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Band In Boston

Who’s playing this week. We listen to almost every band playing and pick our favorites. Hopefully you agree.

The Flophouse Sessions

Stripped-down semi-acoustic performances from some of the best bands from Boston and beyond.

Boston Bootlegs

Live and in the wild. Hear bands the way they were supposed to be heard. Loud, live, and in person.

Latest Episodes

The Flophouse Sessions 45 - Scuba

March 29th, 2007

Scuba

Boston’s own Scuba. They’re playing tonight at TT’s, so get goin’!

Song List:

  1. A Thousand Different Ways
  2. Drunken Recluse
  3. Clam Shack
  4. Gary Powers Spyplane
  5. Fish
  6. 82/99
  7. King of Infinite Space
 
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Band in Boston 40 - Al Gore Debate Sighs

March 28th, 2007

Al Gore Debate Sighs

Believe it or not, this is the best Jen has sounded this week. The BCN Rock n Roll Rumble starts this week, and it doesn’t suck! Featuring Scuba, Tom Thumb and the Latter-Day Saints, Tokyo Police Club, The Information, Mason Proper, Sebadoh, The Big Big Bucks, The Desert Sea, The Octave Museum, The Silver Lining, The Cassavettes, and Baker.

 
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The Flophouse Sessions 44 - Eldridge Rodriguez

March 28th, 2007

Eldridge Rodriguez

E.R. makes the first return engagement in the flophouse, this time with Greg there to fill things out a bit. Go see the full band this Friday at Tom Thumb and the Latter-Day Saints’ last show at PA’s Lounge.

  1. Opportunity Crisis
  2. Dealbreaker
  3. Vacation Crimes
  4. Lord Help Me
  5. The Shape I’m In (by Robby Cosenza)
  6. I Know I’m Unhappy/The Suicide Song (by Louden Wainwright III)

(Thanks to Seth for pointing out that I originally posted this at quaalude speed!)

 
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The Flophouse Sessions 43 - Faces on Film

March 24th, 2007

Faces On Flim

Faces on Film stripped it down to 1, 2 and then 3 members, and really brought out the soul of 7 great songs. They are at TT’s TONIGHT! Go go go!!!

Song List:

  1. Indicator Indicator
  2. House of Seven Sisters (by The Spitzer Space Telescope)
  3. Natalie’s Numbers
  4. Winter’s Daughter
  5. Come Hither
  6. Famous Last Words
  7. Medical Mind
 
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The Flophouse Sessions 42 - The Motion Sick

March 22nd, 2007

The Motion Sick

The Motion Sick are playing at the Midway Cafe on Saturday. Do check them out.

Song List:

  1. Satellite
  2. Pre-Existing Condition
  3. Thirty Lives
  4. God Hates Kansas
  5. The Day After
  6. Grace Kelly
 
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Band In Boston 39 - Back in the Trunk (AKA Beans or Hooray for Boobies)

March 19th, 2007

Pancake's House

Wow, if you were disappointed by the shortage of songs last week, it’s your lucky day! Featuring The Autumn Defense, The Paper Chase, Yoni Gordon and the Goods, The Diamond Mines, The Boggs, Polarbaron, Truman Sparks, Universe Narrows, The Gulf, Heartless Bastards, The Motion Sick, Apollo Sunshine, Faces on Film, The Impossible Shapes, Kahoots, You Am I, and Hooray For Earth.

When do we get to Pancake’s house?

 
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Band in Boston 38 - NXNE

March 13th, 2007

North by Northwest

It’s SXSW time again. Jen just got back from Florida. We’re punchy and full of non-sequiturs. Try to cope.

Featuring The Brother Kite, The Octave Museum, Mad Man Films, Vio/Mire, Mittens, Choo Choo La Rouge, Baker, Mean Creek, and Drug Rug. If you get the reference in the photo above, you win a free subscription to Band In Boston.

 
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Boston Bootlegs 2 - Tulsa

March 12th, 2007

Tulsa

Tulsa kicked some serious ass at PA’s Lounge on February 24th. Here’s a rough approximation of what it sounded like. Have fun at SXSW, guys!

 
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The Flophouse Sessions 41 - Deer Tick

March 9th, 2007

Deer TIck

From Rhode Island, John McCauley, AKA Deer Tick, is really one of the freshest voices we’ve heard in years. Hear him fight through a nasty cold and make some beautiful noise.

Song List:

  1. Baltimore Blues No. 1
  2. Dirty Dishes
  3. Art Isn’t Real (City of Sin)
  4. Diamond Rings
  5. What Kind of Fool Am I?
 
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Band In Boston 37 - Die-a-RIAA

March 7th, 2007

Die-a-RIAA

March is RIAA Boycott Month. Chances are, you’ve been inadvertantly boycotting it for years, since they largely put out utter crap, but make an extra effort this month. Buy some independent music. Support music that means something.

This week, we feature tunes by Eldridge Rodriguez (E.R.), The Seepeoples, Pants Yell!, The Faintest Ideas, Hands and Knees, The Nightingales, Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs, The Stop Revolt, American Car, Deer Tick, The Double-Stops, Pop Levi, and The Horrors.

 
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