Cookies Full of Soundscapes
Our former producer (do you have "The White EP"?) Pete Weiss and his Weisstronauts are holding down fort at the Abbey pub stage on Wednesdays at 7pm. That shit right there is free and will have you double dutching with Stevie the bartender.
Forthwith! One of my favorite bands ever (Harvey Danger, and there is so so much more to them than the "paranoia paranoia everybody's coming to get me" song from '97) hits Great Scott on Thursday Oct 5, and one of my favorite local bands ever (Harris) is opening. I last saw the Danger in 1999, and thought I'd never have the chance again when their sophomore album tanked. I last saw Harris a couple weeks ago but had had way too much Jack Daniels, thus mildly impairing any recollection of being there. So you can see how this all works out nicely.
Rumble brethren Say When celebrate a CD release this Saturday Oct 7 at the Middle East down; arena rockers Waltham and local wonderboy Brett Rosenberg (with a whole new Problem) support.
Last week I ran into the lovely Jen from the Dents and Downbeat 5, and I asked her when the next Dents show was. She had no idea. Well, Jennifer, should you be reading this, it's Wednesday the 11th at TT's, along with Hooray For Earth.
Last month's NEMO conference threw a lot of bands in a lot of people's collective sneering faces, but the one who seems to have made the biggest, across-the-board, "Man alive!" splash was The Churchills. I can't blindly jump on the bandwagon, but they're hitting up the Paradise Lounge on the 12th. And listening to the samples on their website (yes, I went straight for "I'm a Sucker For a Girl in Uniform"; you cookies know me so well!), I am reminded of the Dandy Warhols, and a little Nada Surf, and a dash of Ozma, perhaps? Those are all good things, if you don't know what all I'm going on about.
The Russians and the Candy Butchers are at the Lizard on the 14th. I have nothing else to say about that except that it's awesome.
Ad Frank celebrates a milestone of his own this month, and is having a show in his own honor at the Middle East up on the 13th. Featuring, and I am NOT linking all of these: Sarah Rabdau, Clayton Scoble, Cyanide Valentine, Ajda the Turkish Queen, The Glass Set, Chris Mascara, Lifestyle, Gene Dante & The Future Starlets, Boothnavy, Chop Chop, John Powhida, and the Barbarians UK. Holy hell, Ad. (I've got people working on a similar party for me, and I'm not gonna spoil the surprise, but I'll say this much: it involves Billy Joel and Jon Gorey on the Abbey pub stage. Get on that.)
WFNX's New England Product continues to bring the sweet shiz to Bill's Bar on Fridays for five buckazoids. The 20th gives us Baker, 1986, and Emergency Music, and the 27th brings Okay Thursday and buzzband (and winner of the Song of the Year trophy at the Boston Music Awards, which Robby Roadsteamer promptly ran off with; where'd he ever get THAT idea?) The Snowleopards.
Saturday the 21st, you have something better to do than to be at a rock show. Nudge nudge. Line up to kiss me at midnight. And stay up with me until 9:14am, when I expect to hit an unprecedented level of nostalgic weirdness.
I usually cover the whole month in one swift kick to your sexy faces, but this baby is getting a little long in the tooth. And I'm tired. And out of beer. So stay tuned and Papa Diggity will give you the Halloween rundown later in the month. And, yes, it involves Huey Lewis.
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