Bradley’s Almanac

A Vacation That Is Not

Posted on August 10, 2005 at 8:16 am | No Comments

The two shows we played last week made my days off a sort-of rocking-vacation, but now I’m nearing the end of a very different working-vacation. And right here at home in Boston.

It’s my company’s annual users conference, a couple thousand of our clients and staff in town for some quality face-time, presentations, meetings, food, drink, and touristy action. My co-workers and I have been on duty for the whole thing, spending lots of team-building time together, working from early Saturday straight through this afternoon.

Boston-bound tourists take note: The Westin and Copley Fairmont hotels are totally dog-friendly. I had no idea, and it’s made the days so much better. The posh Fairmont even has their own lazy ‘lobby dog’ named Catie, a pudgy black lab with a tail that’s quick to wag, especially when Nina shows up. Yup, Amie & Nina are staying down here with me, a king-size bed, hotel pool, and health club at our disposal. Yeah, we may live in Boston, but the hotel room was a necessity due to very-early conference set-up times and the need for constant availability.

Needless to say, it’s been pretty surreal time, experiencing Boston in a completely different way from my day-to-day ritual. Apart from rock practice last night, I feel like I’ve been living some other guy’s life for the past five days. Waking up 16 floors above the center of the city, a northern view overlooking the Hancock building and Copley Square, hanging out in the Fairmont while using the Westin as home base. Daily hotel-supplied meals, dinner out each night, a top-notch gym when time allows. Best of all, Amie & Nina are sharing it with me.

So that’s where I’m at, writing now from the basement of the Fairmont hotel, snagging some brief downtime to freshen up the ‘Nac a bit. No time for new mp3s at the moment, so I’ll keep the focus on last week’s offering for now.

Here’s a bunch of links for ya. I’m in a rush, so this’ll be quick…

A couple of online video finds that I’ve never seen: A great MK12-produced video for Guided By Voices‘ “Back To The Lake“, and an very cool mostly-animated clip for American Analog Set’sCome Home Baby Julie, Come Home” over at Lumen Eclipse.

Speaking of American Analog Set, this is absolutely amazing. It’s a mashed-up version of AmAnSet’s “Hard To Find“, mixed with Kelly Clarkson’s “Since U Been Gone“. I don’t know who’s responsible for it, but whoever it is… well done, I say. Well done, indeed. For now, let’s call it “Since U Been Hard To Find“.

Erasing Clouds give us an excellent (and entirely accurate) review of Colin Clary’s latest solo disc “Sweater Weather or Not These Are the Songs I Got“. The writer totally understands where Colin, and his perfect little pop songs, are coming from.

Speaking of talented friends, did anyone catch Mr. Neil Cleary behind the drum kit last night on Conan O’Brien? He was backing up Erin McKeown on one of her new songs. You can check out a repeat of the show today at 7pm on CNBC. Oh, and do yourself a favor by grabbing Neil’s solo records. Great songs abound.

If you’re an Emusic subscriber, or haven’t yet signed up for your initial free batch of mp3s, here’s something cool you can grab: An entire live recording of Mary Timony’s show at Schuba’s in Chicago this past May.

Great interview with Nada Surf singer/guitarist Matthew Caws over at Unfinished. Their new album, “The Weight Is A Gift“, is out next month.

Looks like the schedule for this year’s Boston Film Festival is due out soon, according to this blurb on Boston.com (scroll down a bit). Also mentioned is Ben Affleck’s planned adaptation of the Dennis Lehane novel “Gone Baby Gone“. Boston is as much a character in that book as Patrick and Angie, so if it’s not filmed here, that’d be a crime.

News on another personal favorite fiction series coming to the screen: The movie version of the first book in Phillip Pullman’s magical “His Dark Materials” trilogy finally has a director, and it’s Anand Tucker (Hilary & Jackie, Shopgirl). Here’s what Pullman has to say about it. For the latest, check the best HDM site out there, A Bridge To The Stars.

I have no idea how the play this freaky game, but it’s cool looking enough to make me wanna learn.

Finding out that my friend Dave Norton (of Victory at Sea) and his roommates were the victims of a Watertown apartment fire over July 4th weekend was like a punch to the heart… those who know me well know why. Needless to say, I’m glad that everyone got out ok, and I’m looking forward to finally seeing Dave at this weekend’s Elm Street Benefit at the Middle East Downstairs. Lots of great bands (Victory at Sea, Helms, Certainly Sir, Prime Movers, Madman Films, Dirty Holiday, Dorkbot, Tramps Like Us, Modelo ’78, Tiny Amps, Wild Zero, & Fragile), and all the proceeds are going to the victims. The night kicks off at 6pm on Saturday.

