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Track of the Day
The Honey Dewdrops: “Goodbye”
The Honey Dewdrops: “Goodbye”

Straight Americana out of Baltimore.

Nicole Mitchell and Ballaké Sissoko: “Doname”
Nicole Mitchell and Ballaké Sissoko: “Doname”

A soulful call and response between the flute and the kora.

Jonathan Suazo: “Héroes”
Jonathan Suazo: “Héroes”

Afro-caribbean jazz with percussion aplenty.

ME N U: “Sorcery”
ME N U: “Sorcery”

This band gives you a RIYL list.

GONE.: “Tidal”
GONE.: “Tidal”

A medium tempo entry into bummer rock.

Daniel Noah Miller: “People Get Ready”
Daniel Noah Miller: “People Get Ready”

A live solo ditty from an artist you know from Lewis Del Mar.

Cortez: “No Heroes”
Cortez: “No Heroes”

No liner notes on the Bandcamp page?

The Daylilies: “Pétillant”
The Daylilies: “Pétillant”

Bubbly, sparkling like a wine.

Rosier: “other forms”
Rosier: “other forms”

Alt pop fibrillations from north of the border.

Miracle Blood: “Hello Hell”
Miracle Blood: “Hello Hell”

A gnarly punk metal ripper.

Lia Kohl: “Plane”
Lia Kohl: “Plane”

Kind of like the sound of sawing Superman’s crystal Fortress of Solitude in half.

Constant Smiles: “Connection”
Constant Smiles: “Connection”

A medium tempo pop picker with moody, sodden vocal stylings.

Illuminati Hotties: “What’s The Fuzz”
Illuminati Hotties: “What’s The Fuzz”

Tender punk! Cooler than Tinder punk.

Flake: “Yellow”
Flake: “Yellow”

“Moses” is kind of cool.

Lo Moon: “Water”
Lo Moon: “Water”

Pretty good, eh?

Beeef: “Narragansett Bay”
Beeef: “Narragansett Bay”

Beeef. It’s what’s for diinner.

Nyesui Loe and Loman: “50,000 YEN”
Nyesui Loe and Loman: “50,000 YEN”

A glitzy downtempo soul-inflected hip hop promenade.

Public Faces: “All The Luck”
Public Faces: “All The Luck”

Mellow, Beatles’ psych-tinged popper.

girl ultra: “bruce willisss”
girl ultra: “bruce willisss”

Bruce Willis is in a strange space.

Time and Place: “Liar and a Cheat”
Time and Place: “Liar and a Cheat”

The folk punkers are back at it with a new single.

JPEGMAFIA: “Exmilitary”
JPEGMAFIA: “Exmilitary”

Hip hop drama don drops a medium tempo banger.

Sulaiman: “What Other Options”
Sulaiman: “What Other Options”

A medium tempo hip hop ambler.

Blue Heron: “Qui n’aroit autre deport”
Blue Heron: “Qui n’aroit autre deport”

A medieval banger from everyone’s favorite early music group.

Perfect Saturday: “Christmas In My Hometown”
Perfect Saturday: “Christmas In My Hometown”

An acoustic punk Xmas strummer.

Cinchel: “Dance Butterfly Rosebush”
Cinchel: “Dance Butterfly Rosebush”

Noise, experiments, experimental noise.

James Brandon Lewis: “Send Seraphic Beings”
James Brandon Lewis: “Send Seraphic Beings”

Tenor saxophone in the new Old School fashion.

SUSS: “Flight”
SUSS: “Flight”

Cosmic Americana?

Daniel Knox: “Don’t Forget To Cry”
Daniel Knox: “Don’t Forget To Cry”

Where in the world is Daniel Knox?

Claire Rousay: “iii”
Claire Rousay: “iii”

Film scores are not everyone’s cup of tea.

Pearl Sugar: “FKA Unicorn”
Pearl Sugar: “FKA Unicorn”

Kind of a rangy, dissonant mid-90s Sonic Youth-style intro.
Featured
Tracks
The Honey Dewdrops: “Goodbye”
Tracks

Straight Americana out of Baltimore.

