BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Royale Boston - ECPv6.15.16//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://royaleboston.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Royale Boston REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190127T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190127T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150006 CREATED:20181207T165123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181207T165136Z UID:10002716-1548622800-1548622800@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:Eduardo Costa DESCRIPTION: URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/eduardo-costa/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royaleboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/6e1529da-8717-4144-9b9d-16bda25cf67a.jpg GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190201T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190201T180000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150006 CREATED:20180907T130012Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190118T173902Z UID:10002682-1549044000-1549044000@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:[SOLD OUT] NAO DESCRIPTION:Presented by Bowery Boston \nDoors: 6:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm \nThis show is sold out! \nTickets available at AXS.COM\, or by phone at 855-482-2090. No service charge on tickets purchased in person at The Sinclair Box Office Wednesdays-Saturdays 12-7PM. \nPlease note: this show is 18+ with valid ID. Patrons under 18 admitted if accompanied by a parent. Opening acts and set times are subject to change without notice. All sales are final unless a show is postponed or canceled. All bags larger than 12 inches x 12 inches\, backpacks\, professional cameras\, video equipment\, large bags\, luggage and like articles are strictly prohibited from the venue. Please make sure necessary arrangements are made ahead of time. All patrons subject to search upon venue entry. \n*** \n \n***\nNAO \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \n***\nXavier Omär \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/nao/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royaleboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nao-admat-2019-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bowery Boston":MAILTO:info@boweryboston.com GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190208T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190208T180000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150006 CREATED:20181016T140018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190208T220335Z UID:10002695-1549648800-1549648800@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:[SOLD OUT] Sharon Van Etten DESCRIPTION:Presented by Bowery Boston \nDoors: 6:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm \nThis show is SOLD OUT! \nTickets available at AXS.COM\, or by phone at 855-482-2090. No service charge on tickets purchased in person at The Sinclair Box Office Wednesdays-Saturdays 12-7PM. \nPlease note: this show is 18+ with valid ID. Patrons under 18 admitted if accompanied by a parent. Opening acts and set times are subject to change without notice. All sales are final unless a show is postponed or canceled. All bags larger than 12 inches x 12 inches\, backpacks\, professional cameras\, video equipment\, large bags\, luggage and like articles are strictly prohibited from the venue. Please make sure necessary arrangements are made ahead of time. All patrons subject to search upon venue entry. \n*** \n \n*** \nSharon Van Etten \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \nSharon Van Etten’s Remind Me Tomorrow comes four years after Are We There\, and reckons with the life that gets lived when you put off the small and inevitable maintenance in favor of something more present. Throughout Remind Me Tomorrow\, Sharon Van Etten veers towards the driving\, dark glimmer moods that have illuminated the edges of her music and pursues them full force. With curling low vocals and brave intimacy\, Remind Me Tomorrow is an ambitious album that provokes our most sensitive impulses: reckless affections\, spirited nurturing\, and tender courage. \n“I wrote this record while going to school\, pregnant\, after taking the OA audition\,” says Van Etten. “I met Katherine Dieckmann while I was in school and writing for her film. She’s a true New Yorker who has lived in her rent controlled west village apartment for over 30 years. Her husband lives across the hall. They raised two kids this way. When I expressed concern about raising a child as an artist in New York City\, she said ‘you’re going to be fine. Your kids are going to be fucking fine. If you have the right partner\, you’ll figure it out together.’” Van Etten goes on\, “I want to be a mom\, a singer\, an actress\, go to school\, but yeah\, I have a stain on my shirt\, oatmeal in my hair and I feel like a mess\, but I’m here. Doing it. This record is about pursuing your passions.” The reality is Remind Me Tomorrow was written in stolen time: in scraps of hours wedged between myriad endeavors — Van Etten guest-starred in The OA\, and brought her music onstage in David Lynch’s revival of Twin Peaks. Off-screen\, she wrote her first score for Katherine Dieckmann’s movie Strange Weather and the closing title song for Tig Notaro’s show Tig. She