You have to expect that these lists after holiday-shortened weeks are going to suck. There is some stuff that I'll try to flesh out as the week goes by -- or take a chance on something.
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FRI 5/30
* Jim's Big Ego
* Muck & The Mires
* Lock and Key, Mean Creek, Movers and Shakers, Serious Geniuses
* Festa della Repubblica -- to SUN 6/1
SAT 5/31
* Love During Wartime 2
* "Dr. Dog on Dunster Street Block Party"
* "Sew What?!?"
* Girls Guns & Glory, The Molenes, Shay's Rebellion
* Charlie Chesterman & The Legendary Motorbikes
* The Radio Knives
SUN 6/1
* Hot Dog Safari
* Angels Of Meth, Mammoth Grinder, Ramming Speed, Fruit Salad
* Beacon Hill Art Walk
* Dummy Hoy: A Deaf Hero
MON 6/2
* The Toothaches, Husband and Wife, Alexander The Great, Pray For Polanski
* The Murder, Faulty Conscience, The Designer Drugs
* Anita Diamant & Jennifer Dundas, "The Taming of the Shrew": Discussion
TUES 6/3
* Folk Dancing by the Fountain
* Milo Jones
WED 6/4
* Naked Comedy Showcase
* The Boylesque Follies
* Free Wednesday Nights at MFA
THUR 6/5
* Township, Pet Genius, Cortez, Handsome Jack
* Richard Knox & Doctors Without Borders, "On the Medical Frontlines": Discussion
* George Lakoff, "The Political Mind"
FRI 6/6
* Preacher Jack, Thunderpants Johnson's Hillbilly Orchestra, Gilded Splinters, Birdwatchers of America, Dearborn Valley
* Mieka Pauley Band, Bronze Radio Return, Phil DaRosa
* Boston Pride Week -- to SUN 6/15
* Boston International Film Festival -- to SUN 6/15
SAT 6/7
* Lewis Black, "Me of Little Faith": Reading
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FRI 5/ 30
8pm
Jim's Big Ego
at Lizard Lounge/Cambridge Common, 1667 Mass Ave, Cambridge (between Harvard Sq & Porter Sq)
$10 / 21+
I guess there Jim's ego was so big, there wasn't enough room for opening bands. I personally think it's great. Jim's Big Ego has hours of excellent songs to play.
FRI 5/30
9:30pm
Lock and Key, Mean Creek, Movers and Shakers, Serious Geniuses
at Middle East - Downstairs, 480 Mass Ave, Cambridge (Central Sq)
$10 / 18+
Sadly, this is Lock and Key's final show. All four bands are top-notch, so you've got a great night of punk/indie rock ahead of you.
FRI 5/30
10pm
Muck And The Mires
at Plough & Stars, 912 Mass. Ave, Cambridge (Central Sq)
$5
Two sets of the best garage-rock in the country (according to Little Steven). If you get there early enough, you won't have to pay a cover...
FRI 5/30 to SUN 6/1
In celebration of the Festa della Repubblica, there's a few things going on organized by the Dante Alighieri Society. Think of this as a warm-up to the North End festa season (next week).
FRI 5/30
7:30pm to 8:45pm
Coro Dante Concert
at Dante Alighieri Society, 41 Hampshire St, Cambridge (Kendall Sq)
FREE
Opera pieces and traditional songs by a chorus and soloists.
SAT 5/31
10am to 6pm
Bocce Tournament
at Langone Park, Boston (North End)
FREE
If these guys are like my Uncle Valdo, there will be quite a few tryiong to hog the bocce courts. You could watch at least... Maybe bring a cooler...
SUN 6/1
10am to 5pm
“La Piazza Exhibit”
at Christopher Columbus Park, Boston (North End)
FREE
This could be interesting -- or lame. Perhaps part of a nice Sunday walk...
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- Various Exhibits
- Entertainment, Popular, Modern & Classical Music
- Italian Cafe
SAT 5/31
1pm to 6pm
"Dr. Dog on Dunster Street Block Party"
between Forbes Plaza (1350 Mass Ave) & Dunster St Harvard Square
FREE
Dr. Dog was supposed to play at Harvard Mayfair, but they couldn't make it for the make-up date after the flaming manhole weekend in Harvard Sq. They're getting bigger all the time, like doing the late-night talk show circuit, but the Dogs appreciate their early fans in Boston so a whole new outdoor party with various local vendors before Dr. Dog performs around 5pm and Cassavettes opening at 4pm.
It's probably going to rain by then, but it was worth a try...
