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ALL SHOWS ARE GENERAL ADMISSION AND ARE 21+ UNLESS NOTED.
DOORS OPEN AT 8PM AND SHOWS GENERALLY START AT AROUND 9:30 PM.
CALL THE CLUB TO FIND OUT MORE DETAILS AND SET TIMES @ 617-254-9743.
YOU CAN PURCHASE TICKETS FOR SELECT SHOWS HERE AT HARPERS DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. YOU MAY PURCHASE TICKETS BY PHONE AT
1-800-594-TIXX MON - THUR: 9AM - 12AM & FRIDAY: 9AM - 8PM.
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Thursday, July 24, 2008
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FRANK MARINO AND MAHOGANY RUSH
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He was born Francesco Antonio Marino on November 20, 1954 in Montreal, Canada. Half Italian and half Arab, Frank is one of five children and only has a 7th grade education that even included a short stint in military school. "Those years were the late sixties and everyone was into the hippie peace movement and we were so busy getting stoned that we certainly didn't want to attend school. All we did besides getting stoned was listen to Hendrix, The Doors, The Beatles and a few others as well as getting involved in movements such as peace, love, anti-war etc. Those were definitely the days, not like now where many young people seem to be into negativism and hate".
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FRANK MARINO AND MAHOGANY RUSH
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Friday, July 25, 2008
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Saturday, July 26, 2008
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Sunday, July 27, 2008
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Monday, July 28, 2008
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THE IMAGE ENDS
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with: ANTENNAS UP , BRIAN SMITH, REBECCA JEAN SMITH
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The Image Ends is a newish rock band with some extra machines and wires: Jesse Peterson on drums, Jon Green on everything else. Jesse Peterson from the woods of MN, Jon Green from the suburbs of Boston. They met unintentionally, with mutual musical suspicions. Now good pals, they're pumped to rock the woods, the suburbs, and the cities.
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ANTENNAS UP
BRIAN SMITH
THE IMAGE ENDS
REBECCA JEAN SMITH
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008
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THE MOTHER TRUCKERS
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with: COMANCHERO, CHRIS BERARDO AND THE DesBERARDOS
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The Mother Truckers are a kick-ass rock 'n' roll band from Austin, Texas. Their music is high-octane Americana, blending hard hitting electric guitars with soaring vocals and irreverent lyrics. They take the Texas mix of Country, Blues and Rock to a higher place with their creative songwriting and high energy live performances.
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THE MOTHER TRUCKERS
CHRIS BERARDO
COMANCHERO
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
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THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS
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with: JOE PURDY, THE RELEASE
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The release of We're Already Gone and Water (a compilation), in the U.S. saw the beautiful girls morph and trim their touring party slightly. In a "back to their roots" move the band, who have worked with a series of different instrumentalists (including harmonica players, a brass section and keyboardists), toured the U.S. as a three piece. They added a keyboard player for their home tours.
The ‘We're Already Gone album has enjoyed international success and raised the profile of the band considerably in the U.S. – and the response to this album there, both by the crowds and the press has been fantastic. Because of it the band have featured in ex games dvd’s (through Canada and the U.S.), full page articles and the albums (both WAG and Water), continue to sell well.
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THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS
JOE PURDY
THE RELEASE
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Thursday, July 31, 2008
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HOCK, ROCK, AND BOWL featuring WILL DAILEY
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with special guests: JAY LEONARD, and PETE & MIKE BAND
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Enjoy 3 great music acts and a guest DJ, alongside local N.H.L players and help raise money for the MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION of Massachusetts.
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18+ ONLY - ALL PROCEEDS TO MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION
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HOCK N ROCK
JAY LEONARD
WILL DAILEY
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Friday, August 01, 2008
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Saturday, August 02, 2008
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RX BANDITS
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with: PORTUGAL THE MAN, MAPS & ATLASES
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We intend on making original-honest-thought provoking music. RXBANDITS sincerely hope as many people as possible can open their minds enough to see past trends. Our music breathes when it hits YOUR ears.
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7PM DOORS - ALL AGES
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RX BANDITS
PORTUGAL THE MAN
MAPS & ATLASES
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Sunday, August 03, 2008
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PLANETOID
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with: BREAK THE DARK & STREAMLINE
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We are your doom. We are intergalactic alien overlords. We are beings of pure destruction. We have traveled forward in time from the year 1971 to take over your planet. We are your new gods. We are Planetoid. Don’t make us probe you.
