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Salem Wolves: “November”
Salem Wolves: “November”

A concept record. Who makes “concept” records anymore?

Neponset Monastery: “Scent of Betrayal”
Neponset Monastery: “Scent of Betrayal”

What does betrayal smell like?

Hyber: “Not Depressed Enough To Get Paid For It”
Hyber: “Not Depressed Enough To Get Paid For It”

This song title goes fucking hard.

Fiddlehead: “Sullenboy”
Fiddlehead: “Sullenboy”

Alt rock rides again!

Jessica Pavone: “Three Trees”
Jessica Pavone: “Three Trees”

An oblique reference to Vivaldi’s Four Seasons?

Mat Kerekes: “Motorbike”
Mat Kerekes: “Motorbike”

Can’t help but think about “Speeding Motorcycle.”

DATKIDBRAVO: “SMOKEDUST”
DATKIDBRAVO: “SMOKEDUST”

Straight outta Lynn.

Cloudbelly: “Fascinated”
Cloudbelly: “Fascinated”

Uplifting, deep forest folk rock.

JVK: “Body Double”
JVK: “Body Double”

Body Double was a great Brian DePalma film.

Kit Orion: “Flicker”
Kit Orion: “Flicker”

DJ-turned-pop rocker takes a band out for a spin.

Bermuda Search Party: “End of the Road”
Bermuda Search Party: “End of the Road”

Some world vibin’ rhythms.

Winkler: “Bazooka Baby”
Winkler: “Bazooka Baby”

New album on the way.

Megan From Work: “Girl Suit”
Megan From Work: “Girl Suit”

Soft punk?

Lesbiana: “Dick Headman”
Lesbiana: “Dick Headman”

Surf pop from a town with no waves.

Orange Peel Mystic: “Horses on the Highway”
Orange Peel Mystic: “Horses on the Highway”

Talk about prolific.

Watercoat: “Castle In The Distance”
Watercoat: “Castle In The Distance”

It’s been a prolific year for the Burlington outfit.

Dead Gowns: “How Can I”
Dead Gowns: “How Can I”

Not a solo strummer.

Wyndham Baird: “Engine 143”
Wyndham Baird: “Engine 143”

Heavy on the harmonica in this winsome rambler.

Claire Ozmun: “I-90”
Claire Ozmun: “I-90”

Forever twenty-something blues.

Seefeel: “Multifolds”
Seefeel: “Multifolds”

A trancey builder that takes MC Escher staircases to the top floor.

Amyl and the Sniffers: “Jerkin’”
Amyl and the Sniffers: “Jerkin’”

Reincarnated Creem Magazine’s favorite band.

Elucid: “Voice 2 Skull”
Elucid: “Voice 2 Skull”

A moody track, give it 30 seconds to warm up.

Tall Juan: “The Good Times”
Tall Juan: “The Good Times”

New Wave for You Wave.

Machine Girl: “Grindhouse”
Machine Girl: “Grindhouse”

Drum and bass for the dancefloor.

Friends of Jerry: “Althea”
Friends of Jerry: “Althea”

Like any good jam band, releasing the boots.

The Forest Forgets: “Peel Back”
The Forest Forgets: “Peel Back”

There are different kinds of doomy post metal aesthetics.

The Medium: “Sellout City”
The Medium: “Sellout City”

Easy poppin’ from Nashville.

Dorothy Ashby: “Jollity”
Dorothy Ashby: “Jollity”

Nimble uptempo pluckwork.

Acid Mothers Temple: “Metaphysical Deception”
Acid Mothers Temple: “Metaphysical Deception”

Guess what? Experimental psych rock.

Kristina Warren: “Rectangles”
Kristina Warren: “Rectangles”

Not enough rectangles in the music video for “Rectangles.”
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Salem Wolves: “November”
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A concept record. Who makes “concept” records anymore?

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Donna Byrne holds court at The Mad Monkfish.

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Mars Red Wine
Mars Red Wine

Mars Red Sky reps Bordeaux at Middle East.

Byrne After Eating
Byrne After Eating

Donna Byrne holds court at The Mad Monkfish.

Albemarle Lost, and Regained
Albemarle Lost, and Regained

The Ladybug Transistor celebrates an anniversary at Deep Cuts.

Reeper What You Sower
Reeper What You Sower

High Reeper celebrates a record release at Johnny Brenda’s.

Not Last, Not Least
Not Last, Not Least

Cody plays out in style with Cape Crush at the Sil.

Viva La Melt
Viva La Melt

The Melt sounds like a grilled sandwich at Lilypad.

Caravel
Caravel

Cortez burns the boats at Deep Cuts.

Trash Hole Sun, Won’t You Come?
Trash Hole Sun, Won’t You Come?

Trash Sun lives free and dies at The 4th Wall.

My Dinner With Tycho
My Dinner With Tycho

Tycho hopes the future and requiems the past at Royale.

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.