From the monthly archives:
October 2004
by Sooz on October 13, 2004
Another fabulous evening of music at last night’s Mix Tape Tuesday at the Paradise Lounge. I borrowed a friend’s digital camera but forgot to charge up the batteries so the photo quality is not so great but here they are nonetheless. At one point there were a bunch of people watching the last inning of the Red Sox/Yankees game so Mike Viola and his musical cohorts ended up doing a sort of live rock opera play-by-play alongside the game. It was amusing. They handled the interruption to a very enjoyable music evening very well. I’m not sure I’d have been so nice. A highlight of the night was a rousing cover of Prince’s “Purple Rain.” Next time I also need to write down what songs they sing because there were other excellent tunes but I can’t remember the titles. At one point Steve (of the amazing concert going duo) shouted out a request for “Always Saturday” by Guadalcanal Diary. I don’t think I’ve run into anyone who has heard of that band in at least ten years. Unfortunately Mike Viola, host of the night’s adventure, didn’t know the song. That would have been a treat to hear. I’d like to pretend that Bleu just happened to be sitting at the bar and casually wandered up on stage to join in on a few tunes. But he was probably invited. The coolest part of this monthly series is the level of spontaneity. They have a few songs planned in advance but a lot of it seems to be very spur of the moment. They do a good job balancing the banter with the actual singing and performing.
by Sooz on October 11, 2004
Mike C. is blogging from the finale concert of Moveon.org and ACT’s Vote for Change tour in DC. Or rather, he was until Bruce Springsteen got on stage to sing “Man on the Moon” with REM. The webcast audio is outstanding for those of us stuck at home. An earlier highlight was Eddie Vedder joining REM for “Begin the Begin.”
by Sooz on October 11, 2004
The latest monthly installment of Boston Pop Underground’s “Mix Tape Tuesday” is tomorrow night at the Paradise Lounge. Mike Viola of The Candy Butchers hosts the cabaret-style anything goes evening featuring the theme “days of the week.” He’s joined by a handful of musicians including They Might Be Giants’ bassist Danny Weinkauf. I missed last month but made it in August and it was spectacular. Best $8 you’ll ever spend. The doors open at 8pm and it’s 18+. The Lounge is adjacent to the Paradise Rock Club at 969 Commonwealth Avenue on the Green Line’s “B” train past BU. See you there?
by Sooz on October 11, 2004
Norwegian pop guy Sondre Lerche returns to Boston for a show at the Paradise Rock Club (969 Commonwealth Avenue on the MBTA Green Line “B” train) on Sunday, October 24th. Doors open at 7PM, it’s an 18+ show and tickets are $12 in advance and $14 day of the show. He’s got shows all over the U.S. throughout October, November and the first week in December. A favorite musician at my favorite music spot in Boston. All right! See you there?
by Sooz on October 5, 2004
My grandmother, Eileen Rose Branigan Smith, died today. I don’t remember right now what year she was born but I think she was in her early 90s. She was an amazing person and I miss her immensely. Of all my family back in Nebraska, she and I were the closest. The funeral will most likely be on Friday so I’m flying out on Thursday. It’s just so weird that my mom and grandmother died a year and a half apart. This is a photo I took of Grandma Smith in 2002.
by Sooz on October 3, 2004
Starting Monday, October 4, 2004 at 6am a new radio revolution takes over the Boston airwaves, AM 1200 and 1430 the new home of Air America-Progressive Talk. Offering the “other side” of the story that is dominated by the conservative talk show format.
by Sooz on October 3, 2004
If you’d like to monitor a few of my online activities, here are new RSS feeds for you.
- Photos added to my flickr account [RSS]
- Recent tunes I’ve listened to, tracked via Audioscrobbler [RSS]
- del.icio.us links [RSS]
by Sooz on October 2, 2004
Last night after I found the lyrics to The Tragically Hip’s “Pigeon Camera” tune, I came across an excellent article at Tiny Mix Tapes about the Hip. It’s always been a mystery to me why a band that has achieved cult-like status in their homeland of Canada has never really caught on more in the United States. Though I have appreciated being able to see them in small clubs. The best show was probably The Ranch Bowl in Omaha, Nebraska back in ‘92 or ‘93. The Ranch Bowl has three rooms: a bowling alley, bar and night club. The club probably fits a couple hundred people. The Hip put on one of the best live shows. Seeing them in such a small place was spectacular.
by Sooz on October 1, 2004
The humans over at Engaget posted a funny photo of pigeons with cameras attached to themselves from 1903. So that’s what The Tragically Hip were singing about in “Pigeon Camera”? Aha! And the last set of lyrics in that song sounds like an embarassed Bush supporter even though it was written a while ago.
it was handsome at the auction, oh but when we got it home, it grew up into something we could no longer contain where’s our pigeon camera, by now he could be anywhere and after all that training and after all that training, something we could no longer contain it’s boring, i’m embarrassed, i don’t endorse that, i didn’t want this
this house it has it politics; over there that’s my room and that’s my sister’s and that’s my sister something we could no longer contain it’s boring, i’m embarrassed, i don’t endorse that; i didn’t want this, it’s horrific, i’m embarrassed, i didn’t want that, i didn’t want this it’s like we burned our boots with no contingency plan
