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#HotTakes | Week of 06.18.2018

#HotTakes | Week of 06.18.2018

Published June 22, 2018 By Steve Benoit

Songs that we think you should hear without all the pomp and circumstance. If Not Now When // Aaron Lee Tasjan Million Dollar Man // The Dig Talk With Your Hands // Bad Bad Hats Upcoming Boston Area Show: Friday, June 22nd @ The Sincliar Back To Life // Neil & Liam Finn Synchronicity // Free Love Signal // Sylvan Esso Upcoming Boston Area Show: Saturday, July 28th @ Blue Hills Bank Pavilion I See You // The Bones of J.R. Jones Kids These Days // Shakey Graves Street Fighter Mas // Kamasi Washington Ghost Town // The Mulligan Brothers

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The Music Savage Show 06.22.2018 | Summertime Jams!

The Music Savage Show 06.22.2018 | Summertime Jams!

Published June 22, 2018 By Ryan Doyon

The Music Savage show w/ DJ Ryan Doyon on WMFO! Today’s show celebrates the beginning of summer! You want surf music? Check! You want some songs to listen to while driving to the beach? Check! You want songs to listen to on the porch with a cold beer? Checkmate! I also play you the terrific new Song of the Week, “Tinctoria,” from Connecticut musician Lys Guillorn, give you a heads up on some great shows coming to the Boston area, give you a sneak peek at our new #Hottakes post, and much more! Songs: Little Surfer Girl – The Yetis…

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Photos + Review | Deer Tick + Ravi Shavi @ Rocks Off Cruises NYC

Photos + Review | Deer Tick + Ravi Shavi @ Rocks Off Cruises NYC

Published June 21, 2018 By Steve Benoit

Last week, we boarded a cruise ship bound to plod along the NYC’s East River. With us, were 200 fans lucky enough to catch a 3 hour tour of the river and upper bay and sets from Providence based rockers Deer Tick and openers Ravi Shavi. Opening the day was Providence’s Ravi Shavi who aptly rocked the boat with a (wait for it) boatload of swagger and sizzle, if only to relent the crowd briefly before Deer Tick climbed on stage. A Tick show never disappoints, and this wouldn’t be the first time we’ve spent booze cruising with this band. It’s…

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Song of the Week | Lys Guillorn & Her Band – Tinctoria

Song of the Week | Lys Guillorn & Her Band – Tinctoria

Published June 20, 2018 By Ryan Doyon

Photo credit: Ken Dixon ?Tinctoria by Lys Guillorn & Her Band The latest WFMO X Music Savage Show “Song of the Week” spotlight is sharply focused on the incredible single, “Tinctoria,” from Connecticut musician Lys Guillorn. It’s her newest single which follows on the heels of her 2017 EP, I’m A Boy, released on March 24th, via her own record label Little Cowgirl Records. Guillorn has been crafting her style for a number of years and steadily making her mark on the New England music scene since the release of her eponymous debut album back in 2003. The talented multi-instrumentalist plays guitar, banjo, lap-steel, keys,…

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#HotTakes | Week of 06.11.2018

#HotTakes | Week of 06.11.2018

Published June 15, 2018 By Ryan Doyon

Songs that we think you should hear without all the pomp and circumstance. I’m Your Man // Spiritualized Ava // Let’s Eat Grandma Upcoming Boston Area Show: Monday, September 10th @ Great Scott A Trick of the Light // Villagers POP (Pacific Ocean Park) // Le Couleur Simplify // Young The Giant Upcoming Boston Area Show: Saturday, September 1st @ Rock The Roots Festival Strange American Dream // RayLand Baxter Good Love // Aly & AJ Upcoming Boston Area Show: Thursday, June 28th @ Paradise Rock Club Unwind With Me // Active Bird Community Upcoming Boston Area Show: Saturday, October…

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Song of the Week | Cœur de pirate – Prémonition

Song of the Week | Cœur de pirate – Prémonition

Published June 14, 2018 By Ryan Doyon

Photo Credit: Mayxme G Delisle ??en cas de tempête, ce jardin sera fermé. by Cœur de pirate The latest WFMO X Music Savage Show “Song of the Week” spotlight is focused on a ridiculously catchy single titled, “Prémonition,” from Montreal musician Béatrice Martin who creates her addictive music under the stage name Cœur de pirate. This track is just one of ten amazing songs on her new album, en cas de tempête, ce jardin sera fermé, (rough translation “In Case of Storm, This Garden Will Be Closed) which was released on June 1st via Dare To Care Records. Martin’s first…

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#HotTakes | Week of 06.04.2018

#HotTakes | Week of 06.04.2018

Published June 8, 2018 By Steve Benoit

Songs that we think you should hear without all the pomp and circumstance. Signed, Sealed, Delivered // THE FEARLESS FLYERS (feat. Blake Mills & Sandra Crouch) Paint My Face // The Devil Makes Three Happy Unhappy // The Beths It’s Not Over // Curtis Harding Misheard // Moaning Hourglass // Fufanu Phoenix // Rhye The Rover // Interpol Reptilia (The Strokes Cover) // Andrew Combs Malady Melody // Daniel Donato Home // Esther & Fatou

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Song of the Week | The Beths – Happy Unhappy

Song of the Week | The Beths – Happy Unhappy

Published June 5, 2018 By Ryan Doyon

Photo credit: Mason Fairey The latest WFMO X Music Savage Show “Song of the Week” spotlight is focused on the ridiculously catchy new single, “Happy Unhappy,” from Auckland, New Zealand quartet The Beths. It’s the second single from the band’s upcoming debut album, Future Me Hates Me, out August 10th via Carpark Records. The Beths are Elizabeth Stokes (vocals/guitar), Jonathan Pearce (vocals/guitar), Benjamin Sinclair (bass/vocals), and Ivan Luketina-Johnston (drums/vocals), four friends who all studied jazz at the University of Auckland and bring their own musical perspective to the group to create fresh and invigorating guitar-pop masterpieces. In March of 2016…

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#HotTakes | Week of 05.28.2018

#HotTakes | Week of 05.28.2018

Published June 1, 2018 By Ryan Doyon

Songs that we think you should hear without all the pomp and circumstance. There Is A Ledger // Wild Pink Bleached Blonde // Dott She Haunts My Hideouts // Ike Reilly Upcoming Boston Area Show: Wednesday, June 20th @ Atwood’s Tavern Miles Away (Featuring Amelia Meath) // Phil Cook Upcoming Boston Area Show: Wednesday, October 24th @ The Sinclair Beyond // Leon Bridges Upcoming Boston Area Show: Thursday, October 4th @ Agganis Arena Viper Fish // Goat Girl French Riviera // Cautious Clay Teenage Love // Rad Horror (Some Fall Hard) Living Easy // Sam Lewis Fast Slow Disco //…

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