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:::picks of the week, 11/2-11/8

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

MON, 11/2
great scott, commonwealth ave, allston - munificient mondays with HUMANWINE (3 mondays in a row)
 http://www.greatscottboston.com

TUES, 11/3
enormous room, 567 massachusetts ave, central square, cambridge - aloud pre-tour show with muy cansado
 http://www.enormous.tv

WEDS, 11/4
great scott - televandals

THURS 11/5

lizard lounge. mass ave, porter square, cambridge - jenny dee & the deelinquents kick off november residency with the rudds and brett rosenberg and the latest clowns
 http://www.lizardloungeclub.com

FRI, 11/ 6

o’brien’s, harvard ave, allston - roman traffic do a special stripped-down performance
(inspired by their Boston Emissions appearance in august)
 http://www.obrienspubboston.com

middle east upstairs, mass ave, central square, cambridge - dead friends cd release with the welch boys, gozu, chris skel & the original sins, burning streets
 http://www.mideastclub.com

middle east downstairs - cassavettes, movers & shakers, you can be a wesley, quixote, jookabox

church, kilmarnock st, fenway, boston - do not forsake me oh my darling w/ shoney lamar and the equal rights, mrs. danvers, justin shorey
 http://www.churchofboston.com

midway cafe, jamaica plain - morgan knockers, the tin thistles
 http://www.midwaycafe.com

SAT, 11/7

church, boston - the curses, the marvels, muck and the mires, the swinedells

the magic room at the sound museum, n. beacon st, allston - black fortress of opium video release party with jaggery

SUN, 11/8
prospect hill at gillette stadium pre-patriots/dolphins game

:::picks of the week, 10/26-10/31

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Boston Emissions’ Picks of the Week
10/26-10/31

Weds, Oct 28
Model Cafe, N. Beacon St, Allston - Wondertwins Activate! does OKTOBERFEST - Ken Cmar and Duncan Wilder Johnson spin punk, metal, disco, soul… (and it’s DWJ’s birthday)

Middle East down, Mass Ave, Cambridge - Mean Creek w/ The Whigs, The Features,Dead Trees

Thurs, Oct 29
TT the Bear’s Place, Brookline St, Cambridge - The Name Of This Band Is The Talking Heads w/
members of Mean Creek, Campaign For Real Time, Polarbaron, John Powhida & Chris Cote as Robert Palmer and the Allstar band, Preacher Roe as The Replacements, Heavens To Murgatroid as The Who

Fri, Oct 30
TT the Bear’s - Taxpayer, Hot Protestants (release EP that i don’t have), Vivian Darkbloom, Emeen Z

Great Scott, Comm Ave, Allston - The Pill’s 7th annual Halloween Costume Party with
The Daily Pravda as RADIOHEAD, Televandals as THE CLASH, The Honors as THE SMITHS, Lindsey Starr & the Chemical Smiles as THE SOUNDS

SAT, OCT 31

Lizard Lounge, (below Cambridge Common), Mass Ave, Cambridge - THE BIG HALLOWEEN Cover Up performing KIDzROCK (the music of your child times) with Larry Banilow, Dylan and The Movies, Apple Betty, Brendan Boogie & The Best Intentions, Schooltree (Steamy Bohemians, Valhalla Kittens), Ashley and the Pussy Cats (Ashley from Boston Band Crush, Nate of Blizzard of 78 and more)

Church of Boston, 69 Kilmarnock St, Boston - The Lights Out As Phil Collins , The Luxury As Duran Duran , Sidewalk Driver as David Bowie , Gene Dante and The Future Starlets as The Runaways

The Beachcomber, Quincy - Lovers Muggers & Thieves, Never Got Caught and more

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:::Picks of the week 10/19-10/24

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Picks of the Week 10/19-10/24

Mon 10/19
Mid East downstairs - The Revival Tour featuring Stephen Brodsky (of Cave In) w/ Chuck Ragan (of Hot Water Music), Jim Ward (of Sparta & Sleepercar), Tim Barry (of Avail), Jenny Owen Youngs,

Weds
Middle East upstairs - Will Dailey & The Rivals, The Trews

TT’s - The Fatal Flaw and more

Church of Boston - Autumn Hollow Band, Kingsley Flood

THURS
Great Scott - Plantetoid, Vagiant, Razors in the Night, Tenafly Vipers

SAT

Midway Cafe, Jamaica Plain - DAY SHOW, 3pm, All Ages Destruct-a-thon’s final show, Buried in Leather, SuperPower

Great Scott, Allston -
Ad Frank And The Fast Easy Women (cd release), M.G. Lederman, Stereo Soul Future

TT the Bear’s, Cambridge -
The Grownup Noise, Blizzard Of 78, Bridges & Powerlines, Tik Tok (RSL Music Blog Third Anniversary Party)

Middle East Downstairs, Mass Ave, Cambridge -
Wheat, Jukebox the Ghost, The Motion Sick, The Needy Visions

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:::Picks of the Week, 10/5-10/10

Monday, October 5th, 2009

:::PotW, 10/5-10/10

Weds, Oct 7
Atwood’s, Cambridge St, Cambridge - Elastic Waste Band

Thurs, Oct 8
TT the Bear’s, Brookline St, Cambridge - HUMANWINE, Ketman, What Time is it Mr. Fox?

