INTERVIEW: Houseguests
Recently, Houseguests, the four piece indie-rock outfit born in Allston, invited me to talk with them while they practiced for their upcoming show at T.T. the Bears
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A New Venue in Somerville?
Jack Wall Way back in last November, Somerville’s Radio Bar shuttered its doors, and since then the building at 379 Somerville Ave has remained vacant. But, if Dan Millen and Charles Abel (Partners at Chuckmaster Entertainment) effectuate their vision then Union Square may be home to a new live music venue called “Thunder Road.” Currently the […]
Enjoy Colt .45, Spliffs, and Summer in Free Pizza’s New Video
Jack Wall This morning, Boston country/surf punkers Free Pizza released a video for their song “Net Babes,” which was released back in March of 2014 on Free Pizza’s album Boston, MA. The video shows a cute, hip couple doing what cute, hip couples do, so drugs in a public park. With a bass solo that evokes […]
Shakey Graves Announces Fall Tour
Jack Wall (Photo by Jeremy Stanley) Singer/song writer Alejandro Rose-Garcia, otherwise known by his stage name Shakey Graves, will be heading all over North America this Fall. Us Bostonians will be treated to Shakey Graves’s stripped down folk tunes on October 24th at the Sinclair. Recently, Shakey Graves played the Newport Folk Festival, and was […]
Name this Painting of a Horse to See a Free Show (if you’re lucky)
Jack Wall The Currently Nameless Painting Great Scott, the venue and bar at 1222 Commonwealth Ave frequented by the Allston Pudding crew, is giving you the opportunity to name a newly installed piece of art. Earlier today, Great Scott posted a glorious painting of a white horse gracefully vaulting over a fence under the night sky […]
Review + scribscrubz: Lemuria with Kind of Like Spitting (Great Scott 7/7)
Lemuria sounded fantastic on Monday evening and left me grinning like my crush had just asked me to dance.
PAWS Announces Tour with Total Slacker and Flashlights
Jack Wall Apparently almost having their set almost shut down by Morrissey hasn’t been enough to deter PAWS from the tour circuit. And, that’s dope, because we love those Scottish punks. PAWS will be hitting the road with two other punk bands, Total Slacker and Flashlights. The tour kicks off at the Middle East on […]
Radiohead Heading Back to the Studio in September
Jack Wall It’s been over three years since Radiohead’s last album, The King of Limbs, but according to guitarist Johnny Greenwood the band is ready to begin working their ninth studio album in the Fall. On Mary Anne Hobbs’ show BBC Music6 show, Greenwood stated “We’re going to start up in September, playing, rehearsing, recording and see how […]
Idiot Genes Love Aluminum and Warm Beer (Great Scott, 7/2)
Jack Wall (Photo taken from Idiot Genes’ recent article “The Best Places to Drink (in public) in Allston”) Idiot Genes has garnered the buzz of local punks, musicians and drunk college-kids for little over a year now, and back in February, Allston Pudding’s Christine Varriale called them “the best new punk band in Boston.” So, […]
Catch a Free Spin Doctors Show on Wednesday
Jack Wall You know what band hasn’t crossed my mind since Middle School? Spin Doctors. You know what band is playing a free show at City Hall Plaza on Wednesday at 7? Spin Doctors. Sam Adams and Radio 92.9 are sponsoring the show in celebration of The Hard Rock Cafe’s 25th anniversary. You can check out […]