goes on\, “The album title makes me giggle. It occurred to me one night when I\, on auto- pilot\, clicked ‘remind me tomorrow’ on the update window that pops up all the time on my computer. I hadn’t updated in months! And it’s the simplest of tasks!” \nThe songs on Remind Me Tomorrow have been transported from Van Etten’s original demos through John Congleton’s arrangement. Congleton helped flip the signature Sharon Van Etten ratio\, making the album more energetic-upbeat than minimal-meditative. “ “I was feeing overwhelmed. I couldn’t let go of my recordings – I needed to step back and work with a producer.” She continues\, “I tracked two songs as a trial run with John [Jupiter 4 and Memorial Day]. I gave him Suicide\, Portishead\, and Nick Cave’s Skeleton Tree as references and he got excited. I knew we had to work together. It gave me the perspective I needed. It’s going to be challenging for people in a good way.” The songs are as resonating as ever\, the themes are still an honest and subtle approach to love and longing\, but Congleton has plucked out new idiosyncrasies from Van Etten’s sound. \nFor Remind Me Tomorrow\, Van Etten put down the guitar. When she was writing the score for Strange Weather her reference was Ry Cooder\, so she was playing her guitar constantly and getting either bored or getting writer’s block. At the time\, she was sharing a studio space with someone who had a synthesizer and an organ\, and she wrote on piano at home\, so she naturally gravitated to keys when not working on the score – to clear her mind. Remind Me Tomorrow shows this magnetism towards new instruments: piano keys that churn\, deep drones\, distinctive sharp drums. It was “reverb universe” she says of the writing. There are intense synths\, a propulsive organ\, a distorted harmonium. \nThe demo version of “Comeback Kid” was originally a piano ballad\, but driven by Van Etten’s assertion that she “didn’t want it to be pretty”\, it evolved into a menacing anthem. Cavernous drones pull the freight for “Memorial Day\,” which fleshes out an introvert in warrior mode. The spangled “Seventeen” began as a Lucinda Williams-esque dirge but wound up more of a nod to Bruce Springsteen\, exploring gentrification and generational patience. Van Etten shows the chain reaction\, of moving to a city bright-eyed and hearing the elders complain about the city changing\, and then being around long enough to know what they were talking about. She wrote the song semi-inter-generationally with Kate Davis\, who sang on a demo version when the song was in its infancy. \nSince her last album\, Van Etten has had a young son\, and family life is joyful. Preparing and finishing these songs\, she found herself expressing deep doubts about the world around him\, and a complicated need to present a bright future for him. “There is a tear welling up in the back of my eye as I’m singing these love songs\,” she says\, “I am trying to be positive. There is strength to them. It’s— I wouldn’t say it’s a mask\, but it’s what the parents have to do to make their kid feel safe.” \nAlongside working on Remind Me Tomorrow\, Van Etten has been exploring her talents (musical\, emotional\, otherwise) down other paths. She’s continuing to act\, to write scores and soundtrack contributions\, and she’s returning to school for psychology. The breadth of these passions\, of new careers and projects and lifelong roles\, have inflected Remind Me Tomorrow with a wise sense of a warped-time perspective. This is the tension that arches over the album\, fusing a pained attentive realism and radiant lightness about new love. URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/sharon-van-etten/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royaleboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Sharon-Van-Etten-admat-2019-17x11.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bowery Boston":MAILTO:info@boweryboston.com GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190209T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190209T180000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150006 CREATED:20181001T180012Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190109T212304Z UID:10001984-1549735200-1549735200@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:[SOLD OUT] Mandolin Orange DESCRIPTION:Presented by Bowery Boston & Newport Folk®️ \nDoors: 6:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm \nThis show is now SOLD OUT! \nTickets available at AXS.COM\, or by phone at 855-482-2090. No service charge on tickets purchased in person at The Sinclair Box Office Wednesdays-Saturdays 12-7PM. \nPlease note: this show is 18+ with valid ID. Patrons under 18 admitted if accompanied by a parent. Opening acts and set times are subject to change without notice. All sales are final unless a show is postponed or canceled. All bags larger than 12 inches x 12 inches\, backpacks\, professional cameras\, video equipment\, large bags\, luggage and like articles are strictly prohibited from the venue. Please make sure necessary arrangements are made ahead of time. All patrons subject to search upon venue entry. \n*** \nMandolin Orange \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \nMandolin Orange’s music radiates a mysterious warmth —their songs feel like whispered secrets\, one hand cupped to your ear. The North Carolina duo have built a steady and growing fanbase with