Liz Phair To Perform Exile in Guyville In Full At Paradise
I guess you could call Exile in Guyville a revelation for me. When Liz Phair’s debut album was released in 1993 I was relatively unaware of the differences and unique struggles of the female sex. Was I in part responsible for Phair’s other women’s certain apprehensions, anger, and disdain for certain male behaviors and social structures? I was left wide eyed and unsure if I knew who I was and who I should be moving forward into an ever changing and increasingly more female friendly musical world.
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She had released a musical epiphany. I was 8.
Liz Phair - Fuck and Run
In celebration/promotion of the Exile In Guyville reissue that’s out now Liz Phair will be performing the album in full on three nights including one at the Paradise. Tickets go on sale today through ticketmaster (or, or the respective theater’s box office.
August 27 at Theater of the Living Arts in Philadelphia;
August 28 at 9:30 Club in Washington DC;
August 29 at The Paradise in Boston
Noah And The Whale
Maybe there should be a limit on happy pop conventions allowed to be used in one song. Noah and the Whale have managed to squeeze ukulele, whistling, clapping, tambourine, shekere, keys, and lyrics that recall joyful times at the zoo into 5 Years Time.
Think Boy Least Likely To without the youthful anxiety that can put some people off. Like I said, it’s not fair.
Tonight in Boston - Wednesday, And Mountain Goats 2008 Tour Dates
Red Winged Blackbird, Roadside Graves, Gladiola, Alan Cohen Experience @ Abbey Lounge
Ed Harcourt, Jeff Klein, Boxborough @ TT the Bear’s
MGMT with Violens, Kuroma @ Paradise, Sold Out
Chris O’Brien, Danny Schmidt @ Club Passim
The Devil Makes 3, Slim Jim & The Mad Cows, The Willows, Hot Molasses @ Middle East upstairs
This Car Up, Territories*, Trades, Hot Box @ Great Scott
soul touch @ Middlesex
Damien + Dabu @ Good Life
AUTUMN HOLLOW, IAN CHARLES, BRYAN PERO & THE TIRED HORSES @ Church
Vialka, Vanilla Celebration @ PA’s Lounge
Mountain Goats/Kaki King Tour Dates
No Boston dates currently scheduled which pains me like rough pica pains a pregnant woman’s innards. I wonder if I buy my ticket for the Bolt Bus to NY now I’ll get the $1 seat?
October 2008
13 - Chicago, IL, Park West
14 - Milwaukee, WI, Pabst Theatre
15 - Omaha, NE, The Slowdown
17 - Denver, CO, Bluebird Theater
18 - Salt Lake City, UT, In the Venue
20 - Seattle, WA, Showbox
21 - Portland, OR, Wonder Ballroom
25 - Los Angeles CA , Troubadour
26 - Los Angeles CA, Troubadour
28 - San Diego, CA, the Belly Up Tavern
29 - Tucson, AZ, Club Congress
31 - Lubbock, TX, Tequila JungleNovember 2008
1 - Austin, TX, Antones
2 - Dallas, TX, Granada Theatre
3 - New Orleans, LA Republic
5 - Chapel Hill, NC, Cat’s Cradle
6 - Washington, DC, 9:30 Club
7 - Philadelphia, PA, Theatre of the Living Arts
8 - Brooklyn, NY, Music Hall of Williamsburg
9 - New York, NY, Webster Hall
Leo Magnets Joins A Gang
Sometimes it’s a blessing to not hear about a band or an album until the day it is released. Late notice removes any anticipatory wait time and allows for fresh a fresh listen. And of course, there is so much new and old music to discover, rediscover, or just continue to enjoy that knowing about a band before everyone else does little but ensure your place amongst early adopters and afford you the opportunity to scoff at your friends for their slowly developing tastes. You are a banana in a brown bag and they are a banana in a humidity controlled display.
Curse of Company - All the Mines from aaron manders on Vimeo.
