Upcoming show – 02/17/2010a night of punk-cabaret, art-rock, and piano sorceryChurch of Boston HUMANWINEWalter Sickert and the ARmy of BRoken TOysSarah RabDAU (solo) $8/21+ DNFMOMD on second. top flyer by HUMANWINE bottom flyer by Walter Sickert Facebook Event (Army of … Read More
SciFi Pulse did a very lengthy interview with us recently on the scope of our band and we shared opinions on a host of other sci-fi and spy-related tv and movies. From the SciFi Pulse press release, “featured in our … Read More
photo of Chris Mascara from Mascara On Friday, January 29th we got to open up Mascara’s CD release party at The Middle East. It was a really great night of arty, challenging (in a good way) ROCK. This was my blog … Read More
Episode 4 – The Chimes of Big Ben (Live WMFO 2010-01-06) by Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling We were honored to be the very first band of 2010 to be on On The Town with Mikey Dee on … Read More
The Motion Sick will be taking some time off from playing shows to finish up some recordings. So, most likely, you won’t be hearing us perform for a few months. This is your last chance for a bit!!!!If you buy … Read More
Thanks to everyone who came out to our massively sold-out rock show at The Lizard Lounge last week. Apart from an unsightly and messy injury (more info down below), we had a great time and really enjoyed the fine tunes … Read More
We had the great honor of being selected as Best Local Rock Band 2009 in the Boston Phoenix!
Support the brand that supports The Motion Sick: Friends! Lots of excitement! We’ve got shows in Boston, CT, NYC, and Philly; we need your help to earn a little money via our new song for you to download for free; … Read More
This is definitely one of the most awesome and fun things that has ever happened with our music. It is quite an honor to have “30 Lives” selected to be part of someone’s world in this way.
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Dear Boston Band Crush Friends, With teary eyes, Sophia and I wish to announce that we have decided to step down from our editorial roles at BBC. This decision has been … Read More
We were thrilled with how many entries we got in the Golden Bloom vs. The Motion Sick artwork contest. There were so many great entries that once we chose the winner, we decided to choose a bunch of great runner-ups rather than just a … Read More
I am a little behind on saying so, but thanks friends for coming to see us on NYE at Church. We had an awesome time and grabbed a few videos of the other great bands we played with. Thought you … Read More
January 29th, 2010 – The Middle East Upstairs 9:00 SHARPThis show is going to be really awesome. Super-rock-trio Mascara are releasing their new CD, titled Fountain of Tears. More on Mascara from Mascara: MASCARA, led by “the real-life model for Rock … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). The illustrious local ROCK photographer Kelly Davidson, along with the luminous Eric Schmider (of Mollycoddle and The One Smith) are teaming up to put out a cookbook full of recipes from … Read More
all links go to something interesting. Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling: In July we recorded 3 songs with Mike Quinn at The Moontower (download them here!), and had a kick-ass photo shoot with Kelly Davidson. In August, we … Read More
Royal Rocking New Years Eve!!11 PM – The Upper Crust10 PM – The Gentlemen9 PM – The Motion Sick For the third year in a row Boston Rock Royalty returns TO CHURCH!! Tickets are $20 Advance and $25 Day Of … Read More
Mike and Sophia took to the studio last weekend to record the songs: Episode 4: The Chimes of Big BenEpisode 9: A. B. and C.and their Leonard Cohen cover, First We Take Manhattan Working with the esteemed Mike Quinn, we cruised through … Read More
We’ve been spending some of our holiday-season time visiting the studio to prepare our next recording. First, we’ve been working on our cover of Golden Bloom’s “Doomsday Devices” for our shared split 7″ project. The artwork contest has just wrapped … Read More
We told you about our final show of the year – which may or may not be our final show of 2009…but more on that later… Until then, here’s some video from the 12/12 show celebrating a Golden Bloom birthday! … Read More
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). Brendan Boogie (left) fronts Brendan Boogie & the Best Intentions and runs the wildly successful Cover-Up series at the Lizard Lounge. Mike Epstein is a co-founder of Boston Band Crush and … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). We first covered The Kominas last year when they were on their way down to SXSW (read my interview here) and this Saturday they are taking over The Middle East Upstairs with their … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). I guess Myq Kaplan is a bona-fide New York City comedian now, but he started out in Boston (and we met doing open-mics around town). He’s definitely one of the funniest comedians … Read More
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). Yet another highly recommended show from the great minds and attractive folks at Truth Serum. Wednesday December 16, 2009 Great Scott1222 Commonwealth Ave. Allston (at corner of Harvard)$8 show: 9pm 18+ Truth … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). This show is highly anticipated and all web-based tickets are sold-out! Word is that you can still buy tickets at the TT the Bears box office, but do it soon so … Read More
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). After years of neglecting my desire and duty to see Freezepop perform live, I finally, with much anticipation, actually made it to their show on Friday! While they were trying out … Read More
