Bridges And Squares 10 - Quilt

Bridges & Squares is killing it in ‘11.  We took our baby steps in 2010 and now we are graduating toddler school.  What a better way to start off a new run of episodes than with Quilt.  When we started the show last year, Quilt was always one of the bands we wanted to have on as guests.  Thankfully, they found the time for us in January.  We recorded them at Great Scott, for our first recording at a club.  They combine great harmonies with hypnotic minimal music.  It is the type of music you can listen to again and again and discover new sounds and nuances you did not hear previously.  Their show was great and they even rocked and off-stage sound manipulator, a la Mission of Burma.  The whole bill was great.  It was put together by the Pelly Twins, a pair of sisters with great tastes in music. Right now, Quilt are killing down in Austin, TX but make sure to check them now out next time they are in Boston.  Check out their website to see what they are up to.

Also on the show, Ted, Colin, And Meghan talk about music and why Libya would be a much more interesting conflict if we called it Labia instead.

Thanks again to Great Scott, specifically, Chris and Carl for being so accommodating.  And thanks to Quilt for being patient with us, the turn around time for producing this show was a bit slow.  Stay tuned for the next show with The Battleships Cometh and hopefully the return of Streight Angular after that.

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Double Mega!

We’re back!  The show is back!  Yay!  Since we’ve been away for so long we’re dropping not one but two episodes of Bridges And Squares on ya head.  We’re calling it the Double Mega Comeback Show.  Where have we been?  We have been in a land I like to call Lazy Land.  We recently observed that people sometimes get lazy when they work full-time and try to produce a podcast in their spare time.  Alas, there is too much good music in Boston to not jump back on the podcast trail.  For our Double Mega return we have two completely different bands as guests.  On part 1 we have the well crafted alternative rock of Alchemilla.  For part 2 we have the energetic and fun punk rock of Radio Control.  These two bands show the breadth of rock we play here in Boston.  So we are gonna finish up the year strong and try our best not to procrastinate on releasing new shows.  Let us know if you want to help out the show. We always want a new voice and any aide will be greatly appreciated.  Keep emailing bands you want us to have as guests too!  Support these bands.  They rock!

Enjoy the shows punks!

Click here for part 1 with Alchemilla! or download the mp3 here.

Click here for part 2 with Radio Control! or download the mp3 here.

Bridges And Squares 09 - Radio Control

It’s Hot Audio! Radio Control reminds us why punk remains an essential part of rock.  We don’t all need to be Joe Satriani and play obscure music scales.  Radio Control realize that energy and passion is what really makes music great.  In fact, I like listening to their music ten times better than listening to Mr. Satriani overplay his guitar.  Radio Control’s music makes you want to start a band.  Who wouldn’t want to play their brand of fun punk rock.  They keep it fast and they keep it loud.

They’re trying to raise some funds to finish their debut album set to be released in early 2011.  Donate to their cause and see them play at Tavern At The End Of The World on November 19th.  We need make sure bands like Radio Control continue to put out music!  Check out the details about that show here. 

Our music topic for the show is “I don’t get (this band).” During our discussion, we talk about how the reverb drenched bands popular on Pitchfork right now are a bit overrated.  Are we correct or are we assholes?

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Check out Radio Control here:

http://radiocontrol.bandcamp.com

http://myspace.com/radiocontrolmusic

http://weareradiocontrol.tumblr.com

http://twitter.com/radiofkncontrol

http://facebook.com/radiocontrol

http://flickr.com/radiocontrol

Bridges And Squares 08 - Alchemilla

Alchemilla is one of the hottest bands in Boston.  Since they dropped their new album, Chasing Ghosts, they can’t stop getting played on the radio.  Their music combines well-crafted hard-rock with Kat Burke’s soaring vocals.  Good singers are few and far between these days so it is nice to hear a truly talented singer like Kat.  Plus, their music is tight.  These guys come ready to perform and always blow people away at their shows.  On our show, the well traveled band tells us about the best and worst clubs they have played in Boston.  They also let us in on how they got their songs on the Rock Band network.  They are currently writing and recording new music in their hidden lair but they should playing shows again in the near future.  Check them out on one of a hundred Internet locations, they are always up to something cool.  Support these guys and buy their album Chasing Ghosts!

