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03-23-2008, 07:18 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Dupont, PA | |  Next Weekend in Boston, MA... What's going on?
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I'll be in Boston next weekend from Friday through Monday for a conference.
I'm staying near Logan... Anybody have any gigs or know of any bands I should check out in the city?  
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03-24-2008, 05:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bos, MA | | | when you get into boston, pick up a boston phoenix or go to thephoenix.com
full listings for all arts events in the city.
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03-24-2008, 07:16 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Suffolk County,NY | | | See if you can find a place that my friend Tom Bianchi is playing, worth the trip. |
03-24-2008, 07:24 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bos, MA | | | the weekend of the 29th-30th or the 5th-6th?
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03-24-2008, 08:38 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Dupont, PA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by jomahu the weekend of the 29th-30th or the 5th-6th? | 28th through 31st.
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03-24-2008, 09:06 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Somerset, NJ, USA | | | Wally's on Mass Ave and Columbus - best jazz in town. It's been there forever. Billie Holiday sang there.
The Boston Phoenix website is crap. Won't give me the music listings for that time period. Grab a paper, like the man said. |
03-24-2008, 09:25 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bos, MA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by kevmc28 Wally's on Mass Ave and Columbus - best jazz in town. It's been there forever. Billie Holiday sang there.
The Boston Phoenix website is crap. Won't give me the music listings for that time period. Grab a paper, like the man said. | that's lady to you, ma'am! 
wally's is a good bet (no cover). be prepared for a crowded room and people who act like the last thing they want to do is hear some jazz band play.
of course, you could come to the beehive (in the south end) on friday night and see us play...
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03-24-2008, 10:12 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Somerset, NJ, USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by jomahu that's lady to you, ma'am!
wally's is a good bet (no cover). be prepared for a crowded room and people who act like the last thing they want to do is hear some jazz band play.
of course, you could come to the beehive (in the south end) on friday night and see us play... | Right on. That's what happens when I assume.
Good luck Friday. |
03-25-2008, 06:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Dupont, PA | |
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Originally Posted by jomahu of course, you could come to the beehive (in the south end) on friday night and see us play... | I just checked out your page... I just might have to do that but my conference starts at 8 on Saturday. 
What time do you ladies actually start playing?
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03-25-2008, 09:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bos, MA | | 10pm til 2am. that's generally showtime around these parts.
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03-26-2008, 05:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Dupont, PA | | Might not make it then... I'd catch a couple of songs and have to start heading home. 
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03-26-2008, 07:39 PM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Metro Boston MA | | Here are some URLs on the Boston Globe website,that could be useful. http://www.boston.com/ae/?p1=GN_AE http://calendar.boston.com/ http://www.boston.com/ae/music/
Wally's Cafe - http://www.wallyscafe.com/ is a short walk, South, from the Christian Science Center/Berklee location
The Middle East, http://www.mideastclub.com/ is in Central Square Cambridge. It's an interesting place with good music & food.
Boston is generally a safe place to walk, easy to get around. Still, it is a city. Travel smart, stay alert, leave the bling in a safe place & carry what you don't need for a night out in a money belt.
Check the MBTA site http://www.mbta.com/ for schedules & routes. The last outbound train is usually at about midnight. Load the phone #s of 2 cab companies into your cell phone in case you miss it. Since you're out near Logan, cabs will charge you the tunnel toll. If you're out with 2 other people, it shouldn't hurt, much. ;-)
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03-27-2008, 06:18 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bos, MA | | also, weather is nice (and 'nice' means over 32 degrees ), but rain is expected. bring jacket and umbrella.
non-musical, but the institute of contemporary art is always a good time, as is the museum of science.
does wally's still have their jam sessions on sundays? definitely worth a check.
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03-27-2008, 02:01 PM
|  | Veteran Dispenser | | Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Newton, Mass | | Victor Wooten is playing at Berklee on Sunday night, contact Ticketmaster. I think there are still some available.
For blues, you may want to check out either the Friday or the Sunday show with Chris Stovall Brown. http://users.rcn.com/drhepcat/Gigs.html
Shirley Lewis is a great singer and Chris and his band are old pros. http://www.shirleylewis.biz/
The Sunday show has a jam afterwards - http://users.rcn.com/drhepcat/Tommy%20Doyles.html
if Ron Downs, his regular bassist is there, you could give his sweet 60's P-bass a try. Tommy Doyles has decent pub food but it is in the Nonantum section of Newton which is not particularly well located to public transit. It is a shortish 20-25 minute (but probably expensive since it is all tunnel and turnpike) cab ride from Logan. Or you could take the Green Line to Newton Centre and grab a cab from there.
I'm going away this Saturday and Sunday, but I may catch the Friday show with Shirley. That show is accessible by the T. Enjoy your stay in Boston.
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