Information Crush: Amy's Show List

Apparently Halloween Weekend means every band in the area is appearing as another band, could be entertaining or just confusing I guess we'll have to check them out to find the answer. On Thursday you can go to TTs and see the Talking Heads, Robert Palmer x 2, The Replacements and The Who. Or you could go to the Plough for the surf band The Trabants and the Middle East has King Khan & the BBQ Show and Downbeat 5. On Friday the Armory in Somerville has a spooky event with the screening of Phantom of the Opera and music by Alloy Orchestra (Boo...scary...). Also on Friday you can go to Precinct and see Sargent Pepper, Led Zepplin and The Talking Heads(hey, didn't The Talking Heads play on Thursday too?). You also have a chance to check out the new band Old Jack at the Cantab. Saturday also known as Halloween has way too many choices. There's another movie at the Armory, Nosferatu and Devil's Music is providing the backing music. The Lizard Lounge has a night of Kidz Rock by Boston Cover Up which looks great (that's assuming there are still tix left, if you're planning on going, get there early, with so many bands playing the Lizard it is gonna be crowded). Another strong show is at Church with Duran Duran, The Runaways, Phil Collins and Ziggy Stardust, wow! And on Sunday you can catch an afternoon geezer rock show at the Midway with James Straight. Sunday night has Liam Finn (who is from NZ and is Neil Finn from Crowded House's son) at the Middle East. Also the guys from Travis (who I adore) Fran Healy and Andy Dunlop are at the Armory, very tempting. on Tuesday I really want to go see the Mary Onettes at TTs probably because I need a fix of Swedish pop music although the show at the Middle East looks interesting with Thao and the Get Down Stay Down (probably cause they have a video with puppets in it). And on Wednesday Amy Millan at the Middle East looks pretty great for pop goodness.

So I hope everyone has lots fun plans for this Halloween weekend and I hope you have great costumes (really need to figure something out about a costume for me, hmmm...). And remember treats are nicer than tricks.

Thursday, 10/29:

• The Name Of This Band Is The Talking Heads (Members of Mean Creek, Campaign For Real Time, Polarbaron), John Powhida & Chris Cote as Robert Palmer & Robert Palmer, Preacher Roe as The Replacements and Heavens to Mugatroid as The Who at TTs Thursday, 10/29: The Temper Trap at Great Scotts


• The Ego and the Oracle at the Burren


• The Trabants (surf party!) at the Plough


• Tin Soldier at TTs


• Wooden Ships at Pa's Lounge


• King Khan and BBQ Show and Downbeat 5 at the ME


• The Misfits at Showcase Live

Friday, 10/30:

• Phantom of the Opera film with music by Alloy Orchestra at the Arts at the Armory, Somerville


• A Place to Bury Strangers at the ME


• Love in Stockholm (as Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band), Hey Mama (as Led Zepplin) and Turkuaz (as the Talking Heads) at Precinct


• I Pistol, Old Jack and Top Heavy at the Cantab


• Totem, Bone Dry System, The Hail Baby and Vary Lunar at the Beachcomber, Quincy

Saturday 10/31:

• Nosferatu film with music by Devil Music at the Arts at the Armory, Somerville


• Big Halloween Bash! with The Luxury as Duran Duran, Gene Dante as the Runaways, The Lights Out as Phil Collins and Sidewalk Driver as Ziggy Stardust at Church


• The Boston Cover Up performing KIDZ ROCK (the music of your childhood) - hosted by Brendan Boogie and featuring: Larry Banilow, Dylan and The Movies, Apple Betty, Brendan Boogie & The Best Intentions, Schooltree, Ashley and the Pussy Cats


• Nancy Neon's Halloween Party at the Cantab with the Coffin Lids and more


• Guster at the Orpheum


• Hands & Knees, Drink Up Buttercup and Yankee Power at Pa's Lounge


• Halloween with the Boston Derby Dames at the Milky Way


• Pinback at the Paradise

Sunday, 11/1:

• James Straight matinee show at the Midway (3-6p)


• Future of the Left and the Beatings at TTs


• Hidden Cameras and Gentleman Reg at the Brattle Theater


• An Evening with Fran Healy and Andy Dunlop (from Travis) at the Arts at the Armory, Somerville


• Liam Finn at the MESunday, 11/1: The Very Best at Great ScottsSunday, 11/1: Totem at Church


