CMJ 2013 Picks and Preview
In case you’re living under a rock/in your Boston bubble, CMJ is this week in the Big Apple. To be honest, I truly loathe New York City, but CMJ is the only time…
Allston Pudding Presents: Mean Creek, So So Glos, Earthquake Party!, Hard Nips
Nothing puts a touch of warmth in our tummies more than a banger lineup. Except, maybe, for a banger lineup with ice cream involved, but we’ll get to that.
Interview with Jeffrey Lewis
Earlier this Spring I was introduced to Jeffrey Lewis and his “low-budget films.” Upon watching him perform the “History of Communism” with a giant self-illustrated comic book and sing…
Kal Marks’ “Life is Murder” Release Show (Cambridge Elks Lodge 10/12)
There’s no one you want to surround yourself with more for an album release show than your friends and maybe a handful of weirdoes…
Potty Mouth (Great Scott 10/7)
Coming upon Great Scott late last Monday night, the crowd inside was already thick with the patrons there to see openers Caténine (a Massachusetts-based recording project with advertised Cure, Field Mice, and New Order influences) and Ovlov (good and loud Connecticut rock and roll). My spread-thin show-going time on a work night held allegiance to the closing band I kept missing every time they’d make the drive from Northampton to Boston…
Shark? Gives Their Sound Life On Stage
I’m guessing Brooklyn’s Shark? hears the term “surf-punk” a lot, so I’m sorry for that. I haven’t read anything about them using the description, but it’s just the perfect genre-combination to capture what they play. The four-piece relies on consistent chugging (but interesting) bass and drums underneath a rhythm guitar wailing on power…
Hanni el Khatib and Bass Drum of Death (Middle East Downstairs 10/9)
Looking at the lineup of Bass Drum of Death and Hanni el Khatib, some could be a little confused at the pairing. The crowd sure was…
Goblin (Sinclair 10/9)
Though Goblin are undoubtedly most famous for their iconic soundtrack work, it would be a disservice to the band to pigeonhole them as straightforward film-scorers…
Interview with Those Darlins
With their unique style of alt-country meets grunge meets rock meets pop, Those Darlins dropped their third release Blur the Line on October 1. Personal favorite? “Optimist”…
Surfer Blood (BMH 10/7)
I’m not the biggest fan of Ultra (an electronic music festival that’s been calling Miami home since 1999) but without it, Surfer Blood may never have existed – so that’s a gold star in my book.