Bridges and Squares Podcast

A Local Boston Music Podcast

This show is trying to document the best music in and around Boston one band at a time. We also like to talk to different people in and around the scene focusing on our favorite topic, music!

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About Us: Ted and Colin are music nerds. We pretend to be cool but as far as I can tell, we haven't fooled anybody.

~ Thursday, April 29 ~

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

Download the episode here!

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~ Friday, April 2 ~

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.

Tags: Bridges and Squares Upcoming Guests Ladderlegs Girlfriends

~ Wednesday, March 10 ~

I was hoping to have a new episode to release this week but I dropped the ball a little bit and didn’t schedule a new band in time. That’s okay though because I’m in deep negotiations with four bands for upcoming shows. By deep negotiations, I mean we’re trying to pick a day when everyone is free. From there we should be able to keep the shows coming pretty regularly. Upcoming guests should include:

A Bit Much,
The Sinbusters,
Ladderlegs,
JDO (that’s right we’re bringing the local hip-hop to the party too)

I take no responsibility if any of these bands fall through but they have all expressed interest. Until the next show comes out, enjoy this video by our first guests ever, the best band in Boston, Streight Angular. These guys are going places, pay attention.

Tags: Streight Angular Bridges And Squares Boston Local Music upcoming guests a bit much Ladderlegs The Sinbusters JDO

~ Sunday, March 7 ~

The FDA recently issued a report stating that listening to LADDERLEGS is good for your health. Radical liberals are trying add their new album to the Health Care reform as a last minute amendment. We happen to also be trying to get them on the show. Lets hope it happens soon. This song here, Towards Home, is the #1 single in Boston. The number #2 single is this podcast. I’m not sure how those numbers were determined.

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~ Tuesday, March 2 ~

Hypocrites of the world unite! We talked a lot o’ trash about bands reforming but I’ll be honest, seeing Pavement sounds pretty good. Seeing them at the Roxy or the Paradise would be better than the Agganis Arena but oh well. Don’t make the same mistake I did with Pavement. Go see Streight Angular or Ladderlegs or any of the other great Boston bands now while you can still see them play at a club like the Middle East. That shit will blow up before you know it.

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~ Friday, February 5 ~

Abram Taber and Ladderlegs bitches.

Colin and I recorded Abram Taber tonight. He manages to sounds like all of Sonic Youth and a vocal choir all at once… by himself! Its mind blowing to see it in person. We’ll edit it down as soon as possible and post it. After his show, we saw Ladderlegs. That is some good damn stuff. They are bringing badass guitar music back to Boston. Their music might fall apart at any moment but somehow doesn’t. I mean that as a complement. They finished off their set with rocking Motown covers. I bought their CD and they said they’d come on the podcast sometime too. See them now! Their myspace page is here.

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