The Daylilies and Ruby Grove trot out new singles at The Jungle on Saturday, 5 October 2024.

Happy Little Clouds and Music Farm probably had new singles too, but, you know, it’s hard to hear what the bands are bantering about on stage sometimes.

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Nov 22

Hard rocking Cortez has a real metal ripper with their new album Thieves and Charlatans. With Worshipper and Curse the Son.

Nov 30

Punk in broad daylight. Get there early for WORM, Presidential Disgrace, Screw Cart, and Neponset Monastary.

ONCE Presents: Ezra Furman Doing What She Wants

Dec 3

What does Ezra Furman want to do? Find out at ONCE at The Rockwell.

The Ladybug Transistor / Lightheaded / Mark Robinson (of Cotton Candy)

Dec 4

The Ladybug Transistors touring on the 25th anniversary of The Albemarle Sound.

Dec 7

A fourstack indie rock bill at JP’s favorite rock n roll joint.

Dec 13

The 4th Wall celebrates its 13-month anniversary at the Capitol Theater.

Dec 13

Funk reigns supreme at JP’s favorite rock n roll joint.

Dec 14

A romp through Joni Mitchell’s “Blue” album with Billy Hough (Scream Along) at EventThem Studios.

$Fat Togue Holiday Bash: Give Up!, Love City Dirt, BAD\\VERB$

Dec 16

Three bands, one holiday bash, and who knows how many hot dogs. Maybe none!

Dec 26

Bohemian Rhapsody Sing-Along. The movie like you've never seen it before: host, goody bags, glam ups encouraged!

Dec 31

Bohemian Rhapsody Sing-Along. The movie like you've never seen it before: host, goody bags, glam ups encouraged!

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Four bands, two (maybe, probably) new singles at The Jungle.

Ruby Grove’s “Crystal Land” has a Tracks write-up that will have posted by the time this Live Review goes live. You might have to scroll to find it, but I believe in your scrolling ability. Check it out.

Ruby Grove

Fusion Horned Devils

Singles, Singles, Singles

Ruby Grove: “Crystal Land”

Porch The Fest

Ruby Grove: “Maybe It’s Time”

Double Trouble

The Daylilies performed a new song too. Called “Pétillant,” which is French for “effervescent” or “sparkling.” Kind of what sparkling wine does. Elsewhere I called the track “a shimmering pop anthem with dreamy vocals, pert rhythms, and whip-smart guitar fills,” and I’ll stick by that.

But how to describe the band as a whole? Pop, for sure. Their set reminded me of that REM/B-52s singer collab “Shiny Happy People.” Plucky and good-natured, lowkey psych, with a very vocals-forward emphasis. Every single member of this five-piece band had a mic available, though it was mostly the pair of guitarists that sang most of the tunes.

Aside: definitely caught the female guitarist performing at an Animile show last December, helping out with the auxiliary vocals.

Is that a Bob Ross reference?

Happy Little Clouds is a rock n roll trio with a hell of a fronter. Big guitar, big voice, complemented by a rollicking rhythm section. Fuzzy, buzzy, melodic.

Oh, look, sure enough another band on the bill had a new single coming out. You know, hard to hear banter at The Jungle. Which was the new single? Oh wait, here it is, “It's Alright” by Music Farm.