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New Audible Mainframe EP. Dope Music. Doper Cause.

onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:40:00 GMT

It's saddened many of us around the hip-hop world when Audible Mainframe announced a few months back that they're done gigging for the moment. Anyone who's familiar with their...

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From the drummer's mouth: Anal Cunt's last stand

onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:50:00 GMT

The late SETH PUTNAM, who died last June of a heart attack, was the focal point of the legendary Boston grindcore mess Anal Cunt. But drummer Tim Morse was often the glue, and has been the band's...

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[saturday in somerville] Veronica Falls + Brilliant Colors @ Radio

onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:02:00 GMT

If “graveyard-pop” was a legitimate genre, British band VERONICA FALLS wouldn’t be so hard to classify. Their self-titled debut, which came out last fall on Slumberland Records, flaunts a wide array...

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[awesome video alert] Fat Creeps "Nancy Drew"

onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:01:00 GMT

Between the couch surfing, sweet choreographed dance moves, and getting busted for izm, there's a lot of Real Life in the FAT CREEPS' new music video for their still-hyptno single "Nancy...

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[live review] Dum Dum Girls + Widowspeak + Punks On Mars @ The Paradise

onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:12:00 GMT

Indie bands with conspicuous reverences for ‘60s girl groups started to bore me six months ago, but DUM DUM GIRLS more than justified their continued existence Wednesday night at the Paradise....

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MP3 of the Week: Grand Resort "Microscopic"

onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:39:00 GMT

Within the first few chilled-out electronic-pop chimes of GRAND RESORT’s riveting debut single “Microscopic,” you can almost huff the fumes of the Fung Wah carrying Andres M. Pichardo away from...

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Tickets on-sale alert: Dom, The Parlotones, Madonna, Boysetsfire, Big Freedia, Kevin Hart, The Feelies + more

onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Dom are at the Brighton Music Hall on May 11 On Sale Thursday, February 9 Darius Rucker | August 31 at the Cape Cod Melody Tent | $66.25 | On sale @ ticketmaster.com AT NOON The Feelies | May...

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[emo100] A bummer, but in an awesome way: The Top 100 Emo Songs Of All Time (now on Spotify!)

onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:30:00 GMT

With due respect to Saint Valentine, the upcoming lovey-dovey holiday gave us an excuse to do what we should’ve done by now anyway - compile the TOP 100 EMO ANTHEMS OF ALL TIME. Over the last three...

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[saturday in jamaica plain] Whitehaus Family Record release "Are You In Paradise?" 12-inch @ Spectacle

onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:28:00 GMT

If you didn't catch the WHITEHAUS FAMILY RECORD'S second-ever compilation, Are You in Paradise?, when it debuted on bandcamp back in November, now would be a good time to do so. The comp is...

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[ticket giveaway] Cate Le Bon tonight at T.T. the Bear's

onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:11:00 GMT

Welsh songstress Cate Le Bon is at T.T. the Bear's tonight, and we have one pair of tickets to give away. In last week's Phoenix, music writer Jonathan Donaldson profiled the Le Bon, writing:...

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Davis Square rock club shuffle: is the Rosebud Diner becoming a Tasty Burger?

onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:07:00 GMT

The Boston Rock Club gods giveth, and then they taketh away. Especially in Somerville. On Monday we broke news that the DAVIS SQUARE THEATER was coming to town, taking over the old Jimmy Tingle...

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[zomfg] Mean Creek heard on 'Teen Mom 2'

onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:53:00 GMT

OK, so check it, I got the lowdown: Jenelle (or Chelsea, or maybe it was Kailyn, no wait Leah) was having a wicked huge fight with Brent or Keifer or Bobby or whatever because he was a really bad dad...

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Operation Cody Simpson: A Phoenix writer braves a tween concert for his daughter

onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:39:00 GMT

In the weeks preceding Thursday’s CODY SIMPSON concert at the Paradise, I had been doing such a good job of keeping everything a complete secret from my nine-year-old daughter, Anouk. That is, until...

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Leedz Edutainment taking over Middle East Upstairs

onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:23:00 GMT

DAN MILLEN is out as booking agent of the Middle East Upstairs in Cambridge, replaced by NED WELLBERY of LEEDZ EDUTAINMENT. Leedz is a leading hip-hop promoter around the Boston region, but the live...

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[awesome video alert] Dustin Wong "Pink Diamond"

onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:07:00 GMT

DUSTIN WONG, formerly of the noisy Baltimore art rock band Ponytail, is releasing his sophomore solo LP on February 21, Dreams Say, View, Create, Shadow Leads. His solo jams are laid-back and...

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