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PLANETOID
BREAK THE DARK
STREAMLINE
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Monday, August 04, 2008
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Tuesday, August 05, 2008
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WIFFLEBAT
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with: THE NARROW CHANNELS
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The members of wifflebat met while ghostwriting manuscripts for R.L. Stine. Now they have become the illegitimate carny lovechild spawned of a circus orgy of five pickled punks, an accordion, a glockenspiel and a toy piano.
One fan commented that Wifflebat has an undulating happy-sad quality, akin to "a tottering calliope ride of nostalgia and fear, a combination of reminiscent childhood and the wonderous unknown of an unhappy future."
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WIFFLEBAT
THE NARROW CHANNELS
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Wednesday, August 06, 2008
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TUNNLVISION (EP RELEASE)
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with: A DOSE OF REALITY & FORGO FAMINE
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From the mind of lead singer/guitarist jon deane, with the help of Ande the rockastar chika bassist and titillating drum styling’s of Mr. Jamie Sutton, we are carving a new sound out of a sea of bland where everything is produced and geared towards the buyer. we do this for the love of the music. we do this because of what we can offer. a different view. a melodic emotion. a picture stored in a time signature of what may be or what might not. the voice, the song structure, the melodies and rhythm, professional outlook and practices of digital recording, do you have tunnlvision? you are not alone
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TUNNLVISION
A DOSE OF REALITY
FORGO FAMINE
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Thursday, August 07, 2008
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THE COAL MEN
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with: BEN PILGRIM
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Some people measure life in years. Dave Coleman measures it in moments. And capturing the impact of a moment is what the singer, guitarist and principal songwriter of The Coal Men set out to do on "Beauty Is a Moment," the band's second full-length release.
For instance, there's the moment on the title track when a boy swings an axe and brings a glacier crashing down. "There was a cliff behind our old house where we used to go in the winter," Coleman reminisced of his Jamestown, Tenn., childhood. "We would take these bats and axes and break all the ice down. It was amazing to see it just crashing to the creek bed. It's one of those pure memories of growing up."
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THE COAL MEN
BEN PILGRIM
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Friday, August 08, 2008
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EDDIE & THE HOT RODS
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with: THE TURBO AC'S, DEATH AND TAXES, SPITZZ
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A Brief history... Eddie and the Hot Rods began life in 1976, when four teenagers from Southend on Sea got together and playing their own style of fast energetic rock and roll / r'n'b, were soon a big hit on the London pubrock scene. Catching the eyes and ears of the music press and the major record companies, they were soon signed up by the legendary Island Records and went on to have three hit albums and four top forty UK singles including the Top Ten hit 'Do Anything You Wanna Do'. There have been numerous TV appearances worldwide and they have filled almost every major venue in the UK. A success in the USA too, they have toured alongside The Ramones, Tom Petty, The Police, Squeeze and Talking Heads. After over a decade of touring, and with various members of the band involved in other projects (Paul Gray - UFO/The Damned: Barrie Masters - The Inmates: Graeme Douglas - The Kursaal Flyers: Steve Nichol - One the Juggler...), the Hot Rods slowly ground a halt and for a few years there were only occasional reformations involving several line-ups. However, throughout the changes, one man remained a constant - the 'very RocknRoll' Barrie Masters and in 2000 the band were asked to take part in a 76 date tour of the UK alongside Dr. Feelgood, John Otway and The Hamsters. Barrie reconditioned his Hot Rods and the tour was a great success. The band have been back in demand ever since. In 2003, they recorded an album of brand new songs, "Better Late Than Never", which was snapped up in France by Bad Reputation Records and then by Voiceprint Records in the UK. 2004 was spent touring the UK and France promoting the album and 2005 started off with the band back in the studio, writing songs for the next album. They continued to tour through into 2006, including the UK, France, Italy, Norway, Czech Republic, Poland and Germany, as well as a successful return to the USA. 2006 also saw the release of the bands first full concert DVD, "Live - 2005", recorded at London's Mean Fiddler, as well as a brand new studio album, appropriately titled, "Been There, Done That...". In addition, there was the live compilation "Right For The Night", which was released in anticipation of the bands scheduled visit to Japan (unfortunately cancelled at the last hour due to an unfortunate choice of promoter!)
