Finally Friday!!!! Last weekend of June!!!! June 26, 2009
Posted by thecitypulse in : The Daily Pulse , add a commentHere we go, the last weekend of June!!! Time is just flying by!!!! Let’s see what’s happening tonight…
BOSTON:
The House of Blues has the Emergenza Final. Tickets are $20.
Comedian Jamie Kennedy hits the Wilbur Theatre tonite. TIx are $23 & $29.
The Paradise features Buffalo Tom with Mean Creek, Chris Campion doors at 8 PM; 18+ show.
Demi Lovato is at the Agganis Arena with David Archuletta. Tickets are $39.50 & $49.50.
Church in the Fenway has SUPER SOUL SPECTACULAR!!
- SWINEDELLS
- JORDAN VALENTINE & THE SUNDAY SAINTS
- JENNY DEE AND THE DELINQUENTS
- BLACK MOSETTES
- YOUNG TREMORS
A KILLER Lineup of Boston Soul / R&B / 1960’s Girl Group
Bring your dancing shoes and GET ON DOWN!!
This should be a fun night with some of the areas BEST!!
Cover is $10.
The Hard Rock presents Stepping Feet - Dave Matthews Band Tribute With Special Guests: Matt Schwachman Band & Clayton Senne. Tix are $12.
FOXBORO:
Showcase Live has Spread Eagle - A Tribute to the Eagles. Cover is $15.
WORCESTER:
The Palladium features Pro-Pain with Sworn Enemy and Mantic Ritual. Cover is $17.
CAMBRIDGE:
The Middle East upstairs has Kudgel, Black Helicopter, Bob Evans (reunion), Guerrero, Mead Hall – 18+ $9 – NOTE: 8pm Doors
The Middle East Downstairs features Trust v. Banger with DJs Roguewaves and Jay K (So Dope), Black ELement & Durkin – 18+ $10
TT’s gets their groove on with Latex Lily pres. Night Of The Dolls “Noir”
Check out at 10:30pm
Sara Levesque Band at the Plough.
It’s Ropeadope Night at the Lizard Lounge with Leo Genovese, Japhy Ryder and Tim Collins. Cover is $10.
in Porter Square has at 10:00 PM
ORGAN IN ORBIT…NO COVER!!!!
The Tim Gearan Band is at Atwood’s Tavern.
in Harvard Square has Ken Reid hosting Leah Dubie, Chris Fleming, Erin Judge, Julie K., Tim Messenger, Jen Myszkowski, Erik Charles Nielsen, Gary Petersen, Joe Picirillo. Cover is $10
SOMERVILLE:
Johnny D’s features BRONZE RADIO RETURN and STEPANIAN
Sally O’s has at 6:00p Radioactive Rustlers and at 9:00p Sarcasmatics. NO COVER!!!
Check out
Bull McCabe’s has Two Worlds.
ALLSTON:
Harpers Ferry goes back to the 90’s with DAYS OF THE NEW, LA MOB and BREAK THE DARK (ACOUSTIC). Cover is $15.
BRIGHTON:
The Charlie River Band is at Porter Belly’s.
CAPE COD MELODY TENT:
Susan Tedeschi with special guest Shemekia Copeland…Tickets are $33.25 - $49.25
Have a great Friday night. Be safe and we’ll see you back here at thecitypulse.com
Tuesday the 23rd… June 23, 2009
Posted by thecitypulse in : The Daily Pulse , add a commentIt’s Tuesday and it’s still crappy out. Here are a few reasons to leave your dwelling tonite…
BOSTON:
Church in the Fenway has
Awesome night of pop punk!
Asian Man Recording artists Kepi Ghoulie with band.
(ex- Lookout Recording artist The Groovie Ghoulies)
The Pleasure Kills.. hailing from San Francisco
“This is absolutely pure power pop goodness, complete with sticky sweet female vocals. This is what heaven is like, I am sure of it.”
- Maximum Rock N Roll. Cover is $8.
CAMBRIDGE:
The Middle East upstairs features Team Robespierre (fr. Brooklyn), Chinese Stars, Big Digits, Truman Peyote – 18+ $9 – NOTE: 8pm Doors
TT’s has The Wooden Birds feat. Andrew Kenny of American Analog Set
11:00pm
Other Lives
10:00pm
Hatcham Social
9:00pm
Cover is $10.
The Plough presents Stupidity
from Sweden CD release
Skinny Mike
of the Coffin Lids
Check out King Wilkie along with the Parkington Sisters and Heavy Hometown at the Lizard Lounge. Cover is $7.
in Porter Square has at 7:00 PM
Cassavettes and at 10:00 PM THE MOVING CO.
the residency continues . . .NO COVER!!!!!
