Information Crush: Amy's Show List

The Holiday season is in full swing so I don't know how much time you'll have for rockin' but there are lots of choices that you can try to fit into your busy schedule. On Thursday the show at Church looks pretty good with Eddie Japan, Sidewalk Driver and Blizzard of '78. Friday has a couple of cool shows. At the Paradise is Will Dailey's Festivál Holidád benefit for Toys for Tots Will Daily & the Rivals, The Luxury, Violet Nine and Brendan Boogie & the Best Intentions (Great music for a great cause!) and then at Precinct you can check out Auto Interiors and Andrea Gillis. Saturday brings lots of choices including Barrence Whitfield and the Monkey Hips to the Plough (just in case you didn't get to see him recently at the Paradise with El Vez and Los Straightjackets). Also playing on Saturday is Bang Camaro at the Paradise and John Powhida International Airport is at the Rosebud and the Cliks are at the Middle East and if you're on the South Shore hey hey it's Peter Tork & the Shoe Suede Blues in Scituate. On Sunday there an amazing lineup at the Regent in Arlington with their Rock n Soul Holiday Concert with Willie Alexander, Jenny Dee and the Deelinquints, Mike Gent, John Powhida, Andrea Gillis and more. If that's not your thing there's the Arctic Monkey show at the House of Blues or Rooney at the Middle East (for teeny bopper pop, they're kinda fun). And if you need a little Christmas New Orleans style, Aaron Neville will deliver at Showcase Live in Foxboro on Tuesday. On Wednesday, if you were planning on the Grant Hart (Husker Du!) at the Middle East, please note that the date has moved to January 11th, so go to Pa's Lounge for Eldridge Rodriquez.



Thursday, 12/10:

• Eddie Japan, Sidewalk Driver and Blizzard of '78 at Church
• Dashboard Confessionals at the ME SOLDOUT
• Todd Barry at Great Scotts
• The Stools at the Beachcomber, Quincy

Friday, 12/11:

• Auto Interiors and Andrea Gillis at Precinct
• Will Dailey's Festivál Holidád benefit for Toys for Tots with Will Daily & the Rivals, The Luxury, Violet Nine and Brendan Boogie & the Best Intentions at the Paradise
• Ships in the Dark and Richard James at Harpers
• Hands and Knees at Pa's
  

Saturday, 12/12:

• Barrence Whitfield and the Monkey Hips at the Plough
• Brenda Lee at the Hanover Theatre
• This Blue Heaven and The Honors at the ME
• Bang Camaro at the Paradise
• John Powhida International Airport at the Rosebud Diner
• Dad Fight, The Musical Theatre and the Swimmers at Pa's
• The Cliks and Hunter Valentine at the ME
• Peter Tork & Shoe Suede Blues at the River Club, Scituate

Sunday, 12/13:

• Rock n Soul Holiday Concert with Willie Alexander, Jenny Dee and the Deelinquints, Mike Gent, John Powhida, Andrea Gillis and more at the Regent Theatre
• Rooney and Tally Hall at the ME
• Arctic Monkeys and the Screaming Females at the House of Blues

Monday, 12/14:

• Three Day Threshold Holiday Party at the ME
  

Tuesday, 12/15:

• Christmas with Aaron Neville at Showcase Live, Foxboro

Wednesday, 12/16:

• Eldridge Rodriguez at O'Briens
• Grant Hart, The Lights Out and Ian Adams at the ME RESCHEDULED to 1/11
  

