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LAST NIGHT OF THALIA ZEDEK BAND RESIDENCY @ T.T. THE BEAR’S
Come catch the end of Thalia Zedek’s residency at T.T. the Bear’s Place this Monday. Self-described as “neo-psychedelik chamber folkrock,” she’s been on the scene since the ’80s and she’s still...
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DIG THIS: KID MOUNTAIN @ GREAT SCOTT
not a real place If Kid Mountain were a real place, it would just be the worst. Imagine a bunch of sticky, screaming brats riding a wicked sugar high while kicking you in the shins and demanding a...
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EXIT POLL: CAMERON, LEAD SINGER OF NAÏVE THIEVES, SELLIN’ MERCH @ THE...
Which would win in a duel: your moustache or Casey [Crescenzo]‘s beard? Casey’s beard. Why? Because he’s had it for longer … I don’t know. It would end in a truce. Someone would win by a HAIR. What do...
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INTERVIEW: THE MILK CARTON KIDS
There is something almost defiant about The Milk Carton Kids, a guitar-strumming, harmony-singing duo that have managed to distinguish themselves in the face of pop music’s deepening basslines and...
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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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JOHN DENSMORE OF THE DOORS UNHINGED
When Jim Morrison got back from London after a European tour in October 1968, he learned that the rest of The Doors had agreed, in his absence, to a $75,000 offer to use “Light My Fire” for a Buick...
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LOCAL PICK: YELLOWBIRDS @ THE LILYPAD
Ask most people, and they’ll say that one of their favorite places to be is home. And who can blame them? Being among the familiar (and wearing your pajamas) is super comfortable, and any dummy can...
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THE WALKMEN @ THE SINCLAIR
You ever stop and wonder just when you’re going to find yourself? Like, you’ve been hanging out with yourself every goddamn day and you still don’t know what your deal is. Come on. Well, take...
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INTERVIEW: BUKE & GASE
You don’t get much more DIY than inventing instruments Before getting into just what bukes and gases are, a practical question: How do Arone Dyer and Aron Sanchez, the members of Buke and Gase, make...
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DIG THIS: HEM @ THE SINCLAIR
the kids are all right Everyone goes through tough times, and most people muddle through until they come out the other end, battered but optimistic. But how many of those people can say that they...
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LOCAL PICK: THE STAIRS @ GREAT SCOTT
Sooner or later, everyone experiences the utter heartbreak of losing that which you love(d) most: your most favoritest band, the one that defined your angsty teen years, breaks up. Listening to their...
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INTERVIEW: KRILL
There was a lengthy discussion about which “krill” pun to use as this article’s subhead. For a band whose Bandcamp URL is “WhereTheresaKrillTheresAWay”, whose Twitter handle is “@krilliamhmacy”, and...
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DIG THIS: SPEEDY ORTIZ MAJOR ARCANA RELEASE @ GREAT SCOTT
serious business You’ve likely heard of Speedy Ortiz in one way or another by now, Boston resident. If not, here’s a quick re-cap: Speedy Ortiz is not a Looney Tunes parody band—if such a thing...
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STRICTLY LOCAL: CHEECH
Having fun in the hardcore scene Photo credit: Lisa Gourley Cheech is a band that’s hard to slot into a single genre. They blend aspects of thrash, metal, punk, and hardcore into a powerful slab of...
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LOCAL PICK: PILE @ O’BRIEN’S PUB
A Pile of what? Music, of course! What kind? The kind you’ll have a great time listeni– you know what, we don’t need to answer these questions. Trust us, alright? These are musicians, and they’re...
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LOCAL PICK: THE UPPER CRUST @ PRECINCT
Attention lowly plebes and undesirable commoners: you’re all invited to witness your musically inclined aristocratic superiors, The Upper Crust, in all their hard rocking 18th century glory. Precinct...
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ARTS: THE VALENTINE TRILOGY
After the cast of The Valentine Trilogy completed last Sunday’s marathon run of the epic, seven-hour play at The Boston Center for the Arts, we ran backstage, erupted into a victorious celebration and...
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INTERVIEW: DIARRHEA PLANET
“It’s like smoking cigarettes: the first time is really hard and you’re sick and you’re coughing and you almost pass out and have to sit down. But the more you do it, the more you like it. And the...
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STRICTLY LOCAL: POTTY MOUTH
Potty Mouth is a band that does things together, and that’s the way they like it. “It’s a constant learning experience, but it helps that we’re all friends,” said Abby Weems, singer and guitarist for...
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