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Hotline TNT played The Sinclair – 8/28

Hotline TNT played The Sinclair – 8/28

NYC rockers Hotline TNT returned to town last week supporting their new record Raspberry Moon. 

Pile, Grass is Green, Speedy Ortiz played the Armory – 1/17

Pile, Grass is Green, Speedy Ortiz played the Armory – 1/17

Close your eyes and it almost felt like 2015 as a trio of old friends united for a Somerville show last weekend with support from Mingko.

Pile played the Armory – 3/3

Pile played the Armory – 3/3

Boston favorites Pile headlined a sold-out record release show in Somerville earlier this month, joined by Western MA’s Mal Devisa.

Big Ups played Great Scott – 1/12

Big Ups played Great Scott – 1/12

Boston bid farewell to NYC punks Big Ups, who played their penultimate show at Great Scott on Saturday night with support from Kal Marks, Lilith and Fucko. 

Ovlov and friends played Great Scott – 12/20

Ovlov and friends played Great Scott – 12/20

The last of Allston Pudding’s December residency shows went down at Great Scott just before Christmas with Ovlov, Anna Altman, Mister Goblin and Alexander. 

Pile played The Sinclair – 4/2

Pile played The Sinclair – 4/2

Boston favorites Pile played a sold-out record release show at The Sinclair on Sunday night, joined by The Kominas and Exploding In Sound label-mates Gnarwahl and Kal Marks. 

Ovlov played O’Brien’s Pub – 9/5

Ovlov played O’Brien’s Pub – 9/5

Connecticut noise-rockers Ovlov – reunited and currently on a U.S. tour with the U.K.’s Basement – took an off night to headline Allston’s favorite hole-in-the-wall on Monday. 

Krill played Great Scott (for the last time) – 10/15

Krill played Great Scott (for the last time) – 10/15

R.I.P. Krill / Krill forever. The beloved Boston trio bid farewell to the city with a night of two sold-out shows at Great Scott last week. I’m not the person to eulogize the band, but they were a local institution who meant a lot to 

Krill, Pile, Warehouse and Palm Played Cuisine En Locale – 9/18

Krill, Pile, Warehouse and Palm Played Cuisine En Locale – 9/18

Cuisine En Locale’s bill on the 18th was stacked no matter how you look at it, but the announcement a few days prior that it would be the beloved Krill’s second-to-last Boston show before the band’s untimely demise lent an unexpectedly heavy air to the 

Pile played Great Scott – 8/23

Pile played Great Scott – 8/23

I planned on attending much of the Boston end of Exploding In Sound’s “Thank You For Being a Friend” weekend and then, for a variety of reasons, made it to precisely one show. However, that show was Pile and it was pretty great. The Boston mainstays