Back to All Events Jon Spencer and the HITmakers Tuesday, January 24, 2023 8:00 PM 11:55 PM Midway Cafe 3496 Washington Street Boston, MA, 02130 United States (map) Google Calendar ICS Info. Featured: Music Las Petunias: “B0mb4” Let’s call it dance punk. Taxidermists: “Grow Up” Throwback lofi. Beast In The East A preview of highlights at Somerville Porchfest 2025. Luddites: “Bitter Root” Alt rock sparking a major chord throwdown. Centralized Planning A preview of highlights at Somerville Porchfest 2025. Toad Croaks, Alive and Well Gypsy jazz, open mics, and bagpipes at McCarthy’s/Toad. Walk Me Home: “Inside” A spacey soft rock tripper with some alt folk tendencies. The West Is The Best A preview of highlights at Somerville Porchfest 2025. A Deep Blue Sea of Familiar Faces Daphne Blue Underworld releases the record at Deep Cuts. Test Plan: “My Teeth” This song rips live. Brief But Intense Jim E. Brown is not the Hall of Fame running back at O’Brien’s Pub. Amery: “Rocker Blues” “Blues” as in sad vibes, not so much as in the genre. Rats In Rat City Five bands make a fest at O’Brien’s Pub. Panik Flower: “ocd” Dreamy, jangly post punk with an anxious edge. PV: “I’m A Man Dammit” Noise punk adventurism. YAI: “Lotus Eater” Odyssey ref! Avalon Emerson: “Don’t Be Seen With Me” Dropping tracks left and right. The New Colossus Fest Collected Works: all the reviews from The New Colossus Fest 2025. Simon Robert French: “Robert’s Place” From TikTok to a stage near you. Boston Calling 2025 Preview: Boston’s biggest music fest named after a Clash album. The Backyard May 3, 2025 Badboss: Fun Under The Sun May 3, 2025 Album review from the Archives. May 3, 2025 May 2, 2025 The Seedy Seeds: Count The Days May 2, 2025 Album review from the Archives. May 2, 2025 May 1, 2025 Letter from the Editor May 1, 2025 Phil has empathy issues. Who is this guy? May 1, 2025 Apr 3, 2025 Holiday Shores: Columbus’d the Whim Apr 3, 2025 Archives: Album Review // Holiday Shores’ Columbus’d The Whim. Apr 3, 2025 Apr 2, 2025 Drug Rug: LIVE Apr 2, 2025 Archives: LIVE at Middle East (8/8/2009). Apr 2, 2025 Apr 1, 2025 Letter from the Editor Apr 1, 2025 Free Rumeysa Ozturk. Apr 1, 2025 Mar 3, 2025 Mobius Band: LIVE Mar 3, 2025 Archives: LIVE at Middle East (12/2007). Mar 3, 2025 Mar 2, 2025 Weather Pending: And How! Mar 2, 2025 Archives: Album // Weather Pending: And How! Mar 2, 2025 Mar 1, 2025 Letter from the Editor Mar 1, 2025 To everything, a season — except fascism. Mar 1, 2025 Feb 3, 2025 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Feb 3, 2025 From the Archives, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at Middle East (11/2007). Feb 3, 2025 Feb 2, 2025 Middle Distance Runner: The Sun & Earth Feb 2, 2025 From the Archives, Middle Distance Runner : The Sun & Earth Feb 2, 2025 Feb 1, 2025 Letter from the Editor Feb 1, 2025 Becoming Anti-Social: a Six Point “Plan.” Feb 1, 2025 Jan 8, 2025 Drug Rug: Paint the Fence Invisible Jan 8, 2025 From the Archives, Drug Rug paints fences on its second album. Jan 8, 2025 Jan 8, 2025 Drug Rug: LIVE Jan 8, 2025 From the Archives, Drug Rug live at Milky Way (11/2007). Jan 8, 2025 Jan 8, 2025 Letter from the Editor Jan 8, 2025 New Year, New Meh? Jan 8, 2025 Sep 12, 2024 MMOSS: i Sep 12, 2024 From the Archives, New Hampshire psych also rises. Sep 12, 2024
