Shows I Saw in 2003
At the beginning of 2003, I started writing little reviews of
pretty much all of the rock concerts I go to. I welcome
feedback. If you'd like to
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- December 31, 2003: The Charms and Valhalla Kittens at TT's; then Dresden Dolls and Quay at Axis
- December 30, 2003: Carbondale, Seneca, Constants In Breaking, and The Nationale Blue at the Middle East upstairs
- December 29, 2003: Ad Frank, Cubby, and Chris Zerby at TT's
- December 26, 2003: Groovehounds, Rocketscience, Superlow, and The Meltaways at TT's
- December 23, 2003: TT's Holiday Party: Brett Rosenberg, The Other Girls, Jake Zavracky, Corin Ashley, Kevin Stevenson, Bo Barringer, Paula Kelley, The So & So's, The Knee-Hi's, and Ad Frank at TT's
- December 15, 2003: Fuzzy Little Christmas Party at ZuZu!
- December 13, 2003: Ad Frank & the Fast Easy Women, Mercury Charm Offensive, and René Risqué & the Art Lovers at the Lizard
- December 12, 2003: Blackstone Valley Sinners at the Lizard
- December 11, 2003: Fooled By April, The Charms, and The Tint at the Middle East upstairs
- December 10, 2003: Kayo Dot, Miniwatt, Tristan da Cunha, and Captain Haddock at O'Brien's
- November 25, 2003: Words For Snow, Drew Isleib & the Long Shadows, and Shark & Bear at TT's
- November 23, 2003: Fooled By April, School For The Dead, Fireking, The Marlowes, IKE, Cliff Hillis & The Forward Thinkers, The Montgomerys, and Natural Toy at TT's
- November 22, 2003: The Beatings and The Nitlings at Great Scott
- November 21, 2003: Francine, Ad Frank & the Fast Easy Women, The Rudds, The Brett Rosenberg Problem, and Señor Happy at TT's
- November 20, 2003: The Irresponsibles, The Day Jobs, Charlie Chesterman & the Legendary Motorbikes, Raymond, The Charms, and Paul Melançon at TT's
- November 19, 2003: The So & So's and Dawn Landes at the Lizard Lounge
- November 18, 2003: Primus at the Orpheum, again
- November 17, 2003: Primus at the Orpheum
- November 12, 2003: King Crimson and Living Color at Avalon
- November 9, 2003: Dresden Dolls at the Cyclorama; then Mike Doughty at the Paradise
- November 8, 2003: The Stone Coyotes at the Iron Horse in Northampton; then Valhalla Kittens and Biopop at the Blue Jay in Sutton
- November 6, 2003: Kristin Hersh, Andrew Bird, and Howe Gelb at the Middle East downstairs; then Loveless at the Lizard Lounge
- November 4, 2003: Shark & Bear, Constants In Breaking, The Ruby Doe, and Tristan da Cunha at the Middle East upstairs
- November 1, 2003: Sotto In Su at a house party
- October 30, 2003: Robyn Hitchcock at Johnny D's
- October 29, 2003: WBCN Grave Rave: Dresden Dolls and Apollo Sunshine at the Roxy
- October 25, 2003: Valhalla Kittens, Grubstake, and Sticky at the Abbey Lounge
- October 24, 2003: The So & So's, Leaves, and Fooled By April at TT's; plus Death Cab For Cutie and Mates of State at the Middle East downstairs
- October 23, 2003: Echo & the Bunnymen at the Paradise
- October 20, 2003: Elgin James, Lach, Andy Galdins, and onlyone at TT's
- October 13, 2003: Ad Frank, Lanky, and Max Heinegg at TT's
- October 8, 2003: Audrey Ryan Band, Tristan da Cunha, Starr Faithfull, and Francis Kim Band at T.T. the Bear's Place
- October 6, 2003: Lilia Halpern, Clayton Scoble, and Julie Chadwick at TT the Bear's Place
