Rock Out With Your Cocktail Out Vol. XVI

Get fancy - use a glass. (image credit)

Pumpkin domination. A lot of October cocktails floating around the internets these days call for Black Vodka, which I've already decided tastes like black licorice and food coloring. Keep it simple with pumpkin beer while staying classy with fancy glasses. And keep it eerie with the October playlist featuring local Boston bands Beware the Dangers of a Ghost Scorpion and Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys.

Callback Holly – We have 50 friends!

Callback Holly nailed it at O'Brien's in Allston. (image credit)

Callback Holly may be new to the scene but there is an essence of swagger that could get them far. Rocking out to their North Shore entourage during the Monday RTT Presents show at Obrien's in Allston, the band blazed through their set of pop punk songs, in between rambling interludes of sexual desires and bandmate encounters. As a collaborative group of Smartbomb, Outbreak, The Regulars and Far From Finished members, and with a record out later this fall, Callback Holly is an up and coming band to put on your radar.

Become part of their fan base by following the band on Facebook and Twitter and stream/purchase their demo on Bandcamp at a "name your price" donation today.

Tees in Trade - Work Attire

Liven up your weekday outfits with your weekend threads. Balance out the atypical graphic T with familiar office attire and a can-do attitude. "Why yes there is a shark on my shirt, and here are those TPS reports you asked for."

Work graphic tees like a Boss!

#BandcampRoulette

#BandcampRoulette – Polaroids (Boston) adds a dreamy surf vibe to their cover of Grimes' "Oblivion". Download this song for free on Bandcamp.


Play Bandcamp Roulette.

Stolen Bike Crusade Reunion Show

Boston's Stole Bike Crusade hits the stage at TT the Bear's 6 years after band splits

Between the years of 2000 and 2006, Boston post-punk band, Stolen Bike Crusade, channeled the likes of Fugazi, Refused, and At the Drive In to create substantial and emotional noise.

Assembly Required - A Collection of Must See Boston Bands

Assembly Required happens Thursday, September 19. 8pm, $10, Redstar Union, Cambridge.

Richard Bouchard (Indie Rock Ranger Presents) has procured an ensemble of some of the area’s finest entertainers for one night only during, Assembly Required, at Redstar Union in Cambridge, MA. The lineup includes the wildly unusual and diverse carnival sounds of Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys, the celebratory glam rockers of Sidewalk Driver (featured in September's playlist) and profound singer/songwriter Eldridge Rodriguez.