By Harry Gustafson Scheduled to run from 9/22 to 9/24, Fitz Fest II – organized by Fitz Ross, a Boston-based video production and show promotion company – will hold shows at three different venues and feature performances from Massachusetts based indie bands like Funeral Advantage, Black Beach, Saccharine and Rye Pines. Last year’s events were held […]
By Cliff Notez It hopefully goes without saying that you probably should check out the new Netflix show “Stranger Things.” Not only is it giving all of the X-Files/E.T. nerds their contemporary [but not] Science Fiction Television fix, but it’s also striking a chord [pun potentially intended] with electronic music and synth-heads throughout the dark […]
The pains of childhood memory and parental relationships are detailed within George Woods’ new single.
by Casey Walker New Hampshire three-piece Heavy Pockets released the lead single from their second LP today, titled mopeless. This project is the perfect release to energize you on a dog-day summer Monday while you deal with a moderate existental crisis watching summer turn into yet another autumn. Shayla’s vocals cut crystal-clear through heavy instrumental backing on lead […]
By Harry Gustafson For the past two years, Haasan Barclay has been working his way around the Boston hip-hop and R&B scene, producing tracks for OG Swaggerdick, Michael Christmas and Original Kadeem. Back in March, Barclay premiered his debut solo album, titled “Heaven Is Your Last Dream,” via Allston Pudding. Now, he’s released his second video […]
by Casey Walker Just like chokers and color block windbreakers, Boston’s own Letters to Cleo is a 90’s gem back on the comeup. After a 17-year hiatus, the band announced this week that they have a new LP coming on September 30th. Following the release, the four-piece plans to embark on a 5-city tour, concluding […]
Sadie Dupuis releases her debut solo record this November! Check out her new sex-ed-inspired track for a sneak peek.
By Jackie Swisshelm This morning, The A.V. Club premiered”ID/DV”, the newest track from Fond Han, one of Exploding in Sound‘s latest exploits. It’s a track that perfectly exhibits the pure force that is the New Jersey foursome. As a band, their not-quite-indie, not-quite-post rock sound works, but only because each member is a fined-tuned musician. The very distinct crests and troughs on […]
Boston’s own Department of Everything, a self-proclaimed “bunch of dweebs” that formed in 2015 when the members all worked at the same job, put an interesting twist on the standard lineup of a rock band. Sure, they’ve got the typical drum and bass rhythm section, represented by members Sam Hanson and Adam Straus, but rounding out […]
Cities and States share “Ambulance Racer,” the first track off their new record Sophomore Slump