tigerman WOAH
There will be zero objectivity in this post. Anyone who knows me has heard at least one tirade about how great Tigerman WOAH! is, and how you absolutely must go see them live if possible. And, before I go any further, let me reiterate that. See them live. The album
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Photos by Boston Concert Photography On Wednesday, March 4th us winter-weary Boston folks got a much needed southern heatwave in the form of JD McPherson and his band of rhythm and blues brothers. The jet stream pulled the rockabilly currents directly from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, right through the doors of
current swell
Photos: Matt LeBel Last night, Victoria’s Current Swell made their first visit to Boston with a show at Great Scott. It was also evidently the first show some of the crowd had ever been to (“Guys, I want to take a picture of this place, it’s so cool-looking!
bloods
If you, like me, are a regular reader of Go Fug Yourself, you’ll know that they use the placeholder “WORDS” when they’re setting up a post, and every so often they’ll accidentally publish a post with just “WORDS” instead of actual text. Well, I use my notes
Nashville’s Secret Club has an important point to raise. All right, in case you weren’t paying attention, it’s right there in the title of the song: “Why Can’t Friends Just Kiss on the Lips Sometimes?” I would say we’ve all been there, but I’m
Life In Film
East London band Life In Film are continuing the revitalization of Britpop with the release of the latest single titled, “It’s What Happens Next That Matters Most,” off their forthcoming debut album Here It Comes due to be released this spring, via +1 Records here in the States. The
current swell
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiOTGhPul8g[/youtube] As the token Canadian on staff here, it is incumbent upon me to tell you about Canadian bands when they come across my desk. As the even-more-token British Columbian, even more so for bands from my home province. So I am
all these dreams
POP QUIZ: What’s the name for the album that, each time you listen to it, you have a new favorite song? Normally, I would call it album of the year, but because it’s only February March, I’ll call it Andrew Combs’ All These Dreams. In the follow-up
Pale Honey
Swedish duo Pale Honey are a lo-fi rock band from Gothenburg looking to take their minimalistic sound worldwide with the release of their self-titled debut album, out May 4th on Bolero Records. The seaside city was placed on the indie-rock map by the amazing (and sadly now defunct) psych-punk band
hundred visions
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHegiZADbGE[/youtube] Do you like breakfast food? Of course you do; you’re not a monster. How much do you like it? I mean, do you like bacon enough to wish you could chop out rails of it and take a hit of
mandolin orange
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7PvgY65OxA[/youtube] New music from North Carolina’s Mandolin Orange, the duo of Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz. Old Ties and Companions is a graceful, mandolin ballad that reminds us to acknowledge the special things in life because they don’t last forever,
PANTHAR
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4Nv8aEjMvE[/youtube] Before we go any further, allow me to point out the most important thing you’re going to learn today: PANTHAR is named after a taxidermied bobcat. I can’t decide whether I love more that this is how they named