PLAYGROUND BOSTON

Gotta love shows at Charlie’s. Trashy distortion, tons of energy, a packed hallway of a room, watching the band through the mirrors since there’s 100 people between you and the ’stage’ – almost has the feel of a basement show, except a) it’s on the 2nd floor and b) you can get cheap-ass burgers and WAFFLE FRIES to go along with your cheap-ass beer. Charlie’s does live music every Monday, and they’ve got a great lineup tonight of some of the best psych-garage-rockers in town. Former PGB Track Of The Week honorees Thick Shakes will be joined by local garage legends Triple Thick, seriously spaced out space cadets Sister Spaceman, and psychedelic relics MMOSS (fresh off an appearance at last weekend’s wildly successful Deep Heaven Now festival out in Union Square). All lo-fi, all psychedelic, and all the reverb and distortion you could possibly ask for – what better way to cap off the weekend and ease back into the week?

Thick Shakes – “Baby, You’re A Starfish” – Ooh Mommy
(Full album available for free download here!)

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Thick Shakes

Triple Thick

MMOSS

Sister Spaceman

Charlie’s Kitchen

Thick Shakes

“Paid To Care”

Ooh Mommy

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Catch Thick Shakes with Viva Viva, Quintron & Miss Pussycat, and Jeff The Brotherhood at Great Scott next Wednesday, June 16th!

Thick Shakes

The Phoenix is turning Downtown Crossing into a week long block party! This Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday they’ve got 3 bands per night rocking out in the streets – with different themes per night. Tonight’s show is “Garage Night,” featuring a killer lineup of Needy Visions, Hands and Knees, and Thick Shakes. Wednesday is “Blog Night,” with John Shade, Kingsley Flood, and Magic Magic hand-selected respectively by our buddies at Tea Party Boston, Boston Band Crush, and Bradley’s Almanac. Thursday wraps up the event with “New Night,” with a bill consisting of Mystery Roar, Bearstronaut, and Mean Creek. There’s talk of a full wine bar, and the entire event is sponsored by Budweiser so I’d guess there will be a few beers floating around as well – what’s a block party without alcohol? Best of all? IT’S FREE! (well, admission is free, I’m guessing the alcohol is gonna cost you a few bucks) Here’s some links to let you check out the bands, see you down there!

Tuesday, June 6 – “Garage Night” – 5-8pm

Needy Visions
Hands and Knees
Thick Shakes

Wednesday, June 7th – “Blog Night” – 5-8pm

John Shade
Kingsley Flood
Magic Magic

Thursday, June 8th – “New Night” – 5-8pm

Mystery Roar
Bearstronaut
Mean Creek