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
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). The International Pop Overthrow festival is once again rolling into town for four days this week starting tomorrow. All nights are being held at Church of Boston and feature some great POP … Read More
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). Why yes, it’s Hallelujah the Hills performing on top of a mountain for the web series: Number One Jams. Their last few tour dates this week:11/18 – Ursinus College, PA11/19 – NY … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). I have a back-log of live videos to share. November 6th was an awesome, if eclectic night of music at Church of Boston. You can read all about it in the … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). We last caught Metric at the WFNX Best Music Poll outside at City Hall Plaza in August. The sound was fairly insufferable (just the nature of an outside show at a venue that … Read More
We’re recording a cover of Golden Bloom’s “Doomsday Devices” and they are covering our “30 Lives” – the recordings will be released on a split 7″ in early 2010. Stay tuned for a cover art contest. In the meantime, watch … Read More
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). I don’t know how it slid under my radar for so long, but I recently found out about Sonic Lobotomy, a great local rock TV show. The show airs on several … Read More
and they are awesome: go here to buy: http://donotforsake.com/sales.htmlor grab one on December 10th at Harpers Ferry!
We’ve just gotten hold of an awesome preview video of “30 Lives” for Rock Band. This isn’t quite the final version, but it’s almost there and soon, you’ll be able to buy songs by The Motion Sick in the Rock … Read More
We play first on what starts out as a girl-rock band night and ends as a dance party explosion. The Sun Lee Sunbeam Jeddo Stars (former Charms members) Harpers Ferry, Allston MA
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). “The Best of Mercy James” is a 13 song ‘best of’ cd collecting some of the very best Mercy James recordings from 1992-2009. It’s only 34 minutes long, but it took … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). This blog has been around a little over a year and I’ve gotten the chance to cover and be a part of a lot of awesome things. But what’s topping my … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Win two tickets to The Middle East Upstairs on Friday the 13th to see: 11/13 – Landlocked Rock Cruise Featuring: The Motion Sick (150th show!) Static of the Gods (CD Preview) … Read More