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GUILLERMO SEXO @ O’BRIEN’S PUB

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If you didn’t have plans for Friday, you do now—see you at O’Brien’s. Continue reading

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MATH THE BAND @ MIDDLE EAST UPSTAIRS

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This Sunday the electro/punk/dance duo, Math the Band, will once again grace the Middle East with their presence (and sweatbands). Continue reading

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DIG THIS: MATTHEW DEAR (BAND) @ PARADISE ROCK CLUB

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Less parts swing and big band, more parts club beats and disc-spinning. Equal parts dance and swagger. Continue reading

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DIG THIS!: YO LA TENGO @ ICA

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If the “rockitude” of this event somehow got lost in all that jargon, just know that the pretty pictures are gonna move next to the word sounds and the music noises, and that progressive ephemeralization is super fun. Continue reading

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FOTOBOM: MOUNTAIN GOATS @ HOUSE OF BLUES

John Darnielle, Jon Wurster, and Peter Hughes were in top form on Thursday night, pulling out a bunch of old songs as well as a speckling of new material from their current album Transcendental Youth. Continue reading

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DIG THIS: UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA @ T.T. THE BEARS

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Psych-rockers head to Cambridge tonight with up-and-comers DIIV.

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BEN KWELLER: GO FLY A KITE

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San Franciscan Ben Kweller’s latest is a rock ‘n’ rolling bag of Americana trailmix. Continue reading

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UNEARTHED: TIJUANA SWEETHEART

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I came hobbling back to reality, my writing credibility in shambles, and I finally came to a conclusion. I’ll write about Tijuana Sweetheart each chance I get, continue supporting the presence of kickass local punk, and maybe by the law of attraction there will also be more Tijuana sweethearts in my life. Continue reading

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DEFEND YOURSELF!: LAURA LATREILLE

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We sat down with Latreille as she dug deeper into Time Stands Still’s interwoven story of love and war. Continue reading