Dungeon Hearts: A puzzle/RPG hybrid that was almost a brothel simulator

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Coming to PC and mobile devices in 2013.

Feast your eyes on Dreadline, Boston indie Eerie-Canal’s new game

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Reap humans before they face their fate.

Indie rock trio The Lumineers sees hard work pay off

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The band hits Boston for a sold-out show on April 20

New album sends Indie rockers Good Old War to the top of the charts

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Good Old War (Left to right): Tim Arnold, Keith Goodwin, Dan Schwartz. (Credit/blogrockingbeats.com)

The band hits Boston April 26

Interview: Brooklyn’s Breaking Laces starts its tour

May 18, 2011   1 Comment  

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Get thee to Rockwood Music Hall

Josh and Zac Farro leave Paramore

Dec. 20, 2010   1 Comment  

Paramore arrives at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on September 12. (WireImage)

Future uncertain

CMJ 2010 Featured Artist: Dan Mangan

Oct. 21, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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Canadian singer-songwriter recently signed with Arts & Crafts label

White Noise Sound self-titled debut reviewed

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A solid, intriguing experiment

Getting to Know: Girl in a Coma

April 20, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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Rockers talk about their tastes and influences

Frightened Rabbit stirs things up with “The Winter of Mixed Drinks”

Feb. 28, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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A fitting offering

The Bloodsugars: I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On

Nov. 30, 2009   1 Comment  

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Not your typical Brooklyn band

Pay attention to Imogen Heap

Nov. 30, 2009   1 Comment  

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Brit has more going for her than Jason DeRulo’s “Whatcha Say”

Getting to Know: Still Life Still

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Quintet releases first LP after 10 years

Tegan & Sara achieve Sainthood

Oct. 27, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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Thank you.

Airborne Toxic Event in Boston

Oct. 15, 2009   2 Comments  

Airborne Toxic Event played House of Blues on Tuesday (Blast staff photo/Sarah Gordon)

One of the hottest bands around sits down with Blast

Across the “Universe” — The Most Serene Republic

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This Canadian septet operates like a chamber orchestra.

Northern lights

May 3, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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NEW YORK — “Remind Me Where the Light Is” the sophomore effort from Los Angeles coed duo Great Northern, kicks off with “Story” whose pounding drums and coarse guitars may leave listeners wondering if the band has abandoned the ethereal sound that permeated their debut, 2007′s “Trading Twilight For Daylight.” The answer is, not entirely. [...]

Loquat spills its “Secrets”

Dec. 4, 2008   1 Comment  

Tour stories from San Francisco based indie-pop group Loquat sound a lot more like a haphazard family vacation with a tight budget than a trip to perform in cities around the U.S. [...]

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Death Cab for Cutie shoots for the Stairs

June 2, 2008   Leave a Comment  

When I heard that Death Cab for Cutie’s “Narrow Stairs,” which was released last month, was the number one album in the country, my first thought was, “I wonder what Seth Cohen would think.” [...]

Party of Five: Indie rockers Eisley keep it all in the Family

May 1, 2008   3 Comments  

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One might assume that the members of indie quintet Eisley are given a hero’s welcome when they return to their suburban hometown of Tyler, Texas between touring. After all, the group (four siblings and their cousin) has toured with the likes of Coldplay and Snow Patrol, earned critical acclaim for their sophomore effort, last year’s “Combinations,” and had a song from the record featured on MTV juggernaut “The Hills” – all while most of them were still in or barely out of their teens.

Well, not so much, according to singer/guitarist Sherri DuPree, who chatted with Blast from a recent tour stop in Hoboken, N.J. [...]