Zip-Tie Handcuffs – Heavy Love Child
Rating: 3.5/5 Its about time to find out just what exactly “stoner punk” is and Zip-Tie Handcuffs are here to help us. In their case, stoner part of the equation …
Other People's Posts – Dysonsound + Flaming Pablum + Flowers & Cream
Dysonsound > Movember Mixtape It’s time for something a little special here on dysonsound. We’ve all made mixtapes in our life, and if you haven’t? Try it out! November is a …
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New/Upcoming Music Releases– Noveller/unFact – Bleached Valentine (Self-Released) + Self-Titled Split (TQA)
Split LP between unFact (solo bass project of David Wm. Sims (Jesus Lizard/Scratch Acid/Rapeman)) and Noveller (project of Brooklyn based musician Sarah Lipstate). Using electric bass guitars and an array …
Review + Stream – Scrapbooker – Live Sex! From The Senate Floor
Oh, look…its a brand new EP from our favorite Canadian psychos! “Live Sex” came out at the end of October and is now available for streaming via Bandcamp. It doesn’t …
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Milestone – 50 Facebook Recommendations for "Boston Not LA"
“Boston Not LA” is a 16-track collection of music from local artists. Some of the contributors include Ghost Box Orchestra, Skyjelly, Concord Ballet Orchestra Players, Jenova 7 and Soccer Mom. …
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Download Vault – Boston Edition – RIBS + Banditas + Red Bellows
RIBS – Hard-rocking Boston quartet whose “British Brains” EP earned them comparisons to anyone from Deftones to Queens Of The Stone Age to Muse. They were also described as a …
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Download – Boston Band Crush Samplers
And more of homegrown goodness…this time from an excellent BBC blog. So far, they’re offering two free samplers, both of which are chock full of local music: BBC Sampler 01 …
Videos from Homegrown Fest (courtesy of Liz Pelly / Pelly Twins)
Homegrown Festival is an annual underground music festival in Boston, Massachusetts, booked/managed by the 10-year-old DIY show booking group Bodies of Water Arts and Crafts. The festival’s second installment took place …
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Helmet / Intronaut / Ribs show review+photos from Playground Boston
If there’s one thing I do love to see on a bill at the Middle East, it’s three very loud bands with three very short names. And apparently, I’m not …
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Band Profile – Dead C
You could be forgiven for thinking of New Zealand as one of those pastoral spots where the sun always shines and the natives are given to the creation of cordial …