this kind of intimacy\, and on Tides of A Teardrop\, due out February 1\, it is more potent than ever. By all accounts\, it is the duo’s fullest\, richest\, and most personal effort. You can hear the air between them—the taut space of shared understanding\, as palpable as a magnetic field\, that makes their music sound like two halves of an endlessly completing thought. Singer-songwriter Andrew Marlin and multi- instrumentalist Emily Frantz have honed this lamp glow intimacy for years. \nOn Tides of A Teardrop\, Marlin wrote the songs\, as he usually does\, in a sort of stream of consciousness\, allowing words and phrases to pour out of him as he hunted for the chords and melodies. Then\, as he went back to sharpen what he found\, he found something troubling and profound. Intimations of loss have always haunted the edges of their music\, their lyrics hinting at impermanence and passing of time. But Tides of A Teardrop confronts a defining loss head-on: Marlin’s mother\, who died of complications from surgery when he was 18. \nThese songs\, as well as their sentiments\, remain simple and quiet\, like all of their music. But beneath the hushed surface\, they are staggeringly straightforward. “I’ve been holding on to the grief for a long time. In some ways I associated the grief and the loss with remembering my mom. I feel like I’ve mourned long enough. I’m ready to bring forth some happier memories now\, to just remember her as a living being.” \nFor this album\, Marlin and Frantz enlisted their touring band\, who they also worked with on their last album Blindfaller. Having recorded all previous albums live in the studio\, they approached the recording process in a different way this time. “We went and did what most people do\, which we’ve never done before—we just holed up somewhere and worked the tunes out together\,” Frantz says. There is a telepathy and warmth in the interplay on Tides of A Teardrop that brings a new dynamic to the foreground—that holy silence between notes\, the air that charges the album with such profound intimacy. “This record is a little more cosmic\, almost in a spiritual way—the space between the notes was there to suggest all those empty spaces the record touches on\,” acknowledges Marlin. There are many powerful ways of acknowledging loss; sometimes the most powerful one is saying nothing at all. \n*** \nMapache \n \nWebsite\nFacebook \nMapache consists of Clay Finch and Sam Blasucci. Born and raised in Glendale\, California\, the duo’s breathtaking harmonies and heartfelt sound verges on cosmic West Coast Pop Americana. Just months after releasing their critically acclaimed self-titled debut\, the duo is back touring with a beguiling new EP titled ‘Lonesome LA Cowboy.’ \nConsisting of three charismatic covers\, ‘Lonesome LA Cowboy’ encompasses decades\, genres\, and even international borders. Tapping faithfully into an era that ended well before their births\, Mapache’s performances here conjure up dry desert breezes and lush coastal canyons with a distinctly southwestern brand of harmony-driven folk and country that’s at once vintage and contemporary. The pair relies on nothing more than acoustic guitars and enchanting vocals to work their magic\, pulling influence from the architects of American roots music as well as formative years spent living in Mexico and filtering it all through modern\, youthful sensibilities. It’s music with little regard for boundaries or barriers\, reverent of the past but fully immersed in the present. \n“We make music that’s reflective of the landscape we grew up with in southern California\,” says Finch. “It’s a big sweep of all the really rich influences you encounter around here: folk and psychedelic and country and Latin and rock and cowboy and Hawaiian. We’re drawing from a really deep well.” \nRecorded in a similarly stripped-down fashion with producer Dan Horne (Cass McCombs\, Allah-Las)\, Mapache’s self-titled debut introduced the duo’s timeless songwriting and airtight harmonies\, earning obvious comparisons to The Louvin Brothers in addition to more cosmic keepers of the flame like Graham Parsons and the Grateful Dead. Aquarium Drunkard hailed the duo as “a blazed up Everly Brothers” and raved that “the LP faithfully radiates the intimate warmth of their live shows\,” while No Depression said the album “weds lilting melodies to lyrics that often extol the beauties of nature\,” and Saving Country Music declared that the duo “can fill up a room with more soul soaring harmony than most symphonic assemblies.” The music helped earn the band festival appearances from Pickathon to Mountain Jam as well as tour dates with Chris Robinson\, Nikki Bluhm\, Beachwood Sparks\, and more. \nThough Mapache (Spanish for “raccoon”) only recently began recording\, the duo’s roots stretch all the way back to high school\, where Finch and Blasucci struck up a friendship over a shared love of skateboarding and classic songwriters. After graduation\, Finch headed north to study music at Chico State (birthplace of The Mother Hips\, who recently invited Mapache to perform at their beloved Hipnic festival in Big Sur)\, while Blasucci headed South to Mexico\, where he served as a missionary for two years. \nTheir sound is not an exercise in pop nostalgia\, but rather a distinctly independent link in a chain that stretches far behind and ahead of them. URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/mandolin-orange-2/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royaleboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Mandolin-Orange-Photo-Feb-and-March-19-dates.