Be on the lookout for a review of the Dan Deacon + Ensemble show at the Middle East Downstairs on Bostonist in the next day or two. As a side note/review preview, it was interesting to note a certain conflict between the ritualization of a performance and Deacon himself, and the thankfully positi[...]
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May 7th, 2009 - 1:26 am § in Perfect Lines
Still Jamming Econo…
Caught Mike Watt and the Missing Men at TTs this/last evening… quite a set and great to see a genuine punk rock legend (not to lead into paradoxical statements, just take it as you will). Considering the impact the Minutemen have had (including on emo, as the Minutemen’s DIY ideology [...]
May 5th, 2009 - 12:10 am § in Perfect Lines
Bamboozled!
Tonight at Harpers Ferry, Enter Shikari‘s singer Rou had something rather stunning to say about performing at Bamboozle the previous day: “Every band sounded exactly the same.” There was more in that quote than just the one line, pretty much along the lines of how terrible all the [...]
April 23rd, 2009 - 2:17 am § in Perfect Lines
IFFBoston
Be on the lookout for this next month: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HPXfmqIy-4] The Brothers Bloom kicked off this year’s Independent Film Festival for Boston (otherwise known as IFFBoston), and it was quite a treat. If you were a fan of Brick, think that the Oceans 11+ movies were[...]
April 17th, 2009 - 1:17 am § in Perfect Lines
Lucero at Paradise
Lookout for a Lucero review on Bostonist in the next day or two. A quick review: 2 hours of belting out Southern emotive punk rawk transported The Paradise from Boston to the middle of Memphis.[...]
April 13th, 2009 - 12:13 am § in Perfect Lines
Singles vs. Albums
“Personally, all of my favorite bands/artists are my favorites because of their albums, not singles. They created their own world within those albums to an extent that you just can’t do with much detail on one song.” -Dan Friel, Parts & Labor You can read the rest of my inte[...]
March 29th, 2009 - 9:43 pm § in Perfect Lines
Could Chuck?
Chuck Klosterman swung through Boston last week, doing a talk at the Hard Rock Cafe that was hardly publicized. But, perhaps I’m just not looking in the right places. I did a little piece for Bostonist on what I might have heard had I attended the event; check it out here. For most folks, Kl[...]
February 24th, 2009 - 12:42 am § in Perfect Lines
P.O.S. on Emo Rap
As mentioned in a previous post, P.O.S. (otherwise known as Stefon Alexander) was just in town to perform at Harper’s Ferry in support of his newest album, Never Better. I interviewed Alexander via email for Bostonist in time for his visit. Of course, as curious as ever, I asked about emo-rap.[...]
February 22nd, 2009 - 2:53 pm § in Perfect Lines
Little People
Tonight, the Academy Awards will be passed out to folks who may or may not have made the best films of the year, depending on who you’re talking to. (Seriously though, nothing for JCVD? That was – surprisingly – one of the best films I saw last year.) Anyway, below are my predictio[...]