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Boston Bands This Week (01/04/10)…
boy without god (a.k.a. Gabriel Birnbaum), Ice Cream Social, Kay Hanley, Ketman, and the original lineup of Treat Her Right.
Ok, I made an executive decision: I’m just going to profile 4-6 bands per week, so I can eventually get this up in a more timely manner – like just ahead of the weekend. Rather than when I’m now doing it, which is Monday morning. So here’s a small selection of Boston-area artists and bands you may wish to check out this week. (more…)
Band Round-Up, Part Three – January 2, 2010
The Ropes, Jen Gloeckner, Chop Chop, Steve Middleton, Why I Hope, Mobile Wash Unit, and Build.
Final installment, three of three, of my band round-ups for 2009 (right, it’s not ‘09 anymore; never mind that). Come back for much more in 2010. Nice moody, angsty stuff from The Ropes (NYC), soulful singing with strings from Jen Gloeckner, new wave/pop of Chop Chop, and early introspective demos from UK singer-songwriter Steve Middleton. Then there’s the alt-country of Why I Hope (and their evil twin Why I Hate, but since it’s a new year, I’ll focus on the former). Mobile Wash Unit is the creative project of a philosophy professor, named after New York City subway cleaners. The music’s pretty interesting too. And Build are a hybrid classical indie rock ensemble melding many different influences for a very cool and sophisticated sound. (more…)