Band In Boston
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 53:54:49
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Synopsis
A weekly preview/review of the best live music happening around Boston. Also home to The Flophouse Sessions- bands from Boston and beyond play stripped-down semi-acoustic sets in the comforts of our living room! Keep it live. Keep it local. Keep it Boston.
Episodes
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BiB 76 – Long Time No See
07/12/2009 Duration: 01h15minTalk about sudden overmotivation. We figured putting out a session every day this month wasn’t enough of a challenge, so here’s a new episode of original recipe Band in Boston. Enjoy! Featuring The Maquis, Wye Oak, St. Claire, Viva Viva, Meadowlarks, The Boyfriends, Private Dancer, Margin Walker, Pile, Bunny’s a Swine, Nightmare Air, The Broken […]
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FHS 222 – Quixote
07/12/2009 Duration: 25minI don’t know where to start describing Quixote. They are the kind of band that made me fall in love with music so many years ago. Clever and witty (both musically and lyrically), dynamic, poppy. We love them. They also managed to piece their set together almost seamlessly, like an on-the-fly concept album. Quixote on […]
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FHS 221 – St. Claire
05/12/2009 Duration: 26minSt. Claire was originally named Forsythe, after the last name of brother/sister team Emily and Glenn. As the band expanded, they changed their name. They stripped it back down to the duo for us (and you!). Go and see them on Sunday December 6 at Great Scott! St. Claire on Myspace Download individual tracks here, […]
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FHS 220 – Flotation Walls
04/12/2009 Duration: 30minColumbus, Ohio’s Flotation Walls list everyone from Leonard Cohen to Aphex Twin as influences, and it’s not just to be cute. Their anthemic songs come across as the soundtrack to a postmodern Wagnerian opera. flotationwalls.com Download individual tracks here, or listen to the whole thing:
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FHS 219 – MiniBoone
03/12/2009On to day 2 of Session-A-Day December! When a band is named after a Fermilab experiment to observe neutrinos, you never know what to expect. In the case of MiniBoone, you get a twisted mix that reminds us of a cross between The Press, The Talking Heads, Modest Mouse, and maybe a pinch of They […]
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FHS 218 – A Brief Smile
02/12/2009 Duration: 23minJust now, as I pasted this photo of A Brief Smile (from NYC) into today’s post, I was surprised all over again at how young these guys are. Barely into their twenties, they already have an album and 4 EPs (3 of which you can – and should – download for free from their website), […]
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FHS 217 – Captain Number 1
24/11/2009 Duration: 32minFrom the Florida Everglades by way of Athens – their current home – Tim and Jenny are collectively Captain #1. They sing songs, about, as they say, “murders, about love, about angels and hydrogen balloons.” We couldn’t put it better ourselves. captainnumber1.com Download individual tracks here. Or listen to the whole thing, complete with banter, […]
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FHS 216 – Bell and the Bees
23/11/2009 Duration: 28minIf you’re a fan of The New Black Magic Rainbow Quartet, you’re going to love Bell and the Bees. Featuring two of the same members, this time led by Sue Bell on guitar and vocals, they may have the distinction of being the quietest band we’ve ever recorded. The result is an incredibly intimate set […]
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FHS 215 – Dead Heart Bloom
16/11/2009 Duration: 23minI’m not even going to try to describe Dead Heart Bloom (from NYC), but I’m sure you’ll be downloading the tracks. Because, damn, this is one of our favorite sessions ever. Dead Heart Bloom’s home on the web (where you can download their EPs for free!)
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FHS 214 – The Royalty
13/11/2009 Duration: 55minOftentimes, we’ll have bands come in with brand new songs that haven’t even been titled yet. That is when we get to randomly choose a phrase that one of us overhears someone using during the session. Such is the case with “Peanut Butter Finish”, a song that was so new that the vocals weren’t even […]
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FHS 213 – TonyBear
13/11/2009 Duration: 26minWe’re back with a whole pile of great sessions in the next week or so. Those of you who creep around music.bandinbostonpodcast.com already found this gem, but here’s a proper release for the iTunes crowd. TonyBear stopped in with his sister GinaBear just in time to record some great tunes before she hit the road […]
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FHS 212 – Akudama
01/10/2009 Duration: 31minI think we’ve made it clear how much we love Akudama. This is their third trip into the Flophouse, not counting when Cal and Blake stopped by as a duo. This time they brought along a few brand new tunes, and a couple of great covers. Be sure to check out their free EP of […]
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FHS 211 – Brother George
08/09/2009 Duration: 25minWe first got wind of Brother George when The Dead Trees last came through town, and Tory was playing aux percussion. Little did we know he had his own band that is going to knock your socks off presently. They are playing Monday, September 14th at Zuzu. And yes, that’s Zuzu, so it’s free! If […]
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FHS 210 – The Valley Ghosts
04/09/2009 Duration: 11minWest Branch, Michigan’s The Valley Ghosts falls into that category of “too loud for the living room,” but we were able to get a couple of their quietest songs out of them, while causing minimum damage. Download All The Valley Ghosts on the Myspace.
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FHS 209 – Mount Peru
28/08/2009 Duration: 20minA lot of bands cite Bob Dylan and Van Morrison as influences. And a lot of those bands suck. Mount Peru proves that you don’t have to telegraph such things when you do it justice. Born from the ashes of Whiskey Giants, they take along the aforementioned Bob and The Man and mix in a […]
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FHS 208 – Paper and Sand
27/08/2009 Duration: 23minPaper and Sand join the unfortunate numbers of bands who stopped by, recorded a session, and broke up before it came out. I’m sure they’ll be forming new projects soon, so while this may be their last recording, let’s look at it as a new beginning. Paper and Sand on MySpace
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FHS 207 – The Pack A.D.
25/08/2009 Duration: 08minThe Pack A.D. is a couple of hard rockin’ ladies from Vancouver. Their usually ear-bleedingly loud garage rock could only be contained for 3 songs in the living room, so be sure to catch them the next time they roll through town. The Pack A.D. on the web
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FHS 206 – Choo Choo La Rouge
19/08/2009 Duration: 25minChoo Choo La Rouge has a brand spankin’ new CD called Black Clouds. They’re celebrating that fact this Friday at PA’s Lounge. I can’t quite figure out how to describe these guys. How about no-gimmick rock solid three piece indie rock? Yes, that will do nicely. Get yourself out to PA’s this Friday! www.choochoolarouge.com
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FHS 205 – The Bynars
14/08/2009 Duration: 25minI dare you to listen to “It’s No Joke” and not end up humming it for days. The Bynars consist almost entirely (or is it entirely?) of fellow Fitchburg Staters (go Falcons), and are living proof that the ‘Burg has some excellent no-bones-about-it pop rock to spread around. Add a health appreciation of the Lot […]
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FHS 204 – Mean Creek
08/08/2009 Duration: 16minMean Creek has a CD release party TONIGHT at the Middle East downstairs – it’s also Drug Rug‘s CD release. The New Black Magic Rainbow Quartet and The Needy Visions get things started, making for an unmissable evening. We’ve already got our tickets. The Mean Creek gang really stripped down their songs for this set, […]