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Bowery Boston":MAILTO:info@boweryboston.com GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190210T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190210T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150006 CREATED:20190206T174108Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190206T174108Z UID:10002741-1549828800-1549828800@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:Panos Kiamos DESCRIPTION:21+\nValid US Government issued ID or International Passport required for entry. URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/panos-kiamos/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190214T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190214T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150006 CREATED:20180731T140038Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190123T210331Z UID:10002672-1550170800-1550170800@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:[SOLD OUT] Car Seat Headrest DESCRIPTION:Presented by Bowery Boston \nDoors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm \nThis show is SOLD OUT! \nTickets available at AXS.COM\, or by phone at 855-482-2090. No service charge on tickets purchased in person at The Sinclair Box Office Wednesdays-Saturdays 12-7PM. \nPlease note: This show is open to all ages.  Opening acts and set times are subject to change without notice.  All sales are final unless a show is postponed or canceled.  All bags larger than 12 inches x 12 inches\, backpacks\, professional cameras\, video equipment\, large bags\, luggage and like articles are strictly prohibited from the venue.  Please make sure necessary arrangements are made ahead of time.  All patrons subject to search upon venue entry. \n*** \nCar Seat Headrest \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \nToledo always knew he would return to Twin Fantasy. He never did complete the work. Not really. Never could square his grand ambitions against his mechanical limitations. Listen to his first attempt\, recorded at nineteen on a cheap laptop\, and you’ll hear what Brian Eno fondly calls “the sound of failure” – thrilling\, extraordinary\, and singularly compelling failure. Will’s first love\, rendered in the vivid teenage viscera of stolen gin\, bruised shins\, and weird sex\, was an event too momentous for the medium assigned to record it. \nEven so\, even awkward and amateurish\, Twin Fantasy is deeply\, truly adored. Legions of reverent listeners carve rituals out of it: sobbing over “Famous Prophets\,” making out to ‘Cute Thing’\, dancing their asses off as ‘Bodys’ climbs higher\, higher. The distortion hardly matters. You can hear him just fine. You can hear everything. And you can feel everything: his hope\, his despair\, his wild overjoy. He’s trusting you – plural you\, thousands of you – with the things he can’t say out loud. “I pretended I was drunk when I came out to my friends\,” he sings – and then\, caught between truths\, backtracks: “I never came out to my friends. We were all on Skype\, and I laughed and changed the subject.” \nYou might be imagining an extended diary entry\, an angsty transmission from a bygone LiveJournal set to power chords and cranked to eleven. You would be wrong. Twin Fantasy is not a monologue. Twin Fantasy is a conversation. You know\, he sings\, that I’m mostly singing about you. This is Will’s greatest strength as a songwriter: he spins his own story\, but he’s always telling yours\, too. Between nods to local details – Harper’s Ferry\, The Yellow Wallpaper\, the Monopoly board collecting dust in his back seat – he leaves room for the fragile stuff of your own life\, your own loves. From the very beginning\, alone in his bedroom\, in his last weeks of high school\, he knew he was writing anthems. Someday\, he hoped\, you and I might sing these words back to him. \n“It was never a finished work\,” Toledo says\, “and it wasn’t until last year that I figured out how to finish it.” He has\, now\, the benefit of a bigger budget\, a full band in fine form\, and endless time to tinker. According to him\, it took eight months of mixing just to get the drums right. But this is no shallow second take\, sanitized in studio and scrubbed of feeling. This is the album he always wanted to make. It sounds the way he always wanted it to sound. \nIt’s been hard\, stepping into the shoes of his teenage self\, walking back to painful places. There are lyrics he wouldn’t write again\, an especially sad song he regards as an albatross. But even as he carries the weight of that younger\, wounded Toledo\, he moves forward. He grows. He revises\, gently\, the songs we love so much. In the album’s final moments\, in those “apologies to future me’s and you’s\,” there is more forgiveness than fury. \nThis\, Toledo says\, is the most vital difference between the old and the new: he no longer sees his own story as a tragedy. \nHe’s not alone no more. \n*** \nNaked Giants \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \n‘SLUFF’ is a word that means both everything and nothing\, but it definitely sums up the three distinct personalities that make up Naked Giants. Depending which member you ask\, SLUFF is either slang