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# #HotTakes | Week of 03.19.2018
- URL: https://www.musicsavage.com/hottakes-week-of-03-19-2018/
- Published: 2018-03-23T16:00:55.000Z
- Updated: 2018-04-19T13:51:02.000Z
- Author: Steve Benoit
- Tags: #hottakes, Aubrey Haddard, avi jacob, Balkan Beat Box, Basement Revolver, deer tick, Fantastic Negrito, Floco Torres, hiss golden messenger, l.a. salami, #wordpress, #Import 2024-04-24 19:18

*Songs that we think you should hear without all the pomp and circumstance.*

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**This Town // [Balkan Beat Box](http://www.balkanbeatbox.com/?ref=musicsavage.com)**

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**Lake Steel Oil // [Basement Revolver](https://www.basementrevolver.com/?ref=musicsavage.com)**  
*Upcoming Boston area show: Sunday, April 8 @ The Sincliar*

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**Hold Up // [Floco Torres](http://flocotorres.com/new/?ref=musicsavage.com)**

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**Jean Is Gone // [L.A. Salami](https://www.lasalami.com/?ref=musicsavage.com)**  
*Upcoming Boston area show: Tuesday, April 3 @ The Red Room at Cafe 939*

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**I Should Know Better // [Aubrey Haddard](https://www.lasalami.com/?ref=musicsavage.com)**  
*Upcoming Boston area show: Sunday, March 25 @ State Park*

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**Plastic Hamburgers // [Fantastic Negrito](http://www.fantasticnegrito.com/?ref=musicsavage.com)**

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**Passing Clouds // [Hiss Golden Messenger](http://www.hissgoldenmessenger.com/?ref=musicsavage.com)**  
*Upcoming Boston area show: Tuesday, May 8 @ House of Blues*

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**Smith Hill 2018 // [Deer Tick](https://deertickmusic.com/?ref=musicsavage.com)**  
*Upcoming Boston area show: Thursday, June 7 @ Rock On! Concert Cruise Aboard The Bay State Cruises Provincetown II*

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**Pickup Truck // [Avi Jacob](https://deertickmusic.com/?ref=musicsavage.com)**  
*Upcoming Boston area show: TONIGHT! Friday, March 23 @ AS220 in Providence, RI – Album Release Show*