I’ve noticed a concert trend at theaters, for me anyway. First show I saw at a Theatre (Orpheum) was Morrissey. Now, I had heard of Morrissey at the time (October 30, 2007) and knew a few of his songs. That turned out to be a good show. Then, I saw Editors in January 2008 at the Orpheum. I knew a few of Editors really good songs, but overall I wasn’t tremendously familiar with their set. The Orpheum mega-show on September 27, 2008 that featured Built to Spill, Dinosaur Jr., and Meat Puppets was the same deal for me: I knew a few songs from each band. Then on January 24, 2009, we caught Mission of Burma at the Somerville Theatre. Their set list was fairly unfamiliar to me as well. The bottom line is I expect tonight’s Sonic Youth/Feelies show to be quite similar to these prior theater performances. They’ve all been good or great, despite me not knowing most of the songs played.
WMBR and Freeform
But when you say “freeform” you don’t really mean it, right? Don’t you have at least a medium or heavy rotation CDs?Nope, we mean it. A DJ could play “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer” or Will Oldham 10 times in a row without fear of an MD smackdown.
That, my friend, is the difference between ERS and MBR.
A Crazy Night

I was in a college building…maybe a residence hall, maybe not. There was a concert going on in the main lobby area. I was moshing and happened to have shoved GG Allin. I suddenly became terribly frightened because GG himself was chasing after me. I hurried down the emergency exit stairs, but GG was following me. I then turned a corner after exiting the parking garage. I was about ten or fifteen paces ahead of GG and I hoped he would take a right instead of a left. I didn’t look behind me; I climbed a grassy mountain and then ran down it on the other side. I ended up in a neighborhood near Chute Falls, New Hampshire. The neighborhood was sort of rural, but nice. I walked past the waterfalls into a tavern. There were a bunch of old men with beards. There were many posters hanging on walls that advertised local folk acts. I was disappointed because I thought this place would have bands that I recognized. I asked where I was and they told me. I left that place and hurried into a random house, asking the people if I could stay over because somebody is chasing after me. I called home and asked to be picked up the next morning. That was a crazy night.
CD Review: Teen Dream [2010]

Band: Beach House
Label: Sub Pop
Genre: Dream Pop
Release: January 26, 2010
1. “Zebra” – 9 +8+8 = 8.3
2. “Silver Soul” – 9+8+9 = 8.7
3. “Norway” – 8+7+7 = 7.3
4. “Walk in the Park” – 9+7+8 = 8.0
5. “Used To Be” – 9+9+9 = 9.0
6. “Lover of Mine” – 8+7+9 = 8.0
7. “Better Times” – 8+7+6 = 7.0
8. “10 Mile Stereo” – 8+8+9 =8.3
9. “Real Love” – 9+7+8 = 8.0
10. “Take Care” – 9+9+9 = 9.0
Sounds Like: Grizzly Bear, Washed Out
Final Grade: B- (8.2)
MMMMoonface, Bitches!
Spencer Krug = Moonface = Dreamland EP: Marimba and Shit-Drums = January 26
Whaddup ERS @ Night
Screw that ish (although it is great music to crank after late night concerts), here is the rap/hip-hop you gotta listen to:
Beanie Siegel – “The Truth”
Blackalicious – “Deception”
Booba – “Ecoute Bien”
The Crest – “Heart Shaped Box”
Daz Dillinger – “On Some Real Shit”
Enur – “Calabria”
Geto Boys – “Gota Let Your Nuts Hang”
Ice Cube – “It Was A Good Day”
Lauryn Hill – “That Thing”
Mr. Lif – “I Phantom”
NWA – “Straight Outta Compton”
The Pharcyde – “Passing Me By”
1 WEEK SUCKA!!!

That’s right, in exactly one week, Glen, John, Paul, and I will witness the Supreme Genius of The Pixies, not to mention, supporting act, Jay Reatard and his new crew, whom apparently have more chops than his former band mates. Anyway, The Pixies are playing their 1989 magnum opus, Doolittle in its entirety at the Wang Theater!
But wait…. before then, Glen, Paul, and I will experience the Supreme Genius of Sonic Youth in just two days!
WARNING: More Pixies updates will probably come this way.
Chris
“I’ll Be Loving You” Video
Check out KK+BBQ’s music video for this great song off Invisible Girl:
http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/musicvideo/3906-the-king-khan-bbq-show-ill-be-loving-you-in-the-red
Thurston’s iPod/ ATP Vid
What is in Thurston Moore’s iPod? Well, the Boston Globe put his musical device in shuffle mode and here’s what they got:
1. “Pinch,’’ Can. “I got it as a teenager in the early ’70s, and it was 49 cents at Woolworth’s.’’
2. “Sick Things,’’ Alice Cooper. “I remember asking my parents for the album ‘Killer’ for Christmas. I have a photo of me on Christmas morning with the foldout poster of Alice Cooper hanging himself.’’
3. “Retribution,’’ Abbey Lincoln. “It really struck me how avant-garde it was for a straight-ahead jazz singer.’’
4. “Don’t,’’ Dinosaur Jr. “The first time I ever heard it was when I played it with Dinosaur at Columbia University in New York.’’
5. “High and Lonesome,’’ Jimmy Reed. “To me, that sound is the roots of punk rock. It’s real raw, real genuine.’’
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