The only REM show I went to in Boston was at kind of a nice old theater near Downtown...fuzzy on Boston geography now...I saw them a couple of times at the Tower theater in Philadelphia when I was in high school though.
Saw Ian MacKaye and Henry Rollins do a spoken word thing (aka them reminiscing about working at an ice cream shop together when they were teenagers) at the Rat. It was right after Henry cut all his hair off and Ian had HUGE hair.
kind of a nice old theater near Downtown
Probably the Orpheum. That would have been later.
Yes the Orpheum I think. Would have been around 86-87.
I'm happy to report that the Pixies are still rocking it. Kimmy has an adorable new short haircut. They played tons o' songs (including Hey - one of my all-time fave songs ever). I'm also old and saw them back in 90 or 91. I'd love to see them in a smaller venue again...
Next show: Guided by Voices at the Henry Fonda.
Next show: Guided by Voices at the Henry Fonda.
Of Montreal at the Blind Pig on Sunday, Visqueen at the same venue on Tuesday.
Tegan and Sara are playing here in a small venue on Monday night. Tickets were way sold out before I got wind of the show, and none of the online scalpers seem to be selling tickets to their show.
Boston concerts-- anybody see Lone Justice at the Paradise? Or the Nails ("88 Lines About 44 Women" ring a bell for anyone?) Or Timbuk 3?Elvis Costello at the Beacon? Or (and you are all way too young for this) the Go-Gos opening for the Police at the Garden?
Boston concerts-- anybody see Lone Justice at the Paradise?
Huh. I think I saw thought. I definitely saw The Bangles there.
Or (and you are all way too young for this) the Go-Gos opening for the Police at the Garden?
I saw that tour play in Cleveland.
Tegan and Sara are playing here in a small venue on Monday night. Tickets were way sold out before I got wind of the show, and none of the online scalpers seem to be selling tickets to their show.
That's what happens when they play their own country, huh? We didn't have much trouble getting in when we saw them in SF.
Lone Justice at the Paradise?
Sadly, no. I did see Lone Justice open for U2 at the Spectrum in Philadelphia in 1985 (thank you Google, my external memory).
I went to a whole load of shows at the Paradise though. I used to live right across the street (and around the corner from it).