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Photos: Ghost + Ancient Wisdom + Blood Ceremony at The Middle East Downstairs

The Middle East Downstairs | January 17, 2012
Ghost + Ancient Wisdom + Blood Ceremony played the Middle East Downstairs, Tuesday, January 17, 2012.
By ALI DONOHUE | February 16, 2012

Photos: Caspian at the Middle East Downstairs

Caspian + Constants + Defeater | December 30, 2011
Caspian, Constants and Defeater perform live as part of the 9th Annual Last Night On Earth party at the Middle East Downstairs on December 30, 2011.
By ANDY WARE | January 09, 2012

Getting rocked with Cocked N' Loaded

Plus, Mellow Bravo crashes the New Year’s Eve party
Two years ago, Cocked N' Loaded opened for the rabble-rousing Upper Crust at the now-defunct Harpers Ferry in Allston.
By MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | December 14, 2011

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Photos: Hot Rod Circuit at The Middle East

The Middle East Downstairs | November 20, 2011
Hot Rod Circuit plays to a packed house at The Middle East Downstairs on November 20, 2011.
By MIKE JOHNSON | December 01, 2011

Photos: Peter Murphy + She Wants Revenge at the Middle East

Middle East Downstairs | November 17, 2011
Peter Murphy and She Wants Revenge played The Middle East Downstairs on November 17, 2011.
By DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN | November 23, 2011

Andrew Jackson Jihad's sincere sarcasm

Righteous
Punks, frequently eager to shove a stick of self-important vainglory up their own asses, have been some of the worst offenders. But, as is usually the case with sweeping generalizations, the exceptions to this one make it look ridiculous.
By BARRY THOMPSON | October 26, 2011

Das Racist | Relax

Greedhead (2011)
They still have jokes for days, but lyrical dexterity has taken precedence on their debut LP.
By MICHAEL C. WALSH | September 20, 2011

Photos: One Night in Boston 2011

Fifteen photographers. Eight hours.
STUFF Magazine presents photos taken in Boston's streets over eight hours on the night of July 15, 2011; here are a few of our favorites.
By STUFF BOSTON | August 12, 2011

Photos: Torche at the Middle East Downstairs

Torche | Middle East Downstairs | July 21, 2011
Torche performs live at the Middle East Downstairs on July 21, 2011.
By ALI DONOHUE | July 29, 2011

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Photos: Age Rings + Taxpayer + Pretty & Nice at Middle East Downstairs

Middle East Downstairs | May 21, 2011
Age Rings, Taxpayer, and Pretty & Nice perform live at Middle East Downstairs on May 21, 2011.
By KEN MARCOU | June 03, 2011

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After a decade on the grind, Trap Them find their stride

Reshaping their core
Hardcore cribbing from metal is hardly new territory. At least, according to Trap Them vocalist Ryan McKenney.
By JANSSEN MCCORMICK | May 20, 2011

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Photos: Rooney and Eisley at Middle East Downstairs

Rooney and Eisley | Middle East Downstairs | February 16, 2011
Concert photos of Rooney and Eisley at Middle East Downstairs
By CHRISSY BULAKITES | February 24, 2011

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Entangled in the emotional pop of Eisley

You, me, and five Duprees
Eisley are a bunch of damn hypocrites. Ever since the 2005 release of "Telescope Eyes," with its excruciatingly pitiable plea of "Please don't make me cry," they've been making their fans do exactly that.
By LUKE O'NEIL | February 16, 2011

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Sweden's Radio Dept. create musical graffiti

Art for pop's sake
Growing up in the small Swedish town of Björntorp, Johan Duncanson didn't have bright explosions of spray paint on underpasses to remind him that art could exist outside the lines of commercialism. Instead, music, movies, and comic books provided the language he could jump into.
By JONATHAN DONALDSON | February 02, 2011

Mistle Thrush reunite, remain indefinable

Waking from a dream
It's a fun bit of Boston rock trivia that on September 23, 1991, homegrown post-punk band Bullet LaVolta played WFNX's fifth-birthday show at Axis with two relative unknowns: the Smashing Pumpkins and, on the eve of Nevermind 's release, Nirvana.
By MICHAEL MAROTTA | January 18, 2011

Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker display their indie artifacts

Antiques roadshow
It was on a whim roughly 25 years ago that a young David Lowery called up a friend at SST Records to see how SST had been promoting records that year. "He just said, 'Hey, we've been sending a lot of our stuff to college radio stations, and they seem to be playing them a lot.' I mean, this is literally like how this all started."
By MATT PARISH | January 11, 2011

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