One week later there’s another Boston-area benefit well worth your time and meager dollars: Erin McCabe is in the middle of a battle with leukemia, and her friends and friendly bands have put together a night of music to support her. Performers include Anushka Pop, Mercury Charm Offensive, The Collisions, Anna Freitas, Heavy Stud’s Melissa Gibbs with Andrea Gillis, Jonny Pape from License, a Shine reunion, and some surprise guests. It’s on Saturday, August 20th, 8pm at the Abbey Lounge in Somerville.

Always glad to see a new like-minded Boston-area music blog: meet Drive Blind.

Another fine blog that recently made my radar: The London-based Everything’s Swirling. And I’m not just sayin’ that ‘cuz Andy blogrolled me.

The two gents behind the best Red Sox fan blog out there, Surviving Grady, will be stopping by the best comic store out there, Comicopia in Kemore Square, this Friday night from 6-7pm (then heading to the game, ‘natch). They’ll be signing copies of their every-fan-should-own-it collection of Red Sox writings that AiT/Planet Lar recently released. It perfectly captures the entirety of last year’s spectacular season, all the ups and downs and ups and big-time downs and unbelievable ups from a couple obsessed points of view. Loved it. So catch ’em Friday night, or on Sunday, August 28th from 1-2pm and 5-7pm (unless the game goes long, of course).

I’ve been so preoccupied with work that it hasn’t really sunk in that we’re opening for Smog tomorrow night, right after Feathers. I’m gonna have to dig deep for the energy to make it through the rest of this ultra-weird week.

I wonder if Bill Callahan (aka Mr. Smog) will remember staying at Club Fub back in 1994, staying up all night fighting AT-AT Walkers on our Super-Nintendo. He Is Star Wars, after all.

If you end up at the Middle East tomorrow night, say ‘hey’, willya?

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    The War & Treaty
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    @ MGM Music Hall

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    AC/DC
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    @ MGM Music Hall

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    Johnny Echols
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    & Mary Lou Lord
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    @ Brighton Music Hall

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    Mint Green
    @ Deep Cuts

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    @ the Sinclair

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    SZA
    @ Gillette Stadium

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    Die Krupps
    @ Roadrunner

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    Pony
    Jimmy Montague
    @ Brighton Music Hall

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    @ the Rockwell

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    @ Deep Cuts

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    Spy
    Prize Horse
    @ the Royale

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    Sheer Mag
    @ Roadrunner

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    @ the Wang

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    (of the Walkmen)
    & Johanna Samuels
    @ the Sinclair

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    Mark Robinson
    Her New Knife
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    @ the Paradise

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    Peter Bjorn and John
    "Writers Block" album tour
    @ the Sinclair

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    "Bizarro" 35th Anniversary Tour
    with The Tubs
    @ the Sinclair

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    @ the Harvard Athletic Complex

    Wednesday, May 28th
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    (of Kids in the Hall)
    is Buddy Cole
    @ City Winery Boston

    Wednesday, May 28th
    Barry Manilow
    "the last Boston concert"
    @ the Garden

    Thursday, May 29th
    Annie Dirusso
    Squirrel Flower
    @ the Paradise

    Friday, May 30th
    Florist
    Allegra Krieger
    @ Brighton Music Hall

    Friday, May 30th
    Orbit
    Eldridge Rodriguez
    @ the Crystal Ballroom

    Friday, May 30th
    Teddy Swims
    @ Suffolk Downs

    Friday, May 30th
    OK GO
    @ the Royale

    Friday, May 30th
    Tennis
    Billie Marten
    @ Roadrunner

    Friday, May 30th
    Bloc Party
    (performing "Silent Alarm" & more)
    with Metric
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Saturday, May 31st
    Jet
    Band of Skulls
    @ Roadrunner

    Sunday, June 1st
    Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
    @ Roadrunner

    Friday, June 6th
    Jack's Mannequin
    @ Roadrunner

    Friday, June 6th
    Sleigh Bells
    @ the Paradise

    Friday, June 6th
    The Ocean Blue
    playing their self-titled LP
    and their "Cerulean" LP
    @ the Somerville Armory

    Saturday, June 7th
    Lily Seabird
    Hemlock
    @ the Lilypad

    Saturday, June 7th
    Toby Tantrum
    Sun Urchins
    Yoni Gordon
    Audrey Ryan & friends
    @ the Loft, Somerville

    Tuesday, June 10th
    Heart Attack Man
    The Dirty Nil
    Carpool
    Dear Seattle
    @ Brighton Music Hall