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EDDIE AND THE HOT RODS
THE TURBO AC'S
SPITZZ
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Saturday, August 09, 2008
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JIMMIE'S CHICKEN SHACK
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with: SAY WHEN & KILL THE ALARM
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JCS has always been hard to classify. No two records, let alone songs, have sounded the same. Though confusing to the commercial radio world their fans appreciate the band's independent attitude and the varied sounds that each record offers. The band continues to tour as it has for the past 13 years playing the grass roots, high energy shows that built their reputation often playing sets as long as 3 hours.
Fail On Cue was released in January 2008 on Fowl Records. The working title was "Making Babies". Some of the new songs that are being performed live that will appear on the upcoming album are "Mutha Luvas," "The Quiet Ones," "Another Great Idea," and what was suppose to be the title track, "Making Babies." The album will also include the bands second cover a song, Fugazi's "Waiting Room".
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JIMMIE'S CHICKEN SHACK
SAY WHEN
KILL THE ALARM
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Sunday, August 10, 2008
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Monday, August 11, 2008
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SUTRA
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with: SOULSTICE
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Hailing from the Berklee College of Music, Sutra is determined to give the listener a great time. Each member of the group has honed his or her skills as musicians and songwriters and are now ready to share it with audiences across the country.
Members of this group have performed with many different artists of all different styles. Some include Philip Bailey (Earth Wind and Fire), Steve Winwood, Tower of Power, John Blackwell, Lawrence Taylor, Sam "Bluzeman" Taylor, Click Five, and the Rhythm Kings.
Regardless, the main goal of this group is to create relatable, soulful music that touches people. Without the audience, the performer is nothing.
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SUTRA
SOULSTICE
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
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CLIPSE featuring RE UP GANG
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presented by WERS
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Hailing from Virginia, Clipse -- brothers Pusha T and
Malice -- were one of the rare first artists to associate with the Neptunes. The Neptunes' Pharrell Williams first met the duo in the early '90s, was very impressed by their talents, and decided to help them get a gig. Hooking them up with the Elektra label, an early single flopped and the group seemed done, even though an album's worth of material had been recorded. Williams was not discouraged and continued to hype the group until Arista finally intervened in 2001. Williams and partner Chad Hugo stepped behind the boards and produced Lord Willin', Clipse's 2002 full-length debut, released through Star Trak/Arista. On the strength of "Grindin'," the album hit the Top Ten of the R&B/Hip-Hop and Billboard 200 charts and eventually went gold. The Sony-BMG merger threw the follow-up into limbo and sparked a long bout of legal snags between Clipse and their new parent label, Jive. While the delay was going on, Clipse issued a series of mixtapes and set up their Re-Up label. The label disputes were eventually cleared up, and Hell Hath No Fury was finally released on November 28, 2006. ~ Bradley Torreano & Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
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PRESNTED BY LEEDZ EDUTAINMENT & HARPERS FERRY
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
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Friday, August 15, 2008
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PLAYIN' DEAD
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- A TRIBUTE TO THE GRATEFUL DEAD
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PLAYIN DEAD
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Saturday, August 16, 2008
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PLAYIN' DEAD
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- A TRIBUTE TO THE GRATEFUL DEAD
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Playin' Dead brings together amazing talent to pay tribute to Grateful Dead music. Rife with passion and spirit, the band brings the Dead's music to life with dedication and style. Playin' Dead band members have played with the Dark Star Orchestra, Uncles Johns Band (Florida), Laughing Water, and Colonel Mustard. They used to be called Electric Hummus. Dont miss the next show!!
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Sunday, August 17, 2008
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THE CUTE LEPERS (MEMS. OF THE BRIEFS)
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with: THE POWER CHORDS, AVENUE ROSE
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The Cute Lepers are a six piece band from Seattle, WA equally influenced by first wave punk, mod-revival, power pop, and a soft spot in our hearts for Johnny Thunders... oh yeah, with occasional hints of doo-wop, early 60's rock'n'roll and a load of female back-up vocals. After a couple sold out singles and lengthy tours of the United States and Europe, we are very pleased to announce the release of our debut album "Can't Stand Modern Music"! It's currently available through Damaged Goods in the U.K. and europe, and here in the states Blackheart Records will be releasing the album on June 24th. Check out the tour dates for the upcoming months, and if you can make it out we'll be happy to play our hearts out for you, and send you home with a very very classy LP.
