What's A Girl Gotta Do For A Record Release Show?

From snow storms to shit shows, Atlantic Thrills will finally get to play their Record Release Show.

Man, Atlantic Thrills can't catch a break. First, the Providence, RI garage surf band’s Record Release show was canceled due to the impending February 15th snow storm. Now, in light of the Great Tasty Burger Debacle during a 2/22 Eye Design show, the band’s rescheduled date happening this Friday (2/28) and co-presented by The Boston Hassle, Treat Yo Self and Eye Design, will to need change venues.

OMG IKEA? WTF!? Expedit Discontinued. Internet Explodes

The Mayans were wrong! The end of the world is now!

IKEA's recent announcement sent vinyl message boards, and German Facebook fan pages, into a flurry of OMG-level panic when the some-assembly-required particleboard furniture giant proclaimed the minimalistic shelving unit, EXPEDIT, would be discontinued. The Mayans were wrong! The end of the world is now! With a roughly 13.25" opening, this cubic bookshelf was an ideal storage solution for 12" records, and a much prettier option than milk crates.

Fear not! Per IKEA spokesperson Janice Simonsen and The Huffington Post, a replacement has been promised. The KALLAX (or the Expedit 2.0) "has the same internal sizes and uses the same internal fittings," and features rounded edges presumably to be more child-friendly, if you're into that sort of thing.

However, if you're a purist and a sucker for straight lines, don't worry. Like most IKEA products, the Expedit will likely continue to be found among it's various Swedish cousins in the used furniture section of Craigslist. Fun fact, if you push your driver's seat alllllll the way to the front, one 4X2 section of the Expedit fits PERFECTLY in a 2012 Honda Fit. You know, if death by airbag to the throat isn't a deal breaker.

We hope you like change...

Just for fun, Google "IKEA Expedit Panic"

#BandcampRoulette

If you're in the mood for some instrumental math rock, let us point you in the direction of Newport, Rhode Island band, Maslow. "Blue Above and Below" off their 2014 EP Tangents features the New England duo jamming through the highs and lows of the genre's signature time changes and complexity. The 7-song EP is available for free (at a name your price donation) on Bandcamp now. Head to Facebook to keep up with future Maslow tour dates.

Play Bandcamp Roulette.

Submit Your Band to "A Fat Wreck" Punk-U-Mentary Soundtrack

Via The Dying Scene, Boston's ska punks, Big D and the Kids Table, are among the bands set to feature songs on the upcoming “A Fat Wreck” punk-u-mentary. A contest is now open for you to submit your band to be featured on the physical and digital Fat Wreck Chords Tribute compilations, and one grand prize winning band to be featured in the documentary itself.

Per the official "A Fat Wreck" website, "Pretty much any bands that submit a quality track will be on the digital release of the tribute comp! [within reason]. It will have links to your social and be a great way to showcase your band to the "Fat Wreck" Loving community," while the physical version will be limited to a handful of spots. Voting starts March 1st.

Get full submission details here.

The Dirty Looks at TT the Bear's 2.17.14

February Rock Out With Your Cocktail Out band, The Dirty Looks, (formally Emerson) will be at TT the Bear's in Central Square, Cambridge tonight (2.17.14) along with America Verse and Landing Feet First.

According to a recent interview with Green Line Records, The Burlington, MA indie rock band will be putting a new record sometime in March. Right now, you can download their contribution to the 2013 Fairgrounds / The Dirty Looks split for free on Bandcamp.

Birhday Bash Thank You!

The prettiest O'Brien's Pub has ever looked (image credit)

A blizzard couldn't stop this show! Despite rapid snowfall, the kids came out to O'Brien's Pub in Allston for Bishop And Rook's Flirty Thirty Birthday Bash with Shambles, Rebuilder, Laureate (Montreal) and Save Ends. Click through to the bands' Bandcamp pages to stream and download music.