Drenched in sweat and physically exhausted, Off With Their Heads took a deep breath and prepared to play their final song of the night. Guitarist Zach Gontard looked out at the crowd and grinned

Here at TeaParty Boston, we’ve made it our mission to showcase only the best local music that Boston has to offer. When we were planning our weekly residency project at the Lizard Lounge this past winter, we had a lot of bands to choose from, but only a handful were selected. Viva Viva definitely made the cut.

With the weather promising consecutive, yes, CONSECUTIVE days of gorgeous weather for the upcoming weekend, there is no excuse to hibernate. And why would you want to? Inaugurate the weekend before Memorial Day with a little Boston rock action, get your ha-ha’s out with some comedy, and strap on those sneaks to support your favorite local music and arts programs. Even the Mozzer is celebrating this weekend with a birthday. Check ‘em off and check out these venues.

“I hate to ask, but is anyone near the fucking bar?”

That’s Kate Nash, partway through her set at Great Scott, humbly begging her adoring audience for a drink . They were all too happy to oblige, and through the rest of the set, the PBRs and vodka-Cokes fell like manna from heaven.

If anyone ever deserved a drink (and a little manna), it was Nash that evening. The night before, she had tripped in a Toronto hotel and wound up with a sprained ankle. But a twisted joint wasn’t about to come between Nash and her performance, the second on her North American tour.

It’s the time of year when Alice Cooper’s “School’s Out,” feels like the right anthem. Getting out this weekend is a must, even if you’re in the midst of studying for finals. Impress with your knowledge of Cocktail Arts at Tipple Trivia. Find out why Buckingham and Nicks are still the coolest. Get sexy at Zuzu for Foxy. Just get out. This is the stuff you’re going to remember anyway.

If you haven’t heard the boisterous buzz around Los Angeles based Local Natives, let me bring you into the loop. This band has been blowing up, and quickly, as they toured Europe last year before returning to the US to sign with Frenchkiss and release their debut LP, Gorilla Manor, earlier this year.

A new type of garage dance-rock is getting Boston’s feet moving, and for that we can thank The Honors. The four-piece from Allston are practically regulars at The Pill at Great Scott and Throwed at the Middle East. Basically, they can fit into just about any type of bill. Their versatile sound reflects shades of surf rock and punk rock, but overall is completely original and always energetic.

4/20 has become synonymous with a few different things: smoking pot, not going to class to smoke pot, taking an extra long lunch break so that you can smoke pot. When Adam Green comes to town, however, 4/20 becomes more related to things like raw grooves, over-sized captain’s hats, torn Garfield shirts, and supreme amounts of sweat. Fenway Recordings brought Green back to Allston’s Great Scott on Tuesday to support the release of his new album Minor Love.

On April 28th at Great Scott in Allston there will be many reasons to celebrate. Fenway Recordings will welcome London’s Kate Nash as headliner for their sold-out one hundredth Sessions show and Nash will celebrate the release of her highly anticipated sophomore effort, My Best Friend Is You. New York’s Supercute!, an aptly-named trio of teen [...]

“Does the Great Scott still have a carpet?” Adam Green is asking the important questions as he anticipates his show this Tuesday at the Allston venue, “Because I was thinking to myself how I love me a bar with a carpet.” Carpet or not, the Great Scott will be occupied by one of rock’s finest and most prolific young talents in Adam Green.