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Bunny's a Swine unveil new record, new label

Noise in the attic
Inside a foam-padded attic at the top of a two-family home down a narrow tree-lined street just outside of Northampton is the birthplace of a band.

By P. NICK CURRAN | November 30, 2011

Big Digits are an unstoppable party machine

No parents, no rules
Like most good things in life, my first Big Digits experience was in an Allston basement.

By P. NICK CURRAN | August 31, 2011

Out: Dressed in drag and out stealing veggie oil, the Fagettes crew conquer the west coast

Too drunk to truck
"We toured in a Vietnam-era, two-and-a-half ton military truck," says Ryan Major, singer/guitarist of Allston '60s garage-rock revivalists the Fagettes.

By P. NICK CURRAN | August 31, 2011

Photos: Kurt Vile at the Brighton Music Hall

Brighton Music Hall | July 11, 2011
Kurt Vile performs live at the Brighton Music Hall on July 11, 2011.

By P. NICK CURRAN | July 14, 2011

New York

Beach Fossils
Beach Fossils

By P. NICK CURRAN | July 07, 2011

Vermont

Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday

By P. NICK CURRAN | July 07, 2011

Wyoming

Bocat
Bocat

By P. NICK CURRAN | July 07, 2011

Kansas

Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk
Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk

By P. NICK CURRAN | July 06, 2011

Missouri(1)

Jerusalem and the Starbaskets
Jerusalem and the Starbaskets

By P. NICK CURRAN | July 07, 2011

Out: Spicing up Brooklyn’s Hillstock fest with The Toothaches, Honey Dos, and confetti

Boston flavors the Dirty Apple
On the first morning of Hillstock — a three-day Brooklyn-based DIY music fest split among a backyard, a warehouse, and a block party — I awoke wearing face paint and covered in confetti and bruises.

By P. NICK CURRAN | June 08, 2011

Going under the skin with punk trio Doomstar

Stick 'n' poke
Slideshow: Doomstar gives out amateur tattoos

By P. NICK CURRAN | February 21, 2011

Pretty and Nice steal the show in Cambridge

Ampersand rock
It's gotta be sweet to see the front-row girl with faded dyed-pink hair and X's on her hand turn to her friend with a definite "fuck yeah!" expression and shout, "This band is awesome!"

By P. NICK CURRAN | December 15, 2010

Review: Caspian’s musical spell at Old South Church

Sea of sound
On October 22 in the Back Bay, Caspian led a post-rock church service.

By P. NICK CURRAN | October 31, 2010

Night Fruit add grit to a dream-pop landscape

Nocturnal cravings
My fascination with dream pop — a genre characterized by washy guitars and airy, indistinct vocals — lies in its effects when done right: a sense of vague translocation and a fleeting feeling of transcendence.

By P. NICK CURRAN | September 29, 2010

Review: Needy Visions | Needy Visions

Bodies of Water Arts & Crafts/Motorcycle Face (2010)
The Needy Visions are all about fun, and goddamn do I wish I had their latest homonymous release at the beginning of summer.

By P. NICK CURRAN | September 16, 2010

Shake 'n' bake

The raw post-grunge pop of Earthquake Party!
Earthquake Party! are one of the few bands whose sound lives up their name: shattering, blown-out, blissed-out, all-enveloping. On a Tuesday morning in their Allston practice space — a Tuesday morning! — the trio play with unrestrained mania.

By P. NICK CURRAN | August 12, 2010