SAT 5/31
3pm to 7pm
"Sew What?!?"
at Union Sq Plaza, Somerville (nexus of Somerville Ave, Washington St , Bow St)
FREE
Bring some stuff you don't like to wear and make it better. If not, there will be some clothes vendors there... Have fun with clothes in all sorts of ways with help from people who know what they're doing.
SAT 5/31
5:30pm to 8pm
Charlie Chesterman & The Legendary Motorbikes
at Sally O'Brien's, 335 Somerville Ave, Somerville (Union Sq)
FREE
Kickass, roots-rock/rockabilly can be played anytime of day. Pre-game for the night ahead, or settle in for night on the couch afterwards. Chaz and the Motorbikes deliver the goods for good hanging-out music for many moods!
SAT 5/31
9pm
Love During Wartime 2
at Paradise Rock Club, 967 Comm Ave, Boston
$10 / 18+
More than a dozen DJ's & VJ's to make you dance and support local arts. The concept is to throw a dance party with lots of killer DJ's etc, but the cover charge actually goes to a local artist as a grant. The first L.D.W. party raised $1,000, which was given to a photographer. (See Link of the Week below.) There will be so many styles and the crowd will be pumped!
Stay 'til the end for some arty-dance rock from Bone Zone, who claim they building "a giant cop head with flashing eyes" for their performance. (They will probably be huge in the underground within 12 months.)
Some of the scheduled DJs include:
Lone Wolf, Etan, Claude Money, Dan Shea, Colbourne, Baltimoroder, Gross Anatomy
Plus you'll get a special mix CD by Chris Devlin (of Spank Rock).
SAT 5/31
Girls Guns & Glory (11:30pm), The Molenes (10:15pm), Shay's Rebellion (9pm)
at Church, 69 Kilmarnock St, Boston (Fenway)
$8 / 21+
Boston's current Rock N Roll Rumble winners Girls Guns & Glory top a night of Alt-country/Americana. "The first 75 people through the door receive a free copy of the new Molenes CD."
SAT 5/31
10pm
The Radio Knives
at Alchemist Lounge, 435 S Huntington Ave, Jamaica Plain
FREE
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SUN 6/1
9am to 4pm
Hot Dog Safari
at Suffolk Downs Racetrack, 111 Waldemar Ave, East Boston
$12 advance / $15 door / FREE (children 6 and under)
All-you-can-eat hot dogs, sausages, and ice cream sundaes for 7 hours has to be worth more than $12. Don't eat until Sunday... (Keep in mind: You could bet on all 9 races for less than $20.)
Advance tix available at Sovereign Bank branches, Kelly's Roast Beef, Halfway Cafe (all 5 locations), Kowloon, and Fuddruckers.SUN 6/1
Noon to 6pm
Beacon Hill Art Walk
start at 135 Charles St, Boston (Beacon Hill)
FREE
Check out art in various media, but more importantly walk around in the alleyways and backyards of Beacon Hill without getting arrested or yelled at by Boston Brahmins.
SUN 6/1
3pm to 7pm
Angels Of Meth, Mammoth Grinder, Ramming Speed, Fruit Salad
at Abbey Lounge, 3 Beacon St, Somerville (Inman Sq)
FREE / Donations Welcomed
Hardcore/thrash matinee show. Angels Of Meth sound really good; even if you're only into "hard rock", you'd dig these guys -- and you can just show up around 6pm, if you feel like it. It's free! (Maybe give a buck or two, buy a CD...)
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MON 6/2
8:30pm
The Toothaches, Husband and Wife, Alexander The Great, Pray For Polanski
at O'Brien's, 3 Harvard St, Allston
$3 / 18+
MON 6/2
10pm
The Murder, Faulty Conscience, The Designer Drugs
at Charlie's Kitchen, 10 Eliot St, Cambridge (Harvard Sq)
$5
The Murder are a Boston-punk band with loads of swaggering attitude and catchy, in-your-face tunes. The other bands are in the same vein for music too loud for the venue, but Esquire magazine did name Charlie's Kitchen one of the top bars in the country...
MON 6/2
7:30pm
Anita Diamant & Jennifer Dundas, "The Taming of the Shrew": Discussion
at Stuart Street Playhouse, 200 Stuart St, Boston (Theatre District)
FREE
From the folks that bring us Free Shakespeare in the Common (FYI: "As You Like It" in '08), this is the first in a new series "Shakespeare Salons" that bring together writers and actors to talk about The Bard's various plays. We'll see how often this series is presented...
