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The Middle East and MassConcerts present: 
Dead Confederate, Alberta Cross, Mean Creek

The Middle East (downstairs) 
Sun 9/26 
18+ $12 - TIX

Alberta Cross is ON FIRE.  A Brooklyn-based rock band with strong blues and folk influences, Alberta Cross has been on tour this summer with Dave Matthews, Ben Harper, Mumford and Sons, throughout Australia, Europe and now finishing up in the U.S. with coast-to-coast dates.  The tour wraps up on the east coast in their hometown of New York with a very cool acoustic performance at Joe's Pub in the east village.  The band is on tour supporting their album 'Broken Side of Time', which was released on ATO Records.  This band has major cred, having been picked by Noel Gallagher himself to open up for Oasis on a few dates in the UK back in 2007.  They've since played all of the indie-holyland festivals like SXSW, Bonnaroo, Leeds and Reading, catapulting them into buzz heroes.  Their sound often gets compared to Kings of Leon, The Raconteurs, and other southern blues-rock bands.  Their sound is guitar-driven, perfectly executed, original, passionate, nostalgic, and tugs at just the right part of a human being that will make them come back to their music years later looking for that feeling again.  Listen to their album with a glass of scotch on a night along.  You'll feel it too.  GO TO THIS SHOW.

Listen here for a free download:  http://www.albertacross.net

Alberta Cross is co-headlining with Dead Confederate and is supported by Mean Creek.  Dead Confederate is touring in support of their album 'Sugar'.  They've been on a similar U.S. tour hitting many of the same festivals Alberta Cross played.  Equally impressive on stage and certainly a band to keep an eye on.

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KELE
Does it Offend You, Yeah?
Innerpartysystem

Royale
Sept. 7th 2010
18+ / Tickets $25 / 7PM Doors
DATE & VENUE HAVE CHANGED!

Put KELE in a room with any person for more than ten minutes, and that person will surely emerge a fan of this electro-rocker's infectious music.  As an original member of Bloc Pary, Kele has emerged as an equally powerful solo artist, lighting up audiences on the festival circuit this summer throughout Europe and the U.S.  Kele comes to Royale, Boston's newest venue for the best emerging bands in the world, Tuesday, September 7th, and will be joined by Does it Offend You, Yeah?, who joined Bloc Party and NIN in 2008 on their tours.   GO TO THIS SHOW.

Listen here: http://www.myspace.com/iamkele
Info here: http://boweryboston.com/

Kele, who released his solo album only this June, departed on his own from Bloc Party as the band went on hiatus back in October of 2009.  His album, entitled 'The Boxer', is a testament to his independence from Bloc Party.  He states, "It was because as a boxer, you have to rely on nobody else but yourself to achieve what it is you want to achieve," he says. "Even though you take hits, you have to keep focus on your priorities and keep going. I thought that was an inspiring image."(chartattack.com)  He is in the middle of a trans-Atlantic tour that has taken him throughout his native U.K., and now brings him over for four quick stops at east coast hot spots.  See him now.  Joining KELE on the bill will be Does It Offend You, Yeah? and Innerpartysystem.

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Autolux
This Will Destroy You
The Dirty Dishes

The Middle East
(downstairs)
Friday, August 27th
8pm
18+ $12/$14

Autolux, a trio of bass drums and guitar will bring Middle East a mellow yet intense take of electro rock.  Having been invited by Trent Reznor himself to appear on Nine Inch Nails With Teeth tour back in 2005, Autolux is now completing a national U.S. tour with stops at the best venues in the best markets.  The Nine Inch Nails influence is obvious in their music, but is mellowed out by a softer take on vocals and harmonies.  They exude a confidence within their music that is hard to replicate.  It's as if this band has taken the best elements of bands like Sonic Youth, NIN, Sigur Ros, and My Bloody Valentine and mixed them up with their own unique twist.  Many of their songs, like "Supertoys" embody driving riffs and rhythm, but allow a much less intense vocal to occupy the main focus.  It feels as though Autolux is almost fighting themselves, pushing with the rhythm and pulling with the vocals.  However, the result is a synergy that creates a highly emotional and expressive bond. 

This band has a somewhat torrid past.  Their drummer, Carla Azar, after opening for Elvis Costello and having just been signed to a major record deal, fell off a stage and shattered her elbow.  Obviously, this spelled doom for Autolux.  However, Azar's musical career was saved by an experimental surgery that placed titanium pins in her elbow in order to re-establish the joint.  She made a full recovery and has since been on many major tours anchoring Autolux at the drums.  Their history has been a string of appearances that have lead to other appearances, keeping them on the road with the right people.  After playing Coachella in 2005, they toured with Nine Inch Nails, followed by a huge homecoming show at in their native Los Angeles with Queens of the Stone Age.  This was followed by a spot on Jimmy Kimmel and a composition for the Los Angeles Natural History Museum.  Their obvious rise to a national touring band will only be followed in the near future with more success.  GO TO THIS SHOW.  Before they get too big for Middle East.

