Over the course of three measly days, Gab, Jessie and I spent every waking moment running up and down the Bowery, East Houston and Bleecker in hopes of squeezing into the packed venues that hosted the stellar shows of this year’s CMJ Music Marathon.  Given that we were there to pay close attention to the [...]

CMJ for TeaParty has begun! One day of shows down, 2 more to go. Before we head out to make the rounds again today, here is a look at what we and some of our favorite Boston musicmakers were up to yesterday…

Our first stop in the CIty was Rockwood Music Hall to check out an [...]

For the new kids in town just finishing up with fall semester registration, this weekend is an excellent opportunity to receive a proper introduction to the Boston music scene if you’re itching to stumble off campus.  Forget Passion Pit.  Forget the Dropkick Murphys.  Forget anything anyone ever told you about what “Boston music” is, because [...]

Well, it’s officially that time of year again: Your sweaters and scarves will start creeping back into your wardrobe in the place of cut-offs and flip flops, your commute will be packed with chatty high school kids in ties and uniforms heading off to their first day of school, and your stoops in Allston will soon start collecting puddles of vomit and overturned Solo cups. It’s BACK TO SCHOOL TIME, FRIENDS! This weekend is a busy one, so read up on the bands and food + fashion events that’ll be rocking your face off from this afternoon through Monday morning.

Hil and I just witnessed the making of the 8 supergroups for tonight’s One Night Band. Forty groggy musicians braved the downpours to assemble at the Mideast Downstairs this morning with Boston Band Crush, a whole lot of camera equipment and some cupcakes to learn their fate for the rest of today and for tonight’s show before rushing off to practice spaces located all over the city.

This Saturday, August 29th, we’re gonna be running around Boston like chickens with our heads cut off and there’s NO GOOD REASON why you shouldn’t be, too, as this is one EPIC EVENING OF MUSIC!  It doesn’t matter if you’re situated way the hell out in Forest Hills or you’re twiddling your thumbs in the [...]

Day 2 of the Newport Folk Festival- August 2, 2009
(for our thoughts on Day 1 of Folk Festival 50, click here.)
Josh Ritter’s Contagious Glee, 11:30am:
There couldn’t have been a more appropriate kick-off for the second day of the Newport Folk Festival than with Josh Ritter’s morning set.  The singer/songwriter, who hails from Idaho, was [...]

“So, where are we going, Matt? What’s going on?”

As the fog rolled in off of Narragansett Bay and onto the main stage of the Newport Folk Festival, Jessie and I found ourselves scurrying up one of the hills contained within the walls of Fort Adams in hot pursuit of Deer Tick and the Ice Cream Man…

We’ve got some exciting news for you folks. Here at Teaparty Boston we recognize that most of our readers are, in fact, humans and, because of that fact, need to eat some damn food from time to time. So, we’ve teamed up with food guru / human restaurant database, Ryan Weaver, to bring you kids some pointers on gastronomical conundrums ranging from where to go when you’re feeling a bit fancy (cocktails!) to where to get your snack on at 3AM (falafel!).