We Love Giving Credit Where Credit's Due: We are findings over When You Awake to one of our favorite sites these days. The alt-country, deep roots indie blog is guilty of good taste and at nearly every turn their music selections have proved to be p... more info

SHOW HYPE Tonight - Wednesday 6/10/09SCENE: TT the Bears in CambridgeEverybody's concerned about their budget, and rightfully so these days. Never has the dollar been worth so little and the prospect of making more of it seem so far away to so many.... more info

HEATING UP THE SUMMER: Well here's my background with Gene Dante and the Future Startlets in three easy steps: I went from not knowing a thing about the carousing Boston band to being ever-so-slightly turned off by their flamboyant rock stylings -- ... more info

RE-POSTED BY REQUESTlast seen: July '08The Animals play the Club a GoGo - NewcastleAt the start of 1962, the Animals were known as the Alan Price (Rhythm and Blues) Combo. The band, led by keyboardist Alan Price, had a good sound but were lacking som... more info

We head west this morning to Vancouver. We stop in with the very talented singer-songwriter Id Guinness, who gave us Cure for the Common Crush (RSL Top 40 Artist Selection 2007 and Underground Album of the Year.) The man has cooked up some incredible... more info

A CLOSER LOOK:by NICK PARKERJARVIS COCKER HAS SOME FAMOUS ANTECEDENTS: One good way to think about Jarvis Cocker’s new solo album, ‘Further Complications,’ is as rather like the music of another truly classic songwriter, who you might not think... more info

SHOW HYPE by NICK PARKERSunday Night 6/7/09SCENE: The House of Blues BostonI've found that the greatest shows are not the ones where you get to see "a best band" play with two relatively unknown and unskilled openers. The best show experiences are w... more info

BACK-TO-BACK GOODNESS! - Ryan's Smashing Life presents, this Friday and Saturday Night at Boston's Cafe 939 in the Back Bay - 2 Nights of Amazing Live Music..... We have hand-selected three amazing acts for each night (Fri 5/29 + Sat 5/30) and will b... more info

SHOW HYPE Thursday Night 5/28/09SCENE: The Lucky Dog in Worcesterand Friday Night 5/29/09SCENE: TT the Bears in CambridgeSarah Guild of The New CollisionsDATELINE - BOSTON: There is little doubt in my mind that at this very moment there is no hotte... more info

REMEMBERING JAY: It is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to the great singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jay Bennett who died yesterday. Bennett will be best remembered as a founder of Titanic Love Affair and as an early and important ... more info