Boston Weekly Picks
Feb 9 - Feb 15, 2015

Every week we listen to over 200 bands playing in the Boston area in order to compile our Weekly Picks. Stream the selected bands below.

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Mon, Feb 9 His Name is Alive Great Scott [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=4103&awinaffid=212341&clickref=&p=http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004D51CFFE63F0?brand=greatscott’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-2-9 ‘ dateend=’2015-2-9 23:59:00′ utc=’-5′ summary=’His Name is Alive at Great Scott’ description=’His Name is Alive (http://hisnameisalive.com/)’ locationaddress=’1222 Commonwealth Avenue , Allston, MA’]
Tue, Feb 10 [fwaudio id=’706′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0”] The Mary Onettes and Alex Calder Great Scott [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=4103&awinaffid=212341&clickref=&p=http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004D92A7B64824?brand=greatscott’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-2-10 ‘ dateend=’2015-2-10 23:59:00′ utc=’-5′ summary=’The Mary Onettes and Alex Calder at Great Scott’ description=’The Mary Onettes (https://myspace.com/themaryonettes/) Alex Calder (https://www.facebook.com/alexcaldermusic/)’ locationaddress=’1222 Commonwealth Avenue , Allston, MA’]
Tue, Feb 10 [fwaudio id=’709′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0”] Today Junior, Straight To Vhs, and Dirt Naps O’Brien’s [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=4103&awinaffid=212341&clickref=&p=http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=5570285&pl=obrien’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-2-10 ‘ dateend=’2015-2-10 23:59:00′ utc=” summary=’Today Junior, Straight To Vhs, and Dirt Naps at O’Brien’s’ description=’Today Junior (http://todayjunior.com/) Straight To Vhs (http://straighttovhs.com) Dirt Naps (http://dirtnapszzz.bandcamp.com)’ locationaddress=’3 Harvard Avenue, Allston, MA’]
Sun, Feb 15 [fwaudio id=’715′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0”] ABADABAD, St. Nothing, Skinny Bones, and The Symptoms Middle East Upstairs [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=4103&awinaffid=212341&clickref=&p=http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=5604865&pl=mideastclub&REFID=elink’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-2-15 ‘ dateend=’2015-2-15 23:59:00′ utc=’-8′ summary=’ABADABAD, St. Nothing, Skinny Bones, and The Symptoms at Middle East Upstairs’ description=’ABADABAD (http://abadabad.bandcamp.com/) St. Nothing (http://twitter.com/stnothingg) Skinny Bones (http://skinnybonesmusic.com/) The Symptoms (https://www.facebook.com/pages/the-symptoms/118304904861634/)’ locationaddress=’472 – 480 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA’]
Sun, Feb 15 [fwaudio id=’720′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0”] Ruby The Hatchet, Carousel, and Joy O’Brien’s [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=4103&awinaffid=212341&clickref=&p=http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=5550475&pl=obrien’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-2-15 ‘ dateend=’2015-2-15 23:59:00′ utc=” summary=’Ruby The Hatchet, Carousel, and Joy at O’Brien’s’ description=’Ruby The Hatchet (https://www.facebook.com/rubythehatchet) Carousel (http://carousel2.bandcamp.com/) Joy (https://www.facebook.com/joybandofficial)’ locationaddress=’3 Harvard Avenue, Allston, MA’]
His Name is Alive
Monday, Feb 9 at Great Scott
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1222 Commonwealth Avenue , Allston, MA
His Name is Alive
Livonia / Detroit / Canada
Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://hisnameisalive.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/hisnameisalive’]
The Mary Onettes and Alex Calder
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Tuesday, Feb 10 at Great Scott
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1222 Commonwealth Avenue , Allston, MA
The Mary Onettes
Jönköping, Sweden
Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://myspace.com/themaryonettes/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://themaryonettes.net/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/themaryonettes’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.labrador.se/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/themaryonettes’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/pages/the-mary-onettes/224584554855′]
Alex Calder
Edmonton, Canada
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/alexcaldermusic/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://alexcalder.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://capturedtracks.com/artists/alex-calder/’]
Today Junior, Straight To Vhs, and Dirt Naps
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Tuesday, Feb 10 at O’Brien’s
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3 Harvard Avenue, Allston, MA
Today Junior
Allston, MA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://todayjunior.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/todayjuniorboston/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://todayjunior.bandcamp.com/album/when-in-roam/’]
Straight To Vhs
New London, CT
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Free Downloads
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Band Websites
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Dirt Naps
Boston, MA
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Band Websites
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ABADABAD, St. Nothing, Skinny Bones, and The Symptoms
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Sunday, Feb 15 at Middle East Upstairs
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472 – 480 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
ABADABAD
Allston, MA
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Free Downloads
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Band Websites
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St. Nothing
Boston, MA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/stnothingg’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://st-nothing.tumblr.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://stnothing.bandcamp.com/’]
Skinny Bones
Jamaica Plain, MA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://skinnybonesmusic.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/skinnybonesmusic/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://skinnybonesmusic.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/skinnybonesmusic’]
The Symptoms
Boston, MA
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Band Websites
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Ruby The Hatchet, Carousel, and Joy
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Sunday, Feb 15 at O’Brien’s
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3 Harvard Avenue, Allston, MA
Ruby The Hatchet
Philadelphia, PA
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Band Websites
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Carousel
San Francisco, CA / Cleveland, OH
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Band Websites
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Joy
San Diego, CA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/joybandofficial’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://shop.teepeerecords.com/’]