Back to All Events Dark Spring Boston Friday, April 11, 2025 7:00 PM Saturday, April 12, 2025 11:55 PM Middle East 472 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA, 02139 United States (map) Google Calendar ICS View fullsize Info. Hump Nights Apr 19 Intricate Mouse Work | Late Night Idle | The Roland High Life | Past Life Crisis Apr 26 Slo-Anne | Victor Jones | Statue | Salem June May 3 Foxtails / Andro Queen / Tysk Tysk Task May 7 TIFFY / TYSK TYSK TASK / BAD AT DRAWING May 10 Upnow! / Warmachine / Moss Boy May 14 The Zombies: Hung Up On A Dream May 19 HOUND HANDLER / SWEET PETUNIA / NEMARCA / KEEGAN JAMES May 20 BIMBO (MI) / Slo-Anne / Thought Partner May 24 Neighborhood Shit | The Promised End | Fracture Type | Knock Over City May 31 Eniam | Trip Sitter | Weatherless | Rick Berlin & The Nickel and Dime Band Latest Music Yuvees: “Field Mouse” A noisy, banging buffet of rock n roll brouhaha. Sharon Van Etten: “Idiot Box” A collab joint creates an alt folk popper. Horsegirl: “Julie” What’s up with this Julie? Five Nights At The Tree House Music meets mass protest in the streets of Istanbul. Ultra Deluxe: “Housed In The Arctic” Everyone gets to sing! Some of them scream too! Good Vibrations Natalie Dietrich gets down with her bad self at Lilypad. Mamalarky: “Feels So Wrong” Ornate. Baroque. I’d call it “rococo” too but… What The Fust?! Fust uncorks the (alt) country at Deep Cuts. Shane Pendergast: “Music Man” A gentle acoustic picker. Sunday Junkie: “Fever Dream” At some point you just gotta release the album, right? Send In The Clines Rebecca Cline Quartet doesn’t need a definite article at Mad Monkfish. Space Camp: “Inciting Incident” Some kind of glass bottle percussion keeps this train rolling. Preston Lydotes: “5 to 9” Oof, I feel the message at the heart of this song. Matt Hagen: “Christmas Bath” We’re taking a steamy soak with a Burlington songsmith. Trophy Lungs: “Bathroom Graffiti” We’ve got a little 10-year anniversary on our hands. SoLaRfIvE: “Right Mind Went Left” Medium-tempo hip hop trotter. Blanket Approval: “Heartbreak City” Rock with a little funk, a little groove. Emily Robb: “Live At Jerry’s” One 23:59 live take. Rick Rude: “Winded Whale” Rock n roll riffery. All the ‘R’s! Lily Seabird: “How far away” A powerful piano-driven sparkler. The Backyard Apr 3, 2025 Holiday Shores: Columbus’d the Whim Apr 3, 2025 Archives: Album Review // Holiday Shores’ Columbus’d The Whim. Apr 3, 2025 Apr 2, 2025 Drug Rug: LIVE Apr 2, 2025 Archives: LIVE at Middle East (8/8/2009). Apr 2, 2025 Apr 1, 2025 Letter from the Editor Apr 1, 2025 Free Rumeysa Ozturk. Apr 1, 2025 Mar 3, 2025 Mobius Band: LIVE Mar 3, 2025 Archives: LIVE at Middle East (12/2007). Mar 3, 2025 Mar 2, 2025 Weather Pending: And How! Mar 2, 2025 Archives: Album // Weather Pending: And How! Mar 2, 2025 Mar 1, 2025 Letter from the Editor Mar 1, 2025 To everything, a season — except fascism. Mar 1, 2025 Feb 3, 2025 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Feb 3, 2025 From the Archives, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at Middle East (11/2007). Feb 3, 2025 Feb 2, 2025 Middle Distance Runner: The Sun & Earth Feb 2, 2025 From the Archives, Middle Distance Runner : The Sun & Earth Feb 2, 2025 Feb 1, 2025 Letter from the Editor Feb 1, 2025 Becoming Anti-Social: a Six Point “Plan.” Feb 1, 2025 Jan 8, 2025 Drug Rug: Paint the Fence Invisible Jan 8, 2025 From the Archives, Drug Rug paints fences on its second album. Jan 8, 2025 Jan 8, 2025 Drug Rug: LIVE Jan 8, 2025 From the Archives, Drug Rug live at Milky Way (11/2007). Jan 8, 2025 Jan 8, 2025 Letter from the Editor Jan 8, 2025 New Year, New Meh? Jan 8, 2025 Sep 12, 2024 MMOSS: i Sep 12, 2024 From the Archives, New Hampshire psych also rises. Sep 12, 2024 Sep 12, 2024 Interview: Middle Distance Runner Sep 12, 2024 A chat with Middle Distance Runner from the Archives. Sep 12, 2024 Sep 12, 2024 Letter from the Editor Sep 12, 2024 Less is more. Sep 12, 2024 Apr 5, 2024 Bent Shapes: Feels Weird Apr 5, 2024 From the Archives, Feels Weird doesn’t feel weird at all. Apr 5, 2024
