Sneak Peek: FRI 1/4 & SAT 1/5

Okay, here are a few that are are going to make the list tomorrow. I offer a little advance notice instead of making you wait 'til whenever I get it done...

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FRI 1/4

10pm
Hallelujah the Hills, Faces On Film, Reports, DJ Patrick Grenham
at Middle East - Upstairs, 472 Mass Ave, Cambridge (Central Sq)
$9 advance / $10 day of show / 18+

One awesome band (Hallelujah the Hills) and two very good ones. The dude from another good local group is handling the recorded music.

This is on the Hallelujah the Hills MySpace:

Pretty cool, huh?


FRI 1/4

9:30
Madi Diaz, The Blue Ribbons
at Lizard Lounge/Cambridge Common, 1667 Mass Ave, Cambridge (between Harvard Sq & Porter Sq)
$7 / 21+

Quality female, singer-songwriter folk/rock; and some rockin' Americana.

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SAT 1/5

3:30pm to 11:30pm
Python-A-Thon
at Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St, Cambridge (Harvard Sq)
$7.50 / $6 seniors/children under 12 (All-day Pass $25 / $20)

A production of Spamalot (based "...The Holy Grail") is coming to town in a couple weeks, and the cheapest seats are $27.50... You spend less for all 4 films or pick any of the most absurdly hilarious films ever.

Screening: "And Now For Something Completely Different", "Monty Python's Life Of Brian", "Monty Python And The Holy Grail", "Monty Python And The Meaning Of Life".

The Brattle sez, "Expect prizes and surprises for this celebration of all things Python!"


SAT 1/5

8:30pm
Nerd Nite, Make Ready, Add Hoc
at The Midway Cafe, 3496 Washington Street, Jamaica Plain
FREE (before 10-ish)

3x (informal, obscure, eclectic talks) + 2x (rock bands) = nerdy fun for any curious hipster/drinker/music-lover.

The scheduled talks: "The Life and Lore of the Maidu, one of many very small peoples", "Neo-Maxi-Zoom-Dweebie: Anthony Michael Hall as The Geek in John Hughes movies", "Amateur Radio: Now You're Talking!"

If you get there during the talks, you won't have to pay a cover ($5 - $8 neighborhood).

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I don't think I'm alone on this, but I really dig Charlotte Gainsbourg.