Enjoy one of life’s simple pleasures - perceived superiority regarding relatively useless subject matter - today with Curse of Company’s Leo Magnets Joins A Gang.
Leo Magnets Joins A Gang is out today through Dangerbird Records. Buy.
US Royalty
US Royalty have a EP slated for digital release on August 12th. Tour dates and a video to support the EP are below.
7.19.08 Urban Outfitters-DJ Set Georgetown, Washington DC
7.19.08 Gold Leaf Studio w/ Darkroom, tba Georgetown, Washington DC
7.24 The Social w/ Cartel Orlando,FL
7.25.08 Jack Rabbits w/ Cartel Jacksonville, Florida
7.26.08 Jannus Landing w/ Cartel St. Petersburg, Florida
7.27.08 Culture Room w/ Cartel Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8.02.08 Dahlek w/ Fever and Kalem of the East Adams Morgan, Washington DC
8.14.08 Fletchers w/ The Honorary Title Baltimore, MD
Tonight in Boston - Tuesday **Updated: Now With Blood**, Plus Darnielle Plus Thin Lizzy Plus R Kelly
**Updated: Now With Blood**
If only Hearthrob put out their video invites the night before they were scheduled to DJ…
Untitled from julianwadsworth on Vimeo.
Twelve Twenty, Lights Out, Alice Austin @ Abbey Lounge
Vanessa Kafka, Matt Shwachman, Elle Gallo @ TT the Bear’s
MIDNIGHT TO TWELVE @ Harper’s Ferry
Pressure Cooker, The Void Union, Deal’s Gone Bad @ Middle East downstairs
The United, Cheech, Tommy Dice And The Hardcores, Word For Word, Wreckoning @ Great Scott
The Atlas Moth, Finisher, Old People, God & Country @ O’Brien’s
hearthrob @ Middlesex
2ADAM12, MERRILY JAMES & THE BUCKET OF SOUL @ Church
Vikesh Kapoor, Nicholas Beaven, Feral Foster @ PA’s Lounge
Darnielle + Lizzy + Kelly
Slate had me searching for the Mountain Goats’ cover of Thin Lizzy’s The Boys Are Back In Town/Ignition (remix). First the live and much more fun live version. A German radio recording of the conjoined covers after.
Mountain Goats - The Boys Are Back In Town / Ignition (remix) [listen]. Full set here.
There is a German radio recording of the cover online with better audio, but it’s not nearly as fun.
Tonight in Boston - Monday, And Saul Williams’ Convict Colony Video
Sic Alps, Reports, Heathen Shame, Black Clouds @ Abbey Lounge
Marc Pinansky of Township, Brendan Boogie, Jen Murdza @ TT the Bear’s
StoryLAB @ Club Passim
SERVICE ENGINE SOON, NEIGHBORHOOD MALE RACCOONS @ Harper’s Ferry
Bound Stems, Akudama, One Happy Island, Will Stratton @ Middle East upstairs
Fury! with live guests: White Drugs @ Great Scott
mint julep @ Middlesex
DJ BRADFORD JAMES @ Church
Convict Colony
He loses me once the horses start falling down.
Tonight in Boston - Sunday
The Subsystem, The Outsiders, Almost Blind, Triple Corpse Horror Show, The Smashed @ Abbey Lounge
The ThirdParty, Keith Lewis & The Shift, Ron Noyes Band @ TT the Bear’s
Tantric with Fosterchild, Vayden, Blind by Noon @ Paradise
Songs of Sorrow and Salvation from the American South - An evening with Mary Gauthier and Diana Jones @ Club Passim
MANDI PERKINS, KRYSTA YOUNGS, MA’AYAN CASTEL @ Harper’s Ferry
Reign of Kindo, E for Explosion, Tiny Dylan @ Middle East upstairs
Fat History Month @ Great Scott
Deathbed Repentance, Dogfight U.S., The Pubcrawlers @ O’Brien’s
Michael Conrad, Zanna, Twenty Twenty @ All Asia
