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The latest and greatest from indie, folk, hip-hop, electronic, punk, and more - brought to you by the Music Staff at WECB, a student-run online radio station at Emerson College in Boston, MA.

KAL MARKS/CHANDELIERS SPRING FLING

Kal Marks and Chandeliers, two really awesome Boston-based bands, are having a mini-tour around New England in the coming weeks and you’d be an idiot to miss out. Kal Marks features an instantly recognizable dynamic, bluesy style and one of the most unique singers in the city. Chandeliers is a three-piece from Allston that calls back to the olden days of Modest Mouse and the distorted vocals of Desaparecidos, but with an updated punk twist that can calm down within a second. So, if you’re around any of these venues, go check them out. And if you have no idea where these houses are, just give them an e-mail and they’ll tell you what you need to know.

CIVIL SLINGERS/HOWLER/QUILT (Great Scott 4/7/12)

Sure, it’s fun to see a gig with a bunch of like-minded acts playing music that can be filed under the same exact micro-genre.  But sometimes a show featuring three distinct sounding groups — like the one that went down at Great Scott on April 7th — can translate into an equally cohesive experience.  Especially when you’re at the best sounding club in Boston.

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LOS CAMPESINOS! (Paradise 1/20/12)

“If you know anything about Los Campesinos! you come here with hate in your heart” proclaimed front man Gareth after tearing through “By Your Hand,” “Romance Is Boring,” and “Death To Los Campesinos!.” “This is not a place for couples. If you’re here, you’ll die alone with a lot of cable channels” he advised, not a person fazed by the declaration. We all knew what we were in for, anger and sorrow raging over energy packed chords and beats. Clinging to every lyric, pulsing towards the stage, the house was elated at the glum narrative of Los Campesinos!

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