comcast center
saturday, august 21st
boston band crush presents...
ONE NIGHT BAND!
@ the middle east downstairs
tuesday, september 7th
tortoise
@ the paradise
sunday, september 12th
blondie
@ the house of blues
tuesday, september 14th
rush
@ the td garden
saturday, december 4th
killing joke
@ the paradise
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Tuesday, April 10, 2007 Coming: The Indie Film Fest of Boston  One of my most favorite signs of early spring: The announcement of the full schedule for the annual Independent Film Festival of Boston. This year marks the fifth edition, and while I've attended every one so far, this is the first year I've purposefully left my social schedule open between April 25th and May 1st. No conflicts, no out-of-town trips, no rock shows to get in the way. The only choices I'll have to make are between films I want to see that happen to conflict with each other.Of the long list of this year's films, both narrative and documentary, here's one from each day that jumps out at me... Wednesday, April 25th, 2007  The opening night film this year is director Hal Hartley's latest, Fay Grim, with Parker Posey in the title role. If the character's name sounds familiar to Hartley fans, it's because the movie is a sequel to his 1997 film Henry Fool, with Posey reprising her character. Co-star James Urbaniak, who will be appearing at the opening night screening, also reprises the role of her brother Simon Grim. And while Urbaniak's imdb listing is lengthy, I'm most psyched to see the man who voices Dr. Venture on the animated Venture Bros. series on Adult Swim, and a guy whose blog I read regularly. Thursday, April 26th, 2007  The world premiere of On Broadway on the fest's second night will be the quintessential Boston-flavored affair, as the film couldn't be any more locally connected. It's set here, was filmed here, and most of the cast and crew are from here. The screening is sure to be a party, with director Dave McLaughlin and some of the cast in attendance, including former New Kid Joey McIntyre, Watertown native (and, yes, leather-pantsed vampire slayer) Eliza Dushku, and (cue "The Final Countdown") Arrested Development's low-voiced puppet-master, Will Arnett. No doubt much of the crew will be in the audience as well, and I'm sure tickets will disappear shortly. Hell, I'd stop reading this right now and go get yours if I were you. Friday, April 27th, 2007  Friday night at the Brattle brings the documentary Punk's Not Dead, about the current and ever-evolving state of the over 30-year-old punk rock movement. Tons of bands and musicians in this thing, o'course: Fugazi, Dead Kennedys, Circle Jerks, X, Black Flag, NOFX... the list goes on and on. Director Susan Dynner will be in town for both screenings of the film, and I'm sure she'll have some stories to tell. Saturday, April 28th, 2007  There is no film with a higher geek-factor this year than documentary The King of Kong, which means, of course, that I am compelled to attend. Seriously, an entire movie about the original world record-holder of the Donkey Kong high score, and the man who threatened to dethrone him 20 years later? Total arcade generation gold. (also screens on Friday night) Sunday, April 29th, 2007  Sunday night I'll be at The Ten, directed by David Wain of The State comedy collective, and of the sadly departed Stella TV series. Apart from the Stella episodes and shorts, I believe this is the first film he's directed since 2001's Wet Hot American Summer, which had a pretty great cast... but this one might just top it: Paul Rudd, Famke Janssen, Winona Ryder, Justin Theroux, Liev Schreiber, Gretchen Mol, Rob Corddry, Janeane Garofalo, Adam Brody, and Jessica Alba. And that's not even a complete list of recognizable names. The film is a series of ten (duh) short stories centered around the ten commandments, and word is that someone from the cast will make it to one or both of the screenings (there's another the previous day as well). Monday, April 30th, 2007  During the Silver Jews tour of Israel in the summer of 2006, filmmaker (and blogger) Michael Tully followed David Berman & company around to document the noteworthy trip, and the results are the film Silver Jew. As a longtime Joos fan who was very glad to see them play here in Boston that year, I'm really looking forward to this one, especially with director Tully in attendance at both screenings (the film also screens on Sunday night).  The music geek in me won out over the baseball fan on this particular night of the fest, but I've gotta mention the documentary Rumbo a Las Grandes Ligas, which I'd be seeing if it wasn't for Silver Jew. It takes an in-depth look at baseball in the Dominican Republic, where for many kids it's more a religion than a pastime. Our own Big Papi, the Red Sox David Ortiz (who, as I type this, has just hit a couple homers), appears in the film , and both director Jared Goodman and producer Eran Lobel will be at the screening. And hey, the Sox are off that day, and will be back in town to play Oakland... wonder what the chances of Ortiz showing up at that screening are? Hmmmm... Tuesday, May 1st, 2007  The film that will officially bring the 5th annual Independent Film Festival of Boston to a close is the world premiere of Brooklyn Rules from Rhode Island-born director Michael Corrente. He'll be at the final night screening of the movie, which stars Alec Baldwin, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Scott Caan, Jerry Ferrara (Entourage's Turtle), and Mena Suvari. And that hardly scratches the surface of this year's lineup, and as the fest gets closer I'll no doubt add a bunch more to my "gotta see" list (especially some of the "late night" screenings). Check the full schedule to make your own list, and get on those tickets (or better yet, a festival pass) before they're gone... every year too many film fans are shut out who wait until the last minute, so don't be one of 'em. A few IFFB links...
