[Giving Thanks / Live MP3s] RIDE in Boston 2015
Posted on November 26, 2015 at 7:46 pm | 4 Comments
It’s Thanksgiving here in the States, a day when many of us squash any lingering shame associated with long-past cultural genocide by eating, among many, many other things, actual squash. Along with over-indulgence, we use the occasion to reflect on our lives, or the year so far, then get grateful all over Facebook or Twitter. Some go for sincere, some for snark, some stay silent.
I’m going for sincere, but very specific: Today I’m giving thanks for Ride‘s decision to reunite and hit the road. It was almost exactly a year ago that the band announced their return and plans for a tour, one that eventually brought them back to the Paradise here in Boston. I’d been lucky enough to see them a few times during their original go-round, most memorably in that same room with the Pale Saints in June of 1992. It was the stuff from which the best musical memories are made.
To see them come back last month, more than 23 years later, with a stellar setlist (Sennen!), an adoring crowd, and such an obvious appreciation for being on stage, was a true gift. After all this time they seemed like even better players – Mark & Andy’s voices were stronger, the songs felt tighter, the energy amped-up. I’ve seen too many reunited bands go through the motions, and this was the total opposite. Four old friends, on the final day of a long tour leg, who may have been tired but never let it show on stage. They even took time to hang with fans at the after show party (so many photos, so many autographs) when they could have easily snuck off to the bus. Gentlemen, all.
And so, as they near the end of a whirlwind year and their final scheduled live dates, I offer my utmost thanks to Loz, Steve, Mark, & Andy of Ride. For giving us another taste. Thanks, guys.
RIDE
live at the Paradise, Boston, MA
Saturday, October 3rd, 2015
[ Download the set as one .zip file ]
01. Intro
02. Leave Them All Behind
03. Like A Daydream
04. Chrome Waves
05. Seagull
06. Sennen
07. Ox4
08. Mouse Trap
09. Cool Your Boots
10. Black Nite Crash
11. Time Of Her Time
12. Dreams Burn Down
13. Taste
14. Vapour Trail
15. Drive Blind
encore…
16. Today
17. Chelsea Girl
[Last NMNight’s Playlist] The inaugural NEW MUSIC NIGHT at the ONCE Lounge (and announcing the next one on Thursday, October 29th!)
Posted on October 12, 2015 at 10:43 am | No Comments
It’s ok, you can call it a comeback. After a bit of a break, I returned to the DJ table for my monthly NEW MUSIC NIGHT, setting up at the increasingly-awesome ONCE Lounge on Highland Ave. in Somerville. I’d been spending so many evenings there that I figured I might as well share some new music while I’m at it. Lucky for me, they graciously agreed, and now it’s a thing!
Crowd-wise, I didn’t know what to expect from the first installment, which took place a few weeks back. Turns out I needn’t have worried. A mix of friends, Almanac readers, and discriminating diners filled the tables (and hit the pool tables) during my two hour set while I randomly gave out tickets to upcoming shows (including Caspian, Yo La Tengo, Low, Mercury Rev, Pile & Krill, Destroyer, Mike Krol, & Telekinesis) and debuted brand new songs from both Eldridge Rodriguez (new album out now!) and Ghost Box Orchestra (new EP out soon!). Honored to have done so. You can check out the full playlist below, along with links on where to listen & buy. Many of the tracks below can also be found on my latest ‘Nac Tracks playlist.
The second edition of New Music Night @ ONCE will take place on Thursday, October 29th, again from 7:30-9:30pm. Scroll down for the spiffy new poster design by Nicole Anguish of Daykamp Creative (and go to the Daykamp Poster & Photo Show at the Sinclair on 11/25!). I’m lining up more giveaways and debuts now, but I’m especially psyched to be premiering a song or two from Ted Billings (ex-Age Rings) new project, Philosophical Zombie.
