PLAYGROUND BOSTON

Gozu

“Jamaican Luau”

Locust Season

© 2010 Small Stone Records

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Gozu

Mark your calendars! Gozu has a MONSTER show coming up this fall for their official CD Release! Don’t even think of going anywhere but the Middle East Downstairs on Friday, September 10th, for Gozu (CD Release), Mellow Bravo (CD Release), Township, and Zip Tie Handcuffs! PGB Favorites and Track of The Week honorees everywhere! Seriously, this lineup is like a Boston rocker’s wet dream. They’ll also have DJ Nook spinning in between sets! This one’s gonna be packed, make sure to get your tickets early! We’ll have more info on this as we get closer to the date, but make sure you’re around for this one, you will NOT want to miss it! Tickets can be purchased online HERE, or just get in touch with any of the bands!

Boston’s favorite drunk punks / riot-folk-ists The Swaggerin’ Growlers have just made a bunch of their music available for free download! We’re not just talking some old demos, we’re talking three generations of Growlitude, all available at no cost! The Growlers are currently in the studio working on a new album, they’ve made their first single “Outlaw Waltz” available for FREE download on Bostonpunk.org, all you’ve gotta do is sign up for their mailing list (don’t worry, they really don’t spam).

ALSO, the band has given PGB permission to put up a song from their most recent album Keep Your Head Held High for FREE download. We’ve chosen “Guilty of Being Poor,” our favorite track off of one of our favorite albums to make its way into the PGB office lately.

BUT WAIT, there’s more! (I always wanted to say that.) The Swaggerin’ Growlers’ first album, The Bottle And The Bow, has just hit out-of-print status. They ran out of copies and they’re not planning on pressing any more. Rather than let the album fade into obscurity, they’ve decided to put a torrent of the whole damn thing up for – you guessed it – FREE download! (note: you have to have torrent downloading software in order to use the below link properly, I recommend uTorrent, it’s very easy to use.)

There you have it, music from three different albums, spanning three years of Irish-infused folk punk insanity – nobody does it better than The Swaggerin’ Growlers! Check out all the links below for your free music fix, courtesy of TSG and PGB!

The Swaggerin’ Growlers – “Outlaw Waltz” –
Outlaw Waltz Promo Single

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Download “Outlaw Waltz” from Bostonpunk.org HERE

The Swaggerin’ Growlers – “Guilty Of Being Poor” –
Keep Your Head Held High

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The Swaggerin’ Growlers – “Tired Eyes” –
The Bottle And The Bow (PGB TOTW #3!)

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Download The Bottle And The Bow full album Torrent File HERE

The Swaggerin’ Growlers have a couple of great shows coming up this week if you’d like to thank them for all their free music generosity in person!

On Friday, 7/30, you can see them performing live outside in the middle of Central Square, as part of the Central Square Arts Outdoors series of weekly live music and events. They’ll be joined by Jason Bennett & The Resistance, another can’t-miss local band. Best part? It’s FREE! (Damn, we’ve been using that word a lot today) Show starts around 5pm, and is all ages. Presented by TT The Bears.

On Wednesday, 8/4, The Growlers will be part of the Scum Of The Earth Punk Rock night up at McGanns by the TD Banknorth Garden, a weekly series of some of the best punk rock in the area. They’ll be joined by the frantic antics of Brunt Of It, a longtime ska-punk favorite out of Rhode Island. The show is only $5, and they’ll have $2 beer specials all night! Presented by Babysitting Calamity Booking and F Nice Records.

The Swaggerin’ Growlers

Beantown Boozehounds - Photo by Nicole Tammaro - www.nicoletammaro.com

The Welch Boys – “Friend Or Foe”

Beantown Boozehounds – “DUI”

Buddha & The Boys – “We’re Goin’ Down The Bar” (Wretched Ones cover)

Thanks to Jacqui for the great videos! See more videos from this show at the fakenameJD Youtube Channel!

