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This week the music world turns its gaze to the party they call SXSW. A number of local bands are hitting the scene in hopes that it will propel them to some worldwide tour – or at least help them get out of that "garden level" apartment in Medford. While some eyes turn south to Texas where an immigration debate runs wild the US immigration policy has taken a toll on the local concert... more ›

Despite recent surges in population (due to the start of the academic year) and some violent events in the not-too-distant past, Allston has not, in fact, been declared a disaster area (as opposed to New Orleans, shown at right). But these similarities are exactly what makes Boston's own "Rock City" the perfect place to host three nights' worth of benefit shows for Katrina relief and recovery more ›

Sunday: End the weekend with The Mountain Goats at the Middle East. John Darnielle is a cult hero unparalled, people freak out over him, and the new album is getting estastic reviews. Buy your tickets now, thank Bostonist later. Literate, harrowing, fascinating: all that good stuff. more ›