Boston Weekly Picks
Jan 26 - Feb 1, 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, Jan 26 [fwaudio id=’410′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0”] Holiday Music Middle East Upstairs [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=5550665&pl=mideastclub&REFID=elink’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-1-26 ‘ dateend=’2015-1-26 23:59:00′ utc=’-8′ summary=’Holiday Music at Middle East Upstairs’ description=’Holiday Music (https://soundcloud.com/mike-hlady)’ locationaddress=’472 – 480 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA’]
Tue, Jan 27 [fwaudio id=’412′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0”] Monomyth, Peachpit, and Dirt Naps O’Brien’s [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=5569515&pl=obrien’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-1-27 ‘ dateend=’2015-1-27 23:59:00′ utc=” summary=’Monomyth, Peachpit, and Dirt Naps at O’Brien’s’ description=’Monomyth (http://mmyth.bandcamp.com) Peachpit (http://lepeachpit.bandcamp.com/) Dirt Naps (http://dirtnapszzz.bandcamp.com)’ locationaddress=’3 Harvard Avenue, Allston, MA’]
Fri, Jan 30 [fwaudio id=’416′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0”] Bent Knee, Something Like A Monument, and Left Hand Does O’Brien’s [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=5454805&pl=obrien’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-1-30 ‘ dateend=’2015-1-30 23:59:00′ utc=” summary=’Bent Knee, Something Like A Monument, and Left Hand Does at O’Brien’s’ description=’Bent Knee (https://myspace.com/bentkneemusic/) Something Like A Monument (http://somethinglikeamonument.bandcamp.com/) Left Hand Does (https://myspace.com/lefthanddoes/)’ locationaddress=’3 Harvard Avenue, Allston, MA’]
Sat, Jan 31 [fwaudio id=’420′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0”] A. Sinclair Great Scott [fwticketbutton size=’medium’ url=’http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004D91BA5F6B96?brand=greatscott’] [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-1-31 ‘ dateend=’2015-1-31 23:59:00′ utc=’-5′ summary=’A. Sinclair at Great Scott’ description=’A. Sinclair (http://twitter.com/franksmithband/)’ locationaddress=’1222 Commonwealth Avenue , Allston, MA’]
Sat, Jan 31 [fwaudio id=’422′ type=’2′ size=’medium’ showtitleaudio=’0′ showtitleband=’0”] Cherub and Mystery Skulls Paradise [fwaddtocalendar size=’medium’ datestart=’2015-1-31 ‘ dateend=’2015-1-31 23:59:00′ utc=” summary=’Cherub and Mystery Skulls at Paradise’ description=’Cherub (https://www.facebook.com/cherublamusica/) Mystery Skulls (http://twitter.com/mysteryskulls)’ locationaddress=’967 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA’]
Holiday Music
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Monday, Jan 26 at Middle East Upstairs
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472 – 480 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Holiday Music
Boston, MA
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Band Websites
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Monomyth, Peachpit, and Dirt Naps
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Tuesday, Jan 27 at O’Brien’s
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3 Harvard Avenue, Allston, MA
Monomyth
The Netherlands
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://mmyth.bandcamp.com’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/monomyththeband’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.magnificentmusic.de/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.sozconcerts.nl/’]
Peachpit
Somerville, MA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://lepeachpit.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/elpeachpit/’]
Dirt Naps
Boston, MA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://dirtnapszzz.bandcamp.com’]
Bent Knee, Something Like A Monument, and Left Hand Does
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Friday, Jan 30 at O’Brien’s
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3 Harvard Avenue, Allston, MA
Bent Knee
Boston, MA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://myspace.com/bentkneemusic/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/bentkneemusic/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://bentkneemusic.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://sonicbids.com/bentkneemusic/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://bentknee.bandcamp.com/’]
Something Like A Monument
Philadelphia, PA
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Free Downloads
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://somethinglikeamonument.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.somethinglikeamonument.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/somethinglikeamonument’]
Left Hand Does
Boston, MA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://myspace.com/lefthanddoes/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/lefthanddoes/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://lefthanddoes.com/’]
A. Sinclair
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Saturday, Jan 31 at Great Scott
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1222 Commonwealth Avenue , Allston, MA
A. Sinclair
Austin, TX
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/franksmithband/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/asinclairmusic’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://asinclairmusic.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://asinclair.bandcamp.com/’]
Cherub and Mystery Skulls
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Saturday, Jan 31 at Paradise
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967 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
Cherub
Nashville, TN
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/cherublamusica/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://cherublamusica.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://youtube.com/cherublamusica’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/cherublamusica’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://cherub.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://soundcloud.com/cherublamusica’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://bit.ly/s5fmqf’]
Mystery Skulls
Los Angeles, CA
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Band Websites
[fwlinkbutton url=’http://twitter.com/mysteryskulls’] [fwlinkbutton url=’https://www.facebook.com/mysteryskulls’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://mysteryskulls.tumblr.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://mysteryskulls.bandcamp.com/’] [fwlinkbutton url=’http://www.mysteryskulls.com/’]