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About Me


www.thepillboston.com
DJ Ken spins Britpop, Modern Indie and Beyond. Come on down, and drink, dance and screw... because there's nothing else to do. Look sharp!
Doors at 10pm. $5 cover all night... 21+
the pill takes place every Friday at Great Scott in Allston, 1222 Commonwealth Ave., corner of Comm. and Harvard Aves.
Coming up at the pill:
July 4: the pill's IndepenDANCE Day party and the pill mix vol. 2 giveaway... Early afternoon Great Scott BBQ at 3 p.m. (free eats!), and the pill starts at 9. We supply the dance party, you supply the fireworks. xo
July 25: The Sun Lee Sunbeam LIVE -- Jessica & Co. bring the buzzsaw for the summer
Aug. 8: Natalie Portman's Shaved Head LIVE -- Seattle electro-pop act on tour with CSS and the Go Team
Bands: Please don't email or message us asking for a show. If we want you to play the pill, we'll most certainly come to you. Cheers! Michael & Ken
Also: Please don't advertise your shit in the comment space. It's rude, and no one really cares about whatever it is you're selling. It won't be approved, so don't waste your time. Unless you used to be in Mansun. Then it's OK.
Look Sharp!

My Interests

Bands that have played the pill: the Information, the Dandy Warhols, Lifestyle, Protokoll, Pela, Snowden, Martin Carr of the Boo Radleys, Passion Pit, Hiss & Chambers, the 8mm Fuzz, BM Linx, the Bon Savants, the Daily Pravda, Emergency Music, the Motion Sick, the Trucks, the Sterns, the Wonderful Spells, Logan 5 & the Runners, the Films, Karacter, Taxpayer, Blanks., Saintface, Mako, the Good North, Bad Jamie, Elkland, Guillermo Sexo, Raymond/Hooray For Earth, Two if By Sea, Perennials, the Chainletter, the Glass Set, the Cignal, HeadQuarters, the Never Never, Aloud, the Vershok, Warm Bodies, the Cold War, Cassette, Certainly Sir, World's Greatest Sinners, the Picture, Cyanide Valentine, the Westward Trail, Fragile, Mittens, Morning Theft, December Sound, A Brief Smile, the Tommies, Soft, 1986, Four Volts, the living sea, a Wish for Fire, the Casual Lean, Up the Empire, Steadman, Phaser, the High Dials...

I'd like to meet:

All the broken people...

Music:

We are a dance night that features Britpop, Modern Indie and the occasional spout of new wave, sixties and electro.

At the pill you'll hear a mix of new and classics: Suede, Pulp, TV Eyes, Blur, the Strokes, Morrissey, the Smiths, Bloc Party, the Rapture, Protokoll, the Knife, BM Linx, the Fratellis, Kaiser Chiefs, Elastica, Le Castle Vania, Ride, Kasabian, Depeche Mode, Shiny Toy Guns, Mansun, OMD, Jarvis Cocker, Passion Pit, Berlin, the Information, the Lie Society, Peter Bjorn & John, the Films, Grand National, CSS, Young Love, Velocette, Ladytron, Scanners, Blanks, Mommy & Daddy, the Whip, the Cure, Shit Disco, This Blush, the Picture, Jupiter One, Melody Club, Lo-Fi FNK, the Wombats, Dubstar, Client, MGMT, Albert Hammond Jr, the 1990s, Modest Mouse, the Cinematics, Klaxons, Soviet, Pela, the Sterns, the Enemy, the Bell, Hoosiers, Ghostland Observatory, Mika, Oasis, Boy Kill Boy, the Sounds, St. Etienne, Elkland, Oridinary Boys, Gang of Four, Justice, Razorlight, Menswear, the Daily Pravda, Pinewood Derby, Rilo Kiley, Tom Vek, We Are Scientists, the Buzzcocks, Placebo, Franz Ferdinand, Editors, Joy Division, Saintface, Dirty Pretty Things, LCD, Annie, the Tears, Gene, Bowie, T-Rex, B-Movie, Semi-Precious Weapons, the 8mm Fuzz, Jesus & Mary Chain, Public Image Ltd, iLash, Pop Levi, Satisfact, New Order and on and on and on...

