"I've been in three bands before this band, and done things in a different way, but this is the first time I ever had the feeling that, yeah, this could actually go somewhere."
THE BUILDERS AND THE BUTCHERS + MURDER BY DEATH + FAKE PROBLEMS | Middle East downstairs, 480 Mass Ave, Cambridge | February 7 at 9 pm | $12 advance/$14 doors | 617.864.EAST or www.mideastclub.com
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