Local band Magic Magic played the Middle East Upstairs Thursday night, coming off a mini-tour of the east coast. “It was good, fun, haphazardly put together, last minute,” said lead singer John Murphy. Opening for Magic Magic was Wisconsin based band Sleeping In The Aviary. They were as good an opening band as any, channeling the Dead Milkmen and the Hives. They weren’t stellar but had their moments in the frantic set.

The single “Get Some” is pretty much the writing on the wall for this album. Lykke Li’s sophomore effort is quite a departure from the soft-spoken cutesiness of her first album Youth Novels (Atlantic)....

On March 3 Deer Tick played the Paradise between opener Dawes (gimmicky country rock) and headliner Middle Brother (which is actually just a sloppy combination of Dawes, Deer Tick and another band, Delta...

Ninjasonik walked in the door, onstage and were in your face the whole set. They rocked the tiny Middle East Upstairs Saturday opening up for local band Bad Rabbits. The indie hip-hop group consists...