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Show Preview: Jaggery CD Release Party @ the Church of Boston ~ Wednesday, July 28

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On July 27, 2010

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Jaggery (photo by Noah Blumenthal-Cook), Beat Circus (photo by Dave Bias), and Incus.

Jaggery (photo by Noah Blumenthal-Cook), Beat Circus (photo by Dave Bias), and Incus.

Jaggery (9pm), Beat Circus (10pm), and Incus (11pm)
at the Church of Boston, Boston, MA
Wednesday, July 28 ~ (doors at 8pm, 21+ show)

There’s a special evening going on at Church tomorrow night – Jaggery’s CD Release Party for their new album Upon A Penumbra. Their music is haunting and mesmerizing, and they’ll be joined two other fascinating bands with influences ranging from Southern gospel to Middle Eastern, Native American, African and Eastern European musical traditions, making for something quite different from your usual indie rock fare. Definitely worth catching.

<a href="http://jaggery.bandcamp.com/album/upon-a-penumbra">Incestuous Tendencies by Jaggery</a>

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Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling On First Tour! ~ PA’s Lounge Tonight!

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On July 15, 2010

In Boston Bands, Gigs, Show Previews

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Failing to include them in ‘Boston Bands This Week,’ I’ll instead give Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling their own mention, as they’ll be embarking on their first ever tour after a show at PA’s Lounge in Somerville TONIGHT.

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Boston Bands This Week (07/12/10)…

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On July 12, 2010

In Boston Bands, Boston-area news, Indie Music, Show Previews

Laura Jorgensen (photo by Ethan Walfish), Rob Potylo (photo by Danae Legrow), Goli (photo by Karen Clunes), and Walter Sickert's ArtBeat octopus.

Laura Jorgensen (photo by Ethan Walfish), Rob Potylo (photo by Danae Legrow), Goli (photo by Karen Clunes), and Walter Sickert's ArtBeat octopus.

There’s so much great music to check out this week, I can only touch on some of it. See listings on the sidebar for more, and please let me know if I’m missing something interesting (I frequently do). We’ve got two FREE daytime concert series in four different locations, presented by arts organizations around Cambridge. Somerville has their annual Art Beat happening Friday and Saturday in Davis Square. And there’s interesting shows (and a few new album releases) coming up with Laura Jorgensen and Nature In The City; Rob Potylo and HUMANWINE; and Sarah RabDAU and Goli.

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Boston Bands *Tonight* (oops, sorry)…

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On July 1, 2010

In Boston Bands, Indie Music, Show Previews

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Yes, I’m afraid it has come to this. Mea culpa. First there’s “Agent Bishop Presents: Girls in the Summer (Beach Party)” at Church of Boston, featuring St. Helena, Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, Aloud, and Naked on Rollerskates. All Boston – or at least New England – based bands. Or (bummer it’s the same night, but maybe you can somehow catch a bit of both) – Deli New England is having their third free showcase at the House of Blues front room, part of an ongoing new series of local music hosted by this wonderful blog. Tonight they welcome Vostok 4, Ghost Quartet, and Those Wolves Actually Happened. Keep reading for a look at the bands.

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Boston Bands This Week (6/23/10)

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On June 24, 2010

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Jeff Conley at the Hard Rock Cafe tonight; Mary Bichner at Club Passim Sunday.

Jeff Conley at the Hard Rock Cafe tonight; Mary Bichner at Club Passim Sunday.

Three nice shows to help everyone officially kick off their summer. First up, there’s the Narragansett Summer Concert Series TONIGHT at the Hard Rock Cafe, with an evening of rootsy Americana featuring Jimmy Ryan and Hayride, Sam Reid & the Riot Act and others. Then tomorrow, an actual “Summer Kick-off Party” at T.T. the Bear’s Place, featuring Plushgun, The Appreciation Post, Vivian Darkbloom, and Mr. Fyner & the Tech Ed Room. And straight off their East Coast tour and epic evening at the House of Blues Evelyn Evelyn afterparty (review forthcoming), Jaggery will be performing on Sunday with Mary Bichner/Box Five and Ginger Ibex at the venerable folk establishment, Club Passim.

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Show Preview: The Happy Hollows with Dead Marxist Trio @ O’Brien’s Pub ~ Monday, June 21, 2010

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On June 14, 2010

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The Dead Marxist Trio, Happy Hollows

The Dead Marxist Trio, Happy Hollows

One of my favorite bands, The Happy Hollows, are embarking on a little tour beginning tonight in Washington, D.C., stopping off at O’Brien’s Pub in Allston next Monday. Psychedelic, experimental Boston-based The Dead Marxist Trio will be performing with them, which promises to be a nice evening for a mystical foray to another world.

