Boston based power pop sensations Bellwire have just unveiled to the world their snazzy looking vid for the song "JAKL" off their upcoming EP titled Dog Thoughts. The clip has a subtle, harmonizing beauty with deep and polarizing rhythms that really exemplify the craft and marksmanship of a band that usually dabbles in more uptempo numbers, seeing as this song is their only slow one featured on the EP. That only tells part of the story as the guys have that extra spark embedd

Boston alt rockers No Hugs are gearing up for a big local show happening tonight that will give you something to keep you occupied as the weekend arrives! The show will be happening at the Hard Rock Cafe just steps away from Faneuil Hall, and joining them on this bill will be Dirty Lyxx, NHK, Dost, and Colbis The Creature who have been featured numerous times before here on the site. If you're not familiar with No Hugs, they play a unique blend of alt rock that features eleme

The Boston based psych rock quartet known as Bat House have just released a brand new video clip for the song "Patterns" that was filmed as part of Berklee College of Music's "Live @ Berklee" series that MusicBoxPete is proud to be a part of. The clip features the band performing amidst a psychedelic backdrop that melds in together beautifully with the band's brilliant melodies that are just bursting at the seams as they begin playing. I'm not familiar with these guys at all,

Boston based songwriter Dylan Rockoff has just released his brand new EP just this past Friday titled "These Old Streets". The new effort is a folk tinged effort that continues to expose his sound to a growing and curious audience who are flocking from all walks of life to experience his high energy and vivacious sound. Dylan has a smooth, fluttering voice that injects a bevy of emotions into you that will allow you to experience the full breadth of what he's trying to convey

Proud to premiere the latest tune from Boston based collective The Off Chance exclusively right here on MusicBoxPete on this Patriots Day simply titled "Boston". The song is a symphonic love song to the city that the trio call home, with references to many of the cities landmarks including Logan Airport and Fenway Park to name a few, along with an incredible melody that immediately puts the song in perspective to many of you reading like myself who called this beloved city th

Locally based psych indie-soul quintet Atlas Lab have just put out a masterfully well crafted live vid for their song "Crystal Lake". Recorded at Green Line Records studios on the hallowed grounds of Northeastern University (home of the Huskies, the Hockey East champs), the band craft an immaculately produced clip that features picturesque shots interspersed throughout coupled with some studio magic that captures the essence and musical spirit of these amazingly talented and

I, and many of my friends, have just graduated from college. I’ve been a “real adult” for ten months, and I thought many of the hardships induced by my arrival into maturity were strictly location-based. I moved from Boston to NYC, and while there were some significant changes which were inherently New York-related (crowded subways, noise, extra stress in menial tasks), many of the adversities facing me are simply due to having graduated. I’m working around fifty hours a week

Boston based punk rock quartet The Rayguns have just made available their brand new EP titled "Live Forever". The raucous and intense collection of tunes shows the high energy music that the collective are capable of belting out at any given time with fervent energy and a strong, cohesive musical bond that sets their name right out into the open for everyone to marvel over and be curious about at the same time. I myself didn't know too much about these guys when I first heard

Boston based indie folk group San Lorenzo are making plans to stop by Thunder Road in Somerville for some down home, old fashioned musical goodness that will take place on April 10th. If you're not familiar with their sound just yet, you should probably study up as they have a rich, dynamic sound that is sort of constructed in the same vein as Mumford & Sons, with extremely deep lyrical content that will tug at your heart strings and rattle your emotions to an unerving end th

Beloved local act Air Traffic Controller are gearing for what could potentially be the show of the year this coming Sat. 3/12 @ The Sinclair for their record release show. Their new effort is called "Black Box", and is already generating much buzz and fanfare, and is getting a lot of people really excited about what is to come from these guys in the coming year. You may remember their music video for the song "The House" that was featured here on the site, that in my mind put

