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Mixed and matched
The appearance of DFA Records heavyweights the Juan Maclean and Justin Miller at the third anniversary of Petrol, the monthly Tuesday-night party at Middlesex, was going off — popping off.
Home bass
We in Boston enjoy reminding others that Hooray for Earth originally formed here, so we can still call them a Boston band.
May 12, 2012
The Fringe perform live at the Boston Conservatory Theater on May 12, 2012.
May 12, 2012
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros perform live at the Orpheum Theatre on May 12, 2012.
May 17, 2012
Boysetsfire performs live at Brighton Music Hall on May 17, 2012.
On the fly
Last Thursday was full of surprises at Cambridge's Plough and Stars, as Australian singer/songwriter Richard Davies and one very lucky pick-up band were set to perform the music of Cardinal — the legendary duo whose 1994 homonymous LP was perhaps the most influential baroque-pop revival record of the 1990s.
April 27–May 6, 2012
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, from April 27–May 6, 2012.
Total Bummer Fest
After visiting Orlando in March while on tour with Quilt, I was so inspired by the vibrancy of the town's burgeoning DIY music community that I decided to return for Florida's annual festival, Total Bummer.
Radio | April 27, 2012
Crowds came with flair for The Price & The Protégés Party on April 27 -- hosted by Videodrome Discothèque, voted Boston's best dance night in our 2012 reader's poll.
28 Seeds later
Throughout history, influential entertainers such as Stanley Kubrick, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and the dudes who wrote the Bible have peddled theoretical final chapters to history.
Yes Oui Si | April 14, 2012
Dirty Virgins, Magic Magic, Abadabad, and Color Channel play as part of the WBTU Show at Yes Oui Si on April 14, 2012.
Trainwreck in Cambridge
When Bow Thayer and Perfect Trainwreck were announced as the 2012 Rock 'n' Roll Rumble champions, I wondered what the judges were smoking, and where I could get some.
T.T. the Bear's Place | April 20, 2012
Bow Thayer and the Perfect Trainwreck, Garvy J, Motherboar, and the Grown Up Noise compete at the finals for the Rock n' Roll Rumble at T.T. the Bear's Place on April 20, 2012.
T.T. the Bear's Place | April 12, 2012
Thick Shakes + Bow Thayer & Perfect Trainwreck + Cask Mouse + Motherboar played T.T. the Bear's Place Rock 'n' Roll Rumble Semi-Finals Night #1, Thursday, April 12, 2012.
T.T. the Bear's Place | April 13, 2012
Sherman Burns + Garvy J + Ghosts of Jupiter + The Rationales played during T.T. the Bear's Place Rock 'n' Roll Rumble Semi-Finals Night #2, Friday, April 13th, 2012.
The Foundation Room at House of Blues | April 7, 2012
Of Monsters and Men perform a WFNX Acoustic Session at the House of Blues Foundation Room on April 7, 2012.
House bands
Every underground scene has its "house bands" — local favorites that play tirelessly, fill slots on stacked line-ups every weekend, and amass a dedicated following of fans and friends in their scenes.
T.T. the Bear's Place | April 6, 2012
The Bynars + Bow Thayer & Perfect Trainwreck + Brownboot + Pray for Polanski at T.T. the Bear's' Rock 'n' Roll Rumble Prelim Round #5, Friday, April 6, 2012.
T.T. the Bear's Place | April 7, 2012
The Grinds + Sherman Burns + Motherboar + Streight Angular at T.T. the Bear's' Rock 'n' Roll Rumble Prelim Round #6, Saturday, April 7, 2012.
Eight isn’t enough
Twenty-three bands entered T. T.'s own private Thunderdome last week, and only eight bands remain after six Rock 'n' Roll Rumble nights of preliminary-round musical throwdowns.
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