The Welch Boys - Photo by Billy Korecki - www.calmovita.com

The Welch Boys

Beantown Boozehounds

Buddha & The Boys

Rock On! Concerts

Middle East

Once upon a time there was a band called the Dead Boys. They were fast, they were angry, they were obnoxious in all the right ways – they were everything you want in a punk rock band. Though only around for about 3 years in the ’70s, they were part of that NYC CBGBs crew that defined American punk rock and influenced thousands of the young and disillusioned throughout the subsequent decades.

So the Dead Boys broke up in 1979, and raspy rockin’ lead singer Stiv Bators went on to form the Lords of the New Church alongside members of Sham 69 and The Damned. This band lasted throughout the majority of the 80’s, before Bators dissolved the band while on stage in 1989. A year later, Bators was hit by a car and killed. Fast forward to 2003, when the surviving members of the Lords came across The LustKillers‘ Black Sugar Sessions, and thought LK lead singer Adam Becvare sounded so much like the late Bators that they tapped him for a Lords reunion album and world tour. Long story short, Becvare replaced the legendary Stiv Bators, replaced the un-replaceable – that doesn’t happen too often!

The LustKillers – “Do I Love You?” – Black Sugar Sessions

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Tomorrow, The LustKillers come to Boston as part of their latest tour. They frequently tour both nationally and internationally, but do not often reach Boston, where drummer James Willetts calls home. Now you’ve got a chance to see them, Saturday, July 24th, at the infamous All Asia in Central Square. Its an all ages show, so bring the kiddies and get ‘em started early on developing a little punk rock street cred. Don’t miss out, you don’t know when your next opportunity will be to catch these guys! PGB will be there in full force, we suggest you do the same!

All Asia

Saturday, July 24th
Doors at 1pm
All Ages / $7

Subculture Stereo
Senior Discount
THE LUSTKILLERS
The Jukebox Romantics
Yesterday’s Heroes

Hail Plankton

“Chest Cold”

Hail Plankton

© 2010 Self-Released

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Hail Plankton

For all you Thrash guys out there, Hail Plankton singer/guitarist Matt Altieri is also currently the touring guitarist for the legendary 25-years-and-still-going strong godfathers of thrash metal DECEASED!

Check out PGB Favorites Hail Plankton TONIGHT (Thurs. 7/22) at Church, headlining a seriously crunchy lineup!

8pm: Taste

8:45pm: Loose Cannon

9:30pm: Neurological Damage

10:30pm: Cashed Fools

11:30pm: Hail Plankton

Deadmau5 - Photo Credit: dourfestival.be

Fast-on-the-rise electroguru Deadmau5 has been the subject of critical acclaim and an ever-expanding international fan base since he burst onto the electronic music scene in 2007 (Yeah, he was around before then, but ‘07 was when he really started making an impact worldwide). After packing the Roxy last year, he’s now set to take the big stage for a special 2-night performance at the House of Blues. Tickets for both tonight’s performance and tomorrow’s are already SOLD OUT, but PGB’s got you covered. We’ve got a pair of tickets to give away to one lucky winner, but we’ve got less than 24 hours to give them away so you better act quick!

Deadmau5 - Photo Credit: iamdonte on flickr.com

Deadmau5 will be joined by 3 of Boston’s best DJs – Red Foxx, Baltimoroder, and DJ Die Young. This is sure to be an unforgettable set by one of the best electronic acts in the world, supported by the greatest the local scene has to offer. To win tickets to see Deadmau5, just send an e-mail to bryan@playgroundboston.com with the subject “DEADMAU5″, and a picture of a mouse. No, it doesn’t have to be dead. It definitely doesn’t have to be gross. Get creative with it. The best/funniest picture will win a pair of tickets to tomorrow’s show. As always, we won’t use your e-mail for anything other than to notify you that you won the tickets. So go find a mouse, send it on over, and win some tix! Winner will be selected by 2pm tomorrow afternoon (Thurs. 7/22!), don’t wait on this!

