Mad men was the theme of the evening yesterday at the Record Bar, beginning at 11, with the unhinged-school-teacher persona of Little Murders frontman Bill Cave. Standing up stiffbacked and coiling... Continue reading "Last Night: Richard Lloyd 'n Little Murders at the Record Bar" >

Ryan's Smashing Life presents... a Night of Rock! Fresh off their absolutely Huge 2009 Rock 'n' Roll performance, The Lights Out headline a night of indie rock this evening over at Great Scott in Allston . We love these guys and are delighted to have them play the show. Joining TLO are another recent Rumble band, Logan 5 and the Runners - the city's best vibe band so cool that they make beer taste better! For [...]
Recording is hard work, man. Especially when you have to get up before 8 a.m. to do it. Sometimes you just need a break from the studio -- to roll a tire down a grassy hill or to tell stories about c... Continue reading "Adventures in the studio with Jason Hall and State and Madison" >

Ryan's Smashing Life presents: Another Music Night Out in the City: It is with great pleasure that the RSL presents a seriously OUTSTANDING live music lineup tonight at Great Scott in Allston . First band goes on at 9pm! - TONIGHT - Meet the Bands: THE BEATINGS [...]

Kansas City hardcore-riff-post-Toasty-meta l band Hundred Years War has finished its debut album, Nails for Teeth , and your skull is going to seep gunk when you hear it. That's right -- gunk . It's coming out next month download-only via Lawrence label Thoughtcrime Digital . To celebrate, here's an MP3 from Nails , followed by an exclusive Inside the Actors Studio questionnaire filled out by drummer Mike Myers . MP3: Hundred Years War, [...]

INDIE ROCK DESTINATION: The place to be each Tuesday night this month... Boston's own Hundred Years War have released the "Be Polite Be Professional" album and will be in residency at the Abbey Lounge in Sommerville all month long to perform the songs. I have been listening to the album for the last two weeks and am thoroughly impressed. HOT NEW RESIDENCY in '08 [...]