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

And Looking Forward...
12/17 Fuzzy Christmas with Other Girls, Tanya Donnely and Bill Janovitz at the Plough
12/17 Fanfarlo at TTs
12/17 Hallelujah the Hills at the ME
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 Vivs at Toad (early show at 8p)
12/18 The Elevator Drops at the ME
12/18 Thunderpants Johnson at the Plough
12/19 Jenny Dee & The Deelinquents and The Phil Aiken Army at the Rosebud Diner
12/19 Pa's Holiday Party with Pants Yell! and Tony the Bookie Orchestra
12/19 The Big Big Bucks and Drink Up Buttercup at Great Scotts
12/19 Jenny Dee & the Deelinquints and the Phil Aiken Army at the Rosebud Diner
12/21 Three Day Threshold UNHCR Holiday Charity Event at All Asia
12/22 Aaron Perrino at the Plough
12/23 TT's Annual Holiday Party
12/23 Downbeat 5 at the Plough
12/23 The Scrooges at Great Scotts
12/26 Andrea Gillis at the Plough
12/26 Badfish at the Palladium
12/26 The Mighty Mighty Bosstones at the House of Blues
12/27 The Mighty Mighty Bosstones at the House of Blues
12/28 The Mighty Mighty Bosstones at the House of Blues
12/29 The Mighty Mighty Bosstones at the ME
12/29 The Future Everybody at the Lizard
12/29 Triple Thick Holiday Special at the Plough
12/29 Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers at Passims
12/29 Totem, Devil and a Penny and The Hail Baby at TTs
12/31 The Neats, The Lyres and Buffalo Tom at the Orpheum (part of First Night)
12/31 Kristen Hersh at Emmanuel Church (part of First Night)
12/31 Waltham at Harpers
12/31 Bim Ska La Bim at the ME
12/31 Amanda Palmer & the Pops at Symphony Hall
12/31 J Geils at Mohegan Sun, CT
1/1 Mente at the Plough
1/2 Cover Me Bad at the Rosebud Diner
1/6 Passion Pit at the House of Blues
1/9 The Rudds, Watts and Auto Interiors at Precinct
1/9 Downbeat 5 and The Motion Sick at the Rosebud Diner
1/9 My Own Worst Enemy and Mars at the Lizard
1/9 Anthony Bourdain at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium
1/10 The Duke and the Dutchess at TTs
1/11 Grant Hart, The Lights Out and Ian Adams at the ME
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 The Wrens at the ME
1/16 Anvil at the House of Blues
1/16 Totem and Aux at Copperfields
1/17 The Cribs at the Paradise
1/22 The Everyday Visuals, Me & Joan Collins at TTs
1/23 Carolina Chocolate Drops at the Somerville Theatre
1/30 Nancy Neon Night with The Crybabies, The Varmints at the Cantab
1/30 Cheap Trick and Dear Leader at the House of Blues
1/30 Rodfest with Three Day Threshold and Cassavettes at the Paradise
1/30 Ani DiFranco at Showcase Live
1/31 Molina & Johnson and Chris Brokaw at the ME CANCELLED
1/31 La Roux at the Paradise (Rescheduled Date)
2/2 Lost returns to ABC
2/3 Evan Dando at Great Scotts
2/4 Those Darlins at TTs (this band is so much fun live, glad they're coming back to town!)
2/6 Reverse and Sun Lee Sunbeam at Great Scotts
2/9 Yes at the House of Blues (this one's for you, Brett)
2/10 The Residents at the ME
2/10 Magnetic Fields at the Wilbur Theatre
2/11 Magnetic Fields at the Wilbur Theatre
2/13 Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg at the River Club, Scituate
2/13 Tegan & Sara at the Orpheum
2/14 We Were Promised Jetpacks at the ME
2/16 Jonathan Richman at the ME (upstairs)
2/17 Jonathan Richman at the ME (upstairs)
2/18 Jonathan Richman at the ME (upstairs)
2/18 Four Tet at the ME
2/18 The Editors at the House of Blues
2/19 Mardi Gras Party at Johnny D's
2/24 Wild Beasts at Great Scotts
2/26 The English Beat, Fishbone and at Showcase Live
2/26 Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillets at Scullers
2/27 Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears at Great Scotts
3/1 Rogue Wave at the Paradise
3/4 Justin Townes Earle at Great Scotts
3/6 Muse and the Silversun Pickups at the Garden
3/12 Dropkick Murphys at the House of Blues
3/13 Dropkick Murphys at the House of Blues
3/14 Dropkick Murphys at the House of Blues
3/14 Alice in Chains at the Orpheum
3/15 Dropkick Murphys at the House of Blues
3/16 Dropkick Murphys at the House of Blues
3/17 Dropkick Murphys at the House of Blues
3/17 Henry Rollins at the Somerville Theatre
3/20 Air at Berklee
3/25 Norah Jones at the Wang Center
3/27 A Place to Bury Strangers and Big Pink at the Paradise
3/31 Miike Snow at the Paradise
4/2 The xx and JJ at the Paradise
4/3 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at the House of Blues
4/3 Matthew Goode at the ME
4/6 Acid Mother's Temple at the ME
4/8 Cymbals Eat Guitars and Bear in Heaven at the ME
4/17 Record Store Day
4/17 Tony Orlando at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium (oh, tie a yellow ribbon...)
4/19 Miss Tess and the Bon Ton Parade at the Cantab
4/25 Gipsy Kings at the House of Blues
5/2 Johann Johannsson at the Brattle Theatre
5/4 Mark Kopfler at the Orpheum
6/17 Arlo Guthrie and Family at Symphony Hall
6/18 Arlo Guthrie and Family at Symphony Hall
6/25-27 Ohana Luau at the Lake (Aloha!)

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