Surf pop trio Vundabar talk French fame and staying goofy before their album release show at The Middle East.
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EXPRESSIVE OBSESSIVE: THE BRAVE MOTIVES OF LA LUZ
Seattle surf rock band La Luz embrace their obsessions with sandwiches, freestyle raps, and crowdsurfing.
HOLY SONS: AVANT-FOLK FOR THE METAL SOUL
The man behind Om, Grails, and Lilacs & Champagne talks about his new album as Holy Sons.
NATURAL BORN GLOBETROTTERS: N.B.S. AND SNOWGOONS RETURN TO MIDDLE EAST UPSTAIRS
No longer trapped in America, hip hop act N.B.S. spits worldwide with Snowgoons.
TWIST AND SHOUT: CONTORTIONISTS AND MUSICIANS HIJACK THE MIDDLE EAST UPSTAIRS
Rock act Doom Lover are hosting a vaudeville show full of musicians, comedians, poets, and, yes, contortionists.
OUR HOUSE: MIDRIFFS FIND THE SUBTLE LUXURIES OF LIVING TOGETHER
“We are the third generation to live in that house. Right now it’s five people, and next year we will have eight people on two floors."
KEEP PRESSIN’ ON: THE PRESS WAR, RELOADED
If undeniably catchy, exultant choruses are any indication of a pop-punk band’s potential, The Press War sounds primed for success.
TO PLAY LOUD AND DIE IN ALLSTON
INTERVIEW: DENITIA & SENE GO GENRE MELDING TONIGHT AT MID EAST
"I think we lucked out. In my older brother's generation, you had to pick a genre. These days, kids don’t care."
FOR DIRTY BANGS, PRACTICE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT
“Have you ever sat in on a band practice? It's a fucking mess. You're drinking, you're smoking. You're trying to say something about a part and someone's playing guitar over you.”