Music
I Love Lamp
The Love Shamans dazzled in the second spot of a hump day’s bill at Midway Cafe.
Psalm One x Custom Made: “Cristalle Jr.”
Psalm One (also known as Hologram Kizzie) lifts the shade up on life in Chicago.
Bufo Borealis: “Divino”
The Brazilian ensemble out of São Paulo burns brightly with cool jazz sporting psych notes.
Snow Falling On Punkers
New York City’s POINT BLANK capped the Sunday punk matinee at Midway Cafe.
Glenn Jones: “Vade Mecum”
Boston’s Glenn Jones practices a style of guitar dubbed “American Primitive.”
Sessa: “Gostar do Mundo”
Brazilian rhythms percolate through the cool landscapes carved out by São Paulo’s Sessa.
Seasonal Affected Disorder
Boston’s Mallcops headlined a triple-stack bill in the lower depths of The Rockwell.
Roméo Poirier: “Porte contre”
Brussels’ Roméo Poirier retains a shadow’s trace of a techno beat on the ethereal “Porte contre”.
Marlowe: “Heist”
Fleet rhymes, double time. Marlowe lets loose over funk samples on “Heist”.
Michał Jan & Immortal Onion: “Digital Relations”
The Polish ensemble behind the Screens LP doesn’t know how experimental it is.
Tongue Love: “Rock Bottom”
Tongue Love bring rollicking rock n roll to their recent EP Rubchinuk.
Sunglaciers: “Avoidance”
The Calgary band delivers bouncy, propulsive darkwave dancehall jams.
Lane: “Vision II”
The thrust is pop, though you’re never quite sure which hook to hang your hat on.
Lane ‘Splaining
After a shared December date fell through, Mingko and Lane connected in the New Year at O’Brien’s Pub
Clamb: “Four Step Ascension”
A prog song that keeps it simple, if you can imagine such a thing.
Mamalarky: “Hero”
A bright, breezy guitar-picking indie rock tune buoyed by off-planet synth sounds.
Zemi17: “In The Softness”
The ambient genre might provide an inroad for gamelan music to get on your playlists.