Some Early Weekend Cheapness -- FRI 9/28 & SAT 9/29

FRI 9/28

7:30pm to 11pm
Tango by Moonlight
Over the Charles River on the Weeks pedestrian bridge, Memorial Drive side, near Dewolf St, Cambridge
FREE

It's the last dance, the last dance this year... But there will be no disco ball in sight tonight. When the weather is warm and the moon is full, tango is the game (but if you keep to the side, you could pretty much do anything like a dance like in junior high. There's a brief dance lesson session, and then you do your best on the basic tango step while you bump into the the real dancers -- or maybe that's just me.

It's a good time anyway. It's free, and the view is beautiful. Take your loved one and look like a romantic hero(ine) -- or show up and dance with a stranger. There are usually enough people without partners. Stay as long as you want.

Rain date: 9/29


SAT 9/29

Midnight
J. Cannibal's Feast Of Flesh V: Music, Burlesque, Horror Film, etc
Feat: Bad Ash, Black Cat Burlesque, "Evil Dead"
at Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St, Brookline
$10

This guy does not wait until Halloween to freak you out. I say J. Cannibal is creepy, because he's an undertaker -- and he looks & acts really creepy. One of his other vocations is organizing the Feasts of Flesh where zombies & freaks (and zombie/freak lovers) get together for music, film, burlesque, and all-around wickedness and weirdness.

I admit it's been a long time since I've seen 'Evil Dead', but it's still one of the best horror movies I've seen. Remember that it was done on a low, low budget (even for 1981: $50k); but it was still friggin' scary and gory -- cheesy special effects and all. It's not just me, because it's considered one of the all-time horror cult classics. Director Sam Raimi has since helmed the Spiderman movies and others.

Tonight's band could not be a better fit; Bad Ash (named after Bruce Campbell's character in the 'Evil Dead' movies) slams the night into gear with an opening set. Their horror-influenced punk with a humorous bent gets a little metal at points, and there's even a little bit of ska horns. For those who enjoy hot 'ghoul on ghoul' action should dig the spine-chilling lovelies of Black Cat Burlesque who have been "raising pulses, the dead and a whole lot of hell since 2003."

Free 'gory' goodie bags for all, there will be some cool prizes for best zombie costumes -- and there are some serious contestants. SEIBEI, a t-shirt company, has "Intramural Zombie Hunting League" t-shirts to sell and will give some customized ones away.

Cheap Thrills SAT 9/22 to FRI 9/29

Okay, okay. I was going to post my archives before starting my regular posts, but it looks like it's on a Big Dig timeline. Come back and check on days besides Fridays (hopefully Thursdays soon), because I might post other things as I find out about them...

My plan is to usually post the basic info here. You have to subscribe to the weekly email to get my witty commentary... (or go to going.com or my BostonNOW blog, but I'll probably add those here too.)

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SAT 9/22
* ClimbFest
* CollegeFest
* "Sound of our Town": Release Party
* "Yacht Rock Night"
* Boston Blues Festival -- and 9/23

SUN 9/23
* Allston Village Street Fair
* RiverSing 2007
* "Keggers and CliffsNotes"

MON 9/24
* Rick Berlin w/ Todd Drogy, Katya
* "365 Days/365 Plays" -- thru SUN 9/30

TUES 9/25
* Ukulele Noir
* Robert Tavernor, "Smoot's Ear: The Measure of Humanity": Lecture
* Tom Sachs, Steve Miller, Tiger by the Tail!: Opening Reception

WED 9/26
* Opera Boston Underground

THUR 9/27
* Dirty Movie Night
* MFA College Night w/ Thurston Moore
* BeanTown Jazz Warm-Up

FRI 9/28
* Chandler Travis Philharmonic
* Tango by Moonlight
* AltWheels Festival -- and SAT 9/29

SAT 9/29
* Feast of Flesh V

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SAT 9/22

9:00am to 4:30pm
ClimbFest 2007
at Quincy Quarries, Ricciuti Drive in West Quincy
$3 suggested donation

Rain date: 9/23


SAT 9/22 and SUN 9/23

Noon to 7pm (6pm on SUN)
CollegeFest
at Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston St, Boston (Back Bay)
$10 with College ID


SAT 9/22

8pm
"The Sound of Our Town: A History of Boston Rock & Roll": Release Party
Feat. Too Many Good Names To List On 1 Or 2 Lines
at Middle East - Downstairs, 480 Mass Ave, Cambridge (Central Sq)
$12 / 18+

Many of the bands Brett Milano has written about will be playing mini-sets tonight including Muck & the Mires, Robin Lane & The Chartbusters, Twinemen, Nervous Eaters, Willie Alexander & The Boom Boom Band, Lyres, The Neighborhoods, The Gravel Pit, and The Shods. Asa Brebner will lead the house band through an hour of guest singers doing their 'hits' or covers of Boston classics. Besides those listed above, expected guests include: Dennis Brennan, Frank Rowe (Classic Ruins), JJ Rasler (Downbeat 5, etc), John Powhida (Rudds), Andrea Gillis, Lizzie Borden, Ellie Vee & Joe Wizda (The Charms). Who knows what kind of crazy jams will break out.


