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February Concerts

Collin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:28:43 +0000

February is just around the corner and a whole bunch of shows are coming up that are worth checking out. Here are my highlights worth checking out.

02.02.2012 – Nada Surf @ Tractor Tavern
02.07.2012 – Wilco @ The Paramount Theatre
02.14.2012 – Dr. Dog @ The Neptune
02.15.2012 – The Dear Hunter @ Neumo’s
02.17.2012 – Cursive @ Neumo’s

This is a pretty solid moth of shows, especially if you were lucky enough to get tickets to the Nada Surf show!

Andrew WK Live!!!!

Collin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:15:34 +0000

FUCK YES!! Andrew WK plays The Showbox Market March 3rd!! Playing his entire first album I Get Wet!!

Spacehog at Harpers Ferry

Collin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:26:40 +0000

I remember when my good pal Chris Croft had me listen to a strange band in his Mustang back in 1995. I remember vividly driving down H Street plugging in the tape adapter to listen to Spacehog. Sadly I never got the chance to see them live way back when but fast forward 15 years (holy shit!!) and 3,000 miles to my new home in Boston and I get the chance to see them live. They played some of my favorites, In the Meantime and others from their first album Resident Alien such as Space is the Place, Spacehog, and Zeroes. It was a great show. They were a little rusty, even cracking jokes how they forgot some of their songs, but it brought me back to rocking out so many years ago.

Mew starts US tour in Boston

Collin — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:55:03 +0000

Mew started their short tour to promote their new album No More Stories Saturday in Boston at the Paradise Rock Club. Mew opened with New Terrain, which was astonishing to see performed live, then played seamlessly into Introducing Palace Players. It was a wall of sound that is rarely heard. The layering of sound was incredible. Mew played for the next hour and twenty minutes covering their entire catalog. Like previous Mew shows, they included a video projector synced to the music, including cats and rabbits playing violins. One of the great moments in the background video is during Sometimes Life Isn’t Easy where they have guys dancing synced to the clapping and stopping their feet, then it changes to kids singing the chorus. As always Mew is an amazing sight to see live and I’ll always see them if they are playing.

Setlist
New Terrain
Introducing Palace Players
Circuitry of the Wolf
Chinaberry Tree
Special
The Zookeeper’s Boy
White Lips Kissed
The Seething Rain Weeps for You (Uda Pruda)
Am I Wry? No
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Repeaterbeater
Sometimes Life Isn’t Easy
Snow Brigade

Encore
Fox Club
Apocalypso
Saviours of Jazz Ballet (Fear Me, December)
Small Ambulance
Comforting Sounds

New video for Introducing Palace Player from Mew

Collin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:58:12 +0000

Mew is set to release their new album No More Stories… next week in the United States, and they happening to be playing Boston this weekend at The Paradise. I have seen Mew twice back in Seattle, and they put on an amazing visual and audio show. I am pretty excited as Mew is only doing a handful of shows before the release of the albums in the States. Check out the first video from the new album

Deer Tick at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel

Collin — Tue, 12 May 2009 02:22:41 +0000

I drove down to Providence to check out Deer Tick at their homecoming show before heading on a major tour with Jenny Lewis. Awesome show. Video shortly.

Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band at Middle East Underground

Collin — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:19:22 +0000

Check out these photos of one of my current favorites, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band.

Photos from Bishop Allen show

Collin — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:28:23 +0000

I saw Bishop Allen a couple weeks ago and haven’t taken the time to update the site with the photos. I am experimenting with Flickr, so tell me what you think.

Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band coming to Boston

Collin — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:22:13 +0000

Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band “Going On A Hunt” from The Crocodile on Vimeo
One of the hot bands in the blogshpere right now is Seattle’s own Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band, who happens to be playing the Middle East Downstairs on Friday the 3rd. I plan on check them out. Their new self titled album was released a couple weeks ago and well worth checking out.

The Ting Tings to reopen The Croc

Collin — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:54:16 +0000

It looks like one of the best venues locally will be reopening with a pretty high profile act. The Ting Tings are coming back to the States this Spring and have a show listed in Seattle at The Crocodile Cafe. Those in Seattle will remember that the Croc closed appruptly closed in December of 2007. I always loved going to shows at the Croc due to the very small size. Seeing someone like the Ting Tings would be a blast.