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PREMIERE: “Cross Your Mind” by The Craters

The Craters (aka Wes Kaplan’s solo project) are at it again!!! And you can listen to all that indie rock goodness featured in their new single, “Cross Your Mind,” right here.

Tagged DIY, guerilla toss, Jamaica Plain, local boston bands, single premiere, speedy ortiz, The Channels, the craters, Wes Kaplan

WATCH: Kal Marks – Live at Vivant Vintage

Allston rock heroes Kal Marks came by Vivant Vintage in Lower Allston to play three songs off their new record for us: “Today I Walked Down To The Tree, Read a Book, And When I Was Done I went Home,” “Loosed,” and “Grand Mal.”

Tagged Allston, grand mal, Kal Marks, live video, loosed, Punk, Rock, session, thrift store, today i walked down to the tree, universal care, Vivant Vintage

PREMIERE: Told Slant “Run Around the School” Boxfish Sessions

Watch a new live video for Told Slant’s “Run Around the School” from Cuttlefish Collective’s Boxfish Sessions and check out details on their next show on Sunday, April 22 with Christian Holden of The Hotelier.

Tagged art slob, bedbug, boxfish sessions, Christian Holden, Christine Varriale, cuttlefish collective, Felix Walworth, the hotelier, told slant, trash girl, Video Premiere

WATCH: Amiright? – Live Session

Portland Maine band Amiright? played “Crooked Teeth,” and “Gone (Winter Blows)” for us on an empty theater stage at Lesley University in Cambridge back in early March.  Amiright? is the project of cousins Noah Grenier-Farwell and Quinn Farwell…

Tagged Amiright?, AMIWRONG, Cambridge, cousin rock, DIY, lesley, Live, Maine, Portland, session

WATCH: Cosmic Johnny – Artist Profile

Boston transgender space-rock band Cosmic Johnny were kind enough to let us film them at gigs, at a taco establishment, at a theater, and just walking around town.  The culmination is this installment of our Artist Profile series. Their debut LP “Good Grief” will come out on 4/20.

Tagged 2018, Album, artist profile, Berklee, cosmic johnny, Documentary, Good Grief, space rock

WATCH: Vile Creature – Live Session

We caught up with Vile Creature while they were on tour and they were kind enough to perform “Circuits, Bending & Breaking” for us. Vile Creature play the sort of depressive sludge metal that conveys the feeling of living in, and out of step with, a society built upon systems of oppression. 

Tagged canada, doom, hamilton, Live, Metal, session, sludge, toronto, video, vile creature

Premiere: “Okay” by Latrell James

By Cliff Notez   If you’ve seen any of this man’s recent shows, you already know the rules. Latrell went from breaking them to making them on his new song, “Okay.” With Billy Loman offering up generally knocking vibes and efficient Bobbi Humphrey flip, Latrell has taken over whole crowds and is now coming for all […]

Tagged Billy Loman, Boston Hip Hop, Boston Music, Cliff Notez, Latrell James, Okay, once ballroom

PREMIERE: “In Character” by Fish House

Meet Fish House, a band that is new to Boston but have been around the block. The trio is back and better than ever with their newest single, “In Character.”

Tagged adam jacey, artists profile, burns from the rope, fish house, in character, interview, jacob benavidez, kara kokinos, kyle torr-brown, modern painters, noank, premiere, song premiere, the water cycle

WATCH: Prior Panic – Artist Profile

We got the chance to talk to Prior Panic while they were recording at the Record Company last month.  We were also fortunate to film them perform a new song from the record called “Farewell ADLs,” at their practice space in Brighton.  Check out the full Artist Profile documentary below…

Tagged artist profile, Boston, cello, Documentary, julia, otto, prior panic, Punk, Rock, zachary ellsworth

WATCH: Oompa – a Kitchen Session

Boston rapper and poet Oompa invited us over to her Cambridge apartment and was kind enough to perform a set of 5 songs from her recent LP “November 3rd” for this kitchen live session.  She was joined by frequent collaborator Cliff Notez…

Tagged Boston, Cliff Notez, kitchen, Live, music, oompa, rapper, session

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