- October 4, 2003: Siamese Twins, Moose & The Mudbugs, and The Last Ones, at Ralph's in Worcester
- September 30, 2003: Broken River Prophet and Shark Mountain at O'Brien's
- September 28, 2003: Mercury Charm Offensive, Quick Fix, and Gatsby at Great Scott
- September 27, 2003: The Stereobirds, The Causeway, Blue Letter Day, and Grand Evolution at the Skybar
- September 26, 2003: Dresden Dolls, Count Zero, and World/Inferno Friendship Society at the Paradise
- September 25, 2003: Peter Moore at ZuZu!; then Parker House & Theory at the Middle East downstairs
- September 20, 2003: Dresden Dolls at the Freedom Rally
- September 19, 2003: TT the Bear's Place's 30th Anniversary Party: Paula Kelley, Laurie Geltman, Mary Lou Lord, Thalia Zedek, Aaron Perrino, Ad Frank & the Fast Easy Women, Mistle Thrush, The Charms, The So & So's, Last Stand, The Konks, The Raging Teens, The Kings of Nuthin', and The Gravel Pit at TT's
- September 18, 2003: Dave Derby, Joan Wasser, and Hilken Mancini at the Abbey Lounge
- September 13, 2003: Helicopter Helicopter, Dressy Bessy, and The Collisions at TT the Bear's Place
- September 12, 2003: The Kings of Leon and Jet at Axis
- September 11, 2003: Fritter, Starr Faithfull, and Eileen Rose at the Paradise Lounge
- September 6, 2003: Loveless, Oh Ranger, Francine, Johnny Society, and Señor Happy at TT the Bear's Place
- September 5, 2003: The Charms, The AKAs, and Triple Thick at the Abbey Lounge
- August 28, 2003: Valhalla Kittens and Anti-Love Project at Great Scott
- August 25, 2003: Ad Frank and Clayton Scoble at TT the Bear's Place
- August 22, 2003: Dresden Dolls, Nicki Jaine, The Throes, and The Flesh at the Sky Bar
- August 15-17, 2003: Rock In Rockingham: Dawn Landes, James O'Brien & The Church of the Kitchen Sink, Elizabeth Steen, The So & So's, Andrew Bird, Blake Hazard, Josh Ritter, The Stone Coyotes, Juliana Hatfield, Kristin Hersh, and Tanya Donelly at various venues in Vermont
- August 7, 2003: Valhalla Kittens and Oranje at the Milky Way
- August 5, 2003: Incus and Ego Likeness at the Paradise
- August 1, 2003: The Stereobirds and Pure Fiction at the Linwood
- July 31, 2003: Valhalla Kittens at the Kirkland Cafe
- July 27, 2003: Platypus Rex and Parker House & Theory at the Choppin' Block
- July 26, 2003: Quick Fix, Read Yellow, and Elgin James Gang at the Middle East upstairs
- July 25, 2003: Lollapalooza: Incubus, Queens of the Stone Age, Cave In, The Jurassic Five, The Donnas, and The Distillers at The Venue Formerly Known as Great Woods; then Mistle Thrush, Reverse, Amanda Palmer, Auto Interiors, and The Good North at TT's
- July 22, 2003: Dear Leader and Christian McNeill at the Lizard Lounge
- July 17, 2003: Aerial Love Feed and The Nitlings at Great Scott
- July 16, 2003: Blue Man Group at Harborlights; then Supergoo at the Zeitgeist
- July 15, 2003: Dresden Dolls at New Alliance Studios
- July 12, 2003: The B-52s, The Shelley Winters Project, Dresden Dolls, and B. J. Snowden at Campanelli Stadium
- July 11, 2003: Easy Trouble and Those Dirty Swedes at the Abbey Lounge
- July 1, 2003: Dresden Dolls, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, World/Inferno Friendship Society, and Ho-Ag at the Middle East downstairs
- June 29, 2003: X-Jams at the Zeitgeist Gallery and Candyland at the Milky Way
- June 23, 2003: Tanya Donelly, Bill Janovitz, and Chris Toppin at ZuZu!
