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 read these all in a row, you can use the and icons to navigate. Shows in 2004 are here, and 2005 (so far) is here.

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