The Fenway Recordings Sessions adds to its summer and fall lineup, confirms Sessions #135-141.

Fenway Recordings is stoked to announce the addition of 7 upcoming Session shows. #135 will held on July 20th at Brighton Music Hall featuring CIBO MATTO with TONY CASTLES (Tickets). Sessions #136 & #137 will feature FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE with NICOLE ATKINS at Brighton Music Hall on August 12th &13th. Fountains of Wayne's first night, August 12th, will be a full electric set (Tickets), while the second night, August 13th, will be a full acoustic set (Tickets).  On August 31st, the Sessions welcomes MALE BONDING with LOVE INKS and GIRLFRIENDS to Brighton Music Hall for Session #138 (Tickets).  YOU AM I and SLOAN will take the Brighton Music Hall Stage on September 14th for the #139 session (Tickets).  #140 will feature THE HORRORS at Brighton music Hall on October 3th (Tickets). And on October 20th BRAIDS with PEPPER RABBIT will be at the Great Scott for Session #141 (Tickets).

Bodega Girls Release New Single: "Live Free Or Die" Out Today!

Bodega Girls' new single, "Live Free Or Die," is out today on iTunes.  It is also available as a limited edition cassingle with exclusive B-Side, "Everybody Wants A Piece Of My Baby"  and digital download. The track was written and recorded with the Granite State in mind, and to celebrate the release, Bodega Girls will be at San Antonio Spur - and BG superfan - Matt Bonner's Sneakers and Speakers event at the Page in Portsmouth, NH on July 2nd.  They'll join fellow New England indie rockers Deer Tick at this annual fundraiser put on by Bonner and his brother Luke to raise money for the Boys & Girls club.

Bodega Girls remix track by The Static Jacks

Check out a new extended remix of The Static Jacks' single, "Girl Parts" by Bodega Girls. Listen to the track here to see what music blog RCRD Label had to say about the Bodega remix. Also, don't miss the chance to submit your own "Girl Parts" remix in The Static Jack's official remix context held to promote their upcoming album, If You're Young, due out August 30th. The contest is open through July 15th. Check out The Static Jack's Facebook page for contest information.

Mission of Burma to play free outdoor NYC show!

Mission of Burma announces new show as part of the “Free Summer Sunday” Beach Party Music Series in NYC on August 7th. Presented in association with the Seaport Music Festival on Pier 17 and the RiverRocks Series on Pier 54, this six-week concert series, booked for July 10th through August 14th, will include musical acts such as The Ravonettes, Swirlies, and more. Mission of Burma will take the stage at 3pm at the Beekman Beer Garden Beach Club along the East River in lower Manhattan. The concert is free and will take place on Beekman’s 200-ton sandy beach overlooking the Brooklyn Bridge. The show is limited to 1,100 people so get there early when doors open at 11:30 am. 21 and older only. More information here.  

Joywave releases new 7" single!

Joywave is pleased to announce the release of their new single "Ridge." The track is available as a free download on Facebook and in a 7" vinyl version which comes with the B-Side "Traveling at the Speed of Light" from Joywave's 77777 Mixtape. Pre-order the 7" single through Tympanogram Records by clicking here.

Bodega Girls win Best Live Act at the 2011 Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll Awards!

Yesterday Bodega Girls took home a Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll Award for Best Live Act!  The award was the result of an online poll as voted on by readers of the Boston Phoenix.  Bodega Girls received their BMPA last night at Brighton Music Hall where they also played as the resident house band for the awards ceremony.  They were joined by a myriad of musical heroes including Bill Janovitz of Buffalo Tom, Dom, Amanda Palmer and the one and only, Peter Wolf of J. Geils Band for a series of classic Beantown covers.  Click here for the official award announcement.

MGMT adds two more shows in California

MGMT will be playing in Santa Margarita and Big Sur in August, leading up to their appearance at the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in San Francisco on August 12th! Show Information:

08/07/11 Pozo Saloon, 90 W. Pozo Rd., Santa Margarita, CA

08/10/11 Henry Miller Library, Highway One, Big Sur, CA

Tickets for Santa Margarita & Big Sur go on sale Wednesday (6/15) at 9AM PST and can be purchased for presale here.

IVY to Release New Album, "All Hours" Sept. 20; First Single, "Distant Lights" Out Now

IVY is excited to announce that All Hours, the band’s fifth studio album, will be released Tuesday, September 20th on Nettwerk Records.  The album was written, produced and mixed entirely in the band’s Manhattan studio, and is IVY’s first release since 2005’s In The Clear.

All Hours' lead off track, “Distant Lights,” is available now in the iTunes store, and is streaming on the band’s Facebook page.  In its exclusive review of the track, Rolling Stone notes that IVY “make melancholy sound chic.”  "Like" IVY on Facebook to listen to the track, HERE, and then get the song for yourself on iTunes, HERE.  The full album is also available for pre-order through iTunes, HERE

All Hours track listing

Distant Lights 

Fascinated 

How’s Never 

Suspicious 

You Make it So Hard 

World Without You 

I Still want You 

Everybody Knows 

Lost In The Sun She Really Got To You 

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