Hayride! is at Atwood’s Tavern.
in Harvard Square features Mystery Lounge! Professional magicians! Bring the kids to the Show! All over 14 welcome! The Magic Of Lyn!! with guests Steve Kradolfer, David Oliver and guest comedian Gray Petersen Cover is $10
SOMERVILLE:
Johnny D’s presents YOUSSOUPHA SIDIBE from West Africa,
9:00p Jess Tardy is at Sally O’s. No Cover!!!
Over at Precinct it’s
Bull McCabe’s in Union Square has the David Johnston Band.
ALLSTON:
Great Scott features Totally Michael and Prizzy Prizzy Please . Cover is $9
NEW RELEASES:
CD’s
SHAWN COLVIN, -Live- The title sez it all
DEF LEPPARD-Adrenalize (Deluxe Edition)-
DEF LEPPARD-Pyromania (Deluxe Edition)-Breakout the spandex and hairspray!!!!
DINOSAUR JR.-Farm (2 CD Deluxe Edition) One of the many deluxe editions being released this week
DREAM THEATER-Black Clouds & Silver Lining-
DREAM THEATER-Black Clouds & Silver Lining (Deluxe)-Seee!!!
GINUWINE-A Man’s Thoughts-This should be worth it.
GOATWHORE-Carving Out The Eyes Of God-Great name. Don’t know what the music is like.
GOD HELP THE GIRL (BELLE & SEBASTIAN)-God Help The Girl-Belle & Sebastian…yer sooo clever.
GRAND PUBA-Retroactive-This has nothing to do with the Flintstone’s.
PATTERSON HOOD, -Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs)-Good buzz on this record. Great title too.
LEMONHEADS-Varshons-They’re baaack
BOB MARLEY, & WAILERS-B Is For Bob-Reggae music for the kiddies.
MARS VOLTA-Octahedron-More strangeness from these guys.
JOHN MELLENCAMP, -Life, Death, Love And Freedom (Deluxe Edition)-More deluxe packaging.
TIFT MERRITT, -Buckingham Solo: Live- More live music…yeah
REM-Reckoning (Deluxe Edition)-When will this madness end???
SOUNDTRACK-HANGOVER
SOUNDTRACK-I LOVE YOU BETH COOPER
SOUNDTRACK-TRANSFORMERS-*Score* Revenge Of The Fallen (Linkin Park)
SOUNDTRACK-TRANSFORMERS-Revenge Of The Fallen
REGINA SPEKTOR, -Far
REGINA SPEKTOR, -Far (CD/DVD)Her sophomoric release. Very curious to hear this.
TONIC-A Casual Affair: Best Of Tonic-Another title that’s hard to decipher.
VARIOUS ARTISTS-AWAY WE GO-
VARIOUS ARTISTS-MUGGS PRESENTS-Soul Assassins: Intermission-
VARIOUS ARTISTS-PSYCHOPATHIC RECORDS-Psychopathic Murder Mix-
VOIVOD-Infini- I’m surprised these guys are still around.
PETE YORN -Back & Fourth- Always good stuff from this guy.
DVD’s
BACKWOODS-
BLUE CHEER-Rocks Europe
CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC
GIRLS NEXT DOOR-Season 5
INKHEART
JESUS SON
LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD-Criterion Collection-
LEGEND OF THE BOG
LENNON/PLASTIC ONO BAND-Live In Toronto ‘69
MY DINNER WITH ANDRE-Criterion Collection-
PINK PANTHER 2-
ROMANCE COLLECTION-$14.99
SIMON SAYS
TOM & JERRY-Chuck Jones Collection
WALTZ WITH BASHIR
There ya have it. Enjoy your Tuesday. See you back here tomorrow at thecitypulse.com
Saturday the 20th… June 20, 2009
Posted by thecitypulse in : Uncategorized , add a commentWelcome to a glorious Saturday!!!! Finally the sun!!! Here’s what’s happening…
BOSTON:
The 
play the 
again tonite. Beckett is on the mound.
Comedian Mike Epps is at The Wilbur Theatre for 2 shows. 7:30 & 10. Tickets are $32 & $42.
Little Joy & Dead Trees are at Cafe 939. Cover is $8.
The Berklee Performance Center has The Gary Burton Quartet Revisited featuring Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow, and Antonio Sanchez. $56 & $41.
The Paradise has Better Than Ezra with Tyrone Wells doors at 8 PM; 18+ show.
