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Track of the Day
Evolfo: “Luv Like a Freak”
Evolfo: “Luv Like a Freak”

A kind of big band psych stomper.

Waxahatchee: “Right Back To It”
Waxahatchee: “Right Back To It”

A medium tempo banjo walker.

RHÛN: “Bone Ornament”
RHÛN: “Bone Ornament”

The band self-describes as all kinds of black metal sub-variants.

Mary Halvorson: “Ultramarine”
Mary Halvorson: “Ultramarine”

All the instruments go on a solo walk.

FACS: “North America Endless”
FACS: “North America Endless”

Do you buy that the actor is or was a smoker though?

M-Dot: “Willows Weep” ft. Lateb
M-Dot: “Willows Weep” ft. Lateb

No wonder the protagonist can’t sleep at night.

Tiger Witch: “Spirit of ‘73”
Tiger Witch: “Spirit of ‘73”

A pert and perky pop premonition.

Leather Lung: “Spit In The Casket”
Leather Lung: “Spit In The Casket”

This stoner metal band understands their aesthetic.

This Day In History: “Cpt. Cooper”
This Day In History: “Cpt. Cooper”

Appreciate the feedback intro.

Ryan John Clary & Carissa Johnson: “Sometimes”
Ryan John Clary & Carissa Johnson: “Sometimes”

Whoah, transported to the Wild West!

Dowsing Rod: “Ditchwasher”
Dowsing Rod: “Ditchwasher”

A slow tempo post punk roller from the South Shore.

Tenacious Bird of Prey: “Feathers of a Massacred Bird”
Tenacious Bird of Prey: “Feathers of a Massacred Bird”

Long band name, long song title.

Echo Kid: “Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)”
Echo Kid: “Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)”

Nobody loves Xmas indie rock tunes more than Hump Day News.

Dogs On Shady Lane: “Pile of Photos”
Dogs On Shady Lane: “Pile of Photos”

Who has ‘piles’ of photos anymore?

Itsï Ramirez: “Josephine”
Itsï Ramirez: “Josephine”

The sound of one thousand baby birds chirping.

Keeley Forsyth: “Horse”
Keeley Forsyth: “Horse”

A “bleak and foreboding landscape” for sure.

True Green: “Midtown Matt”
True Green: “Midtown Matt”

A little bedroom pop, a little garage rock, a little foyer blues.

Michael Christmas: “Nissan Altima”
Michael Christmas: “Nissan Altima”

Named after a car with an 84 out of 100 reliability rating.

KMRU: “Dissolution Grip”
KMRU: “Dissolution Grip”

Do artists feel pressure to deliver on the title track of an album?

Jobi Riccio: “Lonely Tonight”
Jobi Riccio: “Lonely Tonight”

Loneliness rides shotgun in a lot of pop songs but rarely takes the wheel.

Lunar Ark: “Guillotine”
Lunar Ark: “Guillotine”

A 19:29 post metal annihilation from the Boston-based drone slayers.

Gabriel Birnbaum: “Perfect Again”
Gabriel Birnbaum: “Perfect Again”

It’s been a minute since Birnbaum’s last solo release.

Walt McClements: “Nest of Earrings”
Walt McClements: “Nest of Earrings”

2+2=5.

Declaw: “Let It Ride”
Declaw: “Let It Ride”

A noisy blunderbuss of an intro.

Washer: “Come Back As A Bug”
Washer: “Come Back As A Bug”

A slow tempo rallying cry to the entomophile community.

Stuck: “Planet Money”
Stuck: “Planet Money”

The Chicago post punkers have a take on capitalism – it’s not a love letter!

Lane: “Everybody’s Finding Out”
Lane: “Everybody’s Finding Out”

A cool Rubik’s Cube riff rambler.

Joanna Sternberg: “Mountains High”
Joanna Sternberg: “Mountains High”

Not a song about smoking dope.

Class President: “Boy Wonder”
Class President: “Boy Wonder”

Pop confection, rock perfection.

