The first time we saw Ad Frank in action was onstage at Boston Band Crush’s One Night Band this past summer: Frank, along with various varsity members of Boston indie rock, played one of our favorite sets of the night as a member of Awesome Chariot.  The band, visibly amused and enjoying themselves as the [...]

When I think about the Boston music scene, I think of a big, boisterous group of people who support local music by going to each other’s shows, who promote the releases and events being put on by friends of theirs who also happen to be in local bands, and who can play the “Oh, you [...]

It’s official: We here at TeaParty Boston have a major, major girlcrush on Jen Johnson of Static of the Gods. The piping voice of this huggable, bleach blonde and tattooed songbird soars over distorted power chords as if thats what her vocal chords were created for, and she’s got mad love for Boston as her [...]

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 [...]

What’s not to love about a boy and girl-fronted Boston indie outfit with screamingly good vocals, rock n’ roll uniforms and choruses you couldn’t get the hell out of your head if you tried?  Aloud is one such band, and we here at TeaParty Boston have had the distinct pleasure of seeing them perform twice [...]