NEW MUSIC NIGHT I
Thursday, September 17th, 2015
7:30 – 9:30pm
@ The ONCE Lounge
in Somerville, MA
01. Keep Shelly in Athens – “Fractals”
From upcoming LP “Now I’m Ready”, out 10/16
[ Stream track on Soundcloud / Buy from Friends of Friends ]
02. Martin Courtney – “Vestiges”
From the Real Estate frontman’s solo LP “Many Moons”, due out 10/30
[ Stream track on Soundcloud / Buy from Domino ]
03. Brad San Martin – “Lessons Left Me”
From the One Happy Island member’s upcoming
solo CD, “Tell Someone”, out Sept. 30th on Jigsaw
[ Stream song on Soundcloud / Stream & order on Bandcamp ]
04. Tanya Donelly & Bill Janovitz – “Better Things” (Kinks cover)
Tanya from Throwing Muses/Belly & Bill from Buffalo Tom
collaborate to benefit the Foundation to Be Named Later
[ Stream & buy on Bandcamp ]
05. Destroyer – “Times Square”
From the new “Poison Season” LP
[ Stream the song on Soundcloud / Buy from Merge ]
06. Funeral Advantage – “Gardensong”
From the “Body Is Dead” LP
[ Stream on Soundcloud / Buy from The Native Sound ]
07. Stars – “A Simple Song”
From the “Lost and Found” EP
[ Stream on Soundcloud / Buy digitally direct from Stars ]
08. Under Electric Light – “Pieces Of Me”
From the “Never Lose Another Day” EP
[ Stream on Soundcloud / Buy from Hail Hail Records ]
09. The Radio Dept. – “This Repeated Sodomy”
New single from Labrador Records
[ Stream on Soundcloud / Buy from Labrador ]
10. Little Big Bear – “Emotion Factory”
new song released via Bandcamp
[ Stream & buy from Bandcamp ]
11. Yo La Tengo – “Automatic Doom”
From the “Stuff Like That There” LP
[ Stream song on YouTube / Buy from Matador ]
12. The Mantles – “Doorframe”
From the “All Odds Ends” LP, out 10/16
[ Stream track on Soundcloud / Pre-order from Slumberland ]
13. Swings – “Tiles”
From the “Sugarwater” LP, out 11/13
[ Stream song on Soundcloud / Pre-order from Exploding In Sound ]
14. The Leaf Library – “Tilting”
From the “Daylight Versions” LP, out 10/30
[ Stream on Soundcloud / Pre-order from WIAIWYA ]
15. Low – “Lies”
From the new “Ones and Sixes” LP
[ Stream song on YouTube / Buy LP from Sub Pop ]
16. Eldridge Rodriguez – “Stay Angry”
Premiere play from the upcoming LP “The Castrati Menace”
due 10/9 on Midriff – release party at Wonder Bar, Allston
[ Stream at Bullett Media / Pre-order digitally through iTunes ]
17. DIIV – “Dopamine”
From the upcoming “Is The Is Are” LP
[ Stream song at Soundcloud / Buy via iTunes ]
18. Cheatahs – “Seven Sisters”
From the upcoming “Mythologies” LP, out 10/30
[ Stream song on Soundcloud / Pre-order from Wichita ]
19. Mercury Rev – “Are You Ready?”
From “The Light In You” LP, out 10/2
[ Stream on Soundcloud / Buy from Bella Union ]
20. Youth Worship – “Falling Arrows”
From “EP2” on Self Harm Records
[ Stream on Soundcloud / Buy on Bandcamp ]
21. Saintseneca – “River”
From the “Such Things” LP, out 10/9
[ Stream song on Soundcloud / Pre-order from Anti Records ]
22. Telekinesis – “Courtesy Phone”
From the new “Ad Infinitum” LP
[ Stream “In A Future World” on Soundcloud / Buy from Merge ]
23. Weakened Friends – “Miserable”
From their new “Gloomy Tunes” EP
[ Stream & buy on Bandcamp ]
24. Beach Slang – “Young & Alive”
From the “The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us” LP
[ Stream on Soundcloud / Pre-order from Polyvinyl ]
25. Mike Krol – “Save the Date”
From the “Turkey” LP
[ Stream “This Is The News” on Soundcloud / Buy LP from Merge ]
26. Stove – “Jock Dreams”
From the upcoming “Is Stupider” LP, out 11/20
[ Stream song on Soundcloud / Pre-order from Exploding In Sound ]
27. Ex-Breathers – “Stand Still”
From the upcoming “Past Tense” LP, due 10/23
[ Stream song on Soundcloud / Pre-order from Exploding In Sound ]
28. Soccer Team – “Friends Who Know”
From “Real Lessons In Cynicism”, due 10/27
[ Stream song on Soundcloud / Pre-order from Dischord Records ]
29. Idle Pilot – “Build Ups”
From the 9/28 re-release of their “Mondegreen” LP
[ Stream & buy on Bandcamp from Ocelot or Head vs. Heart Tapes ]
30. Ghost Box Orchestra – “Flutter”
Premiere play from their upcoming “High Plaine” EP
Release party on 10/16 at the Middle East Upstairs
31. Pinkshinyultrablast – “Kiddy Pool Dreams”
New single out 10/2 on Club AC30
[ Stream on Soundcloud ]
32. Threading – “Candy Ghost”
From the “You Are Never Enough” EP
[ Stream song on Soundcloud / Buy from The Native Sound ]
33. Caspian – “Sad Heart Of Mine”
From the just-out “Dust and Disquiet” LP
[ Stream song on Soundcloud / Buy direct from the band ]
See you on Thursday evening, October 29th for the next one, I hope…
