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Mumford & Sons 

Australia

Fri 5/14

The Middle East

(downstairs)

18+ $15

The most sincere group of musicians from the U.K. crash down on Boston Friday night, May 14th and will begin to work their way through a nearly sold-out U.S. tour.  Mumford & Sons' debut release 'Sigh No More' has been released to critical acclaim, and they continue to pick up momentum, having just been added to the bill at this year's legendary Glastonbury Festival. "What we write about is real, and we sing and play our instruments more passionately because we feel like we need to. We love honest music," says Winston. GO TO THIS SHOW.  

Listen here: http://www.myspace.com/mumfordandsons

The members of Mumford & Sons came together in 2007, and since have shared a common purpose: to make music that matters, without taking themselves too seriously. The four young men from West London have fire in their bellies, romance in their hearts, and rapture in their masterful voices.  They've since gone on to work with The Arcade Fire's producer, Marcus Dravs, who helped them mold their debut album into the monumental success that it has become, drawing out each individual's own personality on their instruments.  They have been compared as a mix of Crosby, Stills & Nash, and Kings of Leon, melding the two styles together in a way that captures the power of one and the balance of the other. This band is on the quick train to stardom town.  Once they get there though, one can imagine that they'll be just as cool and down-to-earth as they are now, capturing the grace that so many superstars seem to forget.  Their honesty in songwriting and musicality is obvious, and it's apparent that it will serve them throughout their careers and hopefully will inspire other bands to choose the same path. Just after their Boston date Friday, Mumford & Sons will play two of the best venues in New York City, Webster Hall and The Music Hall of Williamsburg, back-to-back before rolling through the Midwest, out through Vancouver and down the west coast. The venues on their lineup all suggest that the next time they come around, they'll play venues that will make Middle East seem like your living room. Mumford & Sons’ live reputation precedes them, which fans stateside can witness Friday the 14th at Middle East, and now their incredible debut reveals the extent of their magic and majesty on record. Feel the fire in your belly and the romance in your heart as you listen, let your voice break into rapture – and you too sigh no more. Catch them now.  

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BROKEN BELLS
The Morning Benders

Friday, June 4, 2010
ROYALE NIGHTCLUB
Tickets $35
Doors 5:30pm


Broken Bells are not even one year old.  Mix one part early Shins and one part Danger Mouse and get this effortlessly retro super-group.  Organ mixed with guitar, bass, superb vocals and a slew of other instruments give these tracks a sound as full as the harbor.  James Mercer (Formerly of The Shins) and Brian Burton (aka Danger Mouse) play Boston's newest and hipest venue, The Royale (Formerly The Roxy) on Friday June 4th.  The night is turning into a night of former stars turned vital newcomers all around.  Thanks to Boston's ridiculously early curfew, doors will open at 5:30pm giving concert-goers the perfect excuse for the liquid dinner after escaping the office on a warm Friday afternoon.  This music makes whiskey on the rocks seem like a good choice; it's just that cool. 

After admiring each others work for years Mercer and Danger have finally started collaborating.  They released their debut, although professionally polished, album just last month with binary coded emails even the nerds in engineering could appreciate, offering free downloads preceding the release.  Respective fans of both groups, and new fans alike, have already cemented sure-fire success for these two.  They're combining everything that is great about The Shins and Danger Mouse.  Already slated for a very cool U.S. tour, Broken Bells are the it group of the moment, stopping at all of the best rooms around the country.  Catch them now. 

If you're lucky enough to be off work before 5:30pm, get down to the new Royale and check out the brilliant sight lines and set up.  After Broken Bells goes on, hear the best new sound system in Boston.  You'll most likely be back to see all of the bands that matter come through Boston. 

Listen here: http://www.myspace.com/brokenbells

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SEAN BONES
The Watson Twins

MERCURY LOUNGE
Late Show April 7th
8pm Doors
$10
http://www.mercuryloungenyc.com/event/4329



Pick up a new attitude with Sean Bones this Wednesday.

Sean Bones' music makes me feel good.  Reggae-esque groove-town with hipster flavor.  Hailing from Brooklyn, and signed to Frenchkiss Records, Sean Bones is just plain cool.  His music is groovy, well written, happy, and just fun.  He's off on a national tour, kicked off by a stop at the Mercury Lounge Wednesday.  "Some people wait on second chances//Some people countin' on some fucked-up lucky star".  Don't miss this show.  You'll leave happy.  Co-headlining the night is The Watson Twins.

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Midlake
with John Grant

The Paradise
Friday April 9, 2010
doors at 8 PM; 18+ show

Midlake is a rock band. Currently on tour in the U.S., and headed International next month, Midlake has an impressive run of venues lined up all across the country.  Formerly called "The Cornbread All-Stars", Midlake formed out of North Texas State jazz students that played more rock than jazz.  Their main comparisions are noted as Radiohead, Bjork and Jethro Tull, and their jazz influences are fully apparent in their songs.  However, Tim Smith, the songwriter in the band, notes that they do not want to be perceived as a 'Radiohead rip off',  He does, however, compare his songwriting to that of Thom Yorke and company, but the band more to a Jethro Tull.  Midlake invades the Paradise this Friday, after two shows at the famed Bowery Ballroom in New York City and on their way back down the east coast.  This new album, three-and-a-half years after their second release that took them from being a local band to playing the most important gigs of their career, will be their test of staying power.  With 'harmonies the size of Texas', their third release will seek to re-kindle the flame that their sophomore release started. Go to this show and see if you agree with Rolling Stone.

John Grant will also join Midlake on the bill.  John is a solo artist from Denver and the former vocalist of The Czars.  He has opened up for the Flaming Lips, and has supported Midlake in the past.

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