Information Crush: Amy's Show List

Another week of rock has arrived! On Thursday I think the Plough is where I'll end up to check out Robin Lane and Johnny Angel although Men at Harper's Ferry with members of Le Tigre sounds interesting. On Friday there are way too many choices. Andrew Bird and Calexico at the Pavillion looks awesome (except if it's cold and rainy and then not so awesome). My Own Worst Enemy at the Cantab is a guaranteed good time. Also on Friday there's a chance to experience classic Boston rock at TTs with The Blackjacks, The Gravel Pit and The Outlets. And of course if you're a Eurotrash Girl, head to the Middle East to see Cracker. On Saturday you can hit the high seas or at least the Boston Harbor with Girls, Guns and Glory on a boat, how fun will that be? Also on Saturday if you missed The Blackjacks on Friday, you can see them again on Saturday at TTs. But the show at the Plough with Shepardess is my pick for Saturday. Okay, so the big show for Sunday is the WMBR Benefit at TTs with the Condo Fucks (aka Yo La Tengo), The Bevis Frond (solo) and Sleepyhead. I hope you have your ticket cause the show is officially soldout, I warned you didn't I? If you're shut out of TTs, both shows at the Middle East look pretty good. On Monday, The Coachmen are at Atwoods and they're always fun. On Tuesday, I know that the prog rock fans will be going to the Regent. Also on Tuesday there'a garage band from Sweden at the Plough called Stupidity and a UK band called Hatham Social at TTs (this is a chance to catch before they return in the fall to open for the Charlatans UK at the Paradise). And if you like atmospheric music go the YMCA in Central Square to see Johann Johannson from Iceland. Phew...that's a full music schedule for ya!

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So did I miss anything worthwhile? If so let me know so I can fix it for next time. Here are this week's show listings, enjoy!

Thursday, 6/18:

• The Low Anthem and Anais Mitchell at the Brattle
• Robin Lane and Johnny Angel at the Plough
• Passion Pit at the Paradise SOLDOUT
• Men (featuring members of Le Tigre) at Harper's Ferry

Friday, 6/19:

• Free Chocolate Fridays at www.realchocolate.com
• My Own Worst Enemy, Mars, The Sharp Lads at the CantabFriday, 6/19: Cracker at the ME
• Alejandro Escovedo at the Iron Horse, Northampton
• Andrew Bird and Calexico at the BoA Pavillion
• Jonathan Richman with Vic Chestnut at the Narrows Center, Fall River (what? no Boston/Cambridge show?)
• Berlin at the Showcase Live
• The Blackjacks Reunion Show with The Gravel Pit and the Outlets at TTs

Saturday, 6/20:

• The Blackjacks Reunion Show with Mark Lind at TTs
• The Mermaid Parade at Coney Island http://www.coneyisland.com/mermaid.shtml
• Life is Good Festival with the Blind Boys of Alabama on the Common during the day and it's free
• No Doubt at the Comcast Center
• Better Than Ezra at the Paradise
• Little Joy at Cafe 939
• Shepardess and Grammercy Arms Band at the Plough
• Girls, Guns and Glory Harbor Cruise

Sunday, 6/21:

• WMBR Jon Bernhardt's 25th Anniversary with Condo Fucks (all 3 members of Yo La Tengo), The Bevis Frond (solo) and Sleepyhead at TTs SOLDOUT
• Patrick Wolf, The Living Things and the Plasticines at the ME
• Cotton Jones, The Antlers at the ME

Monday, 6/22:

• The Coachmen at Atwoods

Tuesday, 6/23:

• Hayride with Jimmy Ryan at Atwoods
• Kepi Ghoulie Electric! at Church (formerly of the Groovy Ghoulies)
• Wooden Birds at TTs
• Hatcham Social and Other Lives at TTs (if you like Echo, you might like Hatcham Social)
• Stupidity (fr Sweeden) and Skinny Mike at the Plough
• Van Der Graaf Generator and the Strawbs at the Regent
• Tom Jones at Pines Theatre in Florence, MA

Wednesday, 6/24:

• Johann Johannson at the Cambridge YMCA in Central Square
• Bettye Lavette at the MFA
• The Most Serene Republic at Great Scotts

And Looking Forward...