Great Scott, Comm Ave, Allston - Los Wunder Twins Del Rap with Anti-pop Consortium,

Fri, Oct 9
Middle East upstairs, Mass Ave, Cambridge - The Beatings, The Dirty Truckers, Muck and the Mires, Tori Pyne

Oberon Theatre, Arrow St, Harvard Square, Cambridge - Jerkus Circus w/ the Steamy Bohemians 10:30 show

Sat, Oct 10
Paradise Rock Club, Comm Ave, Boston - The Everyday Visuals, Mean Creek, The Great Bandini, Magic Magic

Middle East upstairs, Mass Ave, Cambridge - Glam vs. Punk Extravaganza - Gene Dante and the Future Starlets, The New Alibis, Me and Joan Collins, The Acro-brats

>>>>Email shows with band name and show date in subject to  Anngelle at WZLX.com

:::Picks of the Week 9/28-10/3

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Boston Emissions Picks of the Week, Coo Coo Ca Choo
9/28-10/3

Mon 9/28
Club Bohemia at the Cantab, Mass Ave, Cambridge - Underground Comedy with Chris Coxen, Robby Roadsteamer & guests

Tues 9/29
Toad, Porter Square, Cambridge - Cassavettes (they are listed!), Mia Dyson at 10

Weds 9/30
TT the Bears, Brookline St, Cambridge - GimmeSound.com presents a benefit for the Sandman Music Project with Elastic Waste Band, Dennis Brennan, Sarah RabDAU, Elle Gallo

Friday 10/2
Mid East downstairs, Mass Ave,Cambridge - Dinosaur, Jr, lou barlow + themissingmen - Night One

The Paradise - Dear Leader (cd release), Bleu, The First Day of Summer

O’Brien’s, Allston - Acoustic Night with Jim Healey (Black Thai, WAGD), Mark Gaffney (Gozu), Darryl Sheppard (Roadsaw), Lindsey Starr (of The Chemical Smiles)

Sat 10/3
TT the Bear’s, Brookline St, Cambridge - John Powhida Int’l Airport, Sidewalk Driver (cd release), Aloud, The Motion Sick

Church of Boston, Kilmarnock St, Boston - Superpower (cd release), Ashers (members of The Unseen), Dead Friends, The Swaggerin’ Growlers

Club Bohemia at the Cantab - St Helena, I Have Ears with Electric Laser People, Ghost Box Orchestra

Mid East down - Dinosaur, Jr with lou barlow + themissingmen - Night Two - SOLD OUT

:::Picks of the Week, 9/21-9/27

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Boston Emissions’ PotW

Mon 9/21
Charlie’s Kitchen, Harvard Square, Cambridge - Apple Betty

Club Bohemia at Cantab, Cambridge - Underground Comedy w/ Chris Coxen, Robby Roadsteamer & Special Guests

Tues 9/22
Toad, Porter Square, Cambridge - 7p - Cassavettes, 10p Mia Dyson

Wed 9/23
Middle East up - Wicked Whiskey, The Tin Thistles (cd release), The Knuckledusters, Labor Party
http://www.mideastclub.com

Thurs 9/24
Middle East downstairs - The Luxury, The New Collisions, Hot Protestants, Muy Cansado, Oranjuly ($3 discount with Student I.D.)

Fri 9/25
TT the Bear’s, Cambridge - Township, The Lights Out (cd release), Reverse, Roman Traffic
http://www.ttthebears.com

Middle East upstairs - Dead Cats Dead Rats (cd release) with Big Bear, You Need New Glasses, Tinsel Teeth

SAT 9/26
Middle East upstairs - The LA Mob, My Stupid Friends (CD Release), Noble Rot, Beneath the Stone

Middle East downstairs - Anngelle hosts Small Stone Records Showcase - Sasquatch (Los Angeles) with Ed from Monster Magnet, Solace (Asbury Park, NJ), Roadsaw, Gozu, Throttlerod (Brooklyn), Sun Gods In Exile (Portland, ME)

Great Scott, Allston - Hallelujah the Hills (cd release), You Can Be A Wesley, The Big Big Bucks
http://www.greatscottboston.com

