Friday, October 13, 2006

Hear Here October 13, 2006

Friday October 13

Sanctuary for Independent Media TROY $10, 3361 6th Ave., Troy, 518-272-2390
Billy Bang Quartet
Play Reflections (from Vietnam: Reflections) fade out before 7:00
Amazing Jazz violinist who has used music to exorcise the demons of his Vietnam

experience

Iron Horse 10pm
Okkervil River - Song of Our So-Called Friends 3:25
Elvis Perkins

Club Helsinki
Poppa Chubby - Preacher Man 3:57

Williams College 8pm (413) 597-2425
MainStage, '62 Center for Theatre and Dance
Kinsey Sicks - I wanna Be a Republican
"Condoleezzapalooza," parody of current politics with Kinsey Sicks, "America's

favorite Dragapella Beauty-Shop Quartet,"


Colonial Theater 8pm 413-442-7718 www.CulturalPittsfield.com
Pittsfield CityJazz Festival
The legendary Dr. Billy Taylor & his Trio - Moanin' 5:23
and Metta Quintet - Morning Rush 5:48

Valentines 7pm downstairs 518-432-6572
Root-O-Rama night 1
Sidewinders
The Brett Rosenberg Problem - Death Star 2:57 (former Boston Subway Busker)
The Hudson Rivieras
Pispoure
The Heddy Borthers

Saturday October 14

Valentines 8pm downstairs 518-432-6572
Root-O-Rama night 2
Grainbelt - The Ballad of Sled 3:06 (Valentines Booker Howard Glassman's new

band Coal Palace Kings are gone)
The Old Sweethearts
Future Farmers of America
The Bum Steers

Flywheel 413-527-9800
JUCIFER - pontius of palia (from ne If Thine Enemy Hunger) 3:12
FUZBUNI
THE UNCOMFORTABLES
MICHAEL JACKSON'S NOSE
CRAP WITCH

Helsinki 528-3394
Haale - One More Time (Clash Cover) 4:57

Mass MoCA 8pm 413-662-2111
las rubias del norte - soledad 3:30
Las Rubias del Norte (the blondes of the north) play boleros, cha cha cha,

cumbias, huaynos, lieder, and cowboy songs. Fronted by classically trained

singers Allyssa Lamb and Emily Hurst, the band mixes musicians from the US,

France and Colombia who all look back to the Latin motherland most of them never

had. Their new album, Panamericana, just came out

Academy of Music in Northampton 8pm 413-584-8435
jennie lewis with the watson twins - melt your heart 2:47
Michael Endelman, a reviewer for "Entertainment Weekly," calls Lewis "the Emmylou

Harris of the Silverlake set, her exquisite voice masking smart, tart lyrics that

question God and poke at politicians." Jenny Lewis will take the historic Academy

of Music stage with her bluegrass-style backup singers the Watson Twins for a

night of gospel-harmonized sounds with irreverent themes. Opening acts will be

the three-man Brooklyn rock band Vietnam, and California singer/guitarist Michael

Runion.

Castle Street Cafe 528-5244
Guitarist Michael Musillami's Quartet - Brooms 3:00

Colonial Theater 8pm 413-442-7718 www.CulturalPittsfield.com
Pittsfield CityJazz Festival
T.S. Monk Sextet - little rootie tootie (from monk on monk) 7:32

Sunday October 15

Colonial Theater 2pm 413-442-7718 www.CulturalPittsfield.com
Internationally acclaimed saxophonist Phil Woods and the
incredible U.S. Jazz Ambassadors Big Band
Phil Woods & The Festival Orchestra - How's Your Mama? (Phil's Theme): Excerpted

52nd Street Theme / Salt Peanuts / Harlem Nocturne
solos: Phil Woods - alto sax / Brian Lynch - trumpet / Bill Charlap - piano
5:04

Tuesday October 17
The Egg 8pm 518-473-1845
Emmylou Harris
Teddy Thompson - Think Again 3:33
son of British folk-rock icons Richard and Linda Thompson

Washington Avenue Armory 8pm 518-476-1000 (ticketmaster)
Matisyahu - jerusalem (out of darkness comes light) 3:12

Friday, October 06, 2006

Hear Here October 6, 2006

fRIDAY oCTOBER 6 2006

Greenwall Auditorium at Bennington College
Friday 10pm 802-442-5401
500 Jennings Drive
Joanna Newsom - Peach Plum Pear 3:34 (2)
harp player with the crazy voice

HELSINKI 9PM
THE IGUANAS - Mexican Candy 4:38 (3)

Washington Avenue Armory 8pm 518-694-7160
The Strokes - You Only Live Once 3:06 (4)
Garage rock revivalists.