for the black gunk that comes off your shoes when it snows in the winter\, an acronym that stands for South Lake Union Fuck Face (a reference to the tech bros who have infiltrated Seattle in recent years) or what a snake does when it sheds its skin. It’s also the title — and a song on — the band’s debut full-length. \nFormed in 2015\, the Seattle trio — guitarist/vocalist Grant Mullen\, bassist/vocalist Gianni Aiello and drummer Henry LaVallee — put out debut EP R.I.P.the following year and have been steadily building up their reputation as a live act in the meantime\, and having as much fun as possible while doing it. Because as much as the three-piece — who are all in their very early 20s now — have their heads screwed on and are fiercely intelligent people\, they also want to let loose and enjoy being in a band. After all\, that’s kind of what being in a band with your closest friends is all about. \n“I just want to make as much noise and have as much fun and get as sweaty as I can\,” says LaVallee\, “and if that resonates with people\, that’s who I want in my life. That’s who I want to play music for.” \nThat clash of the cerebral and the intelligent — the desire to say something meaningful but also just have some fun — is what underpins the very essence of who Naked Giants is. It’s a band of contradictions. Their music\, which is simultaneously timeless and modern\, new and old\, is loud and brash and raw\, but there’s vulnerability there\, too. In fact\, debut album SLUFF is a melting pot of ideas and sounds that\, on paper\, don’t seem like they would go together\, but which form one phenomenally cohesive whole. \n“These are songs that we’ve played live for a long time\,” explains Mullen. “We wanted to showcase the different kinds of songs we’ve written and put them all onto an album that flows together\, making it tie together into something that means something.” \nThat’s exactly what they do on SLUFF’s twelve weird and wonderful songs. Recorded with producer Steve Fisk (Nirvana/Screaming Trees/Beat Happening/Car Seat Headrest/Low/Minus The Bear) in Seattle at Avast! and Soundhouse Studios over the course of two and a half weeks in October\, the record is a dizzying mélange of influences and ideas. It swirls with hyperactive restlessness as 1960s harmonies share space with 1970s riffs while at the same time battling an undercurrent of punk rock and more modern indie influences. The song “TV\,” for example\, is a kaleidoscope of sound that seems to take in the whole history of rock’n’roll but reframes it in a more contemporary context. \n“From our perspective as millennials where everything is accessible all at once\,” explains Aiello\, “there is no difference to us between punk and classic rock or anything like that because we’re all observing it at the same time through the same lens. And yes\, history exists\, but if you’re just flipping through something on the TV\, it all kind of conflates together — kind of like the song does.” \nNeedless to say\, that song simmers with tension\, and it’s not the only one. “Everybody Thinks They Know (But No One Really Knows)” is a jaunty\, upbeat jangle but with distinctly sinister undertones\, “Slow Dance II” is a sumptuous\, soulful track with a desperate\, raw and bluesy swagger. “Dat Boi” is a rash of brash guitars that’s soon swept by an off-kilter\, psychedelic melody while closer “Shredded Again” is a graceful\, lackadaisical comedown after the rush of energy that precedes it. Raucous and rabid\, but also considered and complex\, Naked Giants’ music is the sum of all their influences and then some. And then some more. \n“What’s really interesting to me\,” ponders Aiello\, “is we have very different influences\, so when we’re jamming it’s like it’s being pulled apart and pushed together in so many different directions. And I think that’s a good thing.” \nThen\, of course\, there’s the quasi-grunge title track\, which chugs along with an ominous yet uplifting attitude as its title is shouted with a fervent zeal — “SLUFF!” — and which carries with it both the weight of the world and the reckless abandon of youth. \nSo while Naked Giants are happy to play the role of the dumb\, hedonistic rock band\, don’t be fooled for a second — they’re one of the brightest\, smartest acts out there at the moment. And this is also just the beginning of what they’re already planning to be a long and rewarding career. Even at this early stage\, they’re taking it as seriously as they are just having a good time. They have a lot to say and they’re not afraid to say it\, but they also relish in what making music has\, even already\, given back to them. \n“Performing on a stage has been very purpose-giving\,” says LaVallee. “Being in a group of people all experiencing music together brings a strong sense of community\, which excites me. Hopefully going forward we’ll be playing to more and more people. I want us to spread respect and fun rock’n’roll music to a whole lot of people. That just seems like a good deal all around.” \n“We’re just here to play music\,” says Mullen\, “so the more it goes well the more we’ll be thinking about our own art and our own voices. And that’s really the progression of it — personal growth and artistic growth. And whatever people think of that on a greater scale when it reaches them is all kind of up to them.” \n“Not everyone gets to go onstage and have a microphone in front of their