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DIG THIS: THE F@#%ING CATALINA WINE MIXER @ MIDDLE EAST DOWNSTAIRS
It’s the f@#%ing Catalina Wine Mixer for god’s sake! The Middle East has done it again, wearing the hat of musical curator for a local frenzy of tunes. It’s going to be a packed lineup featuring The...
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BOSTON ON BOSTON: IAN MCGREGOR | EYE DESIGN
EYEDESIGNMA.COM @EYEDESIGNMA FACEBOOK.COM/EYEDESIGNMA INSTAGRAM.COM/EYEDESIGN FAVORITE FRESHMAN: Not to confuse them with actual freshman…..JK. With the two tracks [they have] and the shows they’ve...
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BOSTON ON BOSTON: MIKE CAULO | SIPPY CUP EVERYTHING
SIPPYCUPEVERYTHING.COM @SIPPYCUPYALL FACEBOOK.COM/SIPPYCUPEVERYTHING FAVORITE LOCAL MUSICIAN: Pretty & Nice. The new songs on Golden Rules for Golden People contain just as many complexities as...
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BOSTON ON BOSTON: DAN GOLDIN | EXPLODING IN SOUND BLOG
EXPLODINGINSOUND.COM @EXPLODINGNSOUND FAVORITE NEW RELEASE/TRACK/MIX: Without a doubt my favorite Boston record (or damn near anywhere else) of 2013 is Fat History Month‘s Bad History Month. No one...
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DEAR READER: THE GOOD OL’ DAYS ARE NOW
Alright, I’m going to talk about local music. Yes, again. Don’t give me that look. I think it’s a topic worth exploring! OK, so we Bostonians suffer from kind of an inferiority complex. We compare...
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THE LOCAL MUSIC ISSUE: BOSTON ON BOSTON
Tastemakers from all walks of the Boston music scene give the low-down on which bands, records, and spots are on the way up. FAVORITE LOCAL MUSICIAN: Definitely … Rain or The Arcitype. I picked these...
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INTERVIEW: COLOR CHANNEL
Photo + video by Eye Design I have a theory that if a band puts on an amazing live show it’s probably because the members of the group all like each other. And Color Channel—a band whose live shows...
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DIG THIS/ALBUM REVIEW: JOHN BROWN’S BODY @ THE PARADISE
GENRE | FUTURE ROOTS REGGAE VERDICT | AH SEY ONE LABEL | EASY STAR RECORDS RELEASE | 4.16.13 “Step Inside” the future roots reggae realm, as John’s Brown Body is sending out an “Invitation” to rock...
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INTERVIEW: TALL HEIGHTS
This Friday the Boston-based folk duo Tall Heights will be bringing their smooth acoustic stylings to Beantown for two shows in the same night at Club Passim. Tall Heights’s gorgeous harmonies and...
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BAD RABBITS: AMERICAN LOVE
GENRE | FUNKY FUSION VERDICT | REFRESHING AND LOCAL LABEL | BAD RECORDS RELEASE | 5.14.13 The new full-length from Boston’s Bad Rabbits is one of the funkiest albums I’ve heard in quite a while, and...
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LOCAL PICK: BUNNY’S A SWINE @ GREAT SCOTT
Bunny’s a Swine, the “awkrock” band based out of Northampton, is having a party for the release of their fourth album, Calling Out. While we can’t say cake will be served, it’s probably pretty safe to...
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BEAR LANGUAGE: REMEMORY
GENRE | ANGSTY ALT-ROCK VERDICT | SPIN DIS SHIT LABEL | INTERROBANG RECORDS RELEASE | 6.17.13 Bear Language is homegrown right here in Boston, and before I go any further, the adjective “homegrown”...
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DIG THIS: BLEEDING RAINBOW W/ FAT CREEPS @ GREAT SCOTT
but not too creepy Whatever you may be thinking, this is not some kind of horribly confusing, oddly arousing, and generally unsettling David Lynch art installation. While that would be neat, Bleeding...
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LOCAL PICK: SEAN NICHOLAS SAVAGE @ GREAT SCOTT
Our favorite music blog-cum-childhood snack, Allston Pudding, will host Sean Nicholas Savage alongside a series of local acts (Little Spoon, Mutual Benefit, and Jamaican Queens) at Great Scott. While...
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PEER REVIEW: RAMSHACKLE GLORY @ MIDDLE EAST UPSTAIRS, WEDNESDAY 7.10.13
The Takeaways opened up the sold-out evening at the Middle East Upstairs with their 3-piece mix of ska and punk. The kids in the pit were dancing from the very first song. I first saw this band at a...
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LOCAL PICK: MISS FAIRCHILD @ MIDDLE EAST DOWNSTAIRS
Juicy bass, slick grooves, and that peaches-and-cream brand of rhythm and blues await all those down-getters at the Middle East Downstairs. The eight-person, Boston-based troupe, Miss Fairchild, has...
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LOCAL PICK: DEAD CATS DEAD RATS @ O’BRIEN’S PUB
Before you do anything hasty, like calling PETA or a clean-up crew, please note that Dead Cats Dead Rats isn’t a pile of deceased animals. That is, unless O’Brien’s Pub is trying to break some kind of...
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LOCAL PICK: METAL FEATHERS LP RELEASE PARTY @ GREAT SCOTT
It’s better to keep your arguments regarding the finer points of air-speed velocity to yourself when attending this Metal Feathers show at Great Scott. It’s an LP release party, not a lecture on the...
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LOCAL PICK: BILLY WINE, THE LAWSUITS + THE CATTLE WALK @ RADIO
Drink enough wine with Billy and you bet your ass you’ll have a lawsuit on your hands by the time you leave that cattle walk. That dude is crazy. Go see Billy Wine, The Lawsuits, and The Cattle Walk at...
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DIG THIS: PUNK ‘N’ ROLL BBQ @ O’BRIEN’S PUB
As we enter the final month of summer, it’s about time to slick that mohawk back up high (assuming kids are still doing that these days?) and feast a little to your favorite local punk artists. One...
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