Get Out With Exploit Boston! for The Blizzard of 78 CD Release Party on January 29th
January 26, 2009
The Blizzard of 78 is celebrating the release of their second album, Book of Lies, on Thursday, January 29th. I don’t like to throw around the word epic too much (though maybe I am a bit gratuitous with “awesome” lately); but … yes, this band’s latest album IS both epic and awesome. I’ll warn you, when you hear them live or listen to the new CD, you may be inspired to have a temper tantrum, annoyed you did not know about this band sooner.
In Their Words: About Book of Lies
Here’s how The Blizzard of 78 describes their latest album, Book of Lies:
From the triumphant charge of “The Song” to the breathtaking crescendo of “Well Enough Alone,” Book of Lies plays like a jukebox at your favorite dive bar. It sits comfortably next to the bands of today like My Morning Jacket, Wilco, and Nick Cave, or with the classics of yesterday like The Who, Stones, and CCR.
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Videos: The Making of Book of Lies
Glenn di Benedetto of Killer Suit Pictures captured video of The Blizzard of 78 during the making of Book of Lies. Watch the video below for the first chapter in the documentary and check out the second chapter’s video on YouTube.
Listen Up: Download “The Song”
Listen to “The Song” in the player below or download the MP3.
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Like It? Buy it!
Buy Book of Lies from iTunes, Amazon.com or get the physical CD.
Exploit Boston! is giving away tickets for The Blizzard of 78’s CD release party on Thursday night at the Lizard Lounge on Mass Ave in Cambridge (between Porter Square and Harvard Square). If you’d like a chance to win a pair of tickets to the concert, send an email to blizzardtix (at) exploitboston.com. We’ll pick a winner Wednesday morning and alert you via email.
If you don’t want to wait to find out if you won (and I don’t blame you) — head over to Brown Paper Tickets website and buy an advance ticket for five bucks. This is not a typical ticketing website. Unlike some other online ticket websites, you will not be charged a fortune in fees. Their fee for The Blizzard of 78 show is just $1.12 — making your total purchase an affordable $6.12. That might leave you with some money to spare so you can buy Book of Lies from the band at the show on Thursday night.
A reunited (and working on new material) Scarce starts off the night at 9:45pm with an acoustic duo performance. Then it’s The Blizzard of 78 followed by Eddie Japan. You’ll want to stay for all of these bands!
Add It To Your Calendar and Join Us!
Who / What: The Blizzard of 78 CD Release Party for Book of Lies with Scarce (acoustic) and Eddie Japan.
When: Thursday, January 29th, 9:30pm.
Where: Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge. Take the MBTA Red Line to either Porter Square or Harvard Square and walk down Mass Ave ten minutes. There’s street parking and a small parking lot in the back of the restaurant.
Ages: 21+ with ID.
Tickets: $5 in advance online / $8 at the door.
RSVP on Facebook: If you want to join a group of us making plans to meet up at the show, add your RSVP to the Facebook page.
Photo of The Blizzard of 78 courtesy the band.
The Raveonettes at the Paradise Rock Club on Thursday, January 15th
January 3, 2009
English is a good language because you can make up words by combining existing ones. Denmark’s The Raveonettes know this: their stage name is a combination of Phil Spector’s darlings The Ronettes, and Buddy Holly’s jam “Rave On”. This wordplay reflects The Raveonettes’ ability to cut up vintage American rock sounds, and twist them into their own dark and detached riff rock. This stuff is clearly more “White Light/White Heat” than “Be My Baby”, but they don’t forget to bring the fuzzbox and reverb along with the attitude.
Check out The Raveonettes at the Paradise Rock Club on Thursday, January 15th. Doors: 8pm. Tickets: $16.50 (Buy tickets online or go to the Paradise Box Office at 967 Commonwealth Avenue on the MBTA Green Line’s “B” train). Ages: 18+. Also playing that night is Nickel Eye, the folk rock side project of The Strokes’ bassist Nikolai Fraiture.
Join the Exploit Boston! Email Newsletter to Win Cool Stuff From The Raveonettes
If you haven’t joined the Exploit Boston! email newsletter yet, sign up for a chance to win some cool stuff from The Raveonettes: Lust Lust Lust vinyl, all four of The Raveonette’s digital EPs, a signed poster, and tickets to the show at the Paradise Rock Club on January 15th. Winners will be selected on January 6th and notified via email. To stay on top of all things The Raveonettes, join their email newsletter, too.
The Raveonettes’ Music on iTunes
Dig into The Raveonettes’ latest EPs on iTunes: Wishing You A Rave Christmas, Beauty Dies, Sometimes They Drop By, Lust Lust Lust and check out the free Remixed EP on Vice Records.
Live Video of The Raveonettes at the SXSW Music Festival
Check out this video of The Raveonettes performming “Dead Sound” at the 2007 SXSW Music Festival in Austin. They’re almost too cool for smiles; but watch the drummer crack one at 2:34, just before she begins the buildup that launches a beautiful guitar squall on the audience. Also, playing the drums while standing tells you they aren’t messing around. Watch more videos on The Raveonette’s website.