Band In Boston

We’re back with a whole pile of great sessions in the next week or so. Those of you who creep around music.bandinbostonpodcast.com already found this gem, but here’s a proper release for the iTunes crowd. TonyBear stopped in with his sister GinaBear just in time to record some great tunes before she hit the road in pursuit of married life. Tony is known to have a rotating cast of bears joining him, so who knows what arrangement he’ll be in the next time he plays out.

TonyBear on MySpace

I think we’ve made it clear how much we love Akudama. This is their third trip into the Flophouse, not counting when Cal and Blake stopped by as a duo. This time they brought along a few brand new tunes, and a couple of great covers. Be sure to check out their free EP of the Month series – this month features… well hey, a bunch of these songs!

web: www.akudamamusic.com

Full session with banter and whatnot:

We first got wind of Brother George when The Dead Trees last came through town, and Tory was playing aux percussion.  Little did we know he had his own band that is going to knock your socks off presently. They are playing Monday, September 14th at Zuzu. And yes, that’s Zuzu, so it’s free! If that can’t get you out on a Monday night, nothing will. Give up, go watch your Charlie Sheen shows.

Download all the songs here.

Brother George on Myspace

West Branch, Michigan’s The Valley Ghosts falls into that category of “too loud for the living room,” but we were able to get a couple of their quietest songs out of them, while causing minimum damage.

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The Valley Ghosts on the Myspace.

A lot of bands cite Bob Dylan and Van Morrison as influences. And a lot of those bands suck. Mount Peru proves that you don’t have to telegraph such things when you do it justice. Born from the ashes of Whiskey Giants, they take along the aforementioned Bob and The Man and mix in a helping of poppy wonderfulness.

Mount Peru on the MySpaces

Paper and Sand join the unfortunate numbers of bands who stopped by, recorded a session, and broke up before it came out. I’m sure they’ll be forming new projects soon, so while this may be their last recording, let’s look at it as a new beginning.

Paper and Sand on MySpace

The Pack A.D. is a couple of hard rockin’ ladies from Vancouver. Their usually ear-bleedingly loud garage rock could only be contained for 3 songs in the living room, so be sure to catch them the next time they roll through town.

The Pack A.D. on the web

Choo Choo La Rouge has a brand spankin’ new CD called Black Clouds. They’re celebrating that fact this Friday at PA’s Lounge. I can’t quite figure out how to describe these guys. How about no-gimmick rock solid three piece indie rock? Yes, that will do nicely. Get yourself out to PA’s this Friday!

www.choochoolarouge.com

I dare you to listen to “It’s No Joke” and not end up humming it for days. The Bynars consist almost entirely (or is it entirely?) of fellow Fitchburg Staters (go Falcons), and are living proof that the ‘Burg has some excellent no-bones-about-it pop rock to spread around. Add a health appreciation of the Lot Six, and you’ve got yourself a band worth checking out. They are currently winding their way around the country, so be sure to welcome them home when they play TT’s on August 28th!

Get the songs above, or listen to the whole shootin’ match below.

The Bynars MySpace page

Mean Creek has a CD release party TONIGHT at the Middle East downstairs – it’s also Drug Rug‘s CD release. The New Black Magic Rainbow Quartet and The Needy Visions get things started, making for an unmissable evening. We’ve already got our tickets. The Mean Creek gang really stripped down their songs for this set, but managed to keep the energy level up, making for a pretty cool bunch of versions here. You can check them out in the more live state here, but be sure to get out to Central Square tonight.

Download individual tracks for free, or name your own price for high quality versions here.

Or listen to the whole session, studio chatter and all, below!

Mean Creek online