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News: Coral Moons prep new album for next month, share ‘poser’

The Rochester/Boston-based band Coral Moons have had a busy year so far, and it’s about to get a whole lot busier, as the band prepare to release their second album.…

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Premiere: Eldridge Rodriguez look inward on new single ‘The Strange Things That Happen to People’

Last month, Boston band Eldridge Rodriguez returned with news of a new album and a lead single from said new album, both of which reaffirm why Slightest of Treason was…

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Premiere: the world famous tease debut album with bubbly teaser track ‘Hollywood Pawn’

What do you do when you move across the country and still don’t feel at home? If you’re the world famous, you form a band and write songs about being…

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Album Review: Elegua/Elegua : a long lost Latin Jazz treasure that resonates beyond its history.

After the ultra-hip Virgilio Armas re-issues last year Toronto crate curators extraordinaire We Are Busy Bodies are on the case again, excavating the rich seams of Latin-jazz heritage with an…

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Track/Video: We Are Busy Bodies to re-issue more seventies Latin Jazz treasure, the self-titled sole release from big band progressives Elegua.

We Are Busy Bodies are on the case again, dipping into the firmament of Latin-jazz heritage. After the ultra-hip Virgilio Armas re-issues last year (check the Backseat Mafia review from…

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Boston MC Billy Dean Thomas Reminds Us That “Hope Is A Song In A Weary Throat”

Last year seemed like the year that Billy Dean Thomas would finally break through. The Boston-based hip hop artist, poet and writer had accumulated a steady list of accomplishments. Thomas…

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Droppin’ Knowledge: Behind The Boards with Boston’s Musical Polymath, Rilla Force

And we back… Boston music scene stalwart Rilla Force is a musical polymath and a man with a distinct sound and vibe to his art. He is equally at home…

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Track: Buffalo Tom – Lonely Fast and Deep

Boston-based indie band Buffalo Tom have released “Lonely Fast and Deep” from their forthcoming album, Quiet and Peace, due out on 2nd March 2018 via Scrawny/Schoolkids Records. Their new batch…

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News: The Lemonheads head to the UK next week

Legendary alt-rockers The Lemonheads return to the UK and Ireland this October, their first dates in almost three years. Led by 90’s magazine pin-up Evan Dando, the band formed way…

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Track: Bellwire – Let it Shine

Boston garage pop quartet Bellwire have heralded the release of their self titled debut album (admittedly not due till next year) with the release of a new single – Let…

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