Ah, Valentine's Day. Reviled by most, enjoyed by the smug, and shrugged off by the belligerently ambivalent. But while most of us couldn't care less about this specific day in February, it's still an annoyance that comes around every year. Kind of like the common cold. Now, most places will have shitloads of "quirky" recommendations [...]

Ashley Turner Ian McCarthy performing with Conservative Man at Great Scott (05.21.2010) This post marks the beginning of our new "Guest Weekly Picks" series where we will be inviting a special guest to compile their own concert picks each week as well as asking them a host of relevant and irrelevant questions. Our inaugural guest, Ian McCarthy, has appeared on the Foundwaves Weekly Picks List list several times as a member of Conservative Man . [...]
Unlike the deplorable lack of organization at your place of employment, here at UI HQ we like to keep up with the paperwork. Every week, we gleefully pore through our files and cherry-pick a lovely retro interview especially for you. That's right boys and girls, it's time to Flashion Backward and fish out a vintage gem–the better to explore the strange vortex in which fashion and musicians meet. Today we're re-examining Bang Camaro's unique perspective on life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Dubbed metal's "favorite glee club," the gaggle of rockers (sometimes approaching [...]

[Jane's Addiction's Eric Avery blows out birthday candles on Saturday; cheers to him as we rock into the weekend ...] Tonight: Seems to be lighter than your average Friday, but in addition to the I Am Treasure benefit at the Roxy (featuring Pigeon John and Rootbeer ), you have some other options. She Wants Revenge , paired with War Tapes , plays downtown's Club 740 . ... Rocket shows off its new lineup and new songs at the Spaceland. ... Old-schoolers can catch Queensryche [...]
Electric SixThe Boiler Room, DentonApril 16, 2009Better than: the lame-ass excuses given by my friends found not to join me. You know who you are.Daniel DaughertyDownload: Check out our slideshow fro... Continue reading "Last Night: Electric Six at the Boiler Room" >
Crystal K. WiebeCaped rocker Dick Valentine knows how to put on a real show. You can't tell from this shot, but the back of his cape says "Showtime." The first time I saw Electric Six, way back in 20... Continue reading "Electric Six entertains the gay bar, er, Record Bar" >
Alicia GburConsorting with Electric Six may result in squid marks. Despite being six years old and overplayed, Electric Six's 2003 hit "Gay Bar" has not lost its luster - namely, that of a polished t... Continue reading "Tonight: Electric Six at the Record Bar" >

Electric Six w/ Bang Camaro & Leslie Tonight @ First Avenue - 18+ - 8:00 PM - Free tickets email Paul [at] Morecowbell.net

We launched a brand new weekly feature last week that's all about us passing along to you a list of FREE and LEGAL MP3s and albums (or EPs) that have been sent to us, or have come to our attention, in the past week. They're posted below: click the band name for the band's site, song name for the MP3. EAR FARM: giving you more of what you want. MP3s Bang Camaro : "Night of Lies" [...]
You've probably heard Bang Camaro and not even known it. The band has become one of the most successful acts at leveraging their music in video games. Songs by the band have appeared in Guitar Hero, Rock Band, and more surprisingly, The Sims.Bang Camaro are a throwback to a more Innocent time. The 20 or so members in the band are obviously fans of 80s hair metal.The band's latest album, Bang
I have a difficult relationship with Bang Camaro. On the one hand they write great, hooky throw-back '80s cock rock anthems. On the other hand they do so ironically, and the band is made up of various members of fledgling indie-rock groups. Check out the band's new song "Night Lies" below, then check out some other [...]
Finally things are starting to almost look back to normal after the holidays. But wait for next week. It is shaping up to be a veritable musicsplosion in your face. I recommend checking out Lymbyc Systym's album if you can find it. I'll check out City and Colour too, mostly because their name keeps getting thrown about and I don't think I've ever heard them. And, for you Hold Steady fans, Franz Nicolay is their keyboardist so go support your favorite top 10 list-charting band, albeit [...]
The Subaru limousine – which I assume belongs to Ernie Boch, Jr. (nominee: Outstanding Blues Act of the Year ) – idling outside the Roxy last night was an appropriate metaphor for the 2008 Boston Music Awards . Despite it being a quasi-posh invite-only event (albeit one that any super fan could have easily penetrated), the gala didn't reek of superficiality. Even in the VIP lounge, where those lucky enough to secure laminates enjoyed free drinks and passed hors d'oeuvres with [...]
Electric Touch : Everybody Vote! . In case you hadn't heard, today is Election Day and what better way to inspire you to get out and make a difference than having a foreigner tell you to vote? But seriously, get the fuck out of your house and vote today. I don't care who you're for - Obama, McCain, Ron Paul, Ralph Nader, David Cook, Walter Mondale - it doesn't matter. You still need to go to your local polling place and pull that lever. There's absolutely no acceptable excuse for not using your [...]

Remember " Push Push (Lady Lightning) " from FS26? Well BANG CAMARO , the large army of a band will be playing their gasoline driven brand of rock at The Roxy tonight. Supporting them is a band I'm coming out to see, THE RINGERS . With a frontman like a wild Iggy Pop, that's entertainment. alt=rss
ROCK THE VOTE: ROAD TRIP '08 GETS TRACTION! Santogold , Bang Camaro , Hawthorne Heights , Q-Tip , Bootsy Collins , Talib Kweli , Solange , DJ Spooky and more! Already it's a historic year for Rock the Vote. [...]
Get your Friday Facial from Glorious Noise in the ongoing series, Faces Don't Lie: Expressive Record Reviews with Dylan Burr.
Get your Friday Facial from Glorious Noise in the ongoing series, Faces Don't Lie: Expressive Record Reviews with Dylan Burr.
Paul Revere. John Adams. Samuel Adams. The Shark. What do these 3 great Americans all have in common? We all made significant marks in Boston. For the former, it was during the Revolutionary period like 230 years ago, so no one really cares what those assholes did. Luckily, I made my mark 48 hours ago, so it's still fresh in the minds of Bostonians, and relevant to Americans. Now despite the fact that I'm from New York City, and we have this little rivalry , I'm not a Yankees fan, so I don't hate Boston [...]

This week's Q&A comes to you from Bang Camaro, a local band quickly picking up speed on the national radar. They've already been labeled "the premier party act in America" by MTV News, who describes the band as a "full-blown metal assault dedicated to transplanting the fun back into rock through a series of kegger-iffic live shows." Bryn Bennett and Alex Necochea started Bang Camaro in the summer of 2005, after years of playing the same clubs in their respective local rock bands (The Model Sons, Bleu, and The Good North). As Alex recounts, "when our bands fizzled it followed [...]