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The Church – The Sinclair – Cambridge, MA – REVIEW

by Sean Koepenick March 22, 2015

image via Jim Alger Thursday night and it was the return of Aussie rockers The Church. Even though there was a major line-up change, the band’s fans were out in full force as this was a sold-out show. After a quick stop for Mexican food and ‘ritas at Border Café, we were off to the […]

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Leatherwood Studios: Topeka’s 1980s Music Underground Resurfaces

by Ben Easher December 11, 2014


Receipt for Lions and Dogs sessions at Leatherwood Topeka, Kansas in the late 1970s was often a difficult place for musicians writing their own songs. Radio stations only played the hits, and nightclubs tended to book cover bands. Even the arena-rock group named after the state had relocated to Atlanta. But a handful of wayward […]

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Monogold at Glasslands – This Bloom – Album Release – REVIEW – A+

by Tony Shea November 17, 2014

On a Saturday night that saw freezing temperatures on the East Coast, Monogold brought the heat to Glasslands in Williamsburg, firing up a sold out crowd who had come for the release of the band’s newest album, This Bloom. Hailing from Brooklyn, Monogold is a three-pice unit consisting of Keith Kelly on lead vox, guitar […]

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Robyn Hitchcock – Live at Arts at The Armory – Somerville, MA – REVIEW

by Sean Koepenick November 16, 2014

photo via Brad Searles So this week it was an artist I hadn’t seen in a few years-Robyn Hitchcock. It was an early show, so my concert comrade Brad and I stopped into Highland Kitchen first to grab some grub, along with some adult beverages. Then it was off to the venue, one that I […]

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The Damned – Live at The Royale, Boston, MA – REVIEW

by Sean Koepenick October 29, 2014

The Saturday night right before Halloween and what better way to spend it then a night with The Damned? As we wait patiently for a documentary about the band to emerge, punk rock fans were treated to this incendiary triple bill: The Damned, T.S.O.L. and The Briefs.

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Silver Screams – Creep Joint Scratch – Review

by Tony Shea October 17, 2014

There’s a pile of cd’s (and manuscripts) in my office that will more than likely never be reviewed. Partially because I no longer have a CD player, except in my car, but mostly because I have psychic blinders on. The pile could be a chair or a table—inanimate. But then the Silver Screams new EP, […]

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The Winner – Bobby Bare – Song of the Day

by Tony Shea October 14, 2014

Just because Bobby Bare is f&*king awesome. This song is one of those hilarious country gems that will save your life. This song sits on the same shelf as “Bad LeRoy Brown” and “A Boy Named Sue” by Jim Croce and Johnny Cash respectively. But unlike those great artists, you can still see Bobby Bare […]

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Stiff Little Fingers – Live at The Sinclair, Cambridge, MA – REVIEW

by Sean Koepenick September 25, 2014

Another crisp fall day here in the Boston area, and when most people were packing their lunch for Monday morning, I decided to go see one of Ireland’s best bands. If you thought I was talking about U2-you must be high on crack!

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Star-Spangled Banner Turns 200 – The Remixes

by Tony Shea September 14, 2014

The Star-Spangled Banner, aka the national anthem of the United Sates, turned the ripe old age of 200 today. You probably know that the Star-Spangled Banner was written by Francis Scott Key (who was the second cousin of F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of the Great Gatsby). You probably don’t know that the anthem is actually […]

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Bob Mould at the Bowery Ballroom – REVIEW

by Tony Shea September 12, 2014

Bob Mould returned to the Bowery Ballroom last night for the second of two shows, and as always he came ready to rock.

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The 11 Best Sloan Videos

by Jay Hood September 9, 2014

Sloan, the Canadian power-pop band, has been cranking out albums on a consistent basis since 1991. Their second full album, Twice Removed, was named by Spin Magazine to be one of the “Best Albums You Didn’t Hear” in 1994. The album was also named the Best Canadian Album ever by a Chart Magazine readers poll […]

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[SONG] of the Day: Sloan Underwhelmed

by Shea Garage September 2, 2014

Commonwealth, the eleventh studio album by the Canadian band Sloan, comes out on September ninth. Start off a week of Sloan music with one of their first recorded performances of Underwhelmed, off their debut LP Peppermint. Riding a wave of positive press, and their first album going gold in Canada, Underwhelmed was voted the second […]

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X-Live at The Sinclair

by Sean Koepenick August 29, 2014

image via Cambridge, MA Yes, this was a Tuesday night. But it is X for chrissakes, so who cares? I had missed them the last time they came to town, so it was time to get back on that horse. I arrived at the club around 8 PM. Since I was already at my 2 […]

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