Dark Spring Boston Friday, April 11, 2025 7:00 PM Saturday, April 12, 2025 11:55 PM Middle East 472 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA, 02139 United States (map) Google Calendar ICS View fullsize Info. Hump Nights Apr 19 Intricate Mouse Work | Late Night Idle | The Roland High Life | Past Life Crisis Apr 26 Slo-Anne | Victor Jones | Statue | Salem June May 3 Foxtails / Andro Queen / Tysk Tysk Task May 7 TIFFY / TYSK TYSK TASK / BAD AT DRAWING May 10 Upnow! / Warmachine / Moss Boy May 14 The Zombies: Hung Up On A Dream May 19 HOUND HANDLER / SWEET PETUNIA / NEMARCA / KEEGAN JAMES May 20 BIMBO (MI) / Slo-Anne / Thought Partner May 24 Neighborhood Shit | The Promised End | Fracture Type | Knock Over City May 31 Eniam | Trip Sitter | Weatherless | Rick Berlin & The Nickel and Dime Band Latest Music Yuvees: “Field Mouse” A noisy, banging buffet of rock n roll brouhaha. Sharon Van Etten: “Idiot Box” A collab joint creates an alt folk popper. Horsegirl: “Julie” What’s up with this Julie? Five Nights At The Tree House Music meets mass protest in the streets of Istanbul. Ultra Deluxe: “Housed In The Arctic” Everyone gets to sing! Some of them scream too! Good Vibrations Natalie Dietrich gets down with her bad self at Lilypad. Mamalarky: “Feels So Wrong” Ornate. Baroque. I’d call it “rococo” too but… What The Fust?! Fust uncorks the (alt) country at Deep Cuts. Shane Pendergast: “Music Man” A gentle acoustic picker. Sunday Junkie: “Fever Dream” At some point you just gotta release the album, right? Send In The Clines Rebecca Cline Quartet doesn’t need a definite article at Mad Monkfish. Space Camp: “Inciting Incident” Some kind of glass bottle percussion keeps this train rolling. Preston Lydotes: “5 to 9” Oof, I feel the message at the heart of this song. Matt Hagen: “Christmas Bath” We’re taking a steamy soak with a Burlington songsmith. Trophy Lungs: “Bathroom Graffiti” We’ve got a little 10-year anniversary on our hands. SoLaRfIvE: “Right Mind Went Left” Medium-tempo hip hop trotter. Blanket Approval: “Heartbreak City” Rock with a little funk, a little groove. Emily Robb: “Live At Jerry’s” One 23:59 live take. Rick Rude: “Winded Whale” Rock n roll riffery. All the ‘R’s! Lily Seabird: “How far away” A powerful piano-driven sparkler. The Backyard Apr 3, 2025 Holiday Shores: Columbus’d the Whim Apr 3, 2025 Archives: Album Review // Holiday Shores’ Columbus’d The Whim. Apr 3, 2025 Apr 2, 2025 Drug Rug: LIVE Apr 2, 2025 Archives: LIVE at Middle East (8/8/2009). Apr 2, 2025 Apr 1, 2025 Letter from the Editor Apr 1, 2025 Free Rumeysa Ozturk. Apr 1, 2025 Mar 3, 2025 Mobius Band: LIVE Mar 3, 2025 Archives: LIVE at Middle East (12/2007). Mar 3, 2025 Mar 2, 2025 Weather Pending: And How! Mar 2, 2025 Archives: Album // Weather Pending: And How! Mar 2, 2025 Mar 1, 2025 Letter from the Editor Mar 1, 2025 To everything, a season — except fascism. Mar 1, 2025 Feb 3, 2025 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Feb 3, 2025 From the Archives, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at Middle East (11/2007). Feb 3, 2025 Feb 2, 2025 Middle Distance Runner: The Sun & Earth Feb 2, 2025 From the Archives, Middle Distance Runner : The Sun & Earth Feb 2, 2025 Feb 1, 2025 Letter from the Editor Feb 1, 2025 Becoming Anti-Social: a Six Point “Plan.” Feb 1, 2025 Jan 8, 2025 Drug Rug: Paint the Fence Invisible Jan 8, 2025 From the Archives, Drug Rug paints fences on its second album. Jan 8, 2025 Jan 8, 2025 Drug Rug: LIVE Jan 8, 2025 From the Archives, Drug Rug live at Milky Way (11/2007). Jan 8, 2025 Jan 8, 2025 Letter from the Editor Jan 8, 2025 New Year, New Meh? Jan 8, 2025 Sep 12, 2024 MMOSS: i Sep 12, 2024 From the Archives, New Hampshire psych also rises. Sep 12, 2024 Sep 12, 2024 Interview: Middle Distance Runner Sep 12, 2024 A chat with Middle Distance Runner from the Archives. Sep 12, 2024 Sep 12, 2024 Letter from the Editor Sep 12, 2024 Less is more. Sep 12, 2024 Apr 5, 2024 Bent Shapes: Feels Weird Apr 5, 2024 From the Archives, Feels Weird doesn’t feel weird at all. Apr 5, 2024
A noisy, banging buffet of rock n roll brouhaha.