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Boston Bands This Week(end) – Evelyn Evelyn’s Triumphant Return & For The Sake Of The Song @ O’Brien’s Pub

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On June 14, 2010

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Evelyn Evelyn (photo by Scott Irvine); Sxip Shirey, Jason Webley, and Amanda Palmer; For the Sake of the Song founder Patrick Coman; and Flightless Buttress (photo by Conor Doherty - www.conordoherty.com).

Evelyn Evelyn (photo by Scott Irvine); Sxip Shirey, Jason Webley, and Amanda Palmer; For the Sake of the Song founder Patrick Coman; and Flightless Buttress (photo by Conor Doherty - www.conordoherty.com).

I present to you two evenings of stark contrast: a theatrical spectacular of epic proportions – the closing night of Evelyn Evelyn‘s whirlwind worldwide tour, with special guests Amanda Palmer, Jason Webley, and Sxip Shirey), followed by an ultra-special afterparty featuring Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys and Jaggery at the House of Blues Saturday night; and For the Sake of the Song, a stripped-down, unplugged acoustic showcase founded by Boston musician Patrick Coman, also featuring local singer-songwriters Dan Emino and Levi Schmidt, and indie folk duo Flightless Buttress, which touches down on Sunday at O’Brien’s Pub in Allston.

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Show Preview: Les Shelleys (Tom Brosseau & Angela Correa) ~ Thursday, June 10

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On June 9, 2010

In Gigs, Indie Music, Show Previews

Les Shelleys (Tom Brosseau and Angela Correa) with Shelley Short at Passim, (Harvard Square) Cambridge, MA
Thursday, June 10 (8pm show, all ages)

Les Shelleys and Shelley Short (photo by Faulkner Short)

Les Shelleys and Shelley Short (photo by Faulkner Short)

Argh! Just found out about this. Singer/songwriter Angela Correa (a.k.a. Correatown) is in town tomorrow night at Passim, performing with Tom Brosseau as Les Shelleys. Seriously, it was a tweet from Angela, saying they were “maybe a little lost in a warehouse district somewhere in Brooklyn” that kicked my brain into sudden awareness. My Eastside L.A. peeps are all over the place! How wonderful. Acoustic guitar with singular focus on their delightful harmonies, they perform arrangements of traditional folk songs and American standards from the past century. Joining them on this tour is Portland, Oregon based Shelley Short, no musical slouch herself; a clever songwriter with a sweet little voice, singing in an intimate, sleepy & wistful alt-country style.

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Boston Bands This Week (06/08/10)…

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On June 8, 2010

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Needy Visions, Magic Magic, Bearstronaut, and co-host of Bent Wit Cabaret, Mary Dolan.

Needy Visions, Magic Magic, Bearstronaut, and co-host of Bent Wit Cabaret, Mary Dolan.

Two Three interesting events to profile this week. The first is actually a three-day musical extravaganza to celebrate The Boston Phoenix’s Best Music Poll, with some very cool local bands in free performances at Downtown Crossing. This includes everything from psychedelic to lo-fi punk, synth-propelled New Wave and dance, indie pop, folk, and Americana. Secondly and a late addition because I just realized they’re performing at the Milky Way in JP Friday night, Audrey Ryan and Shepherdess, two highly talented singer-songstresses. The third promises to be a fun and adventurous evening of cabaret and music from Bent Wit Cabaret. They present a full collaborative theatrical production on the second Sunday of every month at OBERON in Cambridge (Harvard Square). For this particular show (“Identity”) which commemorates the end of Pride Week, they’ll be exploring race, sex, and gender, with lots of music, from rock to jazz to pop.

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Boston Bands This Week (5/31/10)…

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On May 31, 2010

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Hanna and The Bloodlines (photo by Brit Woollard), Jaggery (from their video for "O Scorpio", and Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys.

Hanna and The Bloodlines (photo by Brit Woollard), Jaggery (from their O Scorpio video), and Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys.

Three bands featured this week who are performing on two consecutive nights at the cozy Cafe 939. This is a really nice coffee house and performance space down the street from the Berklee School Of Music (and run by its students). First up is Hanna and the Bloodlines on Thursday night, featuring jazzy pop vocals from Hannah Sumner. The following night is going to be quite an extravaganza – it’s Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys‘ CD release party for SteamShipKillers, and they’ll be joined by their good friends, Jaggery.

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