BOBBY, with it’s seemingly ever-shifting lineup, will be bringing it’s avant-folk/pop to Great Scott in Allston tomorrow night. Tickets are $9 (so cheap!!), and available at the door. You can check out a couple of recorded songs below, but my best guess is that the live set is going to be an extended psychedelic jam [...]
For Those Who Like: Bikini Kill, Vivian Girls, Be Your Own Pet, X-Ray Spex, other garage pop Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling are one of the hottest bands in the local Boston scene right now, and for exceptionally great reasons. They’ve got an upbeat aggressiveness which has become increasingly rare with the rise [...]
They Call Me The Believer “LOUDER. LOUDER. LOUDER. LOUDER.” John Maus is screaming into the microphone, looking panicked. “LOUDER LOUDER LOUDER” he’s pacing the stage manically with a terrified look in his eyes, as if any sub-deafening decibel level would not only ruin his show but prevent anyone from loving him again, ever. Begrudgingly, the [...]
For Fans of: !!!, Matt and Kim, Delorean, Electro/Dance Pop If you weren’t already torn up about what you were going to do on Wednesday night. Ryan’s Smashing Life has just pointed out that Bodega Girls and Stereo Telescope will be playing a jam-tastic evening at Middle East. Facebook Event. Check out the music below: [...]
Austra, Cloud Cult, Hey Rosetta!, Times New Viking, the Babies, Wise Blood, Man Man For Fans Of: Everything Indie. Lo-fi, pop, experimental–seriously, there’s something here for everyone. The Lineup: Wednesday May 25 Hey Rosetta! at Great Scott Austra at Brighton Music Hall (we’ve already blogged about the classically-trained indie-rock outfit here.) Thursday May 26 Times [...]
JUST ANNOUNCED: Bon Iver will be Playing House of Blues in Boston with The Rosebuds on August 5th For fans of: Iron and Wine, Simon and Garfunkel, Megafaun, Gayngs, S. Carey, Good Old War, Kanye West Bon Iver (Justin Vernon) will be touring in support of his self-titled sophomore album to be released June 21. Tickets [...]
Are you looking for something fun to help you make it over the hump? There are two great concerts in town tonight (Wednesday April 27) and tomorrow night. TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR BOTH SHOWS. Tonight: Beach Fossils are playing Great Scott. Summer is here, and this season fuzzy-buzzy throw-back pop music is the new [...]
Despite being up at 5am to catch my flight from Montreal to be back in Beantown for the show, I was excited to see both bands play at Brighton Music Hall that night. Toro y Moi has been getting a lot of well-deserved buzz from all around the indie scene, culminating in a number of [...]
Just got my tickets to see Times New Viking and The Babies play at Great Scott on May 26. TNV has been getting a lot of good press lately, and religious Pitchfork readers will recall that The Babies is a side project of members of the bands Woods and Vivian Girls. It should be a [...]