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Cults Play Paradise Rock Club 1/21/12

Words and Photos by Maria Pulcinella (@mariapulcinella)

Last night, New York-based duo Cults made their way to the Paradise Rock Club in Boston. The group last performed in Boston in mid-November when they opened for Two Door Cinema Club. The group’s performance was arguably robbed by its teeny-bopper audience and the House of Blues’ unforgivable set design (the headliner’s backdrop, which loudly displayed their name, remained visible during the entirety of Cults’ opening and covered their own music instillation). Now headlining a sold out show, Cults redeemed what was lost in their performance a few months prior.

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Los Campesinos! at Paradise Rock Club 1/20/12

Words and Photos by Maria Pulcinella

Last night, Los Campesinos! kicked off its US tour at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston, MA. The UK band played to a receptive crowd, despite having the show pushed back from its original Friday date (due to the group’s appearance on Letterman last night). The band opened with “By Your Hand,” off of its newest album Hello Sadness, and followed with a self-described plan to wear us out early. “What we’ve done here,” frontman Gareth David explained, “is play three popular songs to tire you guys out, so we can rest.” Gareth’s rapport with the audience continued this way, jumping between genuine gratitude for our being there and a self-deprecating humor that somehow acts as the group’s backbone.

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Happy New Year + The Trowels play Johnny Brenda’s 1/6/12

First off, happy 2012 to everyone. 2011 held a lot in regards to photos for live shows, various visual related projects, and also lead to some exciting developments in my world for upcoming productions. More about that later, as I’ll be working on a self-started production company called Out of Town Films with a good friend of mine and also co-founder of this website, Colin Kerrigan.

Words and Photos by Michael James Murray

For now, I went out to a show on Friday at Johnny Brendas to catch my friends called The Trowels, who unfortunately were putting on their last show for quite some time in lieu of  guitarist Anthony Sardella embarking on a western bound journey to California.

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Weathervane Music’s ‘Shaking Through’ Series launches Kickstarter

The story of Weathervane Music, although extravagant in detail, started as a rather simple idea: a couple of friends wanted to foster a healthy independent music ecosystem. They wanted to create opportunities and offer resources to support and advance the careers of independent musicians.

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St. Vincent and Cate Le Bon at Union Transfer 11/2/11

Words & Photographs by Michael James Murray

St. Vincent graced Philadelphia on Wednesday night, proving to be one of the greatest nights of Union Tranfer’s life thus far. Opening the show was a solo performance by Cate Le Bon, who’s beautiful voice helped pave the night’s way for what was soon to follow.

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