Somos on Tour with I Am the Avalanche This Summer

Boston's Somos (Tiny Engines) will be heading out with New York's Rust Belt Lights (Adeline Records) and I Am the Avalanche (I Surrender Records) for their East Cost Summer Tour beginning July 18th in Brooklyn, NY and boomeranging back up to finish on August 2nd in Amityville, NY; making stops in Hamden, CT and Providence, RI along the way.

Somos recently released their debut LP, Temple of Plenty in March of 2014 and played a sold out Record Release show at The Middle East Upstairs with labelmates The Hotelier. (It was all ages, the Red Bull was flowing). You can purchase Temple of Plenty on vinyl and in digital format on Tiny Engines' site now and head to Bandcamp to stream the album in its entirety.

Full List of Tour Dates
FRI July 18- Brooklyn, NY @ St. Vitus
SAT July 19- Atlantic City, NJ @ The Boneyard
SUN July 20- Virginia Beach, VA @ Shaka's
TUE July 22- Charlotte, NC @ Milestone Club
WED July 23- Orlando, FL @ Backbooth
THU July 24- Tampa, FL @ Epic Problem
FRI July 25- Lake Worth, FL @ Propaganda
SAT July 26- Jacksonville, FL @ 1904 Music Hall
SUN July 27- Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
TUE July 29- Richmond, VA @ The Camel
WED July 30- Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery
THU July 31- Hamden, CT @ The Space
FRI Aug 1- Providence, RI @ The Met
SAT Aug 2- Amityville, NY @ Revolution

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Bishop And Rook Presents a Night at Great Scott

Hang out with Bishop And Rook and all these fine bands May 29th.

By our powers combined, we will create a totally stacked showcase and offer it to all music listeners 18 years of age and older! Bishop And Rook and Refuse Rethink Rebuild Records presents The Dirty Looks, Yellabird, Wrong Body and The Darker Hues at Great Scott in Allston on May 29th.

Yellabird - "Dead Hand Blues"

See Yellabird May 29th at Great Scott, Allston

2014 Rock N Roll Rumble semi-finalists and all around impressive rock duo Yellabird released a new track in anticipation to their upcoming 2014 EP Debts. "Dead Hand Blues" is currently available for free download (at a name your price donation) on Bandcamp along with previously released track "Tired Eyes".

I had the extreme privilege of judging Yellabird during their Rumble preliminary round and without hesitation, immediately understood this was a band to watch out for. To put a live performance into perspective, a favorite comment of the night was, "Wait...there are only two people on that stage?" See Yellabird live when they play Great Scott in Allston along with The Dirty Looks, Wrong Body and Darker Hues on May 29th. Event details.

Precinct Changes to 'Brass Union', Discontinues Live Music

Another one bites the dust. Precinct 2.0 will no longer feature live music.

Rumor has it Precinct will change to “Brass Union”, nix live music and focus more on food and drinks. Per Boston Restaurant Talk and Boston Eater, the former live music venue / restaurant space in Somerville’s Union Square neighborhood which temporarily closed in February for what Facebook refers to as minor renovations slated to last one month, “has been pretty much gutted.”

Precinct’s website now redirects to Brass Union’s site with a “coming soon” message. First Radio now Precinct, at least Somerville still has Porchfest.

Allston Gets a Bit More Awesome During Awesome Day Fest

15 Bands, 3 Stages, One Awesome Day in Allston (Poster design by Z*L's Ian Adams)

Jesse Sherman of Boston band, Tired Old Bones, and Cameron Keiber of boutique label Midriff Records, along with O’Brien’s Pub, Regina Pizzeria, Store 54 and Narragansett Beer present Awesome Day Fest in Allston Rock City on May 24th. Originally orchestrated by Sherman, Awesome Day has historically been an all-day affair at the charming O’Brien’s Pub, complete with copious amounts of BBQ on the back patio and a stage full of the best rock Boston has to offer.

This year, however, Awesome Day Fest transforms into a tri-venue experience with the addition of TWO MORE STAGES. Three times the music, three times the beer, just remember to cross with the crosswalk.