Movies:

Films: Live Forever, Dig, Trainspotting, This is England, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Velvet Goldmine, Black Belt Jones, 24 Hour Party People, Party Monster, Liquid Sky, Made in Sheffield

Television:

Video collections: Suede "Lost in TV," Pulp "Feeling Called Live," , Pulp "Videos, "Blur "Singles," Morrissey "Oye Esteban," Depeche Mode "The Videos: 8696," "Britpop Now," Bjork "Video Collection," Portishead "Live:NYC,"...and the infamous DJ Ken Britpop video collection.

Books:

John Harris, Irvine Welsh, Bret Easton Ellis

Heroes:

Tony Wilson

My Blog

FRIDAY JULY 4 :::: IndepenDANCE Day Party (the pill mix CD vol. 2 giveaway) ::::

friday july 4: IndepenDANCE Day Party (( The Pill Mix Vol. 2 giveaway )) Fourth of July. BBQ, fireworks and America. Patriotism, beers and an endless stream of "This is Our Country" Chevy Silverado ...
Posted by the pill on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:44:00 PST

06.27.08 :::::::::::: dance party united :::::::::::::::: sweat it out ::: $5

friday june 27: dance party united (( where the stars shine brighter )) So far this summer we've danced with Joan Collins, floated through darkened streets with the Blakes, settled our debts like a ...
Posted by the pill on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:35:00 PST

MEandJOANCOLLINS :::::: 06.20.08 :::::::::: live @ the pill :::::::: $5

friday june 20: MEandJOANCOLLINS (( will wine you, dine you, and walk you home after the dance party )) Rising from the dirty ashes of Boston luminaries the Collisions and Steel Poniez comes MEandJO...
Posted by the pill on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:45:00 PST

06.13.08 ::: dance party :::::::: feel the heat, feel the beat ::::: $5

friday june 13: dance party united ((( feel the heat, feel the beat ))) We've been knee-high in gimmicks, giveaways and live bands lately, so this week we strip shit down to the bone with another al...
Posted by the pill on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:14:00 PST

06.02.08 ::: "Control" DVD release party ::::::::::::: the Pill doc posted online :::::::::::::

friday june 6: 'control' viewing party (( and the release of the pill documentary )) We survived last week's sudden BC invasion, so this week at the pill we're exhibiting a bit more "Control." Liter...
Posted by the pill on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:20:00 PST

05.30.08 :::::::: DJ Ken returns :::::: all-night dance party ::::::::::::::

**** Also, check out some new pics on the Photo Section, taken by Billy Blanco**   friday may 30: dance party united (( May display blooms into a June swoon )) By now, the Wonderful Spells have...
Posted by the pill on Mon, 26 May 2008 11:27:00 PST

05.23.08 :::::: Wonderful Spells video release dance party ::::::::: $5

friday may 23: wonderful spells video premiere party ((( and a post-video dance party ))) Usually, the dapper lads of the Wonderful Spells join us at the pill to perform live on stage, but this week...
Posted by the pill on Sun, 18 May 2008 02:49:00 PST

05.16.08 ::::::::::::::::::: TAXPAYER :::::::::::::::::::: live @ the pill

friday may 16: taxpayer ((( brings the rock to the dance ))) Though it could be said we're about a month late on this, this Friday the pill welcomes back our old friends Taxpayer, one of the origina...
Posted by the pill on Mon, 12 May 2008 05:44:00 PST

05.09.08 :::: all-night dance party :::::::: summer flyer launch :::

friday may 9: dance party united (((and summer flyer launch party))) Now that spring has sprung and summer is right around the corner, it's high time to unveil the pill's new summer calendar flyer. ...
Posted by the pill on Sun, 04 May 2008 02:57:00 PST

05.02.08: THE BLAKES :::::::::::::::: live @ the pill

friday may 2: the blakes ( Seattle rock trio back for Round II ) Last fall, the pill first met up with the Blakes, a dope Seattle-based garage rock trio that first came to our attention when host Mi...
Posted by the pill on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:05:00 PST