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Dillon Riley

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Convinced Friend Make Their Boston Debut - Allston Pudding

Convinced Friend Make Their Boston Debut - Allston Pudding

Allston Pudding — A.S. Wilson has seen a few things. From New Orleans up through the midwest and then to the southeast, music (and a brief stay in divinity school) has taken him all over the country, more recently landing him in Providence.
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Knifeplay, "Animal Drowning"

Knifeplay, "Animal Drowning"

FLOOD Magazine — TJ Strohmer has seen some shit. The expressive frontperson of Philly-based shoegaze troupe Knifeplay fills his songs with loss and pain and misery, going deep in a genre that's routinely mocked for being a bit shallow. Strohmer wields these narratives with an androgynous, almost shellshocked vocal quiver uniquely suited to deliver agony while backed by a band that achieves immense volume without sacrificing texture.
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Wednesday Crashes The Crystal Ballroom - Allston Pudding

Wednesday Crashes The Crystal Ballroom - Allston Pudding

Allston Pudding — Asheville, NC quintet Wednesday have had a big two years by any metric. The twangy shoegazers released their sophomore LP Twin Plagues to rave reviews and set out on a series of tours in support of acts like Beach Bunny and (their collective personal heroes) Drive-By Truckers, while gaining recognition around the indiesphere for their unique blend of big hooks, crushing guitar squall and sighing lapsteel textures.
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Jockstrap, "I Love You Jennifer B"

Jockstrap, "I Love You Jennifer B"

FLOOD Magazine — Jockstrap knew exactly what they were doing when they chose that name. Slightly provocative and just a little bit gross, it evokes an image of muscly guys in a damp locker room with questionable hygiene. It's somewhat of a misnomer for a couple of quiet conservatory kids making art-minded pop music, but in that contradiction lies the key to their project.
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Pushflowers Are Back In Peak Form - Allston Pudding

Pushflowers Are Back In Peak Form - Allston Pudding

Allston Pudding — Boston indie-pop troupe (and eternal ) haven't missed a beat. Fresh off their return to the stage last Thursday night at Notch Brighton, Pushflowers are dropping their first new track since 2019 right here at Allston Pudding.
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Horse Jumper of Love, "Natural Part"

Horse Jumper of Love, "Natural Part"

FLOOD Magazine — Dimitri Giannopoulos is a chronicler of the mundane. Prone to fixations on the drama of humanity, the leader of Boston's Horse Jumper of Love comes across like a benevolent alien probing society for further study. His songs-often short and possessing a strange lyrical economy-present him as a keen observer, but an unreliable narrator.
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H A U N T E R Break Down Their New Album - Allston Pudding

H A U N T E R Break Down Their New Album - Allston Pudding

Allston Pudding — H A U N T E R is a duo now. Sander Bryce of Really From's long-running sampletronica/jazz solo project has now blossomed into a band, all due to a chance encounter with a family member he didn't even know existed until recently.
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Waking Windows Came Back Stronger Than Ever - Allston Pudding

Waking Windows Came Back Stronger Than Ever - Allston Pudding

Allston Pudding — Sure, having big name headliners gets people in the door (and between Dinosaur Jr., Japanese Breakfast, Dry Cleaning, Kikagaku Moyo, and The Nude Party, this year's edition had plenty), but slotting a host of up and coming and locally revered New England acts on the very same stages is what's kept people coming back year after year.
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Julianna Barwick Brings Healing to The Sinclair - Allston Pudding

Julianna Barwick Brings Healing to The Sinclair - Allston Pudding

Allston Pudding — Julianna Barwick 's voice possesses untold magic. The Brooklyn electronic composer has long used her instrument (well that and a prodigious array of synths, loop pedals, and other machinery) to produce otherworldly ambient music that demands listeners' attention in direct opposition to how lots of contemporary ambient fades into the background.
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MJ Lenderman, "Boat Songs"

MJ Lenderman, "Boat Songs"

FLOOD Magazine — There are few eternal truths in this world, but drinking beer with your buddies is always a good time. Asheville's MJ Lenderman understands this. His third LP Boat Songs doesn't get bogged down with intellectualism or make apologies for its love of Southern ephemera.
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Here's What We Saw at The Town and The City Festival - Allston Pudding

Here's What We Saw at The Town and The City Festival - Allston Pudding

Allston Pudding — Photos By Sarah Wilson As we previously alerted, Lowell's The Town And The City Festival commenced last weekend (April 8-9) at a smattering of venues all around the city's historic Downtown section.
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The Town and The City Festival Takes Over Lowell - Allston Pudding

The Town and The City Festival Takes Over Lowell - Allston Pudding

Allston Pudding — The latest edition of Lowell's lands this weekend, April 8 and 9th. Named after the The Town and The City Festival acclaimed first novel by the city's native son Jack Kerouac, the year's fest packs big headliners like Tanya Donnelly, Adam Ezra Group, Robyn Hitchcock, and Screaming Females alongside a slew of Pudding-approved local acts and spoken word artists, jazz improvisers and storytellers alike.
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Gang of Four Came To Somerville, Microwaves Beware - Allston Pudding