Boston based electronic rockers Hailey, It Happens reveal their dream laced, mellow electro rock sound on their latest LP titled "Under The Bright Lights". The disc was released a couple of years ago, but I just discovered their sound a few weeks back and was really enthused with what I heard with its hypnotic rhythms and swooning keyboard textures that really make this album worth listening to. "Cuernavaca" is my favorite track off the LP that embodies the spirit and essence

Locally based up and comers The Coward Flowers have just posted their brand new music vid for the song "Back To My Life" from their upcoming studio release titled Jams and Jellies. The clip shows members Brendan and Tim taking a bike ride around scenic Boston, showing the frenetic and carefree nature of the guys as they meander in and out taking in the scenery and enjoying one's company as well. The song itself has a reflective tone that shows the unity and camaraderie that c

The Taste of Iceland festival will be returning to the Boston area this weekend @ The Mid East Downstairs on Sat. 3/5 with Reykjavik Calling that brings the cuisine, sounds, and culture of Iceland direct to the Boston area along with a bevy of Icelandic musicians performing alongside some of Boston's best and brightest that is a reflection of the musical diversity and cultural pride that will be on full display that evening. Some featured artists that will be performing inclu

Fairly recent additions to the scene, Rival Island have just unearthed their cover vid of Tom Petty's "You Got Lucky". The video features a man in a bunny costume galvanting around driving a car, living the life of a normal human being that can be interpreted in a vast number of ways. Members Tommy Flynn and Joe Lamonica make an appearance in the clip, performing their unique blend of garage rock that has no defined classification, and that is just how the boys like it as the

Formerly based right here in Boston but now living back in their native New Jersey, Airacuda have just put out their brand new music video for the song "Overture" off their brand new EP titled Daydreaming. The video is a mellow and somber affair, with low key piano interludes that quietly amp up with light percussion elements slowly simmering in the background that all lead up to one impressive listen that is worth checking out from a visual standpoint and is aesthetically pl

Have an exclusive world premiere right here on MusicBoxPete from Boston's own Surf Vietnam called "Max (Doesn't Play Guitar)" that you can listen to on Soundcloud right here. It's the 3rd single from the band's upcoming debut LP "Funambulism" that is expected out sometime this spring. The band's effrevesecent and highly melodic playing style is in full effect on this new single with frontman John Godfrey's playful and intricate voice working its magic through the insanely cat

Boston based punk blues masters Dead Trains are gearing up to play a record release show tomorrow @ Out of The Blue Art Gallery in Central Sq. Cambridge in support of their new album "County Road Bound" that comes out on the same day. Joining them for this special affair will be Miracle Blood, Dirt Naps, and Crowfeeder. You may have caught the write up about the gents a couple of weeks ago done by my good friend Austin Sorette, commenting at how unique and original they were

In college my lyric writing professor told us, “don’t take it as a compliment when someone says you have a good voice.” His reasoning was that if the focus is on our playing, it’s not on our songs, and is therefore superficial. Sort of a “pretty building without a strong foundation” kinda thing. Or like a really jacked dude at the gym who benches 350 and has tiny little baby legs. I would challenge that professor by playing him this god damn amazing album - Excelsior by Bosto

Boston indie pop shoegaze outfit Animal Maps have released their brand new EP titled "Love In The Modern Age". This 5 track effort introduces the band warmly to a scene that is crowded with newcomers and veterans, but these guys stand out on their own with a remarkable set of tunes that is equal parts riveting and unlike anything else we've heard before. "Luna" starts things out with a mystical, freeform sound that begins our musical odyssey rather quickly with a careening vo

Pleased to debut the latest "Live @ Berklee" video from homegrown indie rockers Oh Malo for you today. The gorgeous and inventive clip is shot entirely in black and white, and presents the band smack right dab in the middle of their comfort zone where they function at the highest level possible both creatively as musiciand and as human beings. Frontman Brandon Hafetz with his musically arousing and insatiable vocals will make you start swooning for more, while the other membe