mouth\,” says Aiello\, “so that’s a certain amount of responsibility. If you’re given the responsibility of having a microphone then you better say something pretty important. The pressure is to learn and listen to as much as we can so we can say the right thing and hopefully impact people.” URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/car-seat-headrest-2/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royaleboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CarSeatHeadrest-PressPhoto-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bowery Boston":MAILTO:info@boweryboston.com GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190217T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190217T220000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150006 CREATED:20190130T184750Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190130T184935Z UID:10002735-1550426400-1550440800@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:Dragathon DESCRIPTION:All ages URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/dragathon/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royaleboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ROYALE_02172019-poster-1.jpg GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190217T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190217T220000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150006 CREATED:20190130T200933Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190131T171853Z UID:10002737-1550440800-1550440800@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:Gay Mafia Boston present - Dragathon Official After Party - Present DJ Alain Jackinsky DESCRIPTION:21+ \nDoors at 10 \nDj Alain Jackisnky URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/presidents-day-dragathon-official-after-party/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts,Nightclub ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royaleboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ROYALE_02172019-Poster.jpg GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190223T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190223T180000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150007 CREATED:20181009T170057Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190207T191704Z UID:10002694-1550944800-1550944800@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:Jacob Banks DESCRIPTION:Presented by The River \nDoors: 6:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm \nTickets on sale Fri 10/12 at 10am! \nTickets available at AXS.COM\, or by phone at 855-482-2090. No service charge on tickets purchased in person at The Sinclair Box Office Wednesdays-Saturdays 12-7PM. \nPlease note: this show is 18+ with valid ID. Patrons under 18 admitted if accompanied by a parent. Opening acts and set times are subject to change without notice. All sales are final unless a show is postponed or canceled. All bags larger than 12 inches x 12 inches\, backpacks\, professional cameras\, video equipment\, large bags\, luggage and like articles are strictly prohibited from the venue. Please make sure necessary arrangements are made ahead of time. All patrons subject to search upon venue entry. \n*** \n \n*** \nJacob Banks \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \nBorn in Nigeria and based in England\, 25-year-old singer/songwriter Jacob Banks creates soul music that’s uncompromisingly honest but thrillingly cinematic. A self-taught musician who began singing\, playing guitar\, and writing songs at the age of 20\, Banks got his start at open mic nights around Birmingham in 2011 and quickly won major attention for his commanding vocal presence and daringly intimate songwriting. In early 2013 he released his powerful debut EP The Monologue\, earning feverish acclaim that soon saw him supporting such artists as Emeli Sandé and Alicia Keys on tour. \nNow at work on his Interscope Records debut (the follow-up to 2015’s self-released\, critically praised EP The Paradox)\, Banks thrives on constant innovation in the richly textured beats and grooves that give his music such intensity. “I think the epicness of my songs partly comes from being African — that really heavy\, four-on-the-floor\, foot-thumping\, warrior kind of vibe has a lot to do with where I’m from\,” notes Banks\, who moved to England at age 14. And with his nuanced yet arresting vocal delivery\, Banks proves himself attuned to the darker dimensions of the human experience while instilling each track with a profoundly hopeful spirit. “I’m never defeated in any of my songs; I always seem to win\,” he says. “I want to use that to empower everyday people\, to be their battery pack on a Monday morning and help them get through the day. All of these songs are about triumph\, and how to keep going when everyone and everything is telling you to stop.” \n*** \nABIR \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/jacob-banks/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royaleboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Jacob-Banks-admat-2019-v2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bowery Boston":MAILTO:info@boweryboston.com GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190224T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190224T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150007 CREATED:20181030T120039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181029T203158Z