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Wooden Shjips and Aloud playing tonight

Published on November 9, 2011 By Mike K

Wooden Shjips, one of the best garage/noise-pop acts coming out of California (yeah, there’s plenty of competition) are playing tonight at TT the Bear’s in Cambridge. If I wasn’t already planning on seeing them this weekend in North Carolina, this show would be a no-brainer. However, since I will be seeing them this weekend, I’m [...]

Mind-blowing Music Week in Boston

Published on September 21, 2011 By Mike K

Still feeling exhausted from a long hot weekend in Austin, Texas for Austin City Limits last weekend, I’m not sure I’m ready for this: Over the next two weeks Boston will be have some of the best musical talent currently on tour playing some of our best venues. Between now and October 3 there is [...]

Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling TONIGHT August 19 at TT the Bear’s

Published on August 19, 2011 By Mike K

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 [...]

Review: David Bazan and S. Carey at TT’s (2011.06.20)

Published on June 20, 2011 By Mike K

“Don’t despair. Don’t you dare.” About 45 minutes into his set in Cambridge last night, I realized that I had outgrown David Bazan. Philosophically, I’ve more-or-less moved past the adolescent struggles I had with God and religion, the struggles which Bazan writes about almost exclusively. His songs have always been interesting to the extent that [...]