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). I told you a few days ago about J-Krafty’s video release show. Well, the crafting has gone down. The kidz in the crafty hood made gangsta crafts at the event at … Read More
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). Just a quick post because you don’t already have too many choices tonight, I just wanted to let you know about another great show tonight. Freezepop headlines the Mid East Down tonight … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). The Middle East Downstairs Saturday, 12/12 The Cliks (featuring Brian Viglione of the Dresden Dolls), Hunter Valentine, Mrs Danvers18+ $10 presented by Truth Serum & The Middle East Here’s Lucas from … Read More
The Motion Sick says farewell to 2009 with our final show on 12/12 at Bar Matchless in Brooklyn with Golden Bloom, Claymation Velociraptor, and more… Details at: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=184696857755&ref=ts We’ll have one more update in the next few weeks to tell … Read More
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). J-Krafty (a.k.a. ‘slim crafty’, a.k.a. 25cent a.k.a the O.C. – the original crafta) has written the absolute very best song about being a gangsta arts ‘n’ craftster ever written. Sure, it may also be … Read More
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). A lot of bands have some good old Boston pride. We here at Boston Band Crush celebrate the local camaraderie and revelry by focusing our attention on our nearby rock ‘n’ rollers. We … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Magic and mayhem at Harpers Ferry, Thursday, December 10th Sun Lee Sunbeam are transforming Harpers into a shiny and sparkly winter wonderland. VIDEODROME will be providing film and dance parties inbetween … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Eddie Japan are releasing their brand-new EP, Four By Six (four songs by six men) this Thursday, December 10th at Church of Boston. The EP is 60s pop that reminds me … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). This Tuesday, December 8th and the second Tuesday of every month is Rock ‘n’ Roll Social night at The Model Cafe in Allston. For the last six(!) years, The Social has … Read More
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). Sometimes, you just have to let a video speak for itself. Now is one of those times. I present to you, “Happy Kitty Bunny Pony” by Larry Banilow:
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). This sounds like a fun marriage between classical and video games, from the press release: The Video Game Orchestra (VGO) returns to the Berklee Performance Center on Saturday, December 5 for … Read More
We are still working on an updated version of our Ash Wednesday’s Residency 4-song collection (poster from the event on the left). One of the songs, “Aquaman’s Lament” has been getting some notice lately. We even had the honor of … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush . Hooray for Earth have a brand-new EP out which you can download via eMusic and a brand-new music video for the song “Surrounded By Your Friends” which has puppets, so watch … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Artists! (and those pretending to be!) Golden Bloom and The Motion Sick have gone head-to-head releasing a split 7″ with:Golden Bloom covering The Motion Sick’s “30 Lives”The Motion Sick covering Golden … Read More
This has been floating around for a while, but we’re just catching up on telling you all about some recent things: See full report…
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Spawned from a Black Crowes Cover-Up at The Lizard Lounge of the summer, the star-studded BrownBoot is throwing a party at The Rosebud (381 Summer St, Davis Square, Somerville, MA; directly … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). 11/20/09 House of Blues: Metric started out mellow, opening the night with “Twilight Galaxy,” and surprisingly to me (I would have thought they’d save “the big hit” for the encore) they jumped … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Joe DeGeorge of Harry and the Potters was profiled on PBS’ The Secret Life of Scientists – the interview explore the dichotomy between scientist rockstar. He is hilarious as always. I … Read More
We’ll be chatting with the community at Music Game Authors about the preparation of our songs for Rock Band, our upcoming recording plans, and anything else of interest on Sunday, 11/22 at 8 PM EST. The chat session is open … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). The Rosebud in Davis Sq. has just started having rock shows, under the booking direction of the lovely Jordan Valentine (who also fronts the soul infused, Jordan Valentine and the Sunday … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). It was The New Collisions EP release with Greg Hawkes from The Cars – unfortunately due to my show-hopping (my attempt to see some of all 10 bands playing at The … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Last Friday was positively epic, I spent the entire night running up and down stairs in a (successful) attempt to see all 10 bands that played between the upstairs and the … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Update: Winning email has been received, winner will be notified shortly. Thanks for playing! Last minute giveaway: the first email we get to bandcrush [at] googlegroups [dot] com that says “I … Read More
Well friends, thanks again for helping make our 150th show an absolute blast. It was nearly sold out before show time and totally sold out by the time the 2nd band of the night was on. We were editor’s pick … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Gordon Gano and The Ryans stopped by The Middle East Downstairs last Thursday in support of their new album, Under the Sun. I had the privilege of doing a phone interview … Read More