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    Queens of the Stone Age
    The Kills
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday
    June 10th, 12th, & 13th
    Paul Simon
    @ the Wang

    Wednesday, June 11th
    Turnover
    "Peripheral Vision" tour
    with Balance & Composure
    & Citizen
    @ the House of Blues

    Tuesday & Wednesday
    June 10th & 11th
    Queens of the Stone Age
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Sunday, June 15th
    Simple Minds
    Soft Cell
    Modern English
    @ Xfinity Center

    Sunday, June 15th
    Karate
    @ The Sinclair

    Thursday, June 19th
    Blondshell
    Daffo
    @ the Sinclair

    Thursday, June 19th
    This Will Destroy You
    Jesse Beaman
    @ Sonia

    Friday, June 27th
    Khruangbin
    John Carroll Kirby
    @ Suffolk Downs

    Saturday, June 28th
    Godspeed You! Black Emperor
    Alan Sparhawk
    @ Roadrunner

    Saturday, June 28th
    Tree
    @ Brighton Music Hall

    Sunday, June 29th
    Preoccupations
    @ the Middle East

    Monday, July 7th
    OMD
    @ House of Blues

    Friday, July 11th
    Cap'n Jazz
    Coffin Prick
    @ the Sinclair

    Friday, July 11th
    Wu-Tang Clan (final tour)
    with Run the Jewels
    @ the Garden

    Tuesday, July 15th
    Weird Al Yankovic
    @ the Wang

    Wednesday, July 16th
    Mekons
    Johnny Dowd
    @ City Winery

    Thursday & Friday
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    The Lumineers
    Young the Giant (on the 17th)
    St. Vincent (on the 18th)
    Hippo Campus
    @ Fenway Park

    Friday, July 18th
    Samantha Crain
    @ Warehouse XI

    Friday, July 18th
    Dinosaur Jr.
    Snail Mail
    Easy Action
    @ Roadrunner

    Friday & Saturday
    July 18th & 19th
    PIXIES
    performing "Bossanova"
    & "Trompe Le Monde" (18th)
    and a set of classics (19th)
    with Kurt Vile & the Violators
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Saturday, July 19th &
    Friday, September 5th
    Men I Trust
    @ Roadrunner

    Monday, July 21st
    Ghost
    @ TD Garden

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    Toto
    Christopher Cross
    Men At Work
    @ Leader Bank Pavilion

    Saturday, July 26th
    Rod Stewart
    Cheap Trick
    @ the Xfinity Center

    Tuesday, July 29th
    Goo Goo Dolls
    Dashboard Confessional
    @ the Pavilion

    Wednesday, July 30th
    The "Happy Together" Tour
    featuring The Turtles,
    Jay & the Americans,
    Little Anthony, Mark Lindsay
    (of Paul Revere & the Raiders),
    The Vogues, & the Cowsills
    @ Lynn Auditorium

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    with A Flock of Seagulls,
    Big Country, General Public,
    The Vapors, Belouis Some,
    The Icicle Works, China Crisis,
    Josie Cotton, Polecats,
    and more
    @ the Wang

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    Pantera
    Amon Amarth
    @ Great Woods

    Wednesday, August 13th
    Clipping.
    @ The Sinclair

    Friday, August 15th
    The Doobie Brothers
    The Coral Reefer Band
    @ Xfinity Center

    Friday, August 29th
    Nine Inch Nails
    @ the Garden

    Saturday, August 30th
    Coheed & Cambria
    Taking Back Sunday
    Foxing
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Sunday, September 7th
    The Outlaw Music Festival
    10th Anniversary Tour
    @ the Xfinity Center

    Sunday, September 7th
    Rilo Kiley
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Sunday, September 7th
    My Chemical Romance
    Idles
    @ Fenway Park

    Friday, September 12th
    Supergrass
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Sunday, Sept 14th
    Alabama Shakes
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Wednesday, September 17th
    Alison Krauss & Union Station
    Willie Watson
    @ the Pavilion

    Tuesday, September 23rd
    Viagra Boys
    @ Roadrunner

    Thursday, October 2nd
    Elbow
    @ Roadrunner

    Saturday & Sunday
    October 4th & 5th
    An Inconceivable Evening
    with Cary Elwes
    & a screening of
    The Princess Bride
    @ the Wilbur

    Saturday, October 11th
    Kneecap
    @ the House of Blues

    Monday, October 13th
    My Morning Jacket
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Thursday, November 13th
    Janeane Garofalo
    @ the Somerville Armory

    Monday, November 24th
    Patti Smith
    Horses 50th Anniversary Tour
    @ the Orpheum