MANSFIELD:
No Doubt is at the Comcast Center with Paramore. Tix range from $10 - $80. Thanks for the the $10 ticket. Here’s a recent set list:
- Spiderwebs
- Hella Good
- Underneath It All
- Excuse Me Mr.
- Ex-Girlfriend
- End It on This
- Simple Kind of Life
- Bathwater
- Guns of Navarone
- New
- Hey Baby
- Running
- Different People
- Don’t Speak
- It’s My Life
- Just a Girl
- No Doubt Set List Encore:
- Rock Steady
- Stand and Deliver
- Sunday Morning
FOXBORO:
Showcase Live features Alive! - A Kiss Tribute and Adrenalize - The Ultimate Def Leppard Experience. Tix are $12.
CAMBRIDGE:
The Middle East upstairs has Via Audio (SideCho Records), Ha Ha Tonka (Bloodshot Records),The Dig (fr. NYC), Filligar 8pm - 18+ $10
Downstairs at the Middle East it’s Black River Sound, The Phix, Omayga, Agari Crew 8pm - 18+ $10
TT’s has Mark Lind & TheUnloved
Midnight
The Blackjacks
11:00pm
The New Alibis
10:00pm
Classic Ruins
9:00pm
Cover is $12.
The Plough and Stars presents at 10:30pm
Shepherdess + Grammercy Arms Band (x Dambuilders/Luna)
Club Passim has The Nields. Tix are $20.
The Lizard Lounge has The Andrea Gillis Band with The Gilded Splinters. Cover is $8.
in Porter Square features at 7:00 PM
The Brothers McCann
and The Baker Thomas Band - taking all of Saturday!! NO COVER!!!!
Atwood’s Tavern has Sam Reid and
the Riot Act at 10PM
in Harvard Square has Rick Jenkins hosting…Rick Canavan, Mike Del Ilano, Chris Fleming, Josh Gondelman, Dave Grabiner, Mehran, Joe Picirillo, Gary Petersen, Brian Shimkin. Cover is $10.
SOMERVILLE:
It’s FUNKY WHITE HONKIES at Johnny D’s.
Sally O’s features at 5:30p Reverb Joe & The Reverberators
9:00p Jeremy Lyons, Jerome Deupree & Dana Colley…NO COVER!!!!
Precinct presents
Bull McCabe’s in Union Square has Paddy Saul 6PM - Ronan Quinn -9:30PM
ALLSTON:
Great Scott presents Ho-Ag, MEandJOANCOLLINS, Ketman and The Main Drag. Cover is $9
BRIGHTON:
It’s the Philip Pemberton Band at Smoken’ Joe’s.
Porter Belly’s has The Allstonians
That’s it have a great weekend!!! See you Monday here at thecitypulse.com
Friday the 19th… June 19, 2009
Posted by thecitypulse in : Uncategorized , add a commentThe Weekend is here!!!! Here’ what we got going on…
BOSTON
The Sox welcome the Braves to town. Dice K is on the mound.
Andrew Bird plays the Pavillion Tonight. Tix are $20 & $30. Here’s his set list from Carnegie Hall…
instrumental Intro
Water Jet Cicile/Self-Torture
Natural Disaster
Masterswarm
Effigy
Tenuousness
Oh No
Not a Robot, But a Ghost
Nomenclature
Imitosis
Fitz and Dizzyspells
Anonanimal
Souverian
Tables and Chairs
e:
Why?
Some of These Days
e2:
Fake Palindromes
The Paradise has Bedouin Soundclash / The Aggrolites
doors at 8 PM; 18+ show Cover is $16.50
Church in the Fenway presents
- SKULLFUNKED
- UNCLE BILLY’S SMOKEHOUSE
- MIARS
- SUNLEA
- JOHN SHORT
Cover is $10
MANSFIELD:
The New Kids are at The Comcast Center along with Jesse McCartney and Jabbawockeez. Tickets are $25, $55 & $75. Here’s a recent set list:
“Single”
“My Favorite Girl”
“(You Got It) The Right Stuff”
“Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)”
“Valentine Girl”
“Please Don’t Go Girl”
“Grown Man” (With Nicole Scherzinger)
“Games”
“If You Go Away”
“2 In the Morning”
“Dirty Dancing”
“Tonight”
“Twisted”
“Baby I Believe in You”
“Give It To You” (Jordan solo)
“Stay the Same” (Joey solo)
“Cover Girl”
“I’ll Be Lovin’ You (Forever)”
“Click, Click, Click”
“Summertime”
Encore
“Step By Step”
“Hangin’ Tough”
FOXBORO:
It’s another back to the 80’s show. Berlin hits Showcase Live. Tickets are $20.
