Boston Weekly Picks
Aug 10 - Aug 16, 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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Tue, Aug 11 [fwaudio id=’2816′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] Mac Demarco Royale [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-8-11 ‘ dateend=’2015-8-11 23:59:00′ utc=” summary=’Mac Demarco at Royale’ description=’Mac Demarco (http://capturedtracks.com/artists/mac-demarco-2/)’ locationaddress=’279 Tremont Street, Boston, MA’]
Tue, Aug 11 [fwaudio id=’2818′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] Banditos Lizard Lounge [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-8-11 ‘ dateend=’2015-8-11 23:59:00′ utc=” summary=’Banditos at Lizard Lounge’ description=’Banditos (https://www.facebook.com/banditosband)’ locationaddress=’1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA’]
Thu, Aug 13 [fwaudio id=’2820′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] NE-HI Great Scott [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=4103&awinaffid=212341&clickref=&p=http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004EA5A43526D9?brand=greatscott’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-8-13 ‘ dateend=’2015-8-13 23:59:00′ utc=’-5′ summary=’NE-HI at Great Scott’ description=’NE-HI (http://twitter.com/nehi_band)’ locationaddress=’1222 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, MA’]
Sat, Aug 15 [fwaudio id=’2822′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] Penguin Prison Brighton Music Hall [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=4103&awinaffid=212341&clickref=&p=http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004EC8B2AB642F’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-8-15 ‘ dateend=’2015-8-15 23:59:00′ utc=” summary=’Penguin Prison at Brighton Music Hall’ description=’Penguin Prison (https://www.facebook.com/penguinprison/)’ locationaddress=’158 Brighton Avenue, Allston, MA’]
Sun, Aug 16 [fwaudio id=’2824′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] basement, Adventures, Lvl Up, and Palehound Royale [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=4103&awinaffid=212341&clickref=&p=http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004E7FE9995BF2?brand=boweryboston’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-8-16 ‘ dateend=’2015-8-16 23:59:00′ utc=” summary=’basement, Adventures, Lvl Up, and Palehound at Royale’ description=’basement (http://twitter.com/basementuk) Adventures (https://www.facebook.com/adventurespgh) Lvl Up (http://lvlup.bandcamp.com/) Palehound (http://palehound.bandcamp.com/)’ locationaddress=’279 Tremont Street, Boston, MA’]
Sun, Aug 16 [fwaudio id=’2829′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] Brick + Mortar and Tribe Society 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=5967385&pl=mideastclub&REFID=elink’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-8-16 ‘ dateend=’2015-8-16 23:59:00′ utc=’-8′ summary=’Brick + Mortar and Tribe Society at Middle East Upstairs’ description=’Brick + Mortar (https://www.facebook.com/brickandmortarofficial/) Tribe Society (https://www.facebook.com/tribesociety)’ locationaddress=’472 – 480 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA’]
Mac Demarco
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Tuesday, Aug 11 at Royale
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279 Tremont Street, Boston, MA
Mac Demarco
Montreal, Canada
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://capturedtracks.com/artists/mac-demarco-2/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/pages/mac-demarco/301768729858252/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://macdemarco.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/msldemarco’]
Banditos
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Tuesday, Aug 11 at Lizard Lounge
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1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
Banditos
Birmingham, AL
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/banditosband’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.banditosband.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://banditosbama.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/banditosband’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://soundcloud.com/banditosbama’]
NE-HI
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Thursday, Aug 13 at Great Scott
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1222 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, MA
NE-HI
Chicago, IL
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/nehi_band’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/nehichicago’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://ne-hi.tumblr.com’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://nehimusic.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://ne-hi.bandcamp.com/’]
Penguin Prison
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Saturday, Aug 15 at Brighton Music Hall
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158 Brighton Avenue, Allston, MA
Penguin Prison
New York, NY
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/penguinprison/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://penguinprison.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://instagram.com/penguinprison’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/penguinprison’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.soundcloud.com/penguin-prison’]
basement, Adventures, Lvl Up, and Palehound
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Sunday, Aug 16 at Royale
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279 Tremont Street, Boston, MA
basement
Ipswich, United Kingdom
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/basementuk’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/basementuk’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://basementuk.tumblr.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://basement.bandcamp.com/’]
Adventures
Pittsburgh, PA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/adventurespgh’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://adventurespgh.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://twitter.com/adventurespgh’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://adventurespgh.tumblr.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.adventurespgh.tumblr.co’]
Lvl Up
Purchase, NY
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://lvlup.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/pages/lvl-up/225155120882216/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://lvlupband.tumblr.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/lvlupband’]
Palehound
Allston, MA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://palehound.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/palehoundsounds’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/palehound’]
Brick + Mortar and Tribe Society
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Sunday, Aug 16 at Middle East Upstairs
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472 – 480 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Brick + Mortar
Asbury Park, NJ
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Free Downloads
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/brickandmortarofficial/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://brmr.net/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://brickandmortar.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.twitter.com/brickandmortar’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://soundcloud.com/photofinishrecords/brick-mortar-bangs-1?in=photofinishrecords/sets/brick-mortar-bangs-1′]
Tribe Society
Washington Heights, NY
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Free Downloads
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/tribesociety’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://tribesociety.net/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://soundcloud.com/tribesociety’]