Sunday, 9/27
Mark Sandman Memorial Concert
1-7pm FREE
Pacific Park, Cambridge
see below

:::picks of the week, 9/14-9/19

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Picks of the Week
9/14-9/19

Tues, 9/15
Toad, Porter Square, Camb – Cassavettes, Mia Dyson

Thurs, 9/17
TT the Bear’s, Brookline St, Camb – Mean Creek w/ The Cave Singers, Lightning Dust, Old Abram Brown

Fri, 9/18
Middle East upstairs, Mass Ave, Central Sq, Camb - MikeCann.net presents MassCann/NORML Awards/Freedom Rally preshow with Keep Me Conscious, The Problem Addicts, Casey Desmond, and more

The Pill at Great Scott, Comm Ave, Allston with Hooray for Earth

Church of Boston. Kilmarnock St, Boston - Boston Band Crush University presents: What’s Your Major? Music and Comedy, Night #1 with The Great Bandini, The Motion Sick, One Happy Island, The Future Everybody. Sariana and the Swell (CT)

SAT, 9/19
Freedom Rally, Boston Common at noon
Prospect Hill, Graveyard BBQ, The Force, Big Shug, Termanology, DJ Slim, The Organ Beats, Thunder Brothers, The Luxury

Church of Boston. Kilmarnock St, Boston - Boston Band Crush University presents: What’s Your Major? Music and Comedy, Night #2 with Aloud, Brendan Boogie & The Best Intentions, Blizzard of 78, VulGarrity (RI), The Grownup Noise

:::picks of the week

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

:::PotW
***tuesday, 9/8***
THE Rock ‘n’ Roll Social. Good Times. Cheap Beer.
Model Cafe, N. Beacon St, Allston
Leave the house. Bring your music to share. Meet people.
7-10pm

thurs 9/10
great scott, commonwealth ave, allston - appomattox, the shills, low red land, trabants

tt the bear’s, brookline ave, cambridge - axemunkee, weisstronauts, invisible rays

fri, 9/11
middle east upstairs - angry samoans, the acro-brats, 007 hundred club

sat 9/12
great scott - the beatings cd release with hands and knees, the hush now
tt the bear’s - me and joan collins, midatlantic, the russians, topheavy
precinct, union square, somerville - muck and the mires, the odds
o’briens, allston - birdsmakebirds (day show)

:::picks of the week, 8/31-9/5

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Anngelle’s Picks of the Week

Weds, Sept 2
Great Scott, Commonwealth Ave, Allston – Planetoid, Born Of Thunder, Hotblack - www.greatscottboston.com

Thurs, Sept 3
TT the Bear’s, Brookline Ave, Cambridge - Kay Hanley, The Grownup Noise, Ingenue - www.ttthebears.com

Fri, Sept 4
The Pill at Great Scott with Televandals

Church, Kilmarnock Ave, Boston - Blood Stained Brindle, The New Alibis, Morgan Knockers, Genuine Rust -
www.churchofboston.com

Precicnt, Union Square, Somerville - Dana Labb, The Crushing Low (cd release) -
www.precinctbar.com

Saturday, Sept 5
TT’s - Super Time Pilot (cd release), Jaggery, Walter Sickert & the Army Of Broken Toys, Mehran - www.ttthebears.com

email show listings to  anngelle at wzlx.com, much more effective than sending a facebook invite. i don’t keep track of those.

:::picks of the Week, 8/24-8/29

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Anngelle’s Picks of the Week:::8/24-8/29

Monday 8/24
Charlie’s Kitchen, Harvard, Square, Cambridge: The Curses, The Acro-brats, Noble Rot (Music Monday Only)
www.myspace.com/charlieskitchen

Wednesday 8/26
Middle East upstairs, Mass Ave, Central Sq, Cambridge - Ryan’s Smashing Life music blog presents Larcenist (CD release), Static of the Gods, The Shondes (NYC), Ian Adams
www.mideastclub.com

Thursday 8/27
Middle East upstairs - The Lights Out, The Future Everybody (debut show, x-Scamper), Gene Dante & the Future Starlets, Golden Bloom (cd release)

Friday 8/28
Middle East upstairs - Keep Me Conscious (used to be Cherry S/T), Roman Traffic (no longer Gravehaven), The Vital Might, The States (NY)

TT the Bear’s, Brookline Ave, Central Square, Cambridge - Plushgun, The Appreciation Post, The Main Drag, The Bynars
www.ttthebears.com

Saturday, 8/29
Middle East downstairs, Cambridge
ONE NIGHT BAND, a music experiment featuring 40 local musicians randomly assigned to bands of five and given only one afternoon to come up with a four-song set. See www.onenightbandboston.com
Presented by Boston Band Crush with proceeds going to Zumix

www.bostonbandcrush.com |
www.zumix.org