CAMBRIDGE:
The Middle East Upstairs has The Grift (CD Release), The Van Buren Boys
8pm - 18+ $12
Downstairs at the Middle East features Cracker, Adam Ezra Group
8pm - 18+ $17
TT’s has The Gravel Pit
Club Passim presents Natalia Zukerman, Amy Campbell opens, cover is $15 and then later at 11PM: Caravan of ThievesFREE this week only! Special residency & late show!
Club dElf and Copal are at the Lizard Lounge. Cover is $10.
in Porter Square features an interesting line-up tonite at 10:00 PM
Erin Barra
and 6th Degree
10:00 PM
6th Degree
and Erin Barra
NO COVER!!!!
The Tim Gearan Band is at Atwood’s Tavern
in Harvard Square has Renata Tutko hosting Daniella Capolino, Andrew Durso, Alana Eisner, Maceo Gilleece, Adam Gropman, Mehran, Bigg Nezz, Gary Petersen. Cover is $10.
Johnny D’s is busy with ZAC MAC BAND
Sally O’s has at 6:00p Larry Flint & The Road Scholars
9:00p Stan Martin & The Honkytonk Heroes
NO COVER!!!
Precinct hosts
Bull McCabe’s features Jim Ambrose and the Generous Poor
ALLSTON:
LORDS OF THE UNDERGROUND. Cover is $17
BRIGHTON:
The Shirley Lewis Band is at Smoken’ Joe’s.
Porter Belly’s has The Kieran Ridge Band
Enjoy your Friday night and we’ll see you back here at thecitypulse.com
Thirsty Thursday the 18th… June 18, 2009
Posted by thecitypulse in : The Daily Pulse , add a commentThe Sox are on fire!!!!
They have another game with the Marlins, Jon Lester will take the mound.
There is rain in the forecast, so if the game doesn’t happen here’s what you can do instead…
BOSTON:
The House Of Blues goes back to the 80’s with the Regeneration Tour featuring ABC with Wang Chung, Cutting Crew.
Church in the Fenway has
CAMBRIDGE:
The Middle East upstairs has Jounce (fr. NYC), Broken River Prophet, Miss Fairchild, Fatal Film - 18+ $8adv/$9dos - NOTE: 8pm Doors
The Middle East downstairs features Four to the Floor Presents Work: Boston’s After-Pride Dance Party - Featuring DJ D’hana and RIZZLA (of The Neighborhood and Kiki), DJChris Ewen (of Heroes and former head DJ at Manray), and Joseph Colbourne (of the Milky Way’s Color) - Hosted by Johnny Blazes, performing numbers in between sets – 18+ $5 for 21+, $15 for under 21 – NOTE: 9pm doors
TT’s has Pansy Division
11:00pm
The Fatal Flaw
10:00pm
The Motion Sick
9:05pm
Cover is $10
The Plough & Stars presents 10:30pm
Robin Lane + Johnny Angel +Angeline
The Lizard Lounge has Deva Mahal(daughter of Taj Mahal) and her band with special guests The Nephrock Allstars. Cover is $10.
in Porter Square features at 7:00 PM
10:00 PM
Rebecca Muir
NO COVER!!!
Atwood’s Tavern has The Chip Smith Project
in Harvard Square features Zach Sherwin! Guests Cesar Cervantes, Wes Hazard, Joe Laroche, Bruce Lerner, Gary Petersen, Anthony Scibelli, Rob Turbovsky, Matt Wilding, and special guest Rob Cantrell. Cover is $8.
SOMERVILLE:
Sally O’s has 8:00p Jodi Griffith, Eric Colville, Mr. Reliable. NO COVER!!!
Precinct hosts the
Bull McCabe’s has the Summer Villians
HAMPTON BEACH, NH
The Black Crowes visit the Hampton Beach Casino. Tix are $39. Here’s a set list from earlier this month…
Movin’ On Down The Line
Wiser Time
Jealous Again
Goodbye Daughters Of The Revolution
High Head Blues
Nonfiction
Poor Elijah - Tribute To Johnson (Medley)
Downtown Money Waster ->
Take Off From The Future ->
Thorn In My Pride
Oh Josephine
Soul Singing
Remedy
MOHEGAN SUN CASINO
The New Kids!!! with Jesse McCartney and Jabbawockeez. Tix are $65 & $85
Have fun tonite!!! We’ll see you back here at thecitypulse.com