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(January 14th, 2008) This is what's great about living in Rock City -- you can pop into O'Briens, everyone's favorite Allston dive, and catch a bit of indie music history in the making. On this icy Monday night we got cheap Tequila, $3 dollar cover charge, and some friggin' awesome low rock. Okay, maybe the Tequila shouldn't be quite this cheap. That stuff'll kill you. Rock City Crimewave's Ian Adams has been lording over Boston's skull-crushing sleaze-a-billy rock scene since he was barely legal and though RCCW is still going strong, the dark prince of Lower Allston ...

June 02, 2007 (Boston, MA) - With the capacity to hold over four hundred rock-hungry fans, Harpers Ferry is a daunting room for the average indie band. Listen to the Boston old-timers talk and it sounds like packing a venue with four hundred "back in the day" was a breeze. Maybe before cable TV and the Internet. These days, the show has to really kick some major ass to sell out, at least in Boston. So I'm happy to see that on this night, Harpers can barely contain the party. Outside on the sidewalk I have ...

March 15, 2007 (Somerville, MA) - There's rock shows, and then there's motherfucking awesome rock shows. Shoot the Moon make it their business to know which is which, to the sheer delight of the Thursday night "moon troopers" gathered at the Abbey Lounge. When I walk in they've just launched into "Over Again," a spit-shined rock anthem that started 2007 by charting big on High Octane Radio. Speaking of high octane, front man Sammy Miami is in rare form tonight, swiveling his skinny velvet-clad hips and enticing the crowd to throw the ...

by Lexi Kahn January 27, 2007 (Somerville, MA) - Tonight is the 20th Anniversary Party for WAAF DJ Carmelita, whose Sunday night radio show, Bay State Rock, has long been the touchstone for many a local rock lover in Massachusetts. The Abbey is decked out with food, cake and balloons and the atmosphere is in full-on party mode. Carmelita herself is in attendence as hostess, resplendent in a smoking leather biker jacket with scuffs and creases any teenager would kill to show off, and her manic energy is infectious as she roams the room hugging old friends, ...

January 4th, 2007 (Somerville, MA) - Though an overbooking error put The Lights Out on stage early tonight, the room is cheerily full by 8:30 and there’s a palpable festive energy. When this trio starts their set, all I know of this band is what I’ve heard on Myspace and the fact that the members were formerly involved with such crowd-pleasers as Ms. Pigeon, The Halogens, Moki and Sparkola. By the end, I also know that this supergroup hammers out unapologetic, big happy rock, and if tonight’s ...