In that moment it didn’t matter if you were 50 and seeing them again or 14 and hitting your first pit under the watchful gaze of your father—we were all lost in the music. Continue reading
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DIG THIS: LOWTONE SOCIETY LIVE @ MIDDLE EAST DOWNSTAIRS
Lowtone Society is poised for a third performance at the Middle East Downstairs, with a true to the roots style that will set the night on soul fire. Continue reading
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HE’S MY BROTHER SHE’S MY SISTER @ THE MIDDLE EAST
“party music for coyotes drunk on champagne…” Continue reading
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BOSTON ON BOSTON: BRIAN CHARLES | ZIPPAH RECORDS, GUITARIST IN THE SHEILA DIVINE, DEAR LEADER
Brian Charles gives us the low-down on which bands, records, and spots are on the way up in the Boston music scene. Continue reading
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Tags: Aimee Mann, Amanda Palmer, Boston, Brian Charles, Brighton Music Hall, Dig, DigBoston, Duke Levine, great scott, JP Music Festival, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Music, Oasis, Peter Wolf, radio, Rick Berlin, The Army of Broken Toys, The Boston Pops, The Bynars, The Field Effect, The Middle East, The Sinclair, The Wonder Bar, TT the Bear's, walter sickert, Zippah Records
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MATH THE BAND @ MIDDLE EAST UPSTAIRS
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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Tags: Boston, Boston Bands, Dance, Electronica, live, Math the Band, Music, Punk, Sweatbands, The Middle East
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VENDING MACHETES: GOOD GRIEF
I’m typically not one to venture near anything remotely resembling hardcore, but this tight set of six songs is executed with such energy and proficiency that I often found myself air drumming despite my reservations. Continue reading
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FOTOBOM: THE WOMBATS, STATIC JACKS + FLAGSTAFF @ THE MIDDLE EAST
Mick Murray catches a Wombats tune on film at their show Tuesday night, as well as a few frames of this epically stacked bill. FOTOBOM! Continue reading
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Tags: Fenway Recordings, Flagstaff, Fotobom, Mick Murray, Static Jacks, The Middle East, The Wombats
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JAYSON ZEEMAN OF Z-RANT
The restaurant was, in many ways, a chance project that Zeeman never imagined he’d create. But through a movie-script series of chance meetings, he’s created the area’s only seven-day brunch place that, through word of mouth, is completely packed for most of the week. Continue reading
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THE LIGHTS OUT: IN THE STUDIO AND ON THE [NEW] RECORD
As they hone their vocal, plunking and riffing chops, those “’80s sounds” will likely come in handy for the Michael Jackson cover set The Lights Out will deliver at the Middle East on Saturday night. The band’s broken out the glitter gloves once before, but they were Zombie Michael Jacksons for a Halloween show. Continue reading
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DOOMTREE @ MIDDLE EAST DOWNSTAIRS
As far as names for eccentric, eclectic, electrifying (figuratively and otherwise) rap-crews go, Doomtree pretty much wins and is playing at the Middle East Downstairs on Friday. Continue reading
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DIG THIS: HOOTS AND HELLMOUTH @ MIDDLE EAST
These guys were made for a buddy cop movie. Just look at that beard! Continue reading
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