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[Live MP3s] Kadane Bros. (Bedhead/The New Year) in Cambridge, MA 2008

Posted on October 6, 2008 at 11:07 am | 2 Comments

At last, this coming Saturday brings The New Year to town in support of their self-titled third album, released just a few weeks back on Touch & Go. It should come as no shock (to either myself or any regular ‘Nac visitor) that the disc is the front-runner for my fave of the year, given that TNY (and Bedhead before it) sit solidly in my top five, and have for the better parts of two decades now. Yes, I’m that predictable, but only because Matt & Bubba Kadanes’ ability to construct a collection of moving songs is so damn dependable.

Hard to believe it’s been 10 years since the brothers Kadane closed the books on Bedhead, I so clearly remember reading (and being crushed by) the news. Seven years of brilliance, fully-formed right out of the gate, soundtracking so many of my age-20-something ups and downs. In that final mailing list missive, Matt & Bubba wrote a couple things that made the break-up easier to take: “…in some form we’ll continue.” and “… don’t be alarmed if at some unspecified point in the future you all hear from us again.” Sure enough, the mourning period was a short one: Word of The New Year’s formation came just one year later, and a debut disc arrived in early 2001.

As has almost always been the case, necessitated by distance and day jobs, the Kadane brothers collaborate through the mail (first snail, then e-), sending demos back and forth to flesh out guitar and vocal contributions before bringing rest of the band in to add their respective layers. In those relatively rare instances when all the members can come together (due to living all over the U.S., and in drummer Chris Brokaw‘s case, playing guitar in probably a half-dozen different projects), practice and studio-time gets booked, and if we’re lucky, an album and tour is the result. And this year is one of those lucky ones.

So not only do we get a set from The New Year this weekend, but we were privy to something of a preview over the summer, when Matt and Bubba did a few dates opening for the mighty Bottomless Pit, ostensibly to shake off some live rust and give some new songs a test drive in stripped-down form. Their July 12th visit to the Middle East upstairs (the same Cambridge stage they’ll hit this Saturday) not only offered us a rare listen to how the new stuff sounds in pre-band form, but gave us bare versions of a couple Bedhead songs, including personal fave “Crushing“. Still gets me every single time. A Boston bonus: Chris Brokaw was on hand to not only grace us with an warm-up set, but to add his guitar to opener “The End’s Not Near“.

With Bubba Kadane’s kind permission, here’s the siblings’ entire summertime set for your downloading pleasure. Pick up your tickets for Saturday’s show (which includes openers Tre Orsi and Dirty on Purpose) here or at the Middle East box office, order up a copy of their new album direct from Touch & Go, and see below for even more audio and informational goodness…


Matt & Bubba Kadane

 

The Kadane Bros.
Live at the Middle East Upstairs
in Cambridge, MA
on Saturday, July 12th, 2008

 

[ download the entire set in one .zip file ]

 

01. The End’s Not Near (TNY)
02. Seven Days & Seven Nights (TNY – new)
03. Crushing (Bedhead)
04. Wages of Sleep (TNY – new)
05. Reconstruction (TNY)
06. Newness Ends (TNY)
07. Simple Life (TNY)
08. Alter Ego (TNY)
09. The Company I Can Get (TNY – new)
10. Gasoline (TNY)
11. 18 (TNY)
12. “Beheaded” into Bottomless Pit doing “Leave the Light On”

 


with guitar guest and New Year bandmate Chris Brokaw

 
Some New Year-related links…

Their official site, MySpace page, Wikipedia entry, and Touch & Go label page. For a valuable history lesson, visit Bedhead’s archived website at Brainwashed, Wiki, and T&G page as well.

Additional Audio: Here’s a free ‘n legal download of the second track from the new album…

Mp3: The New Year – “The Company I Can Get

While on the west coast last week, the band visited KEXP in Seattle and played four songs, which you can stream for another few days in the station’s archives (select Saturday, Sept. 27th at 1:05pm PST). In case you miss it, here are two of the four, “MMV” off the new disc, and a personal fave from 2004’s “The End Is Near”, “Chinese Handcuffs“…

Mp3: The New Year – “MMV” (live on KEXP)
Mp3: The New Year – “Chinese Handcuffs” (live on KEXP)

When the band last played Boston a couple years back, we were treated to a pre-studio version of “MMV“, and here it is…

Mp3: The New Year – “MMV” (live in Cambridge, 8/11/06)

For more TNY audio, visit their own media page, Touch & Go, or MySpace.

Video: There’s not a lot, but what there is you’ll find with a YouTube search. The official stuff, including the three pre-released teaser trailers for the new album, were posted by T&G.

Photos: My Flickr-hosted shots are here. Have a look at full Flickr search for “The New Year”, which includes some shots from the band’s KEXP visit.

Else-blogged: Jay Clicky Clicky wrote up the Kadanes/BP show, Stereogum recently talked to the brothers about their day jobs, and Captains Dead speaks the truth.

If the non-Kadane guitarist on stage during this New Year tour looks familiar, that’s because it’s Centro-matic frontman Will Johnson (taking the place, coincidentally, of his former Funland bandmate Peter Schmidt). Now that’s what I call a guest star. FYI, Centro-Matic and South San Gabriel will be hitting the East Coast in November together, so we won’t have to wait long to hear Will’s own songs.