Twig: “Nude Beaches”
Twig: “Nude Beaches”

This is the hardest rocking nude beach you’ve ever been to.
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Evolfo: “Luv Like a Freak”
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A kind of big band psych stomper.

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A Big TV Program
Live Review

Yoko Miwa is ready for her closeup at The Mad Monkfish.

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Waxahatchee: “Right Back To It”
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A medium tempo banjo walker.

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Live Review
The New Thursday
Live Review

(t-t)b phone home at Silhouette Lounge.

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RHÛN: “Bone Ornament”
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The band self-describes as all kinds of black metal sub-variants.

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Live Reviews
A Big TV Program
A Big TV Program

Yoko Miwa is ready for her closeup at The Mad Monkfish.

The New Thursday
The New Thursday

(t-t)b phone home at Silhouette Lounge.

Marathon Monday
Marathon Monday

Dwelley crosses the finish line at The Jungle.

JP Jammerz
JP Jammerz

Pledge Pins serve cookies at Midway Cafe.

Ain’t No Democracy
Ain’t No Democracy

Tiny WIne stares into the eclipse at Silhouette Lounge.

The 1st Annual Christian McBride Festival
The 1st Annual Christian McBride Festival

Christian McBride isn’t in Arlington, Texas at the Regent Theatre.

270 Volts of Electricity
270 Volts of Electricity

Wire Lines grab the third rail at the Middle East.

What’s In The Suitcase?
What’s In The Suitcase?

Gut Health travels heavy at the Middle East.

Ready, Set, Go
Ready, Set, Go

Sunshine Riot rains down on you at the Middle East.

Portland Calling
Portland Calling

J. Graves plays the faves at Deep Cuts.

Bougification
Bougification

Good & You? names their EPs with numbers at Union Tavern.

Mancala Up
Mancala Up

This Day In History never forgets at Deep Cuts.

Sitar? I Hardly Know Har!
Sitar? I Hardly Know Har!

Elephant Stone slips back into the dream at The Rockwell.

Flight of Whiskeys
Flight of Whiskeys

Donna Byrne Quartet jazzes the lounge at The Mad Monkfish.

Respect Boston
Respect Boston

Edo.G, Big Shug, and Akrobatik hip the hop at the Middle East.

Dan’s Back From Theater Shit
Dan’s Back From Theater Shit

Jiddo humps the night at Silhouette Lounge.

The Last Laugh
The Last Laugh

Jerry’s Got Jokes gets the last laugh at Midway Cafe.

Land Ho!
Land Ho!

Dwayne Haggins subs the terranean at Lizard Lounge.

Ex Are My Copilots
Ex Are My Copilots

Ex Pilots fly ex planes at Silhouette Lounge.

One More For The Road
One More For The Road

Anishinaabe is my Love Language at Pianos for The New Colossus Fest.

Catch The Wave
Catch The Wave

Los Premios win all the prizes at Heaven Can Wait for The New Colossus Fest.

Stewed Prewns
Stewed Prewns

Northampton’s Prewn trips the lights and dangles at Pianos for The New Colossus Fest.

Clean Up On Aisle Awesome
Clean Up On Aisle Awesome

Paper Lady eschews the plastic at Arlene’s Grocery for The New Colossus Fest.

A Quick In & Out at Berlin
A Quick In & Out at Berlin

Programmique arts the school at Berlin for The New Colossus Fest.

Rock Around The Globe
Rock Around The Globe

Papisa brings São Paulo to the stage at the Rockwood Music Hall for The New Colossus Fest.

Coral Shoots the Moons
Coral Shoots the Moons

Coral Moons wax and wane at Bowery Electric for The New Colossus Fest.

M For Music
M For Music

M For Montreal shows some cases at Baker Falls for The New Colossus Fest.

Chomping On The Bits
Chomping On The Bits

Show Me Your Bits 2 earns an extra life at Crystal Ballroom.

Three, Four, Five Bands and Counting
Three, Four, Five Bands and Counting

Boarzoy sludges the metal at Midway Cafe.

From Lowell, With Love
From Lowell, With Love

Burp. pushes out excess air from the upper digestive tract at the Middle East.