- June 20, 2003: Quick Fix, The Rudds, and The Unbusted at the Middle East upstairs
- June 19, 2003: Red Chord, The Charms, Scamper, and Malibu Lou at Harper's Ferry
- June 18, 2003: Supergoo at the Zeitgeist Gallery
- June 16, 2003: X, The Fags, and Street Dogs at Avalon
- June 14, 2003: Joan Armatrading at Berklee Performance Center
- June 11, 2003: James Nolan, Fritter, and The Scissormen at the Lizard Lounge
- June 7, 2003: Lou Reed at the Orpheum
- June 3, 2003: The Raveonettes at the Paradise
- June 2, 2003: Earth Defense Force, One Of Us, and The Brett Rosenberg Problem at O'Brien's
- May 30, 2003: Suzanne Vega at the Paradise
- May 29, 2003: Pee Wee Fist, Fritter and Kill Henry Sugar at the Milky Way
- May 23, 2003: Quick Fix and The Gentlemen at TT the Bear's Place
- May 22, 2003: WBCN Rumble Final: Vendetta Red, Apollo Sunshine, Dresden Dolls, and Baby Strange at the Middle East downstairs
- May 17, 2003: WBCN Rumble Semi-final: Apollo Sunshine, Kingsize, and Dresden Dolls at the Middle East downstairs
- May 9-10, 2003: Muse-O-Rama Redux: Throwing Muses and Audio Learning Center at Slim's
- May 7, 2003: Scara's Night Out: Leah Callahan and Erik Lindgren & Sonare Wind Trio at the Lizard Lounge
- May 6, 2003: Loveless, Godboxer, and Kay Hanley at the Lizard Lounge
- May 3, 2003: Aberdeen City, Zykos, and Western Key at TT the Bear's Place
- April 29, 2003: Ad Frank & the Fast Easy Women and The Shelley Winters Project at the Lizard Lounge
- April 24-26, 2003: Muse-O-Rama: Throwing Muses, The Fly Seville, and Audio Learning Center at various venues
- April 18, 2003: Quick Fix, Drexel, and Mind Like Water at TT the Bear's Place
- April 8, 2003: Ad Frank & the Fast Easy Women, Well, and Scott & Mike from Dragstrip Courage at the Lizard Lounge
- April 5, 2003: Dave Aaronoff & the Details, Assracket, and Mick Mondo at the Abbey Lounge
- April 2, 2003: Concrete Blonde and The Twinemen at the Roxy
- April 1, 2003: Ad Frank & the Fast Easy Women, Soltero, and The Alps at the Lizard Lounge
- March 27, 2003: Dresden Dolls, Devendra Banhart, and The Angels of Light at the Jorge Hernandez Cultural Center
- March 21, 2003: Quick Fix, Mistle Thrush, and The Brian Jonestown Massacre at the Middle East downstairs
- March 12, 2003: Scara's Night Out: Amanda Palmer at the Lizard Lounge
- March 8, 2003: King Crimson at the Orpheum
- March 7, 2003: Dresden Dolls, Junior Science, and DJ Voicemail at the Mills Gallery
- March 6, 2003: Interpol at Avalon
- February 28, 2003: Beat Science and Dresden Dolls at the Middle East downstairs
- February 20, 2003: Count Zero and Flats Fixed at the Milky Way
- February 15, 2003: Diamanda Galás at the Knitting Factory
- February 10, 2003: Nine Eyes and The Charms at Harper's Ferry
- January 31, 2003: Dresden Dolls at a house party; then Count Zero at the Lizard Lounge
- January 17, 2003: Mistle Thrush at TT the Bear's Place
- January 15, 2003: Peter Moore, Binary System, and Mascara at the Lizard Lounge