UID:10002700-1551034800-1551034800@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:Deerhunter DESCRIPTION:Presented by Bowery Boston \nDoors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm \nTickets on sale Fri 11/2 at 10am! \nTickets available at AXS.COM\, or by phone at 855-482-2090. No service charge on tickets purchased in person at The Sinclair Box Office Wednesdays-Saturdays 12-7PM. \nPlease note: this show is 18+ with valid ID. Patrons under 18 admitted if accompanied by a parent. Opening acts and set times are subject to change without notice. All sales are final unless a show is postponed or canceled. All bags larger than 12 inches x 12 inches\, backpacks\, professional cameras\, video equipment\, large bags\, luggage and like articles are strictly prohibited from the venue. Please make sure necessary arrangements are made ahead of time. All patrons subject to search upon venue entry. \n*** \nDeerhunter \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \nFrom Atlanta\, Georgia\, the origins of Deerhunter can be traced back to when frontman Bradford Cox first met guitarist Lockett Pundt at high school. Years later Bradford met Moses Archuleta and started jamming together. Other contributors to Deerhunter since its establishment in 2001 include Josh Fauver\, Colin Mee and Whitney Petty. The current incarnation consists of Cox\, Pundt and Archuleta plus bassist Josh Mckay and guitarist Frankie Broyles. \nDeerhunter’s first album was a lo-fi experiment not initially intended for the wider world\, but appeared in 2005 on a local Atlanta label\, Stickfigure. Although officially untitled\, it has since become known as Turn It Up\, Faggot; a phrase that doesn’t actually appear on the sleeve but is an insult that Cox claimed was often thrown at the band during their early gigs. Their next album\, Cryptograms (2006)\, was generally considered to be their real debut and as such things started to get serious for the band. They had moved to fêted Chicago indie\, Kranky (Godspeed You! Black Emperor\, Low\, Stars Of The Lid)\, and the world outside was starting to pay attention. \nThen in mid-2008\, Deerhunter and Kranky signed a deal with 4AD\, allowing them to finally release music outside the US and the band’s next move was to prove epic in more than just musical terms.?? Recorded over the course of a week at the Rare Book Studios in Brooklyn\, NY\, the Can and Wire-inspired Microcastle (2008) was to propel them to further heights. However\, the album leaked four months before release\, leading the band back to the studio to record Weird Era Cont.\, an album in its own right added as a bonus disc to make Microcastle a 25-track colossus. Not content with such prolificacy\, the band announced a new five track EP\, Rainwater Cassette Exchange\, in 2009 and that its release would coincide with the band’s extensive European\, Japanese and Australian tour in May and June.?? \nDisplaying few signs of slowing down\, Halcyon Digest\, the band’s fourth studio album was released in September 2010. Remaining in their native Georgia to piece together the album\, Halcyon Digest took just a few weeks to complete. The recording sessions took place at Chase Park Transduction in Athens with Ben H. Allen helping to co-produce the album\, while final track\, ‘He Would Have Laughed\,’ was recorded separately by Bradford Cox at NOTOWN SOUND in Marietta. To announce the release\, the band fully embraced the DIY mindset of their New Wave heroes from the 70’s and 80’s with a Cox-designed\, cut-and-paste Xeroxed flyer. It’s with these kind of approaches that Deerhunter continue to widen their sphere of influence and impress with each subsequent release. \nAfter a brief hiatus\, during which time Bradford Cox and Lockett Pundt released their own albums as Atlas Sound and Lotus Plaza respectively\, a new Deerhunter line-up (with additions of bassist Josh Mckay and guitarist Frankie Broyles) reconvened in January 2013 at Rare Book Studio in Brooklyn\, New York. Produced by Nicholas Vernhes and Bradford Cox and recorded in the dead of night\, Deerhunter’s new longplayer Monomania will be released in May. Monomania finds the group recalling its scrappy punk aesthetic; a perfect nocturnal garage rock album full of the layered and hazy vintage guitar sounds that define them. \n*** \nMary Lattimore \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \nMary Lattimore is a Los Angeles-based harpist. She experiments with effects through her Lyon and Healy Concert Grand pedal harp\, concocting half-structured improvisations which can include both ambient glitter and unsettling noise. Her first solo record\, the Withdrawing Room\, was released on Desire Path Recordings in 2014. The solo recordings that followed\, At the Dam and Collected Pieces\, were released by Ghostly International. \nMary has also recorded synth + harp duo projects with Elysse Thebner Miller (And the Birds Flew Overhead) and Jeff Zeigler (Slant of Light) and has co-written reimagined scores for the 1968 experimental silent film Le Revelateur\, directed by Philippe Garrel (who approved of the project)\, and the Czech New Wave classic Valerie and Her Week of Wonders\, and performed these scores live throughout the US with Jeff Zeigler and the Valerie Project\, respectively. She has contributed and written harp parts for such artists as Kurt Vile\, Thurston Moore\, Sharon