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The BPD seem pretty set on continuing their house show crackdown all summer which is fvcking lame but at least there are a lot of cool shows happening at venues, bars, galleries, parking lots, and other spaces this summer. Here are some we won’t be missing. |
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JUNE 15: STARLAB FEST 2013 Starlab Fest is an annual outdoor day-long party in the parking lot of Starlab record studio, with local music, food, vendors, and more. This year is the fourth installment, from 12-9pm on Saturday June 15th, with Mean Creek, Slowdim, Fagettes, Ex-Magicians, and eight more bands. It's an all-ages event. A suggestion $10 donation includes free BBQ (veggie options) and Gansetts. Local vendors will be selling used gear and vintage clothes. Stop by THE MEDIA's table! STARLAB, 32 Prospect Street, Somerville JUNE 20, 23: PAN_ACT BOSTON Presented by Non-Event and the Goethe-Institut Boston, PAN_ACT is a two-night event “exploring the intersection of underground dance and experimental music featuring seven artists from the critically acclaimed PAN records.” Performers include Lee Gamble (UK), Heatsick (Berlin), Keith Fullerton Whitman (Boston), NHK’KOYXEN (Osaka/Berlin), Helm (UK) Rashad Becker (Berlin) and Valerio Tricoli (Berlin). PAN_ACT Boston is organized in collaboration with the PAN_ACT festival in New York City. PAN_ACT Boston takes place at two venues: the Goethe-Institut Boston, 170 Beacon Street, Boston | Middlesex Lounge, 315 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge | Each show ranges from $10-15 JUNE 29: KRILL’S RECORD RELEASE SHOW Earlier this year, Jamaica Plain trio Krill spent a full 10 hours at the Silent Barn in Brooklyn recording their second full-length album, Lucky Leaves, a follow up to last year’s local favorite Alam No Hris. Head to their Bandcamp to check out the first two singles “Never A Joke” and “Purity of Heart”, then come to Great Scott on June 29 to celebrate to record’s release with Krill, Ava Luna, SaraLee, and Huge Face. Presented by Sippy Cup Everything. Krill @ Great Scott, 1222 Commonwealth Avenue, 9pm, 21+, $8.00 |
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JULY 5-7: FMLY FEST BOSTON 2k13 FMLY Fest is a roving international celebration of grassroots community and do-it-together culture. "FMLY Fest is far from your ordinary music festival,” wrote the Florida-based music and art blog Tiny Waves last year. “It's the antithesis of the commercialized spectacle that we've all grown accustomed to. Festival goers are afforded a neutral territory free from the restraints and expectations of the traditional concert experience. FMLY stresses the importance of building communities as opposed to icons." This fest has previously taken place in New York, LA, Orlando, and other cities. The Boston installment will feature one day of workshops and skillshares, one day of music, and one day dedicated to visual art. FMLY Fest Boston | details forthcoming, follow FMLYFEST.org for info. JULY 6: SPEEDY ORTIZ RECORD RELEASE SHOW On July 9, Western Mass 4-piece Speedy Ortiz release their debut full-length Major Arcana on Carpark Records. It’s an excellent no-filler record inspired equally by singer Sadie Dupuis literary sensibilities as the band’s affinity for explosive 90s-inspired rock. Check out singles “Tiger Tank” and “No Below” for an introduction. Grass Is Green and The Vegans play, too. Speedy Ortiz @ Great Scott, 1222 Commonwealth Avenue 9pm, 21+, $7.00 JULY 12: GO TO CAMBRIDGE, HEAR BADASS GIRL PUNK Central Square is the place to be on July 12 for sure. At the Middle East Downstairs, you can hear one of the best post-punk records of the year performed live, Savages’ Silence Yourself. And then down the block, you can see local punx Potty Mouth and Tomboy at the Plough and Stars, with Chemical Peel who are on tour from South Carolina (and share a drummer with Potty Mouth). Potty Mouth’s upcoming record Hell Bent is out in September on Old Flame. Savages @ Middle East Downstairs, 480 Massachusetts Avenue, 8pm, $15.00 | Potty Mouth @ the Plough and Stars, 912 Massachusetts Avenue, time and price undetermined JULY 17: SEAN NICHOLAS SAVAGE When Sean Nicholas Savage played to a packed Aviary Gallery earlier this year, I had a feeling the next time he came around he’d need to play a bigger venue. The prolific Montreal pop songwriter will play Great Scott July 17 in support of his most recent record, Other Lives, released in May on the always-incredible Arbutus Records. Jamaican Queens and Mutual Benefit also play. Sean Nicholas Savage @ Great Scott, 1222 Commonwealth Avenue, 9pm, 18+, $6 ADV/$8 DOS JULY 21: FLEETWOOD MAC @ THE COMCAST CENTER Fleetwood Mac bring their current world tour to Boston on July 21. Expect to hear all of the hits. "There are certain touchstones that you always do,” Stevie Nicks said in an interview in May. “When you've been around for a while, you realize there's a body of work you're going to rely on every time. You're not going to reinvent the wheel every time you go out, because that would disappoint the audience." Fleetwood Mac at the Comcast Center, Mansfield MA, 8pm, $45-$175 JULY 27: GIRLS ROCK CAMP SHOWCASES Girls Rock Camp Boston totally rules. Every summer, Girls Rock Camp hosts weeklong summer program for girls ages 8 to 17 where they learn to play instruments, form bands, and perform a show at a rock club. According to their own mission statement the program “empowers girls to believe in themselves by providing a supportive community that fosters self-expression, confidence, and collaboration through musical education and performance.” RAD. This year, the first session is July 22-27 and the second session is August 12-17. Check out the new bands that form at Brighton Music Hall on July 27 and August 17. GIRLS ROCK CAMP BOSTON SHOWCASE SESSION 1 Saturday, July 27, 1:00 PM @ Brighton Music Hall, $15 | GIRLS ROCK CAMP BOSTON SHOWCASE SESSION 2 Saturday, August 17, 1:00 PM @ Brighton Music Hall, $15 |
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AUGUST 6: DEATH GRIPS @ ROYALE “We aren't a political band but both of us have been very elusive and outsider-ish our whole lives,” Zach Hill from Death Grips told Jenn Pelly last year. “We're not the most social people; we're loner-esque, awkward. If you have a hard time expressing aspects of your personality, the platform of creativity has always been one of the healthiest places to get these other things out. We are encouraging that. Even through being a listener of this music, or at our shows, we want to provide an environment that is entirely non-judgmental. You can do whatever you want. You can be whoever you want. Every facet of your personality can be expressed within this space or listening experience. Say you were being bullied in school: If you have our music in your headphones, no one is really bullying you anymore. It's like taking a pill that makes you super-human. The music has emotional suffering on the darker and deeper side of what the human experience is like, but it's also a beast-- you could take a bite out of a bowl while listening to it. That's the kind of energy we want to project.” Death Grips @ Royale, 279 Tremont Street, Boston, 8pm, $15 |
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