A cheat sheet of local LPs you probably slept on.
Notes from the Scene
ALLSTON CALLING: WITH GREAT CHANGE COMES GREAT PROS AND CONS
It's cool Boston Calling will take over Harvard's backyard in 2017, but should you be excited about it?
HELLO OPERATOR: MEET YOUR BOSTON CALLING LOCALS
Palehound, Michael Christmas, Lady Pills, and more introduce you to themselves and the city.
GO BIG AND GO HOME: PORCHFEST ’16 TAKES OVER SOMERVILLE
You dream up a genre, it’s there, and one of the 230 bands set to play will have it ready at will.
MMM-POP: THE EXPERIMENTAL POP OF MAGNOLIA LOFT
Pop is fun, but it’s a hell of a lot more so when things get weird.
ALL TOGETHER NOW: EIGHT MUST-SEE ACTS AT BOSTON’S BEST ELECTRONIC FEST
Grab a sharpie. Here's the best underground techno, gorgeous minimalism, and throbbing house hitting Boston this week.
YOU SAY IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY: ZUMIX TURNS 25 IN STYLE
Enjoy live jazz, radio tours, and teen-produced segments at youth-centered non-profit ZUMIX. Did we mention it's free?
VIDEO PREMIERE: HALLELUJAH THE HILLS – “THE MOUNTAIN THAT WANTED MORE”
Trippy overlapped clips, severed hands, and a sea of people rallying behind our favorite local frontman? Count us in.
SONG PREMIERE: THE OTHER STARS — “HOME IS WHERE YOU MAKE IT”
Worcester, MA pop punk band The Other Stars channel The Front Bottoms and The Impossibles on new single "Home Is Where You Make It".
ALBUM PREMIERE: KID MOUNTAIN – TRINKLES
Bright, shimmering, almost glittering--"Trinkles" is a testament to Kid Mountain's staying power in the Boston scene. A worthy followup to Happies, let it be your soundtrack to the first foray into spring.