If you caught the band at the start of their tour in Texas last month and the drummer didn’t look familiar, that’s because it wasn’t Mr. Brokaw. He was otherwise occupied playing guitar in Thurston Moore‘s band as they recreated the “Psychic Hearts” album at ATP NY, but joined them for the fourth stop in New Mexico. No one was more surprised to see him in the Catskills than me, and during that Saturday morning baseball game I couldn’t resist saying “Hey, aren’t you supposed to be in Texas right now?“.

Tourdates: Here’s a list of the remaining 2008 New Year tour stops. Do not miss…

10/9 – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA
10/10 – Music Hall of Williamsburg – Brooklyn, NY
10/11 – The Middle East – Boston, MA
10/12 – The Livingroom – Providence, RI
10/13 – Club Metronome – Burlington, VT
10/14 – Le Divan Orange – Montreal, QC
10/15 – Lee’s Palace – Toronto, ON
10/16 – The Pike Room – Pontiac, MI
10/17 – Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL
10/18 – Maintenance Shop – Ames, IA
10/19 – High Dive – Champaign, IL
10/20 – Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH
10/21 – DC9 – Washington, DC11/7 – DB’s – Utrecht, Holland
11/8 – L’escalier – Liege, Belgium
11/9 – Rescue Rooms – Nottingham, UK
11/10 – The Kazimier – Liverpool, UK
11/11 – Nice N Sleazys – Glasgow, UK
11/12 – The Luminaire – London, UK
11/13 – Mains d’Oeuvre – Paris, France
11/14 – EVE Arena – Grenoble, France CANCELLED
11/15 – Tanned Tin Festival – Castello, Spain
11/16 – Grrrnd Zero – Lyon, France
11/17 – Bad Bonn – Duedingen, Switzerland
11/18 – Lokomotiv – Bologna, Italy
11/19 – Chelsea – Vienna, Austria
11/20 – Orangehouse – Munich, Germany
11/21 – Magnet – Berlin, Germany
11/22 – Prinzenbar – Hamburg, Germany
11/23 – Trix – Antwerp, Belgium
11/24 – Pret A Ecouter Festival – Heidelberg, Germany

And just because I wrote ’em down, here are the lyrics to “MMV“…

There are things some people classify as pleasures
That, just before I die, I’ll have no regrets having missed:
Camping, and orgies, and places on the body I’ve never kissed.But however you define,
whatever you have in mind
We both have a need for things we don’t need
Like belief, and relief, and pleasure, and grief

Now I’m sitting here waiting to leave, New Year’s Eve
Nothing good came from MMV
But death and destruction, and my new resolution:
To drink more, and laugh more, and sleep more, and dream more

Stream these songs and others I’ve shared at the Hype Machine.

 

the fine print… If anyone has an issue with these Mp3s being made available, just let me know (my contact info in the ‘nac faq). Live sets recorded with a Sony ECM-719 mic and a Sony MZ-RH10 minidisc, converted to .wav and then edited to 192kbps Mp3s. Files are made available for a limited time, and are not reposted once removed.

Comments

2 Responses to “[Live MP3s] Kadane Bros. (Bedhead/The New Year) in Cambridge, MA 2008”

  1. Nick
    January 25th, 2013 @ 5:58 am

    Hey,

    Awesome site, I listened to the Bedhead show you put up. It sounds fantastic!

    However, I can’t get these songs to play or download. I’ve been looking for Bedhead/TNY bootlegs for awhile, but they seem to be tough to find. If you wouldn’t mind, do you have any others you could make available?

  2. Brad Searles
    January 25th, 2013 @ 2:44 pm

    Hi Nick,

    Unfortunately that recording was lost to a dual hard drive crash a couple years ago. I’ve been searching for a backup ever since, but with no luck.

    This New Year recording should still be downloadable, though…

    http://www.bradleysalmanac.com/index.php/2006/09/mp3s-the-new-year-live-in-cambridge-ma/

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    (Iron Maiden)
    @ the House of Blues

    Friday, September 12th
    The Brian's Jonestown Massacre
    @ the Sinclair

    Friday, September 12th
    Supergrass
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Friday, September 12th
    Saturday, September 13th
    Black Moth Super Rainbow
    Ricky Eat Acid
    @ the Sinclair

    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

    Friday, September 26th
    Stereolab
    The Memorials
    @ the Royale

    Saturday, September 27th
    Car Seat Headrest
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Thursday, October 2nd
    Elbow
    @ Roadrunner

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

    Wednesday, October 8th
    The Murder Capital
    @ Sonia

    Friday, October 10th
    Destroyer
    @ the Paradise

    Saturday, October 11th
    Kneecap
    @ the House of Blues

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

    Tuesday, October 21st
    Everclear
    Local H
    Sponge
    @ Big Night Live

    Thursday, October 23rd
    Belly
    "King" 30th Anniversary Tour!
    @ the Paradise

    Saturday, October 25th
    Minus The Bear
    @ the House of Blues

    Monday, October 27th
    Autechre
    Mark Broom
    @ Brighton Music Hall

    Wednesday, October 29th
    The Beta Band
    @ the Royale

    Friday & Saturday
    November 7th & 8th
    Steve Martin & Martin Short
    three shows @ the Wang

    Thursday, November 13th
    Janeane Garofalo
    @ the Somerville Armory

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