Newport Folk Festival Spotlight: Blind Pilot

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Eric in Newport Folk Festival Spotlight | Leave a comment

One act that we have been especially looking forward to seeing at this year’s Newport Folk Festival is Portland’s Blind Pilot. We fell in love with We Are The Tide and the band has been making some major moves since we first featured them last year. In January they played Letterman, followed by a headlining tour, and bookings for the 2012 editions of Lollapalooza, Sasquatch, and Bonnaroo. We knew that it was only a matter of time before they were booked for … →

A Sad Farewell to WFNX

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Eric in M&T Favorites, Music News | Leave a comment

Not to sound dramatic, but Wednesday May 16, 2012 will be a day that will go down in infamy. Why? It was the day that the last meaningful radio station in Boston sold its soul to the radio devil. Yesterday Phoenix Media/Communications Group announced the sale of the legendary station to radio conglomerate Clear Channel. When I read the news my heart sank into my shoes. How could this be happening? Was it not only 3 years ago when I … →

Just Listen: Caged Animals

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Eric in Just Listen | Leave a comment

It’s only May and I think we have already found our anthem for the summer in Caged Animals’ “This Summer I’ll Make It Up To You” Caged Animals Links: Bandcamp, Tumblr, Facebook Share This: Facebook

The Wooden Sky @ Radio 5/8/2012

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Eric in Concert Review, M&T Favorites | Leave a comment

Man am I glad that our friends over at Visible Voice turned us on to The Wooden Sky. Not only has the Toronto based quartet produced one of our favorite albums of 2012 with Every Child a Daughter, Every Moon a Sun, but they also put on one of the best shows we have seen this year at Radio in Somerville last night. It was my first trip to the new venue and my first time seeing the band, so needless … →

“Porch Session” with Alcoholic Faith Mission 4/28/12

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Eric in M&T Favorites, Porch Session | Leave a comment

The morning after our showcase at O’Brien’s Pub, we woke up bright and early in preparation to host the wonderful group of Danes that is Alcoholic Faith Mission. The Scandinavian band first caught our attention with their knack for writing ridiculously catchy songs beginning with 2006′s Misery Loves Company all the way through their most recent release Ask Me This, the latter of which has been on constant repeat for a couple weeks now. When we found out that they would be playing … →

New Music Mondays: The Civil Slingers

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Eric in New Music Mondays | Leave a comment

Some of you may recognize The Civil Slingers from our show at O’Brien’s Pub a couple weeks back, but for those of you who weren’t able to make it out we’ve got some high priority listening for you on this sunny Monday afternoon. The trio of Mike Sampson, Joe Aaskov, and Sean Taggersell have just released their debut LP, Tried and True, and as we mentioned in the recap of our show, it is going to be exciting to keep … →

Pinegrove- Meridian

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Eric in Concert Preview, M&T Favorites | Leave a comment

Pinegrove is the Brooklyn based project of Nandi Plunkett, Evan Hall, and brothers Zack and Nick Levine. The latter three of the group all grew up in Montclair, New Jersey, but it wasn’t until Hall met Plunkett at Kenyon College (also the proving grounds for Walk The Moon) that the music of Pinegrove began to develop. After relocating back to Montclair and then on to Brooklyn upon graduation from Kenyon, the group created Meridian, their debut album. Upon first listen … →

Review and Live Videos- Maimed & Tamed at O’Brien’s Pub 4/27/2012

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Eric in Concert Review, M&T Favorites | Leave a comment

Thank you once again to everyone who came to O’Brien’s Pub on Friday night and helped to make our SOLD OUT show such a blast! It was a night of incredible music featuring four great bands that you will certainly be hearing a lot more about in the future. The night kicked off with Boston trio The Civil Slingers whose raucous and impassioned performance certainly gained them some new fans. Moss Points North kept the energy level high featuring new … →

M&T Playlist of the Month– May 2012

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Eric in M&T Favorites | Leave a comment

Our third in a series of monthly Spotify playlists, the May tracklist features new jams from artists like The Lumineers, Maps & Atlases, Jamie Kent and more. We can’t believe how fast April went by, but with a new month comes a new playlist so check out 20 of our favorite songs from the past 30 days below. If you subscribe to our most recent Spotify playlist (see the widget on the right sidebar or the link in the menu … →

Our Show Is Finally Here!

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Eric in Concert Preview, M&T Favorites | Leave a comment

See you all tonight at O’Brien’s! The first 20 people will receive free merch from the bands including t-shirts, CDs, stickers and more so get there early! Share This: Facebook

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