Bostonist caught Broken River Prophet's CD release party at the Middle East upstairs last night, complete with cupcakes and amazing openers. We just missed Ba-Na-Nas, but had the pleasure of hearing Animal Hospital, BRP themselves, and of course headliners +/-. Here's what it looked like from the crowd.......

Muy Cansado! CD Release Show - Stars & Garters with Prime Movers, Diamond Mines and The New Dumb Friday, August 15th, 9pm Abbey Lounge Muy Cansado sound anything but tired. Sure, the band's sound hearkens back to the alternative grooves of Dinosaur Jr. and The Lemonheads, but offers a fresh new twist. The band has, apparently, been compared to the Pixies, David Bowie, and the Talking Heads, which is quite a grandiose collection. Formed when......

Broken River Prophet CD Release Party for With Infinite Arms to Cradle the Flames Middle East Upstairs Saturday, August 16, 9pm with Plus/Minus, Animal Hospital, Ba-Na-Nas $9 advance / $10 day of Our "Bostonian of the Week" feature is verging on "musicians of the week," but that's okay with us. Broken River Prophet is a local band with a long history—it first made dark, unsettling yet beautiful noise in 1994, and had a shifting lineup......

War Tapes with Tiger Army and The Unseen Middle East downstairs, tonight, 8pm, $15 Few things are scarier than wars and armies, so it makes sense that War Tapes and Tiger Army would put on a hell of a show. The Los Angeles-based bands play dark rock with dramatic and psychobilly twists, respectively. Opening act The Unseen is a bunch of local punks who've been tearing it up since 1993, while Tiger Army has an......

Bostonist had a sudden urge to saunter over to PA's Lounge tonight, and we're so glad we did. Not only did they have the Pats game on in the bar side, so we could stay updated on the football front, but they also had an evening of sweet (mostly) local sounds on the music side of the venue. Though we (sadly) missed opener Elizabeth Butters, we were able to catch The Battle of Land and......