6/25 Barrence Whitfield & the Savages and 4 Piece Suit at the Armory, Somerville
6/26 Camera Obscura at the Somerville Theater
6/26 Buffalo Tom at the Paradise
6/26 The Swinedells, Jordan Valentine & the Sunday Sinners, and Jenny Dee & the Delinquents at Church
6/27 Three Day Threshold at Atwoods
6/27 Children Collide with Nica Vega at Harpers Ferry
6/27 Los Lobos at Boarding House Park, Lowell
6/27 The Coachmen at the Plough
6/27 Versus, Rebecca Gates (fr The Spinanes) and Buffalo Tom at Church (WMBR benefit)
6/28 New York Dolls and Black Joe Lewis at the Paradise
6/30 Uncle Monk at the Cantab
6/30 Cheap Trick, Def Leppard and Poison at the Comcast Center
7/1 Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine at the House of Blues
7/1 The Germs at Harpers Ferry
7/1 Digney Fignus at Johnny D's
7/2 The Wandas at Great Scotts
7/2 Butcher Holler (Loretta Lynn Tribute) at the Lizard
7/2 The Church at Showcase Live
7/3 The Church at Tupelo Music Hall, Londonderry, NH
7/3 Deleted Scenes at TBA
7/4 Neil Diamond with the Boston Pops at the Hatch
7/6 Casiotone for the Painfully Alone and Pants Yell! at TTs
7/6 Handsome Furs at Great Scotts
7/7 Reel Big Fish, English Beat and Hepcat at House of Blues
7/7 The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players at Harpers
7/7 The Ego and the Oracle at the Lizard
7/8 Hey Monday (power pop) at Harpers Ferry
7/8 stellstarr* at WFNX show TBD
7/9 The Orb at the Paradise
7/9 Bryan Scary and the Shredding Tears at the ME
7/9 Peter Murphy at Showcase Live
7/10 The Offspring at Tsongas Arena
7/10 Jet at the Paradise
7/10 Jenny Dee and the Delinquents at the ME
7/10 Bellevue Cadillac Harbor Cruise
7/11 Temptations at the Hatch
7/11 Wilco at Lelacher Park in Lowell
7/11 Free 7 oz Slurpee at 7-11
7/11 The Damnwells at TTs
7/12 Bowerbirds at TTs
7/12 The Japanoids at Great Scotts
7/13 Speck Mountain at ZuZus
7/14-19 Brimfield Antiques Flea Market
7/15 Dave Alvin & the Guiltymen at the Regattabar
7/15 King Sunny Ade at the MFA
7/15 Mannequin Men at Church
7/16 Micachu and the Shapes at Great Scotts
7/17 The Datsuns, Future of the Left at TTs
7/17 The Magnolia Electric Company at the ME
7/17 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at Showcase Live
7/17-18 Somerville's Art Beat with Jenny Dee & the Delinquents and the Dirty Truckers
7/18 Dead Weather (Jack White's new band) at the House of Blues
7/18 Aimee Mann at Boarding House Park, Lowell
7/19 Grand Duchy (with Frank Black) at the ME
7/20 Green Day at the Garden
7/20 Casper and the Cookies at the ME
7/20 Talbot Tagora at Harpers
7/21 Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby with Jimmy Ryan at TTs
7/21 Mark Eitzel and Marc Capelle (of American Music Club) at the Lizard
7/21 The Warped Tour at the Comcast Center
7/22 Slim Cessna's Auto Club at TTs
7/22 Ween at Lupos
7/22-26 Provincetown Festival with the Presidents of the United States, The Neighborhoods, The Upper Crust and more
7/24 Paolo Nutini at the House of Blues
7/24 Taking Back Sunday at City Hall Plaza starts at 7p and it's free
7/25 Mente at the Provincetown Festival
7/25 The Beach Boys at the Hatch
7/25 Tom Jones at the BoA Pavillion
7/25 Bob and the Dickheads at the Cantab
7/25 Harvey Milk and Torche at the ME
7/26 Tom Jones at the Cape Cod Melody Tent
7/26 Pete Yorn at the House of Blues
7/27 Oneida at Outside the Lines Gallery, Medford
7/28 AC/DC at Gillette
7/28 Rancid at the House of Blues
7/29 Rancid at the House of Blues
7/29 Alex Cuba at the MFA
7/29 Chris Isaak at the Newport Yachting Club
7/29 Foreign Born and the Veils at TTs