Van Etten\, Meg Baird\, Steve Gunn\, the Clientele\, Hop Along\, Jarvis Cocker\, Karen Elson\, Ed Askew and Quilt. \nGhostly International will release her third solo record in late spring of 2018. URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/deerhunter-2/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://royaleboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Deerhunter-Press-Photo.png ORGANIZER;CN="Bowery Boston":MAILTO:info@boweryboston.com GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190226T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190226T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150007 CREATED:20190108T140052Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190226T155127Z UID:10002726-1551211200-1551211200@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:Wiz Khalifa and Curren$y DESCRIPTION:Presented by Bowery Boston \nDoors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm \nTickets on sale Fri 1/11 at 10am! \nTickets available at AXS.COM\, or by phone at 855-482-2090. No service charge on tickets purchased in person at The Sinclair Box Office Wednesdays-Saturdays 12-7PM. \nPlease note: this show is 18+ with valid ID. Patrons under 18 admitted if accompanied by a parent. Opening acts and set times are subject to change without notice. All sales are final unless a show is postponed or canceled. All bags larger than 12 inches x 12 inches\, backpacks\, professional cameras\, video equipment\, large bags\, luggage and like articles are strictly prohibited from the venue. Please make sure necessary arrangements are made ahead of time. All patrons subject to search upon venue entry. \n*** \n \n*** \nWiz Khalifa \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \nMulti-platinum selling\, Grammy and Golden Globe nominated recording artist Wiz Khalifa burst onto the scene with mainstream success with the release of his first major label debut\, Rolling Papers‎ in 2011. ‎Rolling Papers spawned the hugely successful hits “Black and Yellow\,” “Roll Up” and “No Sleep” and gave Wiz the platform to win the award for Best New Artist at the 2011 BET Awards and Top New Artist at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards. His sophomore studio album\, Blacc Hollywood\, ‎debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 album chart and featured the hit single “We Dem Boyz.” Soon after Khalifa’s track\,‎ “See You Again\,” off the FURIOUS 7 soundtrack\, catapulted to the top of the charts across 95 countries. Holding the #1 spot for 12 consecutive weeks\, “See You Again” broke records by being Spotify’s most-streamed track in a single day in the United States and in a single week in 26 countries. In addition to winning 3 Teen Choice Awards in 2015\, “See You Again” continued its success by winning a Critics’ Choice Award in the category Best Song\, winning two Billboard Music Awards in the categories Top Hot 100 Song and Top Rap Song\, earning three Grammy Award nominations in the categories Song of the Year\, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Song Written for Visual Media\, and a Golden Globe nomination in the category Best Original Song – Motion Picture. Wiz released his album Khalifa in February of 2016 as a thank you to fans which includes the tracks “Bake Sale” featuring Travis Scott\, “Zoney” and “Elevated.” On June 3 Wiz released TGOD Mafia Presents: Rude Awakening with his TGOD Mafia collaborator Juicy J. Wiz recently co-headlined The High Road Summer Tour with Snoop Dogg this past July. \n*** \nCurren$y \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \nNew Orleans rapper and Hip-Hop connoisseur Curren$y thrives on making music on his own terms. With his “Jet Life” mantra about living life to the fullest\, the savvy rhyme spitter (why do you think they call him “Spitta”?) is focused on a lyrical devotion to the truth and authenticity. It’s because of this ethos that the man born Shante Anthony Franklin has transcended any regional rap stereotypes to become a favorite of bloggers\, critics\, fans and everyone in between. Now aligned with Atlantic Records.\, the plan is to let Spitta be himself\, but have even more people get acquainted with the Jet (Just Enjoy This Sh*t) Life.\nInspired by a litany of Hip-Hop heavyweights (“You’re putting your voice on top of some shit\, you gotta say something.”) including Slick Rick\, Snoop Dogg\, Camp Lo\, DJ Quick\, A Tribe Called Quest\, OutKast and 8Ball & MJG\, by 2002 the young Curren$y took his talents to Master P. Signing a recording deal with No Limit Records\, he was a member of the 504 Boyz. Only two years later\, he switched over to Cash Money Records\, becoming the marquee artist of Lil Wayne’s then fledgling Young Money Records. The experience with the hometown labels taught him not only how to be a team player but about the type of artist he wanted to be.\n“I was in other places. The verse before would be about possibly decapitating somebody with a shotgun and boatloads of cocaine\,” recalls Curren$y. “So young me was like\, so I shot him too and I got two keys out of the ten. Then I would try to sneak in something else about how I got the newest Jordans and this that and third to still be myself.”\nCurren$y went for self in late 2007 when he formally left the Young Money fold. An album called Music To Fly To was recorded for the label but never released. After walking away from the Lil Wayne