Tracks
Live Review
The Grate Got Stuck
Live Review

The Modern Faces face the modern at Silhouette Lounge.

Live Review
Live Review
Out Of This World
Live Review

Maris channels astronaut energy at Royale.

Live Review
Tracks
Nicole Mitchell and Ballaké Sissoko: “Doname”
Tracks

A soulful call and response between the flute and the kora.

Tracks
Gallery
Gallery: Odie Leigh
Gallery

Photos by Daniel Nova, Jr.

Gallery
Live Reviews
The Grate Got Stuck
The Grate Got Stuck

The Modern Faces face the modern at Silhouette Lounge.

Out Of This World
Out Of This World

Maris channels astronaut energy at Royale.

No Delay, Odie Leigh
No Delay, Odie Leigh

Odie Leigh gets the chorus rolling at The Sinclair.

Fusion Horned Devils
Fusion Horned Devils

The Plus Ones close out a brassy night at Silhouette Lounge.

The Show Will Go On
The Show Will Go On

Orla Gartland grins and bears it at the Armory.

Tart and Tangy
Tart and Tangy

Lemon of Choice take water with their lemon at The 4th Wall.

Morse Code
Morse Code

HINDS trash the Yankees at Brighton Music Hall.

Tracers
Tracers

Trace Mountains outlines summits at Deep Cuts.

A Day at the Symphony
A Day at the Symphony

It’s the 2001 Space Odyssey opener, dummy, at Symphony Hall.

Up On The Bill
Up On The Bill

Otis Shanty celebrate a new album at Crystal Ballroom.

What’s the Fuzzstival?
What’s the Fuzzstival?

Greg Freeman closes out a doozy at the Amory.

A Large Wooden Ship
A Large Wooden Ship

The NEC Jazz Orchestra sings “Happy Birthday” to Charles Ives at Jordan Hall.

A Surprisingly Common Bird
A Surprisingly Common Bird

Blue Heron goes casual at First Church of Cambridge.

Yes, It Always Smells Like Chocolate Chip Cookies In Here
Yes, It Always Smells Like Chocolate Chip Cookies In Here

The Somerville Songwriter Sessions hit the Rooted Cafe.

A Marionette Without Strings Is Just A Puppet
A Marionette Without Strings Is Just A Puppet

Illuminati Hotties miss the clean rhyme at The Sinclair.

Bildungsregent
Bildungsregent

Spider Water celebrates Exit Plan release at Regent Theatre.

Dizzy Spell
Dizzy Spell

Half Dizzy circles the pit at Midway Cafe.

La Isla del Punk
La Isla del Punk

Dávila 666 shines the star at Deep Cuts.

Costume Party Animals
Costume Party Animals

Hot Slander come dressed to impress at Silhouette Lounge.

Schächter? I Hardly Know Her!
Schächter? I Hardly Know Her!

Daniela Schächter mashes the monster at The Mad Monkfish.

Singles, Singles, Singles
Singles, Singles, Singles

The Daylilies and Ruby Grove trot out new singles at The Jungle.

Worcester, Denied!
Worcester, Denied!

Sailor Down headlines a Worcester house show at Midway Cafe.

“Ukulele” Is Hard To Spell
“Ukulele” Is Hard To Spell

Deerhoof miss a priceless collab opportunity at Arts at the Armory.

Pop Goes the UPSAHL
Pop Goes the UPSAHL

UPSAHL stylizes to all caps at Paradise Rock Club.

Maxim and Sushi Rolls
Maxim and Sushi Rolls

Maxim Lubarsky salts the edamame at The Mad Monkfish.

Peace In the Middle East
Peace In the Middle East

Claire Rousay does not explode your cellphone at Middle East.

Chagall PACKED
Chagall PACKED

Awnthay tchotchkes Chagall PAC at Moon Over Salem.


Lotsa Folkin’ Noise
Lotsa Folkin’ Noise

Kara Holbert Howe entertains Gulu-Gulu Cafe at Moon Over Salem.


Bleeps and Bloops
Bleeps and Bloops

Megan From Work drops into Bit Bar at Moon Over Salem.


Astral Witch
Astral Witch

Astral Bitch casts a spell on Cinema Salem at Moon Over Salem.