SAT 9/22

8:30pm
"Yacht Rock Night"
Three Day Threshold (1am), Roadsteamer (12:10am), The Stolen Records (11:20pm), Okay Thursday (10:35pm), B for Brontosaurus (9:50pm), Tristan Da Cunha (9pm)
at The Bulfinch Yacht Club, 234 Friend Street, Boston (near North Station)
$9 with secret password* / $12 / 21+

* "Fuck you, Loggins!"


SAT 9/22

Mr. Airplane Man (11:45pm), Digger and The Pussycats (10:45pm), The Terribles (9:45pm), Hospital Rats (9pm)
at Abbey Lounge, 3 Beacon St, Somerville (Inman Sq)
$8


SAT 9/22 and SUN 9/23

Noon to 6pm
Annual Boston Blues Festival 2007
at Hatch Shell, Charles River Esplanade, Storrow Dr, Boston
FREE


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SUN 9/23

Noon to 6pm
Allston Village Street Fair
at Harvard Avenue between Brighton Ave. and Cambridge St. , Allston
FREE Admission


SUN 9/23

6pm to 7:30 pm
RiverSing 2007: Bridging the Charles with Voice and Light
Over the Charles River on the Weeks pedestrian bridge, Memorial Drive side, near Dewolf St, Cambridge
FREE


SUN 9/23

7pm to 9pm
"Keggers and CliffsNotes": Amy L. Clark, Beth Woodcome, Brian Foley, & Janaka Stucky
at Grub Street, 160 Boylston St, 4th Floor, Boston (near Boston Common)
FREE / 21+


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MON 9/24

10pm
Rick Berlin w/ Todd Drogy, Katya
at Jacques Cabaret, 79 Broadway, Boston (South End)
$6


MON 9/24 to SUN 9/30

Various Times
"365 Days/365 Plays": Week 46
at Various Locations around Cambridge
FREE

MON 9/24
10pm
at Rendezvous, 502 Mass Ave (Central Sq)

TUES 9/25
7pm
at Whole Foods, 340 River St (Central Sq)

WED 9/26
12:30pm
at The Broad Institute, Monadnock Lecture Room, 2nd Floor, 7 Cambridge Center (Kendall Sq)

THUR 9/27
8pm
at Serene Chocolate, 1105 Mass Ave (Harvard Sq)

FRI 9/28
7pm
at Porter Square Books, 25 White St (near Star Market)

SAT 9/29
2pm
at Cambridge Public Library - Main Branch, 359 Broadway (near Central Sq)

SUN 9/30
1pm
at Mariposa Bakery, 424 Mass Ave (Central Sq)

Presented by The Nora Theatre Company and Underground Railway Theater.


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TUES 9/25

10pm
Ukulele Noir Feat. Craig Robertson, Bliss Blood, Greg Hawkes, Mark Occhionero, Ian Schwartz
at Johnny D's, 17 Holland St, Somerville (Davis Sq)
$10


TUES 9/25

6:30pm to 8:30pm
Robert Tavernor, "Smoot's Ear: The Measure of Humanity": Lecture
at Kirsch Auditorium, Stata Center, 32 Vassar St, Cambridge (MIT Campus)
$10

It will probably sell out. Online registration is recommended.


TUES 9/25

6pm
Tom Sachs, Steve Miller, Tiger by the Tail: Videos by Indian Female Artists: Opening Reception
at Rose Art Museum 415 South St, Waltham
FREE


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WED 9/26

7pm
Opera Boston Underground: "€œViva! Songs of Spain and Latin America"
at Lizard Lounge/Cambridge Common, 1667 Mass Ave, Cambridge (between Harvard Sq & Porter Sq)
$8 / 21+


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THUR 9/27

8pm
Dirty Movie Night
at The Video Underground, 385 Centre St, Jamaica Plain
$5 suggested donation


THUR 9/27

7pm to Midnight
MFA College Night w/ Thurston Moore
at Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston (The Fens)
FREE with college ID


THUR 9/27

9pm
BeanTown Jazz Warm-Up
at The Beehive, 541 Tremont St, Boston (South End)
FREE


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FRI 9/28

9pm
Chandler Travis Philharmonic
at The Midway Cafe, 3496 Washington St, Jamaica Plain
$5


9/28

7:30pm to 11pm
Tango by Moonlight
Over the Charles River on the Weeks pedestrian bridge, Memorial Drive side, Cambridge
FREE

The last one of the year.


FRI 9/28 to SAT 9/29

FRI: 9am to 7pm
SAT: 10am to 6pm
AltWheels Festival
at City Hall Plaza, Boston (Govt Center)
FREE


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SAT 9/29

Midnight
J. Cannibal's Feast Of Flesh V: Music, Burlesque, Horror Film, and more
at Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St, Brookline
$10


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Links of the Week:

Free admission to many museums across the country on SAT 9/29

What should happen to Barry Bonds' record-breaking ball? You decide.

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Quote of the Week:

"If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility."

-- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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th-th-that's all, folks.

~r


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