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August 24, 2012

The Rationales @ Radio 8.19.2012

Talk about a night of great songs. First we had Airport. Now, The Rationales.^* On a Sunday. I’m alive and well at Radio, but I feel like I’ve died and gone to well-crafted-pop-n-roll heaven. We’re spoiled, folks.

^* The Wooden Sky from Toronto topped the bill for a perfect songsmith trifecta.

August 23, 2012

Airport @ Radio 8.19.2012

Ever since I heard Go Up, Airport’s glorious take on the sounds of ’70s radio, I’ve been meaning go to one of the band’s shows. I won’t say who’s fault it is,^* but I hadn’t been able to make it happen. That all changed Sunday night at Radio. I finally got to catch a set from the sonic sons of Jackson Browne, Tom Petty and Joe Jackson. It was worth the wait.

^* Clearly mine. I’d be quick to point out if someone else was at fault.

August 22, 2012

Muck And The Mires @ Precinct 8.17.2012

Muck And The Mires owned Precinct on Friday night. The closest thing Boston has to The Cavern Club got shaken and stirred by the closest thing this town has to the Merseybeat sound.

August 20, 2012

Fat Creeps @ Precinct 8.17.2012

Fat Creeps buzzed their way through another set at Precinct with snappy beats and lyrical wit. Dig it.

August 9, 2012

Aloud @ T.T. The Bear’s Place 7.27.2012

If Parlour Bells got things steamy, Aloud got things sweaty! Talk about a band that leaves it all on stage. The music flows from every pore of their body. Aloud put on a powerhouse performance to cap off an amazing night of music at TT’s.

A huge thanks to Aloud, Sidewalk Driver, Dirty Wings (who came up from NY), Parlour Bells, Boston Band Crush and Daykamp Creative for a wonderful evening. We were so happy to be a part of it.

August 8, 2012

Sidewalk Driver @ T.T. The Bear’s Place 7.27.2012

A couple of weeks ago, we presented a show at TT’s with our good friends over at Boston Band Crush. Sidewalk Driver was on the bill. I may have posted some pictures of these guys before. I kinda sorta like ’em a little bit. They’ve got these songs. Really cool songs. Songs about magnets and Tad’s face. And they play the hell out of ’em. They do all that while blowing confetti all over the friggin’ place.

One of my favorite things about a Sidewalk Driver show is telling my boys about it the next morning. As I was describing this particular show, Big Little One suspected I may be embellishing the tale a bit.

“You’re teasing.”

I assured him I wasn’t, although I understood his skepticism. It all sounded to fantastic to be true. It was too much for his six-year-old brain to process. I paused a minute to let him take it all in.

Then I told him about the parachute…

Sidewalk Driver @ T.T. The Bear's Place 7.27.2012

August 7, 2012

Parlour Bells @ T.T. The Bear’s Place 7.27.2012

We here at Daykamp Music recently got to present our first show. We did so with the fine folks at Boston Band Crush. How spoiled are we? Quite. The very first band to play at one of our shows was Parlour Bells. That’s just crazy. The ‘Bells got things steamy right from the start. These debonair popsters have a dark spark that lights up whatever stage they grace. Their passionate set was a sign of good things to come.

Parlour Bells @ T.T. The Bear's Place 7.27.2012

August 2, 2012

Viva Viva @ Great Scott 7.23.2012

Viva Viva capped off the first night of the Boston Accents Funeral Party. Michael Marotta put together one hell of a night^* to celebrate one hell of a run on his WFNX radio show. He’s a huge asset to this town. I look forward to seeing what he does next. As for Viva Viva’s set, it rolled as much as it rocked. It burned itself to the ground. It brought the night to an uproarious end – just like the radio show it celebrated.

^* Word on the street^** is that the other two nights were pretty great, too.

^** Internet, obviously.

August 1, 2012

Ribs @ Great Scott 7.23.2012

Ribs put on quite the show during Night #1 of the Boston Accents Funeral Party. Not only did they have a a ton of music and electronic gear hooked up, but they brought their own light show. There were so many cords and cables on the stage you’d think they had the Ark Of The Covenant up there.^* They opened with Placebo’s “Pure Morning,” a sign of the indielectro rock that would mark their powerful set.