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THE CUTE LEPERS
THE POWER CHORDS
AVENUE ROSE
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Monday, August 18, 2008
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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BLUE KING BROWN
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with: RUBBLEBUCKET ORCHESTRA
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Australia's Premier hard hitting Live Urban Roots crew Blue King Brown are currently working on their 2nd album, set to drop in 2009, they have been travelling worldwide from Melbourne to Kingston Jamaica, New York to San Francisco & Aoteoroa New Zealand, working with the likes of Sly and Robbie, Jah Mason, Rovleta Fraser and renowned engineer BONZAI (know for his work with Damian & Stephen Marley amongst many others). Working in studios from Melbourne’s SING SING to Kingston’s Anchor studios & Bob Marley’s legendary TUFF GONG studios creating what is destined to be a rock solid album from the group who's presence in the scene keeps going from Strength to Strength.
They have been taking some time off the road since their tours early in the year from the Big Day Out, to a sold out National tour with the Cat Empire, and right before heading into the studio completed an Australian / NZ tour supporting the legendary SANTANA, the respect and bond made between the two groups was instant, the tour was a massive success and a career highlight for Blue King Brown..."Opening for such a massive inspiration and hero of ours, SANTANA, was one of the most musically rewarding experiences we have ever had, the tour was amazing, words can hardly explain, something we will never forget."...Said Carlo Santone, co founder and Bass Player of BKB.
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BLUE KING BROWN
RUBBLEBUCKET ORCHESTRA
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
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CULTURE
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with: ROOTS NATION REGGAE
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Culture has long been reggae’s preeminent harmony group. Born in the 70's golden age of reggae, the ever viable Culture has garnered continual US and international acclaim for its long series of classic “roots” albums. Culture’s legendary “Two Sevens Clash” (Shanachie) was Reggae Album of the Year in 1977 and is acknowledged by Rolling Stone Magazine (April 11, 2002) as #25 of the 50 all time coolest records (the only reggae album to make the list).
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CULTURE
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Thursday, August 21, 2008
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THE DEAR HUNTER
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with: LYDIA, YOU ME AND EVERYONE WE KNOW & EYE ALASKA
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The Dear Hunter is a self-dubbed indie, now full-time project of Casey Crescenzo, formerly of post-hardcore band The Receiving End of Sirens. The band's sound is not unlike that of Casey's former band, but with more alternative and progressive rock tendencies and a wider variety of instrumentation.
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ALL AGES 7PM DOORS
presnted by MASS LIVE EVENTS
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THE DEAR HUNTER
LYDIA
YOU ME AND EVERYONE WE KNOW
EYE ALASKA
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Friday, August 22, 2008
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THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE
FINAL SHOW EVER!!
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with: ELEPHANT HOUSE, THE ALCHEMYSTICS & THE FORCE
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“Tossing out massive rhythms, heady guitar grooves, acrobatic hip-hop and total funked-outness, this band has energy that moves at the speed of light. In other words, the effect will hit you instantly. An incredibly pumped up group, The Indefinite Article is one of the best purveyors of the hard-to-do-right genre mix-up of hip-hop and rock. Forget the rest, this is the real deal.” –A&R Select
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THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE
ELEPHANT HOUSE
THE ALCHEMYSTICS
THE FORCE
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Saturday, August 23, 2008
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REHAB
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with: HEAVY MOJO, MASTAMINDZ & DJ CHRIS CRISIS
presented by WAAF & WBCN
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The Atlanta-based quintet breaks new ground and addresses new challenges on its latest album, Graffiti the World. The collection is truly the work of combined contributions from each individual member of the band. "It's five people getting' together and trying to do the music that they want to hear," says front man Danny Alexander. "Everybody contributed. You always have a vision of what you want to do and it never really comes out the way you plan it, but the end result is really good. You're just constantly trying to put out what you feel. The final result of their combined efforts evokes a more positive and inspired feeling to the record.
Formed in the late '90s, pioneering mash-ups of scorching rock and searing rap, Rehab released its debut album, Southern Discomfort in 2000, filled with an array of guest stars including Cee-Lo, Goodie Mob and Cody Chestnutt. The album spun off the top 15 modern rock hit "It Don't Matter" and sold over 140 thousand units. This success enabled the band to kick off a 2 year national tour supporting the Vans Warped Tour and bands like Kottonmouth Kings and Linkin Park. Then, three years ago, in the wake of diverging creative, personal and financial points of view, the group splintered. While facing down his own personal demons, Danny brought together a new version of the band, which has delivered, Graffiti the World. "I did a lot of observing and lyrically sat down for a while and thought about what was going on around me, what I wanted to do and where I wanted to do it," Danny says. This album is a documentary of the station you are in life and trying to get to the next area or stop."