7/30 Birdsongs of the Mesozoic at Johnny D's
7/30 We Are Scientists at the ME
7/31 Tracy Chapman at the House of Blues
7/31 Cage at Harpers Ferry
7/31 Depeche Mode with Peter, Bjorn and John at the Comcast Center
7/31 -8/2 Newport Folk Festival featuring The Decemberists, Avett Brothers, Fleet Foxes, Neko Case, Elvis Perkins and more
8/1 Muck and the Mires and the Lyres at Church
8/1 Builders & Butchers and Illinois at TTs
8/1 Wheat at Great Scotts
8/1 The B52s at Cape Cod Melody Tent
8/2 The B52s at the South Shore Music Circus
8/3 Tinted Windows at the Paradise
8/3 Coldplay at the Comcast Center
8/3 Langhorne Slim and the War Eagles at TTs
8/3 Cursive at the ME
8/4 Eagles of Death Metal at House of Blues
8/4 Sugar Ray at the Paradise
8/5 Joe Pernice and the Walsh Bros at the Brattle
8/5 Old Crow Medicine Show with Gillian Welch at the House of Blues
8/7 California 66 Tour with the Seeds, The Electric Prunes and Love (sort of) at the ME
8/7-9 Newport Jazz Festival
8/8 Blondie and Pat Benatar at the BoA Pavillion
8/8 Drug Rug at the ME
8/10 California 66 Tour with the Seeds, The Electric Prunes and Love (sort of) at Showcase Live
8/12 The Script and Parachute at the Paradise
8/12 The Warlocks at Great Scotts
8/12 The Pretenders and Cat Power at the BoA Pavillion
8/12 Robert Gordon, Chris Spedding, Slim Jim Phantom and Glen Matlock at Showcase Live
8/13 Bat for Lashes at the Paradise
8/14 The Wallflowers at Boarding House Park, Lowell
8/15 The Radiators at Harpers
8/15 Mighty Mighty Bosstones at Hampton Beach Casino
8/16 Trashcan Sinatras at TTs
8/17 Tori Amos at the BoA Pavillion
8/19 De La Soul at Showcase Live
8/20 Loggins & Messina at the Cape Cod Melody Tent
8/21 The Electric Six and Les Sans Cullotes Rock On Concert Cruise
8/28 Mardi Gras Mambo with The Neville Bros and Dr John at the House of Blues
8/28 The Hothouse Flowers at Showcase Live
8/29 Lewis Black at Citi Performing Arts Center
8/29 The Hothouse Flowers at Tupelo Music Hall, Londonderry, NH
8/30 The Hothouse Flowers at Tupelo Music Hall, Londonderry, NH
9/4 The Killers at the Garden
9/5 The Pains of Being Pure at Heart at the ME
9/5 Pet Shop Boys at the House of Blues
9/8-15 Brimfield Antiques Flea Market
9/9 Dirty Three at the ICA
9/9 Naked Raygun at the ME
9/10 Autolux at the Paradise
9/11 Kings of Leon and Glasvegas at the Comcast Center
9/12 The Cult at the House of Blues
9/13 Hugh Cornwell (from the Stranglers) at TTs
9/15 The Horrors at the Paradise
9/18-20 Luau at the Lake in Lake George, NY http://www.luauatthelake.com/ (It is never too soon to start planning for tiki weekend!)
9/19 Steeleye Span at the Somerville Theater
9/19 Lebowski Fest Movie Party at the House of Blues
9/20 Maximo Park at the Paradise
9/20 U2 with Snow Patrol at Gillette Stadium SOLDOUT
9/21 U2 with Snow Patrol at Gillette Stadium SOLDOUT
9/21 Regina Spektor at House of Blues
9/22 Regina Spektor at the Orpheum
9/22 Son Volt at the Paradise
9/24 Free Ice Cream Treat at Coldstone Creamery (with a donation to the Make a Wish Foundation)
9/24 Peter Mulvey at the Lizard
9/25 Charlatans UK at the Paradise
9/26 Fluff-Fest at Union Square, Somerville
9/26 KMFDM at the House of Blues
9/30 Mono at the ME
10/2 Graham Parker at Bull Run
10/4 Loudon Wainwright III and Richard Thompson at Sanders Theater
10/7 Bob Mould at the Paradise
10/7 Howard Jones at Scullers
10/8 Howard Jones at Scullers
10/14 Lonely Dear and Asobi Seksu at Great Scotts

Any other suggestions? Let me know. Also please excuse any typos, I try to keep them to a minimum but I'm only human.