The Elevens Popfest
Friday, October 6
Ponies in the Surf
Beauty Sleep
Palomar
Spouse
My Teenage Stride
The Icicles - Snowman 2:08 (5)
The Butterflies of Love


sATURDAY October 7

Iron Horse 7pm
Lisa Germano
Winterpills - A Benediction 3:34 (6)


Valentines 8pm 518-432-6572
Jim Lauderdale (Country Super Hits and Bluegrass simultaneously) - Honky Tonk Mood Again 2:38 (7)
Carolyn Mark
Jimmy Barret

Pioneer Arts 8pm 413-527-3700
The Shiftless Rounders - House 4:47 (8)
with Luther Wright

WAMC Perf Arts Center
Aztec Two Step - Better These Days 3:12 (9)

Helsini 9pm
Twinemen - A little strange 4:30 (10)

The Elevens Popfest
Saturday, October 7
The L’il Hospital
School for the Dead
The Antiques
The Besties
The Smittens
Locas in Love (from Cologne Germany) - Wir Fangen Von Vorne An 3:00 (11)
Dyrdin
Human Television

SUNDAY October 8

The Elevens Popfest
Sunday, October 8 (4 PM Afternoon Show)
The Sawtelles
Polar Bear Parade
Panda Riot
Surefire Broadcast

Sunday, October 8 (Evening Show)
Hands & Knees
The Specific Heats
The Brother Kite
Bunnygrunt
Math & Physics Club
The Snow Fairies
Secret Shine

Flywheel (413) 527-9800
6:30pm opening
A DENVER MILE a rock and roll outfit based in Central Eastern Florida. With a lineup that converged from

various backgrounds, their music explores a number of different avenues. From driving, energetic rock and

acoustic folk to experimental passages washed with effects and whatever instruments they can lay their hands

on PLAY: DOWN SYCAMORE STREET 2:45 (12)

AZWAN/ CONDUIT - AMHERST, Massachusetts
THE WAYWARD Post Hardcore / Metal / Indie WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA
OPEL Folk Rock / Experimental / Rock from the Pioneer Valley, Massachusetts. Trippy, Greatful Dead-like.
FEVER MARLENE Rock / Electro / Pop a touring band from MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin featuring Scott Starr and Kevin

Dunphy. Sounds like Panic! at the Disco but cooler.
PLAY: WE ARE ALL COLORS (13)

Tuesday October 10

Valentines 8pm 518-432-6572
Lisa Germano - Too Much Space 3:53 (14)


Thursday October 12

Iron Horse 10pm
EEF Barzelay - I wasn't really drunk 4:19 (15)
Casey Dienel - Tundra 5:27 (16)
Shawn Fogel

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Hear Here Special POPFEST edition Oct 4, 2006

Special Edition featuring POPFEST New England 2006 Oct 6-8 at the Elevens in Northampton.

Link to POPFEST

Click here for an MP3 of the show

Playlist:
Ponies in the Surf - Ventricle
Beauty Sleep - Dream
Palomar - You Dance Bad
My Teenage Stride - That should stand for something
The Icicles - Snowman
The Butterflies of Love - Get Ready!
Locas in Love - Wif Fangen Von Varne An
Dyrdin - 17 Juni
Human Television - In Front of the House
The Sawtelles - Garden
Polar Bear Parade - Mountain Lion
Panda Riot - She Dares All Things
Surefire Broadcast - Hey Baby!
Hands and Knees - Into the Cold Lake
Specific Heats - Take the Wheel
The Brother Kite - Get On, Me
Bunnygrunt - Me My Vampire Friend
Math and Physics Club - Weekends Away
The Snow Fairies - Baja California