New Lansdowne St.

D'oh; contextualism taken too literally.
 
If you put Rex, Pablo or Sgt Billy out there it would look like the old outdoor set for "Boomtown" on Channel 4's back lot.
 
Alright, what the hell.

VIP Box Seating
US $55.00
VIP Balcony Seating
US $55.00
Stadium Seating
US $55.00
General Admission Seating
US $55.00

Someone explain this to me please. Theres no seating chart online. Why is there the word seating.

Also, anyone know when the on site box office will open? I refuse to pay ticketmaster $10 fees.
 
House of Blues vandalized last night?

Boston Herald Hotline blog

UPDATE: Watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hmeo_eYF1I

Under the dark cover of night and blanket of white snowfall, vandals apparently hit the House of Blues last night, wheat pasting a large red propaganda poster on the side of the building facing the Massachusetts Turnpike.

The poster mirrors the work of contemporary graphic design artist Shepard Fairey, who in October is believed to put up similar posters in Harvard Square and Allston. The latter still remains on the side of the International Bicycle Center on Brighton Avenue.

Fairey has an exhibit opening at the ICA on Feb. 6, so maybe this is just some sort of cross promotion between the artist and Live Nation.

The unexpected new addition to the House of Blues complex could be seen earlier today from the Mass. Pike during the morning commute. Because of the snowstorm, the House of Blues construction site is relatively abandoned. Under clearer weather, there are usually up to 30 construction workers on-site putting the finishing touches on the Live Nation venue before its Feb. 20 grand opening.

The 38-year-old Fairey gained notoriety in the late ?80s and ?90s plastering Andre the Giant ?OBEY? stickers around cities and recently used images of Barack Obama in his work. According to his Wikipedia page, ?the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston calls him one of today?s best known and most influential street artists.? It is suspected that he does not work alone, and has cohorts who help wall the city with his artwork.

More to come?
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So far as I can tell, the poster is the best part of this project.
 
Shepard Fairey is the man, but I just can't like his Obey stuff. However, this certainly is the best part of the project so far, and they should definitely leave it up.
 
Shepard Fairey is a no talent hack who merely took lots of old Leninist and Stalinist propaganda posters and substituted contemporary figures. The average graffiti 'artist', whom isn't a tagger, has fair more talent then that clown.

Considering how ugly HOB has turned out, I'd say it probably would look much better if some graffiti 'artists' were commissioned to cover the 'living' corrugated canvas. A constantly changing pattern of murals with night lighting would reflect the ever changing activity within.
 
Lurker said:
Shepard Fairey is a no talent hack who merely took lots of old Leninist and Stalinist propaganda posters and substituted contemporary figures. The average graffiti 'artist', whom isn't a tagger, has fair more talent then that clown.
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He has talent, it takes talent and creativity to substitute Lenin and Stalin propaganda. His style's just different from an average graffiti artist.

Considering how ugly HOB has turned out, I'd say it probably would look much better if some graffiti 'artists' were commissioned to cover the 'living' corrugated canvas. A constantly changing pattern of murals with night lighting would reflect the ever changing activity within.
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Absolutely. Shepard Fairey took the initiative, hopefully others will follow.

Look, I'm not saying he's an artistic genius, just that he deserves props for his work.
 
The "Obey" stuff was an almost-clever appropriation of socialist realist art. It got creepy when he started unironically using it to support the Obama campaign, though.
 
If I go to the ICA exhibit and poster over his pictures will I be an artist?
 
Lyons: ?urban art? to remain on House of Blues
By Michael Marotta, The Boston Herald

The tell-tale signature of Shepard Fairey has turned vandalism into prime advertising real estate.

Under cover of night and blanket of snowfall, the Rhode Island-based street artist?s trademark red propaganda-style posters appeared on the wall of the House of Blues on Lansdowne Street sometime between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.

The poster collage, which faces the Massachusetts Turnpike, depicts his 2007 work ?Mujer Fatal? as well as Andre the Giant, the face of his iconic ?Obey? poster series which started appearing in the late ?80s.

And whether it was the 38-year-old Fairey or one of his cohorts who plastered the House of Blues with this illegal art, it?s not going anywhere anytime soon. And definitely not before Fairey?s exhibit at the Institute of
Contemporary Art, ?Shepard Fairey: Supply & Demand,? debuts on Feb. 6.

?To me, it looks like ultimate urban art, and I think it looks fabulous,? said Patrick Lyons, president of the Lyons Group, which owns the House of Blues property. ?I think it?s genius.?

Though he did not authorize the art?s placement, Lyons said he was not offended if Fairey used HOB to hype his show and even said he?d attend the 27-week showing at the ICA. Dave Fortin, the House of Blues? vice president of marketing, declined comment through his publicist. The Live Nation-owed House of Blues rents the Lansdowne Street property from Lyons.

Fairey gained notoriety in the late ?80s and ?90s plastering his Andre The Giant-faced ?Obey? stickers and posters worldwide. His reputation as a street artist got some mainstream cred last year when his Barack Obama portrait posters became a pop culture symbol of the new president?s push for the White House.

?We did some research, and if he?s good enough for Obama, he?s good enough for a Lansdowne Street building,? Lyons said. This isn?t the first time a business owner has decided to leave Fairey?s undercover art on its building. In October, Fairey was believed to have hit International Bicycle Center in Allston and a spot in
Cambridge?s Harvard Square.

While the Harvard Square art was immediately removed, Fairey?s work still adorns the wall of the Allston bike shop.
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Now, if someone will just "graffiti bomb" the front...
 
Can I get some pictures of this? I haven't been over there in a while
 
Its almost done.
Box office to open soon
Box Office Numbers:
Box Office will open 2/18/09

Box Office Hours:
Daily: 10:00am-9:00pm
Closing hours vary on event nights


Seating chart is available online.
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004190862E5CDB?artistid=734216&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=40

And ticket prices are way too high. This has been on sale for 2 weeks but not sold out. Guess why?

Tickets (3 Doors Down)
Full Price Ticket US $39.50 x 1
Total Convenience Charge(s)

US $8.40 x 1

Order Processing Charge(s) US $2.90
Standard Mail

No Charge

TOTAL CHARGES US $50.80

If you want the tickets emailed, it costs extra.
They even sell insurance for 6$ if you cancel your order. And then theyll go and scalp the tickets on their sister website...


They did pack the lineup though, a new concert (opening) was added yesterday
http://www.ticketmaster.com/House-of-Blues-Boston-tickets-Boston/venue/9044


Pics taken today

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Riverworks said:
looks like an Ikea had a run in with a crayon box
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Yes.

Two questions:

Is the big blue part going to stay?

What is the building between Bill's Bar and HOB that has the plywood over the front? It's very handsome now that it has some weird Ikea-crayon box-gymnasium-movie set next to it.
 
That's Jake Ivory's...er, was Jake Ivory's I guess
 
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