• Snoop Dog at the House of Blues

Monday, 11/2:

• A Fine Frenzy at the Paradise


• Girl Talk at the House of Blues


• Junior Boys at the ME

Tuesday, 11/3:

• Thao with the Get Down Stay Down at the ME


• The Mary Onettes at TTs


• April Smith & the Great Picture Show at Harpers


• Black Heart Procession at the Paradise


• Monsters of Folk (Connor Oberst, M Ward, Yim Yames & Mike Mogis) at the Orpheum


• Tin Soldier at Church

Wednesday, 11/4:

• Amy Millan (from Stars) at the ME


• Islands and Jemina Pearl at the ME


• Ray Lamontagne at the Citi Performing Arts Center

If you have any additions to the list, please send them to me at amy@bostonbandcrush.net before Wednesday to have them included in the weekend's postings.

And Looking Forward...
11/5 Heavy at Great Scotts
11/5 Jenny Dee & the Deelinquints and the Rudds at the Lizard
11/6 Blue October and Cracker at House of Blues
11/6 The Swell Season at Berklee
11/6 Lyle Lovett at the Orpheum
11/6 Suzanne Vega at Sanders Theater
11/6 Herman Dune at TTs
11/6 Jookabox at the ME
11/6 Do Not Forsake Me Darling and Shoney Lamar at Church
11/6 Osso at Tufts
11/6 Picture Plane at Brandeis
11/7 Muck & the Mires, The Swinedells and The Marvels at Church
11/7 Steven Fredette Benefit at the Lizard
11/7 Wolfmother and Heartless Bastards at House of Blues
11/7 Real Estate and With Girls at Great Scotts
11/7 Super Diamond at Showcase Live, Foxboro
11/7 Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons at Citi Performing Arts Center
11/8 Dan Deacon at Mass Art
11/8 Brother Ali at the Paradise
11/8 Roger Daltrey at the House of Blues
11/8 Deertick at Church
11/8 The Squirrel Nut Zippers at Tupelo Music Hall
11/9 The Squirrel Nut Zippers at Tupelo Music Hall
11/9 Dan Auerbach at the Paradise
11/10 Neko Case at the Wilbur
11/10 Deastro and Max Tundra at Great Scotts
11/11 The Rakes at Great Scotts CANCELLED
11/11 Boat at Pa's Lounge
11/11 Free Energy at Great Scotts
11/11 White Denim at TTs
11/12 Gordon Gano & the Ryans at the ME
11/12 Jenny Dee & the Deelinquints at the Lizard
11/12 John Powhida International Airport, Logan 5 and the Runners, Weisstronauts and Mercy James at TTs
11/12 The Low Anthem and Blind Pilot at the Paradise
11/12 Brian Wilson at Lowell Memorial Auditorium
11/12 Neko Case at the Music Hall, Portsmouth, NH
11/13 My Own Worst Enemy, Classic Ruins, Port Charles Quintet and Mars at Precinct
11/13 Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs at the Regent Theatre
11/13 The Motion Sick and Static of the Gods at the ME
11/13 Bob Dylan at the Citi Performing Arts Center
11/13 Mike Doughty at Regatta Bar
11/13 The Cranberries at the Orpheum
11/14 The Scissormen at the Lizard
11/14 The Jesus Lizard at the Paradise
11/14 Bob Dylan at the Citi Performing Arts Center
11/14 Dinstock 2, a benefit for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society with the Beatings at the Beachcomber, Quincy
11/14 Ian Adams at the Baseball Tavern
11/14 Amanda Palmer & the Nervous Cabaret at the House of Blues CANCELLED
11/15 Shonen Knife at Great Scotts (charming off kilter pop music from Japan, can't wait)
11/15 Dryin' N' Cryin' at TTs
11/15 Reckless Kelly, Scott Miller and Girls Guns and Glory at the ME
11/15 J Tillman at the ME
11/16 Grant Lee Phillips at Passims
11/16 Laura Viers at the ME
11/16 Pants Yell! at ZuZu's (LP Release Party)
11/17 Dirty Projectors at the Paradise
11/17 Grant Lee Phillips at Passims
11/17 Ray Davies at Berklee
11/18 Cub Country at the ME
11/18 Elliot Brood at TTs
11/18 The English Beat at Tupelo Music Hall
11/19 Jenny Dee & the Deelinquints at the Lizard
11/19 Lars Vegas at the Alchemist
