BETH ISRAEL – DENTAL DENIAL
This one was released earlier in the year, and is another record that I’ve listened to a ton, but just hadn’t gotten…
jangle pop
BOSTON HASSLE – SOUTHERN FEMISPHERE, BENT SHAPES, ROSIE AND THE ROSIS, DINOCZAR @ LILYPAD
This Friday night, Boston Hassle presents a heady mix at the Lilypad in Inman Square, Cambridge. Southern Femisphere, South Carolina bred feminist…
THE WHIPS — EP
Tonight I made a stir-fry for dinner. Some veggies, some oil, some lemon juice, some salt, garlic, and pepper, and the result…
THE DAZIES – LEVON HELM EP
I had a dream last night that I was reviewing the debut EP from the Dazies–except in this case it was actually…
INDIAN TWIN – s/t
It is hard to believe from the five hyper-retro songs on Indian Twin’s self-titled EP that this is a band just getting…
GREAT VALLEY – JAWS OF EVIL
In the fantastic world of Brattleboro VT’s GREAT VALLEY evolution runs from mammal to lizard. Only now have acheologists uncovered the traces…
MAC DEMARCO – SALAD DAYS
Mac DeMarco’s Salad Days couldn’t be more aptly named– jangly, crisp, and mellow, it seems vaguely longing of times past, but almost…
NICE GUYS, DEAD WIVES, CHANDELIERS, FLAT SWAMP @ GREAT SCOTT
TONIGHT, Great Scott has got something special in store to get you prepped for the start of another week. Featuring Allston’s Nice…
BLANK REALM – GRASSED INN
On their latest LP Grassed Inn, Brisbane janglers Blank Realm, mine a more precise pop sensibility from their familiar homespun chemistry. Building…
LAME DRIVERS / THE WOOLEN MEN – 7″
Let’s split some skinny jeans – here’s some head-boppers from Brooklyn’s Lame Drivers and Portland, OR’s The Woolen Men to get you…
PROTO IDIOT – SATURDAY NIGHTS
Straight outta Manchester, England comes PROTO IDIOT and their shambling DIY pop. DOLLY MIXTURE, or DESPERATE BICYCLES, that kind of thing, or…
THE (mostly) NEWER BOSTON/ NEW ENGLAND BANDS I WANT & NEED TAPES/RECORDS FROM IN...
Dan Shea is the co-director of the BOSTON HASSLE arts organization which runs the Boston Hassle website, publishes the Boston Compass newspaper,…