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Deerhunter

Friday, Aug 13th
Royale 
5:30pm Doors
$15 All Ages


It's been a great year for Deerhunter.  Appealing to some of their predecessors and influences alike, Deerhunter recently finished touring with Spoon in support of their new album.  Deerhunter's Halcyon Digest has been released on Kranky Records, with peers such as Growing and Tomorrowland sharing space on the same label over the years, and they've played some pretty impressive dates and rooms in the past six months.  They've also had opening slots with The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Nine Inch Nails and have made stops at two of the most important festivals in the world, Tennessee's indie-centric Coachella and Matt Groening's All Tomorrow's Parties across the pond.  This Altlanta based quartet takes influences from all across the spectrum of music, including garage rock, noise rock, du-wop and pop, and their sound uniquely carries all of these elements in a way that charms and kills.   With their live show being hailed by celebrities of rock as well as critics, Deerhunter will swing into Boston to play the new Royale.  This show is another great example of The Bowery Presents curating some of the best bands in the world, bringing them to Boston, and continuously adding value to the once dead scene downtown.  GO TO THIS SHOW.

Deerhunter began in 2001 with the ambition of fusing the lulling hypnotic states induced by ambient and minimalist music with the klang and propulsion of garage rock. The band has weathered chaotic line-up changes, the death of a member, and much discouragement. Their live performances almost always leave audiences polarized, and have been referred to by Karen O of the yeah yeah yeah’s in NME as bordering on “a religious experience.”

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WE ARE SCIENTISTS
Lightspeed Champion
Rewards

MIDDLE EAST
July 13th

8pm
Tickets at Ticketmaster
No fee at M.E Box office
$15




We Are Scientists don't take themselves too seriously.  They write epic rock songs come off as catchy power-pop numbers on their record, but are fully and completely realized  when played live.  Keith Murray and Chris Cain, being the two main members of WAS, have been cranking out live performances that melt paint off walls since they met back in southern California during college.  After moving to, and being currently based in Brooklyn, NY, WAS will be coming off an impressive stint in the UK, playing Glastonbury, T in the Park, and the Oxygen Festival. This band ROCKS.  Their live performance, and their wit onstage, will certainly hook any first-timer.   They're first stop on their short U.S. tour to support their new album Barbara will be in Boston on July 13th.  GO TO THIS SHOW.

http://www.wearescientists.com

We Are Scientists have gone through a few changes over the course of their three full-length albums.  With the departure of their drummer just before the band was to depart on one of their first UK tours, the band was forced to substitute Gary Powell of The Dirty Pretty Things.  Murray and Cain have stuck together as the driving force of WAS to attain commercial success while maintaining their NY hipster cred. They continue to write songs that are both compelling and catchy, mostly dealing with relations, and mistakes made after sex, drugs, and booze; any twenty-something can relate.  Once onstage, however, the band is a dynamic rock force with loud, unabated guitar riffs and a rhythm section so tight they'll make American Apparel jealous.  Be wooed by their wit, be rocked by their music, and make We Are Scientists your newest find in Rock 'N' Roll.  GO TO THIS SHOW.

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Gentleman Hall

The Blue Pages

Great Scott

Saturday, July 3

Doors 9pm

Tickets $8

Gentlemen Hall  is a DANCE band.  They've been called "A true good mood band" by The Boston Globe, and were recently winners of an MTV VMA for Best Boston Breakout Artist.  Billboard Magazine also noted, "It's clear there's no stopping these Gentlemen".  Treat yourself to a night of dancing at Great Scott on July 3rd, rounded out with The Blue Pages, and DJ sets from Alden F and Jaguar.  Heed the advice of the Boston Globe and "don't eat too much for dinner" before you go.  You'll soon regret that third taco once you realize that it's nearly impossible to keep from moving when this band is on stage.

Listen Here:  http://www.myspace.com/gentlemenhall

The band defines themselves with the strong characteristic melodies of vocalists Jacob Michael and Gavin McDevitt along with compelling lyrics fused with big guitars and synthesizers.  In their own words, they're 'an unforgettable dance experience' and could light up any size room in the area.  A sextet hailing from New England, Gentlemen Hall is in the middle of a collaboration with producer Earl Cohen, and continue to tour throughout New England.   In 2009 they played The MTV VMA's after being named Boston's Best Breakout Artist.  This band already has many of the best clubs in Boston on their resume, including House of Blues, Middle East (down), Harper's Ferry, Cafe 939, and others.  The buzz is growing with this great electro-infused Boston-based band.  Definitely check them out at Great Scott July 3rd.  GO TO THIS SHOW.