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TUES 6/3
7:30pm to 9pm
Folk Dancing by the Fountain
in front of Trinity Church, 206 Clarendon St, Boston (Copley Sq)
FREE
Pretty slim pickings for cheap entertainment this Tuesday. Every Tuesday in the summer, there is free instruction in various traditional dances. On a good night, you can sit there with beverages and laugh at the dancers.
Umm, I guess the listing is actually to encourage people to dance... You don't need to bring a partner to join in, btw.
TUES 6/3
10pm
Milo Jones
at Plough & Stars, 912 Mass. Ave, Cambridge (Central Sq)
$3
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WED 6/4
10pm
The Naked Comedy Showcase
at ImprovBoston, 40 Prospect St, Cambridge (Central Sq)
$10
Naked Comedy Showcase takes place the first Wednesday of every month, but I think summertime is the best time to go, at least the best time to perform without any clothes. Comedians of both genders will entertain you beyond the gimmick (in the case of the female comedians, "gimmicks").
WED 6/4
10:30pm
The Boylesque Follies w/ Sway, "Good Anatomy"
at Midway Cafe, 3496 Washington St, Jamaica Plain
$5
Yes, boylesque -- male dancers. I can imagine all sorts of entertainment with a bit of an edge: comedy, magic, dancing. Sway will perform a set of sounds like modern Appalachian mountain music to me.
WED 6/4
4pm to 9:45pm
Free Wednesdays
at Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston (The Fens)
FREE
Maybe you forgot that you can go on any Wednesday evening for free?
You got a collection that includes ancient art from around the world, Renaissance art, Rembrandt, Monet, Renoir, Gaugin, Picasso, Van Gogh, Turner, Jackson Pollock. It's there and much more.
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THUR 6/5
Township (Midnight), Pet Genius (11pm), Cortez (10pm), Handsome Jack (9pm)
at TT the Bear's Place, 10 Brookline St, Cambridge (Central Sq)
$10
Pet Genius is another stoner-rock permutation of the fantastic Stephen Brodsky. I think I said this recently, but every band he has played in (Cave-In, Octave Museum, etc) has a twisted beauty and original flair. Township is a throwback to classic 70's-rock in a modern way and without the scarf on the microphone stand (I hope). Cortez plays some cool, heavy rock. Buffalo's Handsome Jack must've gotten a good reception a few weeks ago, because they're back and ready to rock your face off.
THUR 6/5
7pm
Richard Knox & Doctors Without Borders, "On the Medical Frontlines": Discussion
at Rabb Lecture Hall, Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston (Copley Sq)
FREE
6:30pm
George Lakoff, "The Political Mind: Why You Can't Understand 21st Century Politics with an 18th Century Brain"
at Abbey Room, Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston (Copley Sq)
FREE
In the basement, you can either hear four aid workers from Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières, who help the sickest of the sick around the world. Or in the McKim wing, George Lakoff (who's a professor of Linguistics & Cognitive Science at UC Berkeley) will try to explain why people vote for republicans even when it won't serve their interests. Or something like that...
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FRI 6/6
8:30pm
Preacher Jack, Thunderpants Johnson's Hillbilly Orchestra, Gilded Splinters, Birdwatchers of America, Dearborn Valley
at Sally O'Brien's, 335 Somerville Ave, Somerville (Union Sq)
FREE / 21+
FRI 6/6
10pm
Mieka Pauley Band, Bronze Radio Return, Phil DaRosa
at Johnny D's, 17 Holland St, Somerville (Davis Sq)
$10
FRI 6/6 to SUN 6/15
Various Times
Boston Pride Week
at Various Locations
Some FREE
The Parade is on SAT 6/14, but this is a great week to avoid the crowds in P-town...
FRI 6/6 to SUN 6/15
Various Times
Boston International Film Festival
at Loews Boston Common, 175 Tremont St, Boston (Boston Common)
Most $10
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SAT 6/7
7pm
Lewis Black, "Me of Little Faith": Reading
at First Parish Church, 3 Church St, Cambridge (Harvard Sq)
$5 (tix available at Harvard Book Store, 1256 Mass Ave -- or by phone: 617-661-1515)
Cheapest way to see Lewis Black...
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Links of the Week:
Lissa Rivera is the photographer who got the previous "Love During Wartime" grant. Her pictures remind me of Radiohead songs.
Do people know to check this site to check the veracity of crazy stories sent to you via email?
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Quote of the Week:
"Do not resent growing old, many are denied the privilege."
-- Irish Proverb
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th-th-that's all, folks.
~r
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