Back to All Events Dark Spring Boston 2023 Saturday, May 6, 2023 8:00 PM 11:55 PM Middle East 472 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA, 02139 United States (map) Google Calendar ICS Info. Latest Music 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. James Brandon Lewis: “Broken Shadows” Percussion like you’re chasing down a film noir villain. Tetsuians: “Bomb Shelter” A medium tempo art rock rambler. Hachiku: “Wild Eyed and Free” This is the obvious song choice to write up. Macie Stewart: When The Distance Is Blue There’s no more experiment in “experimentalism” — who cares? Keeley Forsyth and Matthew Bourne: “Rain” A slow starter. The Ghouls: “Will We Even Have a Christmas Time?” Santa has an online gambling addiction. Luke Combs: “Joe” I picked this track because the title is short. What Band Wrote the 2000 Classic “Teenage Dirtbag”? Intricate Mouse Work put on their lab coats at Midway Cafe. Keeping It Simple Orla Gartland is a Shrek 2 fan at Paradise Rock Club. Jen Kearney: “Spinning” Shades of Seal’s “Kissed By a Rose” on the intro. Madlib: “Düsseldorf” Take your pick from a bowl of two-minute long mixed nuts. Heartbreak It ‘Til You Make It Paul Karsen closes out a hip hop showcase at The Jungle. Traxman: “Wetdisk” Clean and squimmish, at a human tempo made for footwork. Magically Gathering Jade Dust confesses “It’s not easy being green” at Cambridge Community Center. Antoni Maiovvi: “Semaphore” The debut release from New Haven’s Heatsync Records. Just The FACS, Ma’am Midwestern troubadours sample the sandwiches at Deep Cuts. Little Hag: “Hell Yes” An energizing lyrical refrain. The Backyard 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 Sep 12, 2024 Interview: Middle Distance Runner Sep 12, 2024 A chat with Middle Distance Runner from the Archives. Sep 12, 2024 Sep 12, 2024 Letter from the Editor Sep 12, 2024 Less is more. Sep 12, 2024 Apr 5, 2024 Bent Shapes: Feels Weird Apr 5, 2024 From the Archives, Feels Weird doesn’t feel weird at all. Apr 5, 2024
Dark Spring Boston 2023 Saturday, May 6, 2023 8:00 PM 11:55 PM Middle East 472 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA, 02139 United States (map) Google Calendar ICS Info. Latest Music 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. James Brandon Lewis: “Broken Shadows” Percussion like you’re chasing down a film noir villain. Tetsuians: “Bomb Shelter” A medium tempo art rock rambler. Hachiku: “Wild Eyed and Free” This is the obvious song choice to write up. Macie Stewart: When The Distance Is Blue There’s no more experiment in “experimentalism” — who cares? Keeley Forsyth and Matthew Bourne: “Rain” A slow starter. The Ghouls: “Will We Even Have a Christmas Time?” Santa has an online gambling addiction. Luke Combs: “Joe” I picked this track because the title is short. What Band Wrote the 2000 Classic “Teenage Dirtbag”? Intricate Mouse Work put on their lab coats at Midway Cafe. Keeping It Simple Orla Gartland is a Shrek 2 fan at Paradise Rock Club. Jen Kearney: “Spinning” Shades of Seal’s “Kissed By a Rose” on the intro. Madlib: “Düsseldorf” Take your pick from a bowl of two-minute long mixed nuts. Heartbreak It ‘Til You Make It Paul Karsen closes out a hip hop showcase at The Jungle. Traxman: “Wetdisk” Clean and squimmish, at a human tempo made for footwork. Magically Gathering Jade Dust confesses “It’s not easy being green” at Cambridge Community Center. Antoni Maiovvi: “Semaphore” The debut release from New Haven’s Heatsync Records. Just The FACS, Ma’am Midwestern troubadours sample the sandwiches at Deep Cuts. Little Hag: “Hell Yes” An energizing lyrical refrain. The Backyard 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 Sep 12, 2024 Interview: Middle Distance Runner Sep 12, 2024 A chat with Middle Distance Runner from the Archives. Sep 12, 2024 Sep 12, 2024 Letter from the Editor Sep 12, 2024 Less is more. Sep 12, 2024 Apr 5, 2024 Bent Shapes: Feels Weird Apr 5, 2024 From the Archives, Feels Weird doesn’t feel weird at all. Apr 5, 2024
Collected Works: all the reviews from The New Colossus Fest 2025.