PLAYGROUND BOSTON

Check out the brand new official video for “Used to Be” by PGB Favorites Have Nots, filmed by master videographer Mike Gill of Circumvision! The Boston-based ska-punk band has released another excellent video featuring poignant and thought-provoking themes set to a fast-paced, fast-sung aggressive anthem. “Used to Be” is about growing up, getting old, and making changes over the course of your life – I’m sure there’s plenty of people reading this right now at their office job who can relate to things not quite turning out the way they envisioned! The video was shot by Mike Gill, who is responsible for some amazing videos from bands like Televandals, Confront, State Radio, Damone, and Wheat among others. This is the second video shot by Gill off of Have Nots’ debut album Serf City USA, PGB has featured the video for “One In Four” in the past. Watch this video here, and check out the full library over at the Circumvision website.

OH YEAH! You can also download the entire debut album from Have Nots, Serf City USA, for FREE! This is easily one of the best local releases of 2009 of ANY genre, let alone just punk rock – a PGB favorite all the way!

Have Nots will be playing this Saturday, Sepetember 4th, at the Middle East Downstairs as part of the CD Release Party for veteran Boston punks Far From Finished. FFF and Have Nots will be joined by PGB Track of The Week honorees Burning Streets and Lenny Lashley of Darkbuster (2000 WBCN Rumble winners). This is a jam-packed lineup of some of Boston punk rock’s best helping to kick off an unbelievable MONTH of music in the city – get your weekends clear now, because you won’t want to miss this or any of the shows we have coming up in town!

Saturday, September 24th – Middle East Downstairs
18+ / Doors at 8
$10 advance / $12 door

Far From Finished (CD Release)

Have Nots

Burning Streets

Lenny Lashley (Darkbuster)

Circumvision

More tickets? YES! Big D and the Kids Table are among the biggest names to come out of the Boston ska scene in the past few decades thanks to energetic live performances, tireless touring, and frequent releases in the form of studio albums, EPs, compilation appearances, and split albums with other bands. They had a very busy 2009 on the Warped Tour, out in the UK in support of Reel Big Fish (yeah, I can’t believe they’re still around either!), and back stateside with State Radio. This will be a homecoming show for the former Berklee students, ready to bring down the Paradise with the help of We Are The Union, Larry and His Flask, and Waltham’s favorite punk rockers the Morgan Knockers (well, my favorite punk rockers from Waltham, anyway.)

Want to win tickets? Just send an e-mail to bryan@playgroundboston.com with “BIG D” in the subject, and you’ll have a chance for you and a friend to get into the show for free! Our winner will be selected on Friday morning, so there’s a very limited time to enter this contest. Good Luck!