Below the jump are tons of bandcamp embeds for some of the stuff from Boston from 2012 that I've been exploring. Thanks to Boston Hassle and Allston Pudding.
Friday, January 18, 2013
2012(ish) Boston Finds to Keep an Eye On
Below the jump are tons of bandcamp embeds for some of the stuff from Boston from 2012 that I've been exploring. Thanks to Boston Hassle and Allston Pudding.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
In the Belly of the Woodrow Wilsons
Jamaica Plain, a part of Greater Boston, is home to many talented musicians that are constantly creating unique and/or bizarre events and contributing greatly to the personality of the city’s DIY music. One such band from the area that has been playing for a few years without laying down a record is The Woodrow Wilsons. It’s made up of some of the nicest and most genuine people you could ever meet. And just like a conversation with one of its members, the music radiates this ineffably positive feeling of warmth and empathy, subconsciously comforting and convincing you that everything is going to be alright. They all play a wide array of instruments, one of the main components being ukuleles that vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Chris McCarthy built himself out of a cigar box. In addition to bass, guitar and drums, the arrangement also includes glockenspiel, horns and a singing saw. The vocals are shared and harmonized between McCarthy and Laura Smith and the collaboration emphasizes the band’s open minds and open arms.
The Woodrow Wilsons recently released its first proper full length, Devil Jonah. The name references the biblical story of Jonah and the whale and has strong motifs of the East Coast and the ocean. As the group explains, the Atlantic seems to have strange powers over them (or at least over Smith). They associate the endless vastness with death and loneliness, but at the same time it’s something irresistible that calls them to get lost in it. It’s this sort of conflict or juxtaposition that is threaded throughout the album. Although one might think Jonah was doomed to be digested in the whale, it was actually the whale that saved Jonah from drowning. Likewise the music is a pleasant balance between somber and joyous. It has ballads and relaxing tunes, but it also has its share upbeat and irresistibly catchy songs like “Anthropomorphism” and “It Always Never Boils (The Kettle Song).”
Monday, November 21, 2011
The Whitehaus Family Record Family Record Vol 2 :: Are You In Paradise?
The Whitehaus Family Record
Whitehaus Family Record Family Record Volume 2: Are You In Paradise?
November 11, 2011
Jamaica Plain's The Whitehaus Family Record have released their second vinyl compilation this month. It features a lot of the Mango Nebula's favorite artist's including Greg Mullen, Gracious Calamity, MANNERS, The Needy Visions, Shai Erlichman, Chris North from The Points North, Shira E. from Tiny Tornadoes, and the Woodrow Wilsons. Buy the MP3s or vinyl here.
Find out about the first Whitehaus Family Record Family Record here.
Saturday, January 01, 2011
+++2011 :: Feliz Año Nuevo+++
Here's a couple of other things to listen to, if you're tired of the obligatory Death Cab for Cutie tune
Happy New Year.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Woodrow Wilsons Video :: Whitehaus Farewell Show
Tuesday, April 06, 2010
Blastfest 3!!!
Anyone who has been to the Whitehaus has probably spent some time staring into the wall collage of knick knacks, toys, broken instruments and other assorted randomness like an ISpy book you read as a kid. Each year on the vernal equinox, all the most interesting sculptures adorning the walls, ceilings and all the spaces in between the haus are dragged from Jamaica Plain to Cambridge in order to decorate the stage and concert hall of the Central Square YMCA. A similar collage of sounds was assembled from the Whitehaus Family Record’s artists and friends, for the all day, 22 band talent showcase that was the third Blastfest.
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