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Goli busking on Newbury Street, 2008 (D. Chin), The And Company, Flightless Buttress (Conor Doherty)

Flightless Buttress, Goli, The And Company @ Yes.Oui.Si, 19 Vancouver St., Boston MA (E train on Green Line to Museum of Fine Arts, look left), Saturday July 9 – tonight! at 7pm, $5 donation.

Here’s an absolutely wonderful gathering of musicians at what sounds like a fantastic new music listening space. Which of course I just found out about this morning. If you enjoy chamber music with a modern pop twist, most definitely visit this new art & performance space, Yes.Oui.Si, near the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. This evening features the quirky percussive and pretty folk-pop of The And Company, the uber-classy cello and marimba duo Goli, and the gorgeous, soaring guitar and cello melodies of John Nolan and Calin Peters a.k.a. Flightless Buttress.

<a href="http://theandcompany.bandcamp.com/album/look-up">Look Up by The And Company</a>

The List – Goli by exploitboston

<a href="http://music.flightlessbuttress.com/album/balances">Balances by Flightless Buttress</a>

Goli: official site | facebook | twitter || Flightless Buttress: official site | facebook | bandcamp || The And Company: official site | facebook | bandcamp

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Christopher Paul Stelling at Precinct Friday July 15th

By julie

On July 8, 2011

In Indie Music, Show Previews

Hear Now Live Presents: Big East, Shoney Lamar & The Equal Rights, Bitch Trifecta, Christopher Paul Stelling, Jennifer Greer @ Precinct – Friday, July 15.

I first mentioned Christopher Paul Stelling last November, when I was totally knocked-out by his incredible acoustic guitar picking and soulful Southern Gothic vocals. With mournful tales and hellfire fury, he summons ghosts and saints, heaven and hell, loss and hope. Later this summer, he’ll be in Louisville at Funeral Home Studios, recording his debut album, Songs Of Praise &amp Scorn (Mecca Lecca), assisted by Kevin Ratterman (Wax Fang). But for now, he’s playing a few shows and introducing new songs.

On his decision to record in Louisville’s first working funeral home, he says “I find the recording process to be a lot like embalming, a preservation if you will…so, I figured an actual 100 year old funeral home was a perfect place to record.”

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Oh! You Pretty Things: A Burlesque/Cabaret Tribute to David Bowie @ Club Oberon Tonight

By julie

On July 7, 2011

In Boston Bands, Show Previews

I only just heard about this. There was an “off-Broadway warm-up” at the Rosebud in Somerville this past weekend, and tonight is the full extravaganza at Club Oberon in Harvard Square. It’s “Oh! You Pretty Things: A Burlesque/Cabaret Tribute to David Bowie,” and it features “24 Bowie tunes, from “All the Young Dudes” to “Let’s Dance” redone in energetic lounge style with a 10-piece band and seven scantily clad dancers.”

This event is hosted by Niki Luparelli (“Neo-cabaret vamp, Vaudeville comedienne, pinup model and bleach aficionado,” in her own words). “We’re going to do this until he sues us or comes out of retirement,” Luparelli said before Saturday’s Rosebud show. Tickets are $20 in advance; $25 at the door.

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Dead Stars and the WANDAS @ Tommy Doyle’s in Harvard Square Saturday night!

By julie

On July 6, 2011

In Boston Bands, Indie Music, Show Previews

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Brooklyn-based trio Dead Stars are purveyors of some very nice fuzzed-out, noisy and melodic indie pop. Cousins Jeff and Jaye Moore (guitar and drums) and long-time friend John Watterberg (bass) first started playing together in 2008. They’ve recently released The Wasted EP, a 5-track follow-up to their 2009 debut, Break The Tide. They stop by Tommy Doyle’s in Harvard Square on Saturday, July 9th, along with Boston’s the WANDAS, who have a new album coming out next month, having raised over $11,000 on Kickstarter.

<a href="http://deadstars.bandcamp.com/album/the-wasted-ep">The Wasted EP by Dead Stars</a>

Forever and Ever (new!) by the WANDAS

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Leslie Stevens and The Badgers at Club Passim Monday Night!

By julie

On June 15, 2011

In Indie Music, Show Previews

The sweet and lovely L.A. country band (yes, you read that correctly),

Leslie Stevens and The Badgers, have been busy recording a new album. They’re taking a little time out for a tour with Elizabeth Cook, though they’ll be doing their own headlining shows at Mercury Lounge in NYC (June 19) and at Club Passim in Cambridge, MA (June 20).

Leslie Stevens and The Badgers by jaredflamm

At Club Passim, they’ll be supported by the very lovely Smoke Fairies. This will be a really nice evening.