11/19 Sean Bones at the House of Blues
11/19 Evangelicals and the Holiday Shores at Great Scotts
11/19 International Pop Overthrow (IPO) with The Buckners, Doom Buggies and more at Church
11/20 International Pop Overthrow (IPO) with The Stompers, Big City Rockers, Fox Pass and more at Church
11/20 Devendra Banhart at the Berklee
11/20 Metric at the House of Blues
11/21 Times New Viking and the Axemen (fr NZ) at Great Scotts
11/21 International Pop Overthrow (IPO) with The Lights Out, The Motion Sick and more at Church
11/21 The Vivs and Buttercup at the Plough
11/21 Jetset, The TimeBeinz and The Balls at Ralph's, Worcester
11/21 Baroness and Earthless at the ME
11/21 Kingsley Flood at The Rosebud Diner, Somerville
11/21 MassAveAThon!
11/22 Sonic Youth and The Feelies at the Wilbur Theater
11/22 The Watson Twins at the House of Blues
11/22 International Pop Overthrow (IPO) with The Rationales, Sal Baglio and more at Church
11/23 Sonic Youth at the Wilbur Theater
11/23 Echo and the Bunnymen at the House of Blues
11/23 Julian Plenti at the Paradise
11/24 Melt Banana, Melt Banana Lite at the ME
11/24 Tin Soldier at Harpers
11/25 Jenny Dee & the Deelinquints at the Lizard
11/27 Pixies at the Citi Performing Arts Center
11/27 Do Make Say Think at the ME
11/27 Charles Spearin at the ME
11/27 Bryan Scary & The Shredding Tears and The Black Hollies at TTs
11/27 Bebel Gilberto at the Paradise
11/28 The Pixies at the Citi Performing Arts Center
11/28 Zero 7 at the House of Blues
11/28 Themselves at the ME
11/29 The Mountain Goats and Final Fantasy at the Wilbur Theater
11/30 Elvis Perkins in Deerland and the Bowerbirds at the Paradise
12/1 Big Pink at the Paradise
12/2 They Might Be Giants at the Borders Bookstore, Braintree
12/2 Brendan Benson at the ME
12/2 The Flobots at Harpers Ferry
12/2 Russian Circles at the ME
12/3 Sloan at TTs
12/3 Pelican at Harpers Ferry
12/3 Nitzer Ebb at the Paradise
12/4 Friendly Fires at the Paradise
12/4 Tin Soldier at Pa's
12/4 The Script at the House of Blues
12/4 Spoon at the Orpheum
12/5 Hooray for Earth at Great Scotts
12/5 Ted Leo and the Pharmacists at the ME
12/5 Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles at Johnny D's
12/6 El Vez and Los Straitjackets at the Paradise (Viva Christmas Extravaganza!)
12/7 Weezer at the Agganis Arena
12/9 Holly Golightly at the ME
12/9 Raphael Saadiq at the House of Blues
12/12 Bang Camaro at the Paradise
12/12 Peter Tork & Shoe Suede Blues at the River Club, Scituate
12/13 Rooney and Tally Hall at the ME
12/13 The Arctic Monkeys and the Screaming Females at the House of Blues
12/15 Christmas with Aaron Neville at Showcase Live, Foxboro
12/16 Grant Hart, The Lights Out and Ian Adams at the ME
12/17 Fanfarlo at TTs
12/18 The Figgs at TTs
12/18 Girl Howdy and Roy Sludge & Friends at Johnny D's
12/18 stellastar* at the Paradise
12/18 The Elevator Drops at the ME
12/23 The Scrooges at Great Scotts
12/29 Totem at TTs
12/31 Amanda Palmer & the Pops at Symphony Hall
12/31 J Geils at Mohegan Sun, CT
1/12 Eddie Izzard at the Garden
1/14 Joe Pernice at the Lizard
1/15 Mission of Burma at the Paradise
1/16 Mission of Burma at the Paradise
1/16 Anvil at the House of Blues
1/23 Carolina Chocolate Drops at the Somerville Theatre
1/31 La Roux at the Paradise (Rescheduled Date)
2/6 Reverse and Sun Lee Sunbeam at Great Scotts
2/13 Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg at the River Club, Scituate
2/13 Tegan & Sara at the Orpheum
2/20 Mardi Gras Party at Johnny D's
2/26 Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillets at Scullers
5/4 Mark Kopfler at the Orpheum

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