Years ago, I was booking a show for Molly Zenobia and Scissorkiss at the Middle East, and trying to think of an appropriate third band for the bill. I asked amadea (Scissorkiss' singer) for advice, and she responded with something like, "do you know Amanda Palmer? I really respect her work." She introduced us at a Scissokiss show both of us went to ( Read more... )

Tonight, geoffroi recommends The Innocence Mission at the Paradise Lounge, 969 Commonwealth Avenue (near BU). He writes,

You've probably never heard of IM, but that's ok :-) If you imagined 10,000 Maniacs or Natalie Merchant crossed with Mazzy Star, you might come close to what IM sounds like. Karen Peris has a haunting voicethat when backed with her ( Read more... )

Tonight, Boston Pop Undeground show at the Paradise lounge on Commonwealth Ave in Allston, with Mike Viola, Blue, and Paula Kelly. 18+, $8, doors at 8:00pm.

Thursday, May 20th, is the Dark Sky show I posted about, with Lucretia's Daggers, FLUTTR, and One of Us, at the Sky Bar, Somerville.

Christine Lavin has two shows in the area coming up: ( Read more... )

Just a point of curiosity...

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, a folk trio McKenna, Selcer, and Stein performed live at WBRS and then came back in different duo combinations over the next few years, as McKenna & Selcer, Selcer & Stein, on so on. Ken Selcer and Jill Stein performed under some other names, as well ( Read more... )

The Nields are back ( Read more... )