Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Caren Explains The Low Anthem

Folk Festival 50 performers, The Low Anthem, drop an album today called "Oh My God, Charlie Darwin"... which I always want to write as "Oh-my-GAWD, Charlie Darwin!!" for no apparent reason. Maybe because I spent too much time in the South.

The Phoenix up here in New England likes it.
So does Paste magazine down in Atlanta.

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Friday, June 05, 2009

Caren Explains Summer Concert Season


(from Tiesto concert at Ultra Music Fest this past spring)

Summer-summer-sumMERtimmmmeeee! Which, of course, means that good bands are making their way across America in search of new fans. Here are the best shows coming to Boston in the near future:

June 10: Jenny Lewis w/Deer Tick at House of Blues

June 17: Phoenix at Paradise Rock Club
(MY MOST ANTICIPATED CONCERT OF THE LAST FIVE YEARS)

June 18: Passion Pit, w/Harlem Shakes, Cale Parks at Paradise Rock Club

June 25: Camera Obscura at Somerville Theatre

July 11: Wilco w/Connor Oberst at LeLacheur Park

July 26: Pete Yorn at House of Blues

August 1-2: Folk Festival 50 in Newport, RI, with Gillian Welch, Iron & Wine, The Decemberists, Josh Ritter, Langhorne Slim, Fleet Foxes, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, etc, etc, etc... excellent.


Boston Summer Concerts