What else we were talking about

The news, video picks and short reviews melophobe posted in the days around May 31. They’re kept as they ran, so some of what they point to is long gone.

2009

9 posts

Thursday, May 28

News
New album from YACHT
listen to "Psychic City"
News
Kanye West hates books and reading
Is releasing his own book
News
Dylan and McCartney make plans for record
Michael Jackson is not invited
News
Grizzly Bear mom dishes Indie news
Wendy Rossen get notes publsihed at DiD
Video pick
White Rabbits - Percussion Gun (Live on Letterman)
Video pick
Kevin Devine and the Goddamn Band - "Another Bag of Bones"

Friday, May 29

News
Phil & the Osophers welcome summer
listen to "we have all summer"

Sunday, May 31

News
Phish Setlist from Fenway for Sunday, May 31st
Phish begin new summer tour at Fenway Park

Monday, June 1

Video pick
Emilie Simon - Le Vieil Amant

The 1 show we reviewed on May 31, 2009

2010

107 posts

Friday, May 28

News
Your Sunday Night, Boston
Toots & the Maytals, Diane Birch and the Besnard Lakes in Boston this Sunday (sadly, not together).
Fifty-word review
Death on Two Wheels – Again For The First Time EP
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Diane Birch - 5/30, Paradise Rock Club
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The Futureheads - 6/7, Paradise Rock Club
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Kings of Convenience - 6/2, Paradise Rock Club
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The Brian Jonestown Massacre - 6/4, Paradise Rock Club
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Tortoise - 9/7, Paradise Rock Club
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The Besnard Lakes - 5/30, TT the Bear's
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Plants & Animals - 6/12, TT the Bear's
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Au Revoir Simone - 7/17, TT the Bear's
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Bear in Heaven - 7/13, TT the Bear's
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Clem Snide - 7/17, Middle East Upstairs
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Faces on Film - 6/2, Middle East Upstairs
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Maps & Atlases - 8/11, Middle East Upstairs
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Mono + Twilight Sad - 5/28, Middle East Downstairs
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Athlete + Carney - 6/2, Middle East Downstairs
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Holy Fuck + Nice Nice - 5/29, Middle East Downstairs
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Delta Spirit - 6/28, Middle East Downstairs
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Mobb Deep - 6/26, Middle East Downstairs
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The Everyday Visuals - 7/2, Middle East Downstairs
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We Are Scientists - 7/13, Middle East Downstairs
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Why? - 7/12, Middle East Downstairs
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Langhorne Slim - 7/16, Middle East Downstairs
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Heartless Bastards + The Builders & the Butchers - 7/17, Middle East Downstairs
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Local Natives - 8/5, Middle East Downstairs
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Phosphorescent - 8/15, Middle East Downstairs
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Boris - 8/7, Middle East Downstairs
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Born Ruffians - 6/30, Great Scott
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Wheat - 6/26, Great Scott
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Wavves - 6/20, Great Scott
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Hallelujah the Hills + Mr. Sister - 7/8, Great Scott
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Wakey! Wakey! - 7/22, Great Scott
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Delorean - 7/12, Great Scott
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Girlfriends - 8/18, Great Scott
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Erykah Badu - 6/6, Orpheum Theatre
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Cake - 9/18, Orpheum Theatre
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CocoRosie - 6/12, Royale
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Broken Bells + The Morning Benders - 6/4, Royale
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Toots and the Maytals - 5/30, House of Blues
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Eels - 9/24, Royale
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The National + the Antlers - 6/2-6/3, House of Blues
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Patti Griffin - 6/6, House of Blues
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The Psychedelic Furs - 6/5, House of Blues
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The New Pornographers - 6/18, House of Blues
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B.B. King - 7/9, House of Blues
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Wolf Parade - 7/12, House of Blues
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Modest Mouse - 7/25, House of Blues
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Crowded House + Lawrence of Arabia - 7/17, House of Blues
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Public Enemy - 8/9, House of Blues
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Broken Social Scene - 9/17, House of Blues