For Rehab, Graffiti the World is a band's bid to cover the world with special sounds, seeking the dark and light within, asking questions and perhaps, sometimes, finding the right answers. And Danny says he knows well he can't do that alone. Along with the help of not only his band members, he collaborated with A-list producers/mixers Billy Hume, whose credits include the Ying Yang Twins, David Banner, and Bonecrusher, and Phil Tan whose worked with the Neptunes, Snoop, and Mariah Carey.
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REHAB
HEAVY MOJO
DJ CHRIS CRISIS
MASTAMINDZ
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Sunday, August 24, 2008
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DON CABALLERO
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with: PONYTAIL, IREPRESS
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Some people start bands because they feel they have something to say. Others see band formation as a guaranteed path to free drinks and unprotected sex. When Damon Che formed instrumental crunch-rockers Don Caballero 15 years ago in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he had significantly different plans. “The only plan we had at the time was to come up with music we liked,” he says earnestly. “The reason we ended up the way we did was because, in our estimation, [the music] wasn’t ready yet. The opportunities to record kept coming up, and we didn’t want to waste them, even if we didn’t have our craft entirely up to specifications yet.”
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DON CABALLERO
PONYTAIL
IREPRESS
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Monday, August 25, 2008
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LUKAS ROSSI
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Rossi trained at the Royans School For the Musical Performing Arts. During his early career, he wrote, produced, recorded, and played with his own band, Cleavage. The Toronto-based band, led by Rossi, won the 'Best Canadian Unsigned Band' award at the 2000 NXNE Music Festival in Toronto. On May 29, 2001 Cleavage released a 6-song debut CD, entitled Cleavage.
After acquiring a publishing deal with EMI Music Publishing Canada in 2004, Rossi worked and wrote with producer Dave Tyson in Los Angeles and later recorded demos with producer Gavin Brown (Billy Talent, Three Days Grace), leading to the formation of the band Rise Electric.
Rossi and two of his colleagues, Mike Fox and Gavin Brown, were winners in the 2006 People's Voice International Songwriting Competition for their song, "Drive". It gained third place honors in the Top 40/Pop category and landed Seventh Place in the overall competition.
As an accomplished and published songwriter, Lukas Rossi was able to offer lyrics and creative input for the album. One of Rossi's own songs, "Headspin", was included. The band completed a worldwide tour in early 2007 with Rossi as their lead singer.
Moving out on his own in the summer of 2007, Rossi released a recording of 4 acoustic tracks on the Love and Lust EP in June. He toured across the US and Canada during the summer, accompanied by keyboard player, Lou Dawson.Rossi is currently working toward releasing an album, titled Mood Swings, and touring with his new band Stars Down. The band consists of Rossi (vocals, guitar), former Cleavage bandmate Jon Jamieson (drums), and German Briseño (bass, vocals), with occasional appearances by Lou Dawson (keyboards). The album is scheduled to be released sometime in 2008. Rossi has a sample of songs from this band available at his website.
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
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ZAC BROWN BAND
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with: KRISTEN PRICE, AMY & THE ELECTRIC
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Playing upwards of 200 dates a year, more than 2,500 shows in their career and selling more than 20,000 CDs independently, Zac Brown Band has only begun its ascent. The band's aggressive touring has helped it develop a fanatical grassroots following by winning over believers one person at a time. Driven by awe-inspiring musicianship, skillful songwriting and a dynamic live show that inspires word-of-mouth buzz, Zac Brown Band is already embraced by audiences who sing along with every word.
“It’s kind of crazy how we can go to a place where no one’s heard of us before and by the time we leave people are singing the songs,” bandleader Zac Brown says. “We’ve got a great following.” It’s not an easily pigeonholed crowd either; loyal country music fans, jam lovers and seemingly everyone in between are enjoying the shows. The Zac Brown Band has already landed support slots with artists such as Sugarland, ZZ Top, Travis Tritt, Etta James, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers Band, Willie Nelson and BB King
British soul singer, multi-instrumentalist, writer, producer Kirsten Price is extending the British tradition of re-interpreting American soul music in a fresh, innovative way.
The Brooklyn-based singer has fashioned a sound that evocatively connects classic American soul with modern pop. You may have heard some of her work before; even before the release of her debut album “Guts & Garbage, Price’s music had been featured | | | | |