Check out this video from Deadmau5’s last stop through Boston – some crazy lights and then a segue into…. “There Is A Light That Will Never Go Out” by The Smiths?????

Deadmau5

Red Foxx

Baltimoroder

DJ Die Young

House of Blues

Check out Streight Angular’s new single “Alright (I Don’t Know You, You Don’t Know Me),” a song written for the summer, meant to be driving-to-the-beach or grilling-with-friends music. It’s poppy, its bouncy, its catchy… and you can download it onto your iPod and bring it out with you on your summer adventures without having to pay for anything!

“Alright!” is the first single off of Streight Angular’s new EP of the same name, set to be released this Friday (7/23) at their House of Blues Front Room show with Night Fruit. SA Frontman and Polk Records Mafioso Al Polk describes the new EP as “a collection of live songs, rarities, and alternate versions of Streight Angular songs.  We are working on an upcoming album and this Alright! EP is to help bridge the gap from the first album to where we are going now:  More Epic more crazy fun!”

Friday’s Streight Angular show is free, they’ll be joined by another great band in Night Fruit, and they’ll have ridiculously cheap copies of the new EP available – so if you like what you hear make sure to get down there, check them out live, and pick up a copy for yourself! The EP is also available for digital download here.

Streight Angular – “Alright!” (Single Edit) – Alright! EP

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Streight Angular || Night Fruit – House of Blues Front Room – 9pm/21+/FREE

Streight Angular

Night Fruit

House Of Blues Front Room

Polk Records

The Force - Photo by Steve Wollkind

Captain Cutthroat – “Dakota” (feat. Dana Colley of Morphine) – Maciste

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Planetoid - Photo by Steve Wollkind

This CD Release party for both Alchemilla and Captain Cutthroat featured a full-on prom theme: decorations, photo booths, formal attire, catered refreshments, and, thanks to The Few, the finest powder-blue tuxes this town has seen since 1976. Check out these amazing pictures, all courtesy of Steve Wollkind. You can see more of his work at his website.

Alchemilla (CD Release!)

Captain Cutthroat (CD Release!)

The Force

Planetoid

The Few

Shaemus Shepard, Dapper Drummer of The Few - Photo by Steve Wollkind

We here at PGB tend to associate screaming metal with the fires of hell rather than anything ‘cool’, but who are we to argue with a lineup like this? Some of the biggest names in modern metal are coming to the House of Blues Tuesday night (7/20) for the inaugural Cool Tour (see full lineup with links below) and we’ve got a pair of tickets for you to catch the whole thing free of charge!

Between The Buried And Me – “Cemetary Gates” (Pantera) – The Anatomy Of

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To become eligible to win these tickets, we’d like to enlist your help in spreading the word about the Playgroundboston.com Facebook Page (facebook.com/playgroundboston). Head on over to the Page using this link or the big FACEBOOK icon under the calendar. If you’re not already a fan, click “Like” up near the top. We would then like you to use the “Suggest To Friends” option under that pretty PGB logo to tell your buddies about our site! After you’ve suggested us to your friends, shoot an e-mail to bryan@playgroundboston.com with the subject “COOL TOUR” letting us know how many suggestions you made and you’ll automatically be entered to win!

This helps us get the word out about our site, and it helps you by hooking you up with free tickets to a sick metal show! Whether you suggest us to 500 people or 50, you’re still eligible to win – we appreciate any help we can get in spreading the PGB gospel! As always, PGB has neither the time nor remote desire to use your e-mail address for anything other than to notify you if you win, no spam for you – we promise! So do some suggesting and shoot us an e-mail, but if you want these tickets you better get on this quick – we’ll be selecting our winner tomorrow!

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gratuitous overuse of tour logo because it is awesome.

AS I LAY DYING
UNDEROATH
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME
BLESSTHEFALL
THE ACACIA STRAIN
ARCHITECTS
CANCER BATS
WAR OF AGES