Boston Weekly Picks
Jun 29 - Jul 5, 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, Jun 29 [fwaudio id=’2445′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] Purple and Dirty Dishes Great Scott [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=4103&awinaffid=212341&clickref=&p=http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004EB5D11C4A6F?brand=greatscott’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-6-29 ‘ dateend=’2015-6-29 23:59:00′ utc=’-5′ summary=’Purple and Dirty Dishes at Great Scott’ description=’Purple (http://purpletexasmusic.com/) Dirty Dishes (https://www.facebook.com/thedirtydishes/)’ locationaddress=’1222 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, MA’]
Mon, Jun 29 [fwaudio id=’2448′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] Cibo Matto Brighton Music Hall [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=4103&awinaffid=212341&clickref=&p=http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004E9DEAA7B2C9′] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-6-29 ‘ dateend=’2015-6-29 23:59:00′ utc=” summary=’Cibo Matto at Brighton Music Hall’ description=’Cibo Matto (http://wbr.com/cibomatto/)’ locationaddress=’158 Brighton Avenue, Allston, MA’]
Tue, Jun 30 [fwaudio id=’2450′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] Pins Great Scott [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=4103&awinaffid=212341&clickref=&p=http://www.ticketmaster.com/pins-allston-massachusetts-06-30-2015/event/01004E90F55A90F9?artistid=1768799&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1&tm_link=venue_msg-0_01004E90F55A90F9′] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-6-30 ‘ dateend=’2015-6-30 23:59:00′ utc=’-5′ summary=’Pins at Great Scott’ description=’Pins (https://www.facebook.com/wearepins)’ locationaddress=’1222 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, MA’]
Tue, Jun 30 [fwaudio id=’2452′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] Parlour Tricks 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=5763015&pl=mideastclub&REFID=elink’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-6-30 ‘ dateend=’2015-6-30 23:59:00′ utc=’-8′ summary=’Parlour Tricks at Middle East Upstairs’ description=’Parlour Tricks (http://www.parlourtricksmusic.com/)’ locationaddress=’472 – 480 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA’]
Wed, Jul 1 [fwaudio id=’2454′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] GABI Great Scott [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=4103&awinaffid=212341&clickref=&p=http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004EBB08A67DE9?brand=greatscott’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-7-1 ‘ dateend=’2015-7-1 23:59:00′ utc=’-5′ summary=’GABI at Great Scott’ description=’GABI (http://twitter.com/gabrielleherbst)’ locationaddress=’1222 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, MA’]
Wed, Jul 1 [fwaudio id=’2456′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] Ghost Train Orchestra MFA [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’https://ev12.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=16%3AMFA%3ACN0701-1%3ACN0701-1%2C17349&linkID=mfab&url=https%3A//ev12.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventList%3FlinkID%3Dmfab#__utma=2680300.405062142.1435507392.1435507392.1435507392.1&__utmb=2680300.4.10.1435507392&__utmc=2680300&__utmx=-&__utmz=2680300.1435507392.1.1.utmcsr=(direct)|utmccn=(direct)|utmcmd=(none)&__utmv=-&__utmk=223866520′] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-7-1 ‘ dateend=’2015-7-1 23:59:00′ utc=” summary=’Ghost Train Orchestra at MFA’ description=’Ghost Train Orchestra (https://www.facebook.com/pages/brian-carpenters-ghost-train-orchestra/20456574273/)’ locationaddress=’, Boston, MA’]
Thu, Jul 2 [fwaudio id=’2458′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] The Symptoms and Skinny Bones Great Scott [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=4103&awinaffid=212341&clickref=&p=http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004ECFED757424?brand=greatscott’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-7-2 ‘ dateend=’2015-7-2 23:59:00′ utc=’-5′ summary=’The Symptoms and Skinny Bones at Great Scott’ description=’The Symptoms (https://www.facebook.com/thesymptomsmusic/) Skinny Bones (http://skinnybonesmusic.com/)’ locationaddress=’1222 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, MA’]
Purple and Dirty Dishes
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Monday, Jun 29 at Great Scott
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1222 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, MA
Purple
Beaumont, TX
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://purpletexasmusic.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/purpletexasmusic’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.reverbnation.com/purpletxmusic’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://soundcloud.com/purpletexasmusic’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.youtube.com/user/purplesoutheasttx’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://instagram.com/purpletxmusic’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/purpletxmusic’]
Dirty Dishes
Los Angeles, CA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/thedirtydishes/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://dirtydishes.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://dirtydirtydishes.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://vimeo.com/dirtydishes/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/dirtydishes_’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.youtube.com/user/dirtydishesmusic’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://soundcloud.com/dirty-dishes’]
Cibo Matto
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Monday, Jun 29 at Brighton Music Hall
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158 Brighton Avenue, Allston, MA
Cibo Matto
New York, NY
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://wbr.com/cibomatto/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://cibomatto.wordpress.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/OfficialCiboMatto’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://yeahbasicallycibomatto.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/cibomattociboma’]
Pins
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Tuesday, Jun 30 at Great Scott
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1222 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, MA
Pins
Manchester, England
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/wearepins’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://wearepins.tumblr.com’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.wearepins.co.uk/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://soundcloud.com/pinsmusic’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://store.bellaunion.com/product/pins-wild-nights’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.roughtrade.com/events/2015/6/1298′] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/wearepins’]
Parlour Tricks
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Tuesday, Jun 30 at Middle East Upstairs
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472 – 480 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Parlour Tricks
New York, NY
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.parlourtricksmusic.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/parlourtricksmusic’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.reverbnation.com/parlourtricksmusic’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://soundcloud.com/parlour-tricks-music’]
GABI
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Wednesday, Jul 1 at Great Scott
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1222 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, MA
GABI
Brooklyn, NY
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Free Downloads
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/gabrielleherbst’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/officialgabi’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.gabi-music.com’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://gabi-ny.bandcamp.com/’]
Ghost Train Orchestra
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Wednesday, Jul 1 at MFA
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, Boston, MA
Ghost Train Orchestra
New York, NY
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/pages/brian-carpenters-ghost-train-orchestra/20456574273/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://ghosttrainorchestra.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://soundcloud.com/ghost-train-orchestra’]
The Symptoms and Skinny Bones
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Thursday, Jul 2 at Great Scott
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1222 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, MA
The Symptoms
Boston, MA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/thesymptomsmusic/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://thesymptomsmusic.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://thesymptomsmusic.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://thesymptomsmusic.tumblr.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/#!/symptomsband’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://soundcloud.com/the-symptoms’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://twitter.com/symptomsband’]
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=’http://callmetrimtab.org/’]