Saturday the 22nd w/a bonus review of the new U2 February 21, 2009
Posted by the city pulse in The Daily Pulse.trackback
Hey everybody!!!! Tonight is shaping up to be a big night. First up there’s an invitation only party at the new House Of Blues. They’ve already had 2 shows and another one tomorrow night. Let’s see what we’ve got going on…
Ryan Adams and the Cardinals are at the Orpheum. Tickets are $29.50.
Showcase Live in Foxboro has BLACKstreet- The Reunion Tour. Tickets are $30.
One of the city pulse’s favorite comedians, Norm MacDonald, is at the Wilbur Theatre for 2 shows. 7 & 9:45. Tickets are $25 & $35.
Check out The Blue Pages / All These Kings / Ian Walsh at Cafe 939 on Boylston Street. Tix are $10.
Rockapella was to be at the Berklee Performance Center. That has been cancelled.
You can dance your ass off at Church with EPILEPTIC DISCO REUNION SHOW WITH BOOTY VORTEX + THE SPRAINED ANKLES + CRUMB SULLIVANS. Cover is $12
- 12:00 – BOOTY VORTEX
- 10:30 – EPILEPTIC DISCO (REUNION)
- 9:30 – THE SPRAINED ANKLES
- 9:00 – CRUMB SULLIVANS
Bill’s Bar on Landsdowne Street features 
STREET CREDIT, CURE FOR STATIC, Someday Providence, Tom Cadrin (18+) Cover is $12.
Hard Rock Cafe has a free show with Breaking Point ROCKING the Cavern Club.
CAMBRIDGE:
The Middle East upstairs has Thick As Thieves (CD Release), Harris, The Fatal Flaw, The New Collisions – 18+ $10
The Middle East Downstairs features The Deal, Midnite Social (CD Release), The Hands Off Love Affair, Negative Space (fr. PA)
8pm – 18+ $10
TT’s has Sam Roberts Band
11:30pm
Mother Mother
10:25pm
Leo Blais
9:30pm
Cover is $12
Check out Chorus of Arrows at 10:30pm at the Plough
in Porter Square has our “pick” of the night. Starting at 7:00 PM with Sarah Borges and at 10:00 PM BILL JANOVITZ and FRIENDS Saturday Rockin’ Residency. NO COVER!!!
Dennis Brennan is at Atwood’s…’nuff said.
in Harvard Square has Jessie Baade, Taylor Connelly, Erin Judge, Mehran, Brian Moote, Billy Bob Neck, Sean Sullivan, PJ Westin, Jono Zalay. Cover is $10.
SOMERVILLE:
Johnny D’s presents JESSE DEE, MUTLU and
BEN CARROLL new r&b.
Sally O’s has 2 shows. 5:00p Family Jewels and at 8:00p Patsy Hamel Band. NO COVER!!!
Precinct is busy with :
LOVEDRUG, FLY UPRIGHT KITE ,SHANGHAI THRILLS and THE VEGAS REPORT. Cover is $12.
Great Scott has a very special night. For The Benefit Of The Family Of Ron Holbrook:The Welch Boys, Shiner 8, Mark Lind and the Unloved, The Ashers, Drago, Nowhere USA and The Bloodshot Hooligans Cover is $10.
Check out the Shirley Lewis Band at Smoken’ Joe’s.
Now thecitypulse.com opinion of the new U2 album : “No Line on the Horizon” 
As I look into my crystal ball I can see other reviews saying that this album is as boring as the cover art. Well, it’s actually better than that. I have listened to it at least a half dozen times. The first word that “pops” into my head is…adventurous. If you jumped on the U2 train this decade, you are going to hate it. This is as good and or better than Achtung Baby. When that came out in 1991, The Fly was the first single. Not very good, but fit into the context of the album that made this band the who they are. That’s what this new release is…AN ALBUM!!! The first single from “No Line…” ”Get On Your Boots” falls into that category.
There were plenty of songs from Achtung Baby that were fantastic that never got the regular play that “Mysterious Ways” or “One” received and I still enjoy listening to “Acrobat”, “Love is Blindness”, and the countless others from that album that you don’t hear on the radio, then or now. It will be interesting to see what songs they will play live from this release. Spend some time with this before you judge. There’s no “Vertigo” or “Beautiful Day.” That’s fine with me. If you feel that their albums haven’t been “solid” since “Achtung Baby” and let’s face it some of them haven’t, then you can pick up right where you left off.
They were rumored to play Fenway. That’s not gonna happen…this year. It looks like it could be a couple of shows in September at Gillette.
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