Boston Weekly Picks
May 11 - May 17, 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, May 11 [fwaudio id=’2078′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] East India Youth Great Scott [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=4103&awinaffid=212341&clickref=&p=http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004E4CC6AF8865?brand=greatscott’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-5-11 ‘ dateend=’2015-5-11 23:59:00′ utc=’-5′ summary=’East India Youth at Great Scott’ description=’East India Youth (http://twitter.com/eastindiayouth)’ locationaddress=’1222 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, MA’]
Tue, May 12 [fwaudio id=’2080′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] Broncho and Strange Faces Great Scott [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=4103&awinaffid=212341&clickref=&p=http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004E6BCFD884EF?brand=greatscott’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-5-12 ‘ dateend=’2015-5-12 23:59:00′ utc=’-5′ summary=’Broncho and Strange Faces at Great Scott’ description=’Broncho (http://twitter.com/bronchoband) Strange Faces (http://twitter.com/sstrangeffaces)’ locationaddress=’1222 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, MA’]
Tue, May 12 [fwaudio id=’2083′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] Meg Myers and Wild Party TT The Bear’s [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=4103&awinaffid=212341&clickref=&p=http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/event/EventListings?orgId=15325′] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-5-12 ‘ dateend=’2015-5-12 23:59:00′ utc=” summary=’Meg Myers and Wild Party at TT The Bear’s’ description=’Meg Myers (http://press.atlanticrecords.com/meg-myers/) Wild Party (http://twitter.com/wildparty)’ locationaddress=’10 Brookline Street, Cambridge, MA’]
Wed, May 13 [fwaudio id=’2086′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] Waxahatchee, Girlpool, and Fleabite The Sinclair [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-5-13 ‘ dateend=’2015-5-13 23:59:00′ utc=” summary=’Waxahatchee, Girlpool, and Fleabite at The Sinclair’ description=’Waxahatchee (https://www.facebook.com/waxahatchee/) Girlpool (http://twitter.com/girlpoolband) Fleabite (http://fleabitema.bandcamp.com/)’ locationaddress=’52 Church St, Cambridge, MA’]
Thu, May 14 World Party The Sinclair [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=4103&awinaffid=212341&clickref=&p=http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004E64BA857B13?brand=sinclair’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-5-14 ‘ dateend=’2015-5-14 23:59:00′ utc=” summary=’World Party at The Sinclair’ description=’World Party (http://twitter.com/worldparty)’ locationaddress=’52 Church St, Cambridge, MA’]
Fri, May 15 [fwaudio id=’2092′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] Mystic Braves and The Blank Tapes Great Scott [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=4103&awinaffid=212341&clickref=&p=http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004E37D3D69B04?brand=greatscott’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-5-15 ‘ dateend=’2015-5-15 23:59:00′ utc=’-5′ summary=’Mystic Braves and The Blank Tapes at Great Scott’ description=’Mystic Braves (http://mysticbraves.bandcamp.com/) The Blank Tapes (https://www.facebook.com/blanktapes/)’ locationaddress=’1222 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, MA’]
Sun, May 17 [fwaudio id=’2095′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] Tennis and Kuroma Great Scott [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-5-17 ‘ dateend=’2015-5-17 23:59:00′ utc=’-5′ summary=’Tennis and Kuroma at Great Scott’ description=’Tennis (http://www.tennis-music.com/) Kuroma (https://myspace.com/kuromamusic/)’ locationaddress=’1222 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, MA’]
Sun, May 17 [fwaudio id=’2098′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] Lightning Bolt The Sinclair [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=4103&awinaffid=212341&clickref=&p=http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004E54D8A8D655?brand=sinclair’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-5-17 ‘ dateend=’2015-5-17 23:59:00′ utc=” summary=’Lightning Bolt at The Sinclair’ description=’Lightning Bolt (http://laserbeast.com/)’ locationaddress=’52 Church St, Cambridge, MA’]
East India Youth
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Monday, May 11 at Great Scott
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1222 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, MA
East India Youth
London, England
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/eastindiayouth’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/eastindiayouth’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://eastindiayouth.co.uk/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://soundcloud.com/east-india-youth’]
Broncho and Strange Faces
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Tuesday, May 12 at Great Scott
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1222 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, MA
Broncho
Tulsa, OK
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/bronchoband’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/bronchoband’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://bronchoband.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://broncho.bandcamp.com/’]
Strange Faces
Chicago, IL
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/sstrangeffaces’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/sstrangeffaces’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://strangefaces.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/sstrangefacess’]
Meg Myers and Wild Party
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Tuesday, May 12 at TT The Bear’s
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10 Brookline Street, Cambridge, MA
Meg Myers
Los Angeles, CA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://press.atlanticrecords.com/meg-myers/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/meginthedark’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.meginthedark.tumblr.com’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.youtube.com/meginthedark’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.soundcloud.com/meginthedark’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.twitter.com/megmyers’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.megmyers.com’]
Wild Party
San Antonio, TX
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/wildparty’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/wildpartyofficial’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://wildpartyofficial.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://soundcloud.com/wildparty’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://wildparty.spinshop.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://smarturl.it/phantompop’]
Waxahatchee, Girlpool, and Fleabite
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Wednesday, May 13 at The Sinclair
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52 Church St, Cambridge, MA
Waxahatchee
Philadelphia, PA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/waxahatchee/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://waxahatcheemusic.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://waxahatchee.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://soundcloud.com/waxahatchee’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/k_crutchfield’]
Girlpool
Los Angeles, CA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/girlpoolband’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/girlpoool’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://girlpoool.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://girlpoolmusic.com/’]
Fleabite
Boston, MA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://fleabitema.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/fleabitema’]
World Party
Thursday, May 14 at The Sinclair
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52 Church St, Cambridge, MA
World Party
London, England
Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/worldparty’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/worldpartyofficial’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.worldparty.net’]
Mystic Braves and The Blank Tapes
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Friday, May 15 at Great Scott
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1222 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, MA
Mystic Braves
Los Angeles, CA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://mysticbraves.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/mysticbraves’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.mysticbraves.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/mysticbraves’]
The Blank Tapes
Los Angeles, CA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/blanktapes/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://theblanktapes.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/theblanktapes’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://theblanktapes.bandcamp.com/’]
Tennis and Kuroma
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Sunday, May 17 at Great Scott
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1222 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, MA
Tennis
Denver, CO
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.tennis-music.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://myspace.com/tennisinc/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/pages/tennis-music-band/144431988948048/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/tennisinc’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/tennisinc’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://tennis.bandcamp.com/’]
Kuroma
Athens, GA / Brooklyn, NY
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://myspace.com/kuromamusic/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/pages/kuroma/131473743539636/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://kuromamusic.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/realkuroma’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://soundcloud.com/realkuroma’]
Lightning Bolt
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Sunday, May 17 at The Sinclair
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52 Church St, Cambridge, MA
Lightning Bolt
Providence, RI
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://laserbeast.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://lightningbolt.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/pages/lightning-bolt/12838367045′] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://myspace.com/lightningboltbrians’]