It is a miserable February day. The drafty windows are letting in a full wind from outside, as my throat is becoming scratchier. The music starts, my eyes weigh heavy on the cover art – a boat with tall sails and masts floating on water. I am reminded of the rain hitting the roof and windows and suddenly it is in harmony with the sounds filling the room. The winds blow to the melody of the strings and the trees hit this old house as the drums intensify. My eyes still fixed on the black ink drawing of a boat, the music progresses and as the song climaxes, I realize that I have heard an interpretation of nature. This music wasn’t simply created from mind to song, but the interaction with sea-winds, and tidal waves, and hurricanes, and birds in flight, and breezes across meadows of tall grass have infiltrated the minds of its producers. The winter doldrums I began today in have made way for a glorious vision of a dark tempest in an elegant concert.

(the) slowest runner (in all the world) plays TT’s this Sat. 2/27 with Hadoken and Caspian.

The Smiths – Meat is Murder (1986; Live)

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Also: Valentine’s Day: Thunderdome.

The internet has sent me word that Vikesh Kapoor is celebrating the release of his Newspress Scare 7″ (pre-order) tonight at the Democracy Center. My questions are as follows: (1) what’s a newspress, and (2) what does it have to do with twitter google buzz?

A cute girl from the You Can Be A Wesley clan sent along the following information:

KEM PA SOTE

A Party to Benefit the Future of Haiti @ the Middle East downstairs

Performances by:
Aloud
The Lights Out
Pretty & Nice

You Can Be A Wesley

Spinning:
Michael V (The Pill)
Repeat Offenders (FTW)
Damien Paul (So Dope)

Photos by Gillian Bowling
Live podcast by The Empire
Raffles for prizes donated by local business!

Doors at 7:30, 18+, $10 (larger donations gladly accepted).

Presented by One in a Million Media.

Insert snark here.

Kisses,

Nick

Nick also relayed to me that he will happily give mouth kisses to anyone who donates above and beyond the $10 door charge. (I’ve got my $10.25 ready.)

1.15.10 / 9pm / 21+ / $10 / milky way + bella luna / 284 Amory St. JP

mv&ee – the best it ever was

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SMD @ Paradise/18+/7pm doors

[Neon Indian - Laughing Gas -- Video by Heidi Petty]

There is a great deal of hidden text hidden in the seemingly black rectangle above. The text deals with a variety of topics but primarily focuses on the merits of Lights Out, or at least, my thoughts regarding the merits of Lights Out. Most importantly it contains the question that provides you with the answer to the meaning of life which everyone knows is “42.”

Happy hunting.

More:

Lights Out -Red Letter Day

Download audio file (lightsout_redletterday)

Even more:

The Lights Out release “Color Machine”

with special guests Township, Reverse and Roman Traffic. Friday, Sept. 25 from 9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m. 18+. $10. T.T. The Bear’s Place, 10 Brookline St., Cambridge. (617) 492-0082. Tickets online at http://e3xju.tk

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Addendum:

Fool’s Gold – Surprise Hotel

The Beatings – Bury You

Download audio file (thebeatings_buryyou)

The Beatings [cd release]/

Hands & Knees/

Hush Now/

TTs/

$9/