Imagine one of those slightly bubblegummy singer-songwriter types you might come across at a college open mic night — the ones with the lyrics that make you cringe unless you’ve been through the same semi-fratboy years they went through. Locket is pretty much the exact opposite of that — almost as if they stood [...]

Abigail Warchild played at Southpaw last Friday. We’ve seen them live a few times now, but this was the first time  we’ve seen them as a four-piece (until recently, there were five members). Their sound was just as big as before and filled the large stage and room of the venue with ease as they [...]

The Naked Hearts played at the most recent Hot Rocks Party this past weekend at The Delancey. They’re a band we’ve seen a number of times now over the last few months since their debut. And each time has been a treat. For a band that started out with such promise and confidence, it’s impressive [...]

Taxi Taxi were the first band of the night at Hot Rocks this past Saturday at The Delancey. The band played their infectious brand of indie-pop to an enthusiastic crowd and really set a good vibe for the rest of the night. Here are some photos from their set, with more available on Flickr:

Cruel Black Dove played at Hot Rocks on Saturday at The Delancey. Their dark and electronic-tinged big rock sound, with complimentary light show, provided quite a spectacle to end the live band portion of the night. Singer Anastasia Dimou has an impressive stage presence and vocal ability that meshes well with the skilled playing of [...]

We were happy to have one of our favorite bands, El Jezel, play at the most recent Hot Rocks Party. They’re a band comfortable mixing newer and older material into their sets, so it’s always interesting to hear the way the songs contrast and compliment each other in different combinations and contexts. As we’ve said [...]

This past weekend’s Hot Rocks Party featured Rowboats closing out the live music portion of the evening. They’re a band with a well-crafted, infectious sound. Perhaps what’s most enjoyable and impressive is the way they unabashedly flirt with certain pop sensibilities without seeming to cater to those tendencies, always seeming to weave in a slightly [...]

We decided to head to Magnetic Field for their last Saturday night show before they close. Dagger God — aka Goes Cube, fresh of a SXSW-centerpieced tour — were playing and it’s always great to see a band play when they’ve just returned from tour because they’re usually playing as tight as they ever have [...]

We recently caught a band at Union Hall called Wintersleep who hail from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Now, we’ve never been to Halifax, but if Wintersleep is indicative of what we might expect to find there in terms of a music scene, we are totally interested in checking it out. These guys sounded great — a [...]

The Electric Mess brought their retro sound to the stage at The Delancey for the March Hot Rocks Party. They played an incredibly tight set that really got the night off to a fun start. Here are some photos, with more available on Flickr:

The Electric Mess’ next show is April 11th at Crash Mansion.
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