TITUS ANDRONICUS
Coney Island's famed Siren Festival is gone but not forgotten. But the Village Voice is endorsing a new series, 4Knots, whose worth as an alternative will be determined this Saturday, July 16th at the South Street Seaport Pier 17.
Already feeling that summer buzz-kill from missing out on Coachella and Sasquatch this year? Don’t worry, there are still plenty of festivals fixing to satisfy that music-hungry appetite at a much lower price than Bonnaroo or Lollapalooza. Check out these upcoming music festivals that will tune your ears in to some audio bliss.
What: Pitchfork Music Festival
Where: Chicago, IL
When: June 15-17
Who: Animal Collective, Fleet Foxes, Cut Copy, TV on the Radio, Neko Case, Thurston Moore, No Age, Gang Gang Dance, Deerhunter, Superchunk, Ariel Pink, Curren$y + more!
Over 100,000 pairs of dusty feet trampled through the Californian desert this weekend for the twelfth annual Coachella Music and Arts festival at the Empire Polo Field in Indio, CA. The sun shone brightly on the event as the temperatures reached the high nineties, with excited attendees showing their dedication for the frivolities by braving the baking heat over the course of the weekend.
Recently receiving international acclaim from the press, Coachella was host to a vast array of nationalities and personalities. A large proportion of Brits and Aussies flew in, while Hollywood actors Danny DeVito, Lindsay Lohan, Leonardo DiCaprio and Ashley Greene were all caught dancing along at some point. Sightings of Kelly Osbourne, Katy Perry and Paris Hilton were also recorded. R&B star, Rihanna, was in attendance, accompanied by a huge entourage of bodyguards and was quoted saying Arcade Fire "blew my fucking mind" after she saw them headline on the second day of the event.
Thursday, September 23rd
- The Cobbs w/ Music For Headphones, DJ Luis Angel Cancel @ Silk City, 6-9 pm, $6
- Swingin’ Utters w/ The Copyrights, Have Nots @ North Star Bar, 6:30 pm, $12-14
- Titus Andronicus w/ Free Energy, The Tough Shits @ Kungfu Necktie, 7:30 pm, $13
- Paula Valstein w/ Joey Ryan, Andrew Belle, Jay Nash, Amber Rubarth @ World Café Live, 8pm, $13
- DJ Sammy Slice w/ DJ Cool Hand Luke @ Silk City, 10 pm, $5
One of the things I love about Boston is that on any particular night I can fulfill almost any of my musical whims. Of course, with great choice comes the problem of who to spend your hard earned time and money on. Boston, like most great cities, boasts varying musical journeys every day and as the clock starts to move toward the all-important festival season, help out your wallet by catching the up-and-coming bands before they are "discovered."
This week, there are several acts playing in Beantown that are worthy of investigation.
- 4/8 - Bear In Heaven, will be sprinkling their "controlled chaos" at The Middle East
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- 4/8 -Dashboard Confessional has been around for what seems like ages and will inexplicably be supporting the popular Bon Jovi on their tour later this year. However, tonight, they'll be bringing their own brand of cheerful melanchol at the House of Blues. Not the most intimate of venues, it will still be a chance to get more personal with the band than the stadium-sized venues they will hit up later this year
- 4/10- House of Blues will also host Get The Led Out, the self-proclaimed American Led Zeppelin, who will probably be playing some covers by their legendary influencers.
- 4/12 - And speaking of hugely influential British bands, this saturday, The Wedding Present will be at The Middle East. Since their formation in 1985, they have gone through numerous member changes, with David Gedge as the last remaining founding member of the group. However, this is not a nostalgic-lets-all-cash-in type of an affair. Instead, in keeping with the trend of performing "classic" albums in their entirety (anyone who caught The Pixies last year will know about this), they will be performing their major label debut Bizarro, which was originally released through RCA in 1989 and contained the John Peel-approved single "Brassneck." If you want to see one of the bands that influenced Oasis and numerous other indie shoe-gazers, then this is a must.
- 4/12 -One of those bands could be New Jersey's Titus Andronicus who play on the same night at Great Scott in Allston. Their current LP The Monitor (XL Recordings) got a good review in Rolling Stone who described it as "mixing Springsteen with Honest Abe." The Monitor also seems to be a favourite of the staff at Newbury Comics, which I consider a good sign. With lyrics like "tramps like us, baby we were born to die" ("A More Perfect Union"), they wear their influences on their sleeve. Again, this could be a chance to see a band on the way up before the inevitability of over-expectation blunts their creativity.
- 4/11- Ted Leo and the Pharmacists play at the Paradise Rock Club this Saturday.(April
- 4/13 -This Providence, with support from The Audition, will be at The Middle East
With so many options for your listening pleasure, the hard part will be choosing.
It's April and summer is coming, and so is a whole lot of music. It's the season for all those bands to get back on the road, and for the sidewalks in front of our venues to fill with smokers and scalpers. With the weather getting nice, it's time to start hitting the streets. There's a whole lot of talent coming into the city, so let's just start with April and go from there. Here's a short list of the good stuff coming up.
April 6: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club; Alberta Cross, Theatre of the Living Arts
Acrassicauda Only The Dead See The End Of The War
Alberta Cross Broken Side Of Time
Before Their Eyes Untouchable
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Beat The Devil's Tattoo
Broken Bells Broken Bells
Frightened Rabbit The Winter Of Mixed Drinks
Gorillaz Plastic Beach
jj jj n3
Liars Sisterworld
Monica Still Standing
The Morning Benders Big Echo
New Young Pony Club The Optimist
Numero Group Good God! Born Again Funk
Pavement Quarantine The Past: The Best Of Pavement
Josh Rouse El Turista
Standard Fare The Novelle Beat
The Steel Wheels Red Wing
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists The Brutalist Bricks
Titus Andronicus The Monitor
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