Tin Flowers – Sound Museum Demos
The energy given off by Tin Flowers’ riotous demos is identical to the energy you’d feel at a live show. “Searchers,” the…
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The Channels talk alien guitar sounds, didgeridoos, and new and new (old) tunes
Photo credit: Mel Andrews Anchored to the floor by a pair of pristine white sneakers, The Channels’ frontman (almost an oxymoron in…
Strange Passage – Shine and Scatter
To say Shine and Scatter, a release by Somerville’s Strange Passage, is captivating is an extreme understatement. The strikingly clean, sharp jangle…
No Sister – s/t
If you want to find a record full of thought provoking performances, you should be checking out No Sister’s new self…
Cate Le Bon – Crab Day
Crab Day is the fourth record in Cate Le Bon’s arsenal and the very first I’ve heard. It appeared on a few…
Doomsday Student – “Angry Christmas” (NSFW)
DOOMSDAY STUDENT. I shouldn’t have to say it anymore, but you know these freak men from other bands like Arab on Radar,…
Koban — Abject Obsessions
Seething and forever kinetic as it moves closer and closer still to the breaking point, post-punk is in the midst of a…
WENT THERE: 8/4 Ursula, Gauche, Shopping, Downtown Boys @ Middle East Upstairs
It would be impossible to walk away from last Thursday’s show at the Middle East without feeling a sense of empowerment. With…
Boston Hassle Presents Kal Marks, Stove, Solids (Montreal) and Gravel @Lilypad
Kal Marks Life Is Alright, Everybody Dies by Kal Marks Stove Is Stupider by Stove Solids (Montreal) Gravel I Never Asked by…
Particulars – My Nerve Touched The Satellite
Absurdo funk, nah-wave (nah), I really don’t know what PARTICULARS is. I want to call them the Paul Pierce (sorry non-b-ball fans…
Illegally Blind Presents Boston Fuzzstival 2016 @Middle East Downstairs
Lyres The Monsieurs HIGH SCHOOL STAR / JACK OF HEART 7" by The Monsieurs CREATUROS Popsicle by CreaturoS Mr. Airplane Man The…
Illegally Blind Presents Rick (from Pile), Footings, Ellen Kempner, Long Gone @Lilypad
Rick (From Pile) dripping by Pile Footings Alienation by Footings Ellen Kempner (From Palehound) Palehound – Audiotree Live by Palehound Long Gone…
