Boston Weekly Picks
Feb 1 - Feb 7, 2016

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, Feb 2 [fwaudio id=’3884′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] Ryan Bingham and Bird Dog Royale [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=4103&awinaffid=212341&clickref=&p=http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004F5BDA4A3F74?brand=boweryboston’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2016-2-2 ‘ dateend=’2016-2-2 23:59:00′ utc=” summary=’Ryan Bingham and Bird Dog at Royale’ description=’Ryan Bingham (http://binghammusic.com/) Bird Dog (http://twitter.com/birddog)’ locationaddress=’279 Tremont Street, Boston, MA’]
Wed, Feb 3 [fwaudio id=’3887′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] Emily Wells Great Scott [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=4103&awinaffid=212341&clickref=&p=http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004F6CDD7572F7?brand=greatscott’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2016-2-3 ‘ dateend=’2016-2-3 23:59:00′ utc=’-5′ summary=’Emily Wells at Great Scott’ description=’Emily Wells (https://myspace.com/emilywells/)’ locationaddress=’1222 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, MA’]
Wed, Feb 3 [fwaudio id=’3889′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] Allan Rayman, Mothers, Animal Flag, and Lolo Brighton Music Hall [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=4103&awinaffid=212341&clickref=&p=http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004F8FB86F46ED’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2016-2-3 ‘ dateend=’2016-2-3 23:59:00′ utc=” summary=’Allan Rayman, Mothers, Animal Flag, and Lolo at Brighton Music Hall’ description=’Allan Rayman (https://www.facebook.com/allanraymanmusic/) Mothers (https://www.facebook.com/nestingbehavior) Animal Flag (https://www.facebook.com/animalflag/) Lolo (https://www.facebook.com/weaponforsaturday)’ locationaddress=’158 Brighton Avenue, Allston, MA’]
Sat, Feb 6 [fwaudio id=’3894′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] Magic Shoppe and Zip-Tie Handcuffs Great Scott [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=4103&awinaffid=212341&clickref=&p=http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004F8B01558BE5?brand=greatscott’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2016-2-6 ‘ dateend=’2016-2-6 23:59:00′ utc=’-5′ summary=’Magic Shoppe and Zip-Tie Handcuffs at Great Scott’ description=’Magic Shoppe (https://myspace.com/thegoodshiplollypop/) Zip-Tie Handcuffs (https://www.facebook.com/ziptiehandcuffs/)’ locationaddress=’1222 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, MA’]
Sat, Feb 6 [fwaudio id=’3897′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0′] Idiot Genes 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?eventId=6441635&pl=obrien&dispatch=loadSelectionData’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2016-2-6 ‘ dateend=’2016-2-6 23:59:00′ utc=” summary=’Idiot Genes and Dirt Naps at O’Brien’s’ description=’Idiot Genes (http://soundcloud.com/idiotgenes/) Dirt Naps (http://dirtnapszzz.bandcamp.com)’ locationaddress=’3 Harvard Avenue, Allston, MA’]
Ryan Bingham and Bird Dog
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Tuesday, Feb 2 at Royale
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279 Tremont Street, Boston, MA
Ryan Bingham
Los Angeles, CA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://binghammusic.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/ryanbingham’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.youtube.com/ryanbingham’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/ryanbingham’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://soundcloud.com/ryan-bingham’]
Bird Dog
Los Angeles, CA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/birddog’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/thebandbirddog’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.birddogsite.com’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://soundcloud.com/birddogband’]
Emily Wells
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Wednesday, Feb 3 at Great Scott
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1222 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, MA
Emily Wells
Los Angeles, CA
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Free Downloads
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://myspace.com/emilywells/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://emilywellsmusic.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/emilywellsmusic’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/emilywellsmusic’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://emilywells.bandcamp.com/’]
Allan Rayman, Mothers, Animal Flag, and Lolo
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Wednesday, Feb 3 at Brighton Music Hall
[fwaddtocalendar size=’large’ datestart=’2016-2-3 ‘ dateend=’2016-2-3 23:59:00′ utc=” summary=’Allan Rayman, Mothers, Animal Flag, and Lolo at Brighton Music Hall’ description=’Allan Rayman (https://www.facebook.com/allanraymanmusic/) Mothers (https://www.facebook.com/nestingbehavior) Animal Flag (https://www.facebook.com/animalflag/) Lolo (https://www.facebook.com/weaponforsaturday)’ locationaddress=’158 Brighton Avenue, Allston, MA’][fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=4103&awinaffid=212341&clickref=&p=http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004F8FB86F46ED’]
158 Brighton Avenue, Allston, MA
Allan Rayman
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/allanraymanmusic/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.allanrayman.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://soundcloud.com/allanrayman’]
Mothers
Athens, GA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/nestingbehavior’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://nestingbehavior.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://soundcloud.com/mothers-1′]
Animal Flag
Boston, MA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/animalflag/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://animalflag.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/animalflag/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://matthewpolitoski.tumblr.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://themotherlandcollective.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.animalflag.tumblr.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.animalflag.bigcartel.com/’]
Lolo
Brooklyn, NY
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/weaponforsaturday’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://soundcloud.com/lolomusic’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://instagram.com/lolomusic’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/lolomusic’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://weaponforsaturday.com/’]
Magic Shoppe and Zip-Tie Handcuffs
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Saturday, Feb 6 at Great Scott
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1222 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, MA
Magic Shoppe
Boston, MA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://myspace.com/thegoodshiplollypop/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/magicshoppeboston’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://magicshoppe.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://soundcloud.com/magic-shoppe’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://twitter.com/magicshoppe’]
Zip-Tie Handcuffs
Boston, MA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/ziptiehandcuffs/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://sonicbids.com/ziptiehandcuffs’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://ziptiehandcuffs.bandcamp.com/’]
Idiot Genes and Dirt Naps
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Saturday, Feb 6 at O’Brien’s
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3 Harvard Avenue, Allston, MA
Idiot Genes
Allston, MA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://soundcloud.com/idiotgenes/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://stupidpants.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/idiotgenes/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.eyedesignrecords.com/’]
Dirt Naps
Boston, MA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://dirtnapszzz.bandcamp.com’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/dirtnapszzz’]