Download the show here.

Alchemilla can be found at:

http://alchemilla.us/

http://www.facebook.com/AlchemillaBand

http://twitter.com/AlchemillaBand

http://www.myspace.com/alchemilla

Full Disclosure:  We screwed up recording their bass.  We thought we recored everything fine but somehow lost their bass track.  We managed to isolate the bass from one of our overhead mics and it sounds pretty good but it would have sounded better if we didn’t screw it up recording the bass in the first place.

Episode 5 - Ladderlegs

We made it!  It’s here!  You’re all excited right?  Why can’t I hear anyone?  For this episode, we have one of the bands I am most excited about in Boston right now, Ladderlegs! Be prepared to have your ears kicked in by their super quick set.  We suffered in a stuffy, sweaty attic to record them but they played great music that night.  We would have let them stretch it out but their neighbors would not have appreciated that so we had to cut it short.  Boo!

We also have Al from Streight Angular on the show.  They are up for Best New Act in the Boston Phoenix Best Music Pole (Vote for them here.  Vote for them in this other contest here).  Al lays out the bands candidacy on the show.  If your not convinced to vote for them after hearing his political platform, listen to their awesome new song, Modern Age Blues 4 Happy Version and thank me later. 

There are some technical problems on this one.  I’m pretending that they were done on purpose for artistic purposes.  Check out these bands! They put on great shows!

Go see Ladderlegs here:

May 6 2010 10:00P Tavern at the End of the World Charlestown, Massachusetts
May 13 2010 10:00P Tavern at the End of the World Charlestown, Massachusetts
May 20 2010 8:00P The Dewey House with Hermit Thrushes Bennington, Vermont
May 22 2010 8:00P Wallingford Mansion with Hermit Thrushes and Acid Wound Brighton, Massachusetts
May 23 2010 6:00P 119 Gallery w/ Viva Viva, Malaikat Dan Singa, Hermit Thrushes, Big Kitty and Avi Jacobs Lowell, Massachusetts

Go see Streight Angular here:

May 3 2010 8:00P Great Scott - “Nomination Party” 18+ Allston
May 14 2010 8:00P House of Blues 02116, Massachusetts

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Next up Ladderlegs!

Our next guest is lined up (I think).  We should be recording Ladderlegs next week.  They have one of the more original sounds in Boston right now.  They just put out a new album, so it will be great to hear some tracks from it. 

On Wednesday we got to see one of our favorite local bands Girlfriends.  They got to open for two great indie rock bands, Love Is All and Japandroids.  They overcame some early technical difficulties and played a set on par with a couple of great national bands.  We talked to them after the set and they seem interested on coming on the show as well.  So check them out, they play a fun show.

Episode 4 - A Bit Much

That shit arrived like I promised.  This episode may be our best one yet.  A Bit Much were a great group of guys to record.  They the cool with us even though we had lots of technical difficulties.  Their music is like a tour of rock music from the sixties all the way up until now.  They do all this while keeping it light with funny lyrics.  Want some Doors-like keys with a Brian May rock solo?  They got it.  Want epic rock songs that tell Frampton Comes Alive to die?  They got that too.  As for us, we discussed whether indie rock is better than mainstream music or are we just pretentious douches.  The answer: we’re kind of douchey. Or are we…  Check out A Bit Much, they’re playing a lot of shows soon.

SETLIST:
I Can Rock Nobody Like Nobody’s Been Rocked Before
Starvation Wage
All I Want Is George Harrison’s Wife
When I Need Your Lovin I Gotta have Your Lovin (hope I didn’t screw up the spelling on that one)

Some of their songs they played for us are from their great new album.  Download the album here.

Download the episode here.

Enjoy!

P.S.  Keep suggesting bands for us to have on at bridgesandsquares ( at ) gmail.com