Gang of Four Came To Somerville, Microwaves Beware - Allston Pudding

Allston Pudding — UK post-punk legends have been on the road in support of a Gang of Four new archival reissue of their early works via Matador, and they hit Somerville's swanky new Crystal Ballroom this past Sunday, March 6th.
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Wander into Nature with a New Video from Gold Dust - Allston Pudding

Wander into Nature with a New Video from Gold Dust - Allston Pudding

Allston Pudding — Astute readers will recall that we named Gold Dust's self-titled debut LP one of our favorite local releases of 2o21. Taking a break from the din of his other projects-namely the beloved shoegaze outfit Kindling -Gold Dust's sole member Stephen Pierce revealed himself to be one hell of a folkie.
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Bedbug Goes Full Band With New Single - Allston Pudding

Bedbug Goes Full Band With New Single - Allston Pudding

Allston Pudding — There's no easy way to say this, but Bedbug is a full band now. Trading their signature acoustics'n'bleeps approach for something a little louder and more sprawling, Allston's most beloved bedroom pop band has officially grown up: they're an indie rock band now.
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Mercet Checks The Vibe with a New Video - Allston Pudding

Mercet Checks The Vibe with a New Video - Allston Pudding

Allston Pudding — Last we heard from Boston producer , he was preparing to self-release his debut full-length VIMS . Out this past spring, ' eight tracks of pristine ambient, electronica, IDM, and experimental pop take the listener through a journey of personal discovery and growth.
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Alexander Floats To Safety on His New Single - Allston Pudding

Alexander Floats To Safety on His New Single - Allston Pudding

Allston Pudding — Alex Fatato of Alexander definitely knows the power of a simple song done right. And so one of Boston's most beloved (and prolific) songwriters is back again this fall with a new album entitled Difficult Freedom.
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INFRASTRUCTURE Props Up The Underground Techno Sound in Boston On July 3rd % Allston Pudding

INFRASTRUCTURE Props Up The Underground Techno Sound in Boston On July 3rd % Allston Pudding

Allston Pudding — Nothing says summertime in Boston quite like a relentlessly pounding kick drum. If that's a sentiment you too can get behind then let us call your attention to the red hot Boston dance music collective Infra's latest endeavor: INFRASTRUCTURE.
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Noah Britton Dreams of Fatherly Love on "My Son" - Allston Pudding

Noah Britton Dreams of Fatherly Love on "My Son" - Allston Pudding

Allston Pudding — Noah Britton certainly has a calling card, and it's his voice. A deep, booming baritone capable of filling a whole room, Britton isn't likely to fade into the background. And yet, for someone with such a particular way of speaking, the Boston-based artist formerly known as ACLU Benefit has found a lot of different ways to reach audiences.
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Ocen Arc Breaks Down Every Track on His Debut EP - Allston Pudding

Ocen Arc Breaks Down Every Track on His Debut EP - Allston Pudding

Allston Pudding — When it comes to music, Matt Politoski feels like a baby. The one-time erstwhile frontperson of beloved emo troupe Animal Flag freely cops to serious holes in his listening history. To wit, his band once opened for a certain hugely influential Long Island post-hardcore band (of whom we will graciously leave nameless), despite not having heard a lick of their music prior.
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YOU OUGHTA KNOW: Queen Crony - Allston Pudding

YOU OUGHTA KNOW: Queen Crony - Allston Pudding

Allston Pudding — Queen Crony: Jolee (she/her) sings Voice Matt (he/him) plays Guitar Brad (he/him) hits Drums Grace (she/her) plays Bass Rubin (he/him) does Keyboards and Trumpet. AP: When did the band form? QC: We formed in the spring of 2018, but we didn't have the lineup we have now until January 2019.
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ALBUM PREMIERE: Mercet Lets Some Light In on VIMS - Allston Pudding

ALBUM PREMIERE: Mercet Lets Some Light In on VIMS - Allston Pudding

Allston Pudding — For those of you that missed our Discord listening party last night, we are pleased to be premiering 's debut LP a day early at Allston Pudding. As Mercet's Sai Boddupalli mentioned last night, he sees the album as a document of both the last year in quarantine and the mental health obstacles he has faced during that period.
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Lubec: A Retrospective - Allston Pudding

Lubec: A Retrospective - Allston Pudding

Allston Pudding — Ok, let's get this story straight: Lubec was an indie rock band from Portland, Oregon. And a very good one at that. Like a lot of indie rock bands, they released some noisy, but hook-heavy tapes on a few small, but influential record labels, and played some gigs on both coasts.
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An Oral History of Dazey and The Scouts - Allston Pudding

An Oral History of Dazey and The Scouts - Allston Pudding

Allston Pudding — If you're lucky, your late teens can be a gracefully fucked up time. Between the classes, the house parties, the gigs, the jobs: it's a time when most of us really come into ourselves.
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