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Haasan Barclay // Zone 3 // June 30
By Wendy One of the highlights of my summer every year are the free shows Allston Pudding puts on with Zone 3 [author is a photo editor at Allston Pudding]. Over a month of Tuesday gigs that end at a reasonable time! They’re free, the range of artists and sound is quite diverse, there’s free…
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TIFFY’S NEW STUFF
Self-proclaimed “soft punk” outfit TIFFY have announced a slew of new music, with single IRB out this week (June 3), and an EP to follow. This release, which is about the struggle, burnout, and strife of being in music, features guest guitar from no other than Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz. Frontwoman Tiffany Sammy’s signaturely…
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June gigs
Summer is here and so are the shows. Bigger lineups and lots of good free stuff goin’ on. Allston Pudding Shows // Zone 3 // June 09,16, 23, 30 Free concerts return to Lower Allston’s Zone 3, with Allston Pudding hosting all ages gigs every tuesday complete with pizza concessions. Zip-Tie Handcuffs // Deep Cuts…
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A Show for Joe // O’Brien’s Pub // May 10
People talk a lot of shit to me about the Boston music scene. It’s too small and insular, it doesn’t have the networking access of NY or LA. There aren’t enough small venues. There aren’t enough large venues. The neighbors complain against all the venues. It’s expensive. The bars close at 11 on a weeknight,…
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Future Teens // Newbury Comics // May 08
The teens ended their all-day-release-record-store-crawl at a reasonably packed Newbury Comics in the Garage at Harvard Square. Still Life is out now! Despite some recent shuffling in the band’s touring lineup, the album still holds to the core of the teens’ ethos, with Daniel and Amy trading off existential sets of lyrics segmented with hooky…
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Death Party // O’Brien’s Pub // May 05
By Wendy Back on the flash saddle to see two touring emo bands from California, Thanks! I Hate It and Sundressed hold it down at O’Brien’s with hometown anchors Death Party. Thanks! I Hate It brought some fun guitar-mounted LEDs and a bubble gun to the bar, adding to the vibes.