The Boston Traveler

Did you really, really, really want to see The Mighty Mighty Bosstones during their year-ending, historic 10th Hometown Throwdown at the Middle East Downstairs in Cambridge or Lupo’s in Rhode Island but couldn’t score tickets or make it to Boston in time? If you live on the West Coast or plan to be in the area on Saturday, March 1, around 8pm, you just might get a chance to see Dicky and the boys live after all when they play Avalon in Hollywood, California, at that time.
Select presale tickets through Ducat King are all snatched up (sincerest apologies for …read more

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Missed the Mighty Mighty Bosstones’ historic 10th Throwdown at Cambridge’s Middle East Downstairs from December 26–30 or perhaps even the New Year’s show at Lupo’s in Rhode Island? Well, you’re not alone.
Lucky for everyone, then, that a handful of avid fans not only managed to snag some precious if occasionally jumpy and/or unfocused video footage (word has it that security didn’t even check for camera phones and camcorders), but were also kind enough to upload said snippets to YouTube.
Continue onward for a look at what I found during a recent search. It seems like more is being added …read more

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This post is brought to you courtesy of the many fine ska/punk tunes streaming online at various bands’ websites. I got all caught up in the music for hours (it’s been a while since I’ve listened to either genre), which is why I’m posting early Thursday morning instead of Wednesday night, when I intended to.
The last week of 2007 is proving pretty special for Boston music lovers because for the first time in almost five long years, hometown ska-core creators The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are playing live gigs at the Middle East, their old haunt in Cambridge. …read more

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