MON 4/8: Talk, Jazz/Classical, Rumble, Burlesque, Rock

Okay, let's hope my current roll picks up speed before the weekend...

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MON 4/8

6pm
Rock Shop #25: Pressing the "Press"
at Middle East - Downstairs, 480 Mass Ave, Cambridge (Central Sq)
FREE

6pm -- Meet & Greet
7pm -- Discussion

Feat: Michael Marotta, Luke O'Neil, Brad Searles, Hilary Hughes

Hosted by Kevin Hoskins & Steve Theo

Does your band want press? Do you have any endeavor that you'd like to get covered by the press?

You could pick up some hints tonight. I've heard a few new tidbits whenever I've attended Rock Shop.

Networking will continue after the discussion until 9pm.

MON 4/8

8pm
"Monk/Webern"
at Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St, Boston (New England Conservatory/Fenway)
FREE

Program:

The Very Attractive People, "Elite Oriole Tit Toot"
Abby Swidler & Ilya Portnov, "Swung No Chaser"
Simon Hanes, "Bagatelle (Fuck! Ahhh! Fucking Fuck Off!)"
Daniel Pencer, "tropic tension"
Anton Webern arr. by the ensemble from "Variations for Piano, Op. 27 No. 2: Sehr schnell"
Ran Blake, "The Short Life of Barbara Monk"
Thelonious Monk, "Monk’s Mood"
Lautaro Mantilla, "El tiempo es un maní"
Jacob Means, "Above; The Untamed Hound"
Mark Goldstein, "peacock princess no. 3"
Anton Webern, "Concerto, Op. 24"
Thelonious Monk, "Ask Me Now"
Marnen Laibow-Koser, "Scene with BACH"
Tyler Gilmore, "Cross Criss"
Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler arr. Thelonious Monk, arr. Anna Patton, "The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea"

Students and faculty play their compositions based on the work of Thelonius Monk and Anton Webern to explore the similarities between the great jazz pianist and the Austrian composer of the 12-Tone school.

MON 4/8

Various Times
Rock 'n' Roll Rumble 2013: Preliminaries Night #2
at TT the Bear's Place, 10 Brookline St, Cambridge (Central Sq)
$8 / 18+

Feat: Camden (11:15pm), Herra Terra (10:30pm), The Deep North (9:45pm), Endation (9pm)

If you missed last night's prelim battle, there are 5 more to go. Like most nights, it's a mixed bag of bands that want to rock their hearts out.

MON 4/8

9pm
Punk Rockin' and Pastie Poppin'
at The Midway Cafe, 3496 Washington St, Jamaica Plain
$8

Feat: Abby Normal, Mary Widow, Lolli Hoops, Kid Vicious, Penny Candy, Honey Pie, Sir Sleaze-a-lot, Jane Doe, Claude Kitten, Femme Brulee, Belle Gunz, Dinah DeVille

Hosted by Taylor Connelly

It's a burlesque birthday party for Dinah DeVille at this month's show and "Punk Rock Dance Party". The 'Burlesque Roulette' wheel also makes it world premiere tonight...

Cover charge includes 2 raffle tickets.

MON 4/8

9:30pm
Devil on Horseback, Fire King, Triple Thick
at Charlie's Kitchen, 10 Eliot St, Cambridge (Harvard Sq)
$5 / 21+

You don't need to go to the Rumble for loud rock music. I might personally be more inclined to get a triple-shot with garage dudes Triple-Thick, hard-poppers Fire King, and old-school riffage from Devil on Horseback.