Jon Spencer and the HITmakers Tuesday, January 24, 2023 8:00 PM 11:55 PM Midway Cafe 3496 Washington Street Boston, MA, 02130 United States (map) Google Calendar ICS Info. Featured: Music Las Petunias: “B0mb4” Let’s call it dance punk. Taxidermists: “Grow Up” Throwback lofi. Beast In The East A preview of highlights at Somerville Porchfest 2025. Luddites: “Bitter Root” Alt rock sparking a major chord throwdown. Centralized Planning A preview of highlights at Somerville Porchfest 2025. Toad Croaks, Alive and Well Gypsy jazz, open mics, and bagpipes at McCarthy’s/Toad. Walk Me Home: “Inside” A spacey soft rock tripper with some alt folk tendencies. The West Is The Best A preview of highlights at Somerville Porchfest 2025. A Deep Blue Sea of Familiar Faces Daphne Blue Underworld releases the record at Deep Cuts. Test Plan: “My Teeth” This song rips live. Brief But Intense Jim E. Brown is not the Hall of Fame running back at O’Brien’s Pub. Amery: “Rocker Blues” “Blues” as in sad vibes, not so much as in the genre. Rats In Rat City Five bands make a fest at O’Brien’s Pub. Panik Flower: “ocd” Dreamy, jangly post punk with an anxious edge. PV: “I’m A Man Dammit” Noise punk adventurism. YAI: “Lotus Eater” Odyssey ref! Avalon Emerson: “Don’t Be Seen With Me” Dropping tracks left and right. The New Colossus Fest Collected Works: all the reviews from The New Colossus Fest 2025. Simon Robert French: “Robert’s Place” From TikTok to a stage near you. Boston Calling 2025 Preview: Boston’s biggest music fest named after a Clash album. The Backyard May 3, 2025 Badboss: Fun Under The Sun May 3, 2025 Album review from the Archives. May 3, 2025 May 2, 2025 The Seedy Seeds: Count The Days May 2, 2025 Album review from the Archives. May 2, 2025 May 1, 2025 Letter from the Editor May 1, 2025 Phil has empathy issues. Who is this guy? May 1, 2025 Apr 3, 2025 Holiday Shores: Columbus’d the Whim Apr 3, 2025 Archives: Album Review // Holiday Shores’ Columbus’d The Whim. Apr 3, 2025 Apr 2, 2025 Drug Rug: LIVE Apr 2, 2025 Archives: LIVE at Middle East (8/8/2009). Apr 2, 2025 Apr 1, 2025 Letter from the Editor Apr 1, 2025 Free Rumeysa Ozturk. Apr 1, 2025 Mar 3, 2025 Mobius Band: LIVE Mar 3, 2025 Archives: LIVE at Middle East (12/2007). Mar 3, 2025 Mar 2, 2025 Weather Pending: And How! Mar 2, 2025 Archives: Album // Weather Pending: And How! Mar 2, 2025 Mar 1, 2025 Letter from the Editor Mar 1, 2025 To everything, a season — except fascism. Mar 1, 2025 Feb 3, 2025 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Feb 3, 2025 From the Archives, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at Middle East (11/2007). Feb 3, 2025 Feb 2, 2025 Middle Distance Runner: The Sun & Earth Feb 2, 2025 From the Archives, Middle Distance Runner : The Sun & Earth Feb 2, 2025 Feb 1, 2025 Letter from the Editor Feb 1, 2025 Becoming Anti-Social: a Six Point “Plan.” Feb 1, 2025 Jan 8, 2025 Drug Rug: Paint the Fence Invisible Jan 8, 2025 From the Archives, Drug Rug paints fences on its second album. Jan 8, 2025 Jan 8, 2025 Drug Rug: LIVE Jan 8, 2025 From the Archives, Drug Rug live at Milky Way (11/2007). Jan 8, 2025 Jan 8, 2025 Letter from the Editor Jan 8, 2025 New Year, New Meh? Jan 8, 2025 Sep 12, 2024 MMOSS: i Sep 12, 2024 From the Archives, New Hampshire psych also rises. Sep 12, 2024
Let’s call it dance punk.