The camaraderie between the five members of Boston’s Bad Rabbits is as apparent on stage as it was when we crowded the tight space backstage at Harper’s Ferry. Although Bad Rabbits is relatively recent creation, Dua, Salim, Sheel, Santi, and Graham have been making music together for much longer – they spent five years together as part of the Eclectic Collective. Between the constant verbal and physical blows (leadman Dua was slapped across the face less than two minutes into the interview) that only comes with brotherly love, they spoke candidly about the break up of the Eclectic Collective, the “depressing year” that followed, and the anxiety that comes with starting anew.
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This summer, TeaParty was borne of our compulsive need to share what we love about Boston, and we were quickly overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from local entities. Most recently, we’ve been given the opportunity to add another facet to TeaParty’s local identity—events. With the support of one of our favorite venues, the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, TeaParty will be hosting a concert series every Tuesday for the month of February. Each week, we will be showcasing artists that have made an impression on us– either by gracing the virtual pages of teapartyboston.com with an interview, releasing an album we can’t stop spinning or simply by wowing us with a live set. We hope that putting our name and support behind these artists might inspire our readership and community to come out and enjoy all the incredibly talented acts our local music community has to offer.
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The camaraderie between the five members of Boston’s Bad Rabbits is as apparent on stage as it was when we crowded the tight space backstage at Harper’s Ferry. Although Bad Rabbits is relatively recent creation, Dua, Salim, Sheel, Santi, and Graham have been making music together for much longer – they spent five years together as part of the Eclectic Collective. Between the constant verbal and physical blows (leadman Dua was slapped across the face less than two minutes into the interview) that only comes with brotherly love, they spoke candidly about the break up of the Eclectic Collective, the “depressing year” that followed, and the anxiety that comes with starting anew.
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Retribution Gospel Choir describe themselves as a band that “plays loud and sings in key.” If you’re at all familiar with singer/guitarist Alan Sparhawk’s other project, Low, you’re already familiar with the pitch-perfect vocals this band has to offer. What comes as a departure, though, is that this band rocks in the most classic sense of the word. Playing as a basic guitar, bass, and drums trio, they make no concessions while churning out a huge sound. Sparhawk culls as much sound as possible out of his guitar, while bassist Steve Garrington grooves right along with the riffs and drummer Eric Pollard pushes the intensity to its limits while singing spot-on harmonies. This is much more than just a side project—it is a truly talented band in it’s own right.
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Last week saw TeaParty’s inaugural TeaRoom Tuesday at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge. Showgoers, gallantly unfazed by partying on a weeknight and/or missing the season premiere of Lost, got an earful from two vastly different acts, held together by the common threads of passion and talent.
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La Roux is Elly Jackson and Ben Langmaid but that might not be immediately apparent. “He’s not up for doing all the interviews and promo,” Jackson told us of her oft-absent bandmate, “And he doesn’t sing on the record so there wouldn’t be anything for him to do on stage.” But, while Langmaid might be the man behind the curtain, Jackson isn’t just the smoke and mirrors.