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The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library & BalletRox Saturday night soiree

By julie

On June 15, 2011

In Boston Bands, Indie Music, Show Previews

And speaking of the Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling kids (that would be Michael J. Epstein and Sophia Cacciola – see their new video below), another one of their musical pursuits, The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library have a very interesting collaboration coming up this Saturday evening (June 18) with BalletRox. Learn more…

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Alela Diane with The Parson Red Heads at Brighton Music Hall ~ Thursday night (6/16)

By julie

On June 13, 2011

In Indie Music, Show Previews

Parson Red Heads and Alela Diane (photo by Chloe Aftel)

If you’re looking to kick back with the gentle sounds of psych-folk and alt-country, honest storytelling and sweet harmonies, look no further than Brighton Music Hall on Thursday for an evening with Alela Diane and The Parson Red Heads. I’m really enjoying my first listen to Alela and her band, Wild Divine, and I can personally attest to the life-affirming qualities of The Parson Red Heads. You’ll definitely not want to miss what I believe is their first visit to our city.

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Bent Wit Cabaret: Obsession @ Oberon on Sunday

By julie

On April 9, 2011

In Boston Bands, Boston-area news, Show Previews

Bent Wit Cabaret: Obsession
Club Oberon, Harvard Square
Sunday, April 10, 2011

Bent Wit Cabaret is part of a regular series at Club Oberon. Tickets run $10-35, and are available at www.cluboberon.com or at OBERON, 2 Arrow St., Cambridge, MA. The show starts at 8pm, and seating is limited.

For their first show of the year, Bent Wit Cabaret will be examining the theme of Obsession, with a crazy cast that includes “regulars” such as co-hostesses Karin Webb and Mary Dolan, Sugar Dish (The Slutcracker), burlesque artist Femme Brulee, Lainey SchoolTree, and Bent Wit Cabaret’s house band, Elephant Tango Ensemble. The band features Valerie Thompson and Vessela Stoyanova (Goli) on vocals/cello and MIDI marimba; and Nate Greenslit (HUMANWINE, What Time Is It, Mr. Fox?) on percussion.

Special features this evening will be Brian King from “What Time Is It, Mr. Fox?”, commedia antics by Behind The Mask, spoken word by Jha D, bellydance by the exotic Divine Filth and video shorts curated by the madmen at the Boston Underground Film Festival.

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Bury Me Standing ~ April Residency @ the Lizard Lounge

By julie

On April 6, 2011

In Boston Bands, Gigs, Show Previews

First Show ~ TONIGHT ~ with Brian Carpenter & The Confessions and The Slomski Brothers!

Beautiful and entrancing, Bury Me Standing features gypsy Balkan melodies with gorgeously flowing vocals from Bulgarian Vesela Morova, a Berklee student with a background in jazz voice and improvisation, who sings in her native tongue. Vessela Stoyanova (Goli, Fluttr Effect) performs on a very special MIDI marimba; Nate Greenslit (HUMANWINE, What Time Is It Mr. Fox and Molly Zenobia) is on percussion; Tony Leva, upright bass; and Erik James on alto sax. From marimba magic on “Jovano” (perfectly complementing Vesela’s voice), to something darker, denser, and more experimental in “Lordosis”, Bury Me Standing is mysterious and exotic, fusing diverse musical traditions – traditional Balkan, jazz, psychedelic, ambient, pop, and experimental.

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Boston’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble Starts Tonight!

By julie

On April 3, 2011

In Boston Bands, Boston-area news, Show Previews

Ok, so I’m flat out working all weekend and completely out of the loop, but for those of you wondering where all the hipsters are tonight, they’re at T.T. the Bear’s Place for the first night of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble! For a full schedule of bands during this six-night extravaganza, check out Ryan’s Smashing Life. Featured bands include Jenny Dee & the Deelinquents, Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys, Spirit Kid, Mellow Bravo, Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling, and Sidewalk Driver (and loads more).

As for ‘musings’, I’m currently auditioning bands and will be doing one of my infamous ‘Band Roundups’ very soon. Promise.

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Category: Show Previews Page 12 of 20

A Very Special Evening of Music at a New Performance Space, Yes.Oui.Si ~ tonight

Christopher Paul Stelling at Precinct Friday July 15th

Oh! You Pretty Things: A Burlesque/Cabaret Tribute to David Bowie @ Club Oberon Tonight

Dead Stars and the WANDAS @ Tommy Doyle’s in Harvard Square Saturday night!

Leslie Stevens and The Badgers at Club Passim Monday Night!

The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library & BalletRox Saturday night soiree

Alela Diane with The Parson Red Heads at Brighton Music Hall ~ Thursday night (6/16)

Bent Wit Cabaret: Obsession @ Oberon on Sunday

Bury Me Standing ~ April Residency @ the Lizard Lounge

Boston’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble Starts Tonight!