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Ari Hest

Sarah Siskind

Cafe 939

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 8pm

$15

General Admission

Online via Ticketmaster

A prolific songwriter and captivating live performer, Ari Hest is returning to Cafe 939 on kick of his national spring tour.  After last year's 52 project, called "Unprecedented", by FOX-TV, Hest has prepared the 12 best songs to be released on his new album Twelve Mondays.  Also Performing is Sarah Siskind.  She is seen as one of today's most eclectic songwriters, with songs covered by Alison Drauss, Randy Travis, Bon Iver, the Infamous Stringdusters, April Verch, and more.

Ari is a one of a kind songwriter; someone that after being signed to a major label, decided to go his own way in order to retain creative control of his career and songwriting.  After completing a massive songwriting project, entitled '52 projects', in which he wrote, recorded, produced and released one song per week for an entire year, Hest will release 'Twelve Mondays".  This release is the culmination of '52 projects' including only the top twelve songs that his fans voted to be on the record all from the past year of work.  Hest is DIY in all its glory and is taking a completely unique approach to his art, putting a deadline on creativity.  The result will be a crafted, polished performance from a seasoned writer and performer that is completely comfortable in the spotlight and under the gun.  GO TO THIS SHOW.

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Hannah & The Bloodlines

MEM

The Red Room - Cafe 939 

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

8pm 

Hannah & The Bloodlines:
Still a budding band, Hannah & The Bloodlines have already proven themselves to be an asset to the New England music scene. A band that has excelled in the studio, and have taken it to a whole other level live can easily accomplish this toilsome task. Combining the catchiness and marketability of pop, the control and intricacy of a jazz group, and the edge and attitude of a rock band, The Bloodlines are in a class of their own. Each member is so remarkable and unique in his or her own right, Hannah Sumner, Stephen Gaspar, Jeremy Vovcsko, Ryan Broderick, and Cory Sterling set this band miles apart from their competition. If bets were being taken on bands that will define our generation, put your money on Hannah & The Bloodlines, because it is only a matter of time before The Bloodlines change music forever.

MEM:
Since 2008, MEM has been mesmerizing audiences and listeners alike with their innovative song writing, dazzling sonic experimentation, and multi-sensory live performances. MEM began with a serendipitous meeting of lead singer and songwriter Grayson Sanders and bassist Jay Goodman in an NYU jazz ensemble. Fellow NYU student and drummer Alex Beckmann sensed something special was brewing, and quickly got on board. In 2007, the trio performed as the Grayson Sanders Band. As the three bonded, their sound began to evolve into something denser, more textured than the three alone could create. The group enlisted the services of guitarist-warlocks Austin Mendenhall and Scott Seelig to bring increased knobs, faders, and sorcery. With their line-up finalized, and too much gear to comfortably bring around, the group of musicians started gigging as what we now call MEM.

MEM bursts open a wellspring of creative energy on the electro-organic template, employing an artful combination of swirling textures and colors, complementing their undeniable pop sensibility. MEM's live performance is that of a fitful dream state, setting the listener adrift on the high seas of emotional tension, where their only respite comes from carefully placed currents of melodic pleasure. MEM provides the best of both worlds - its an astonishing balancing act that sticks with you well after the music's over. They have managed the impervious task of squeezing ornate, complex tunes into tidy conceptual boxes that most of us call pop songs. In the end, MEM is just a bunch of pretty neat guys. who want you to come have a pretty neat time.

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Paper!

Official Passion Pit After-Party

with:

Joy Formidable

THE DIG

Harper's Ferry
Thursday, May 6th

8pm 18+

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

The Dig is a great American rock band, on tour right now with Joy Formidable, and soon to be on tour with Thrice, and later Muse. These boys have been playing music together since high school, with roots of the band going back as far as sixth grade.  Always a DIY band at heart, The Dig leave an impression, literally, on every town the come through.  Take a walk around New York City's Lower East Side and you're sure to see remnants of The Dig and their posters from former tours, most of which were probably self-booked and promoted.  The Lower East Side will fittingly be the home of their debut album release, titled 'Electric Toys', on the 5th of June at Mercury Lounge.  Calling Westchester county their home, The Dig play wonderful rock music, in a completely DIY style that is finally starting to pay off.  They've been on tour this year with The Editors, The Walkmen, The White Rabbits, among others and continue to expand their fan base.  Get on the bus.  GO TO THIS SHOW.

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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.