Labels: movies  Sunday, December 10, 2006 Mp3s: David Lynch at the Brattle  First, an admission, and I don't think too many people who aren't married to me know this: I was a total Twin Peaks geek. I don't just mean your average "love the show, bummed when it got cancelled" fan... there are no small amount of those. No, in 1991 I wasn't just a card-carrying member of "C.O.O.P." (Citizens Opposed to the Offing of Peaks)... I was, in fact, the Vermont chapter president. Seriously. I actually sat in a hallway of UVM's Billings Student Center and collected signatures, bundling them up to send to David Lynch's production company, who would send them on to the network. Go ahead, picture it and laugh a little inside, as if you aren't already.Now, keep in mind, this was back in the early 'net days, when fans communed through Usenet and email discussion lists, when we sat in front of monochrome monitors and sent amber-texted messages through what may have been an actual series of tubes. When Twin Peaks was put on hiatus and in danger of disappearing during its second season, C.O.O.P. chapters started popping up all over the country, with members petitioning, spreading the word, organizing fan-events and letter-writing campaigns. I ended up, by default, becoming my state's lead representative, and I wasn't alone... my fellow volunteers might even be out there reading this. Don't worry, I won't out any of you... you can do that yourself in the comments (I'm looking at you, Mr. Vice President). Weird thing was, all that effort actually paid off, at least for a little while. ABC listened and brought the show back for six more episodes, just enough to finish off that shaky second season, but no more. The follow-up-that-wasn't of a film, "Fire Walk With Me", answered none of the hanging questions from the series, most importantly: "How's Annie?!". Later that year, long after the final episode of Twin Peaks came and went, I received an unexpected envelope in my mailbox from the production company. Inside was a personalized thank-you note, written and signed by David Lynch himself, along with a crisp one dollar bill, as he said, "to buy yourself a damn fine cup of coffee." As a hardcore Lynch fan, one who started watching Twin Peaks thanks to a love of "Blue Velvet", and counted the more-recent "Wild at Heart" among his favorite films ever, there couldn't have been anything cooler. (not cool: watching as that framed letter went up in fast-spreading flames just a few months later. An almost Lynchian image, but that's another story). While his output has varied a bit in the years since, I've never missed seeing his films as soon as they hit theaters, for Lynch succeeds far more often than he fails. With all his work, even if I think he comes up short creatively, the ideas and images still resonate for days afterwards. It had been five long years since his last theatrical release, the excellent "Mulholland Dr.", so when I found out that his newest film was coming to Cambridge's Brattle Theatre, I knew I'd be in line. What I didn't know was that tickets for the very first showing last Sunday, December 3rd, which would include a Q&A with the director himself, would sell out before I had a chance to get them. Even Craigslist searches proved fruitless, with far more fans looking for tickets than those with extras to offer. I'd given up long before Ashley dropped me an email a few hours before the screening to say she had two extras. Aces. It'll come as no surprise to David Lynch fans that "Inland Empire" is a hypnotic, twistedly confusing time-bender of a film. At three hours, it's pure, unfiltered Lynch, full of disturbing, dream-like imagery, role-switching, life-sized rabbits (one supposedly played by a masked Naomi Watts), and almost indecipherable symbolism. And as lengthy as it was, there wasn't a single moment that had my mind wandering, and it was tough deciding when to break for the Brattle bathroom. He mines his dependable stock of previous actors (Harry Dean Stanton, Justin Theroux, Diane Ladd, Grace Zabriskie), and adds some new ones (Jeremy Irons, a William H. Macy cameo), but it's Laura Dern's film. We haven't seen enough of her on screen lately, and she's just amazing in this. After we left the theater, we were trying to figure out what a marketing team's plot summary would possibly say, and Lynch's own tagline of "a woman in trouble" is really the only thing that works. And while Dern is easily the female lead, it's hard to say she's actually the woman in question.  Here's David Lynch's question & answer session with the Brattle audience after the credits rolled, as well as a pre-film intro that included some improvisational viola and a bit of poetry...  David Lynch @ the Brattle Theatre for a screening of "Inland Empire" Sunday, December 3rd, 2006 Officially declared "David Lynch Day" in Cambridge, Massachusetts Mp3: "Inland Empire" Introduction Mp3: Audience Q&A Session Y'know, I still can't listen to Lynch speak without thinking of Gordon Cole. In response to a question about the long-awaited DVD release of the second season of Twin Peaks, he answered with a fairly definitive "spring" (update: April 10th! Season 2 set artwork here). Finally, just a few cold months away. And as unoriginal and unanswerable a question it would have been, I was seriously tempted to ask "Sooo... how's Annie?"... A few related links... If I still had that dollar bill that he sent me 15 years ago, it'd be fitting if I spent it on some of "David Lynch Signature Cup" brand coffee. Yes, the director has his own new line of organic brews, including espresso, house roast, and decaf french roast. He made it available for free at our screening, along with "Inland Empire" t-shirts and coasters. The DL coffee line's motto? "It's all in the beans... and I'm just full of beans." Sounds like something one of his characters might say, doesn't it?...  Labels: movies |
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