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Hump Nights
HOUND and HANDLER / SWEET PETUNIA / NEMARCA / KEEGAN JAMES
May 19
HOUND and HANDLER / SWEET PETUNIA / NEMARCA / KEEGAN JAMES

A quadruplestack of folk rock in Rat City, USA.

BIMBO (MI) / Slo-Anne / Thought Partner
May 20
BIMBO (MI) / Slo-Anne / Thought Partner

BIMBO (MI) brings a night of art punk vibrations.

Neighborhood Shit | The Promised End | Fracture Type | Knock Over City
May 24
Neighborhood Shit | The Promised End | Fracture Type | Knock Over City

Matinees are punk rock.

Eniam | Trip Sitter | Weatherless | Rick Berlin & The Nickel and Dime Band
May 31
Eniam | Trip Sitter | Weatherless | Rick Berlin & The Nickel and Dime Band

Maine backwards at Jamaica Plain’s favorite dive. Don’t miss this!

Rent Strike / Dirty Harry / The Michael Character / Justin Arena
Jun 5
Rent Strike / Dirty Harry / The Michael Character / Justin Arena

A rent strike sounds like a pretty good idea at Deep Cuts.

Miss Julia Violet | Jean Paul Jean Paul | The Big Lonesome (release show!) | Molly O'Leary & Justin Arena
Jun 7
Miss Julia Violet | Jean Paul Jean Paul | The Big Lonesome (release show!) | Molly O'Leary & Justin Arena

The Big Lonesome release show with a ton of special guests!

Ron Delsener Presents
Jun 12
Ron Delsener Presents

A portrait of a music business pioneer who can’t stop hustling.

Declaw / Husbands / Not Milk / Office Hours
Jun 16
Declaw / Husbands / Not Milk / Office Hours

A quadruplestack of rock in Rat City, USA.

Raspberry Pie / Battlemode / Koji Kompote Band
Jun 17
Raspberry Pie / Battlemode / Koji Kompote Band

Raspberry Pie: The Tokyo Summer Tour comes to Boston!

Bottom Bracket / Clipboards / Oldsoul / Trash Rabbit
Jun 26
Bottom Bracket / Clipboards / Oldsoul / Trash Rabbit

Rock n roll fourstack extraordinaire at Deep Cuts.

The Kids Are Alright
Jun 28
The Kids Are Alright

The legendary documentary about the legendary rock n roll band.

Worm | Cry Havoc | Rags to Stitches | Screw Cart | Hardwired
Jun 29
Worm | Cry Havoc | Rags to Stitches | Screw Cart | Hardwired

Matinees are punk rock at Midway Cafe.

Latest Music
Popular: “Last Dance”
Popular: “Last Dance”

A dense forest of noise punk.

Ruby Grove: “Ocean Sun”
Ruby Grove: “Ocean Sun”

An aquatic musical wonderland.

Battlemode: “Game Over”
Battlemode: “Game Over”

Sadboi techno pop from your favorite local chiptuners.

Tongue Depressor: “Hymns of Mud”
Tongue Depressor: “Hymns of Mud”

An 18:50 banger. Buckle in.

Kestrels: “Last Christmas”
Kestrels: “Last Christmas”

Is Wham’s #xmas4eva banger a new classic?

Dorothy Carlos: “Balm”
Dorothy Carlos: “Balm”

Arthouse electro drone with its finger on the repeater button.

Whyte Lipstick: “On Your Mind”
Whyte Lipstick: “On Your Mind”

An uptempo punk yipper.

Butcher Brown: “Ibiza”
Butcher Brown: “Ibiza”

Like the title promises, a dance number.

Good Enough: “Better Off Alone”
Good Enough: “Better Off Alone”

Just needs one little push to transform into 90s ska.

Last Waltzon: “Lachesis”
Last Waltzon: “Lachesis”

Do you know about the Three Fates?

Joyride: “Cruise Control”
Joyride: “Cruise Control”

Upbeat indie rock jogger.

AKAI SOLO: “Paint Smear”
AKAI SOLO: “Paint Smear”

Art hop out of New York City.

Daphne Blue Underworld: “Holograms”
Daphne Blue Underworld: “Holograms”

An ambient dreamer.

Collignon: “Bicicleta”
Collignon: “Bicicleta”

Is that a Beatles hook?

Circuit des Yeux: “Truth”
Circuit des Yeux: “Truth”

Depeche Mode meets late Scott Walker?

Las Petunias: “B0mb4”
Las Petunias: “B0mb4”

Let’s call it dance punk.

Taxidermists: “Grow Up”
Taxidermists: “Grow Up”

Throwback lofi.

Beast In The East
Beast In The East

A preview of highlights at Somerville Porchfest 2025.

Luddites: “Bitter Root”
Luddites: “Bitter Root”

Alt rock sparking a major chord throwdown.

Centralized Planning
Centralized Planning

A preview of highlights at Somerville Porchfest 2025.

The Backyard
Badboss: Fun Under The Sun
Badboss: Fun Under The Sun

Album review from the Archives.

The Seedy Seeds: Count The Days
The Seedy Seeds: Count The Days

Album review from the Archives.

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Phil has empathy issues. Who is this guy?

Holiday Shores: Columbus’d the Whim
Holiday Shores: Columbus’d the Whim

Archives: Album Review // Holiday Shores’ Columbus’d The Whim.

Drug Rug: LIVE
Drug Rug: LIVE

Archives: LIVE at Middle East (8/8/2009).

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Free Rumeysa Ozturk.

Mobius Band: LIVE
Mobius Band: LIVE

Archives: LIVE at Middle East (12/2007).

Weather Pending: And How!
Weather Pending: And How!

Archives: Album // Weather Pending: And How!

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

To everything, a season — except fascism.

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

From the Archives, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at Middle East (11/2007).

Middle Distance Runner: The Sun & Earth
Middle Distance Runner: The Sun & Earth

From the Archives, Middle Distance Runner : The Sun & Earth

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Becoming Anti-Social: a Six Point “Plan.”

Drug Rug: Paint the Fence Invisible
Drug Rug: Paint the Fence Invisible

From the Archives, Drug Rug paints fences on its second album.

Drug Rug: LIVE
Drug Rug: LIVE

From the Archives, Drug Rug live at Milky Way (11/2007).

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

New Year, New Meh?

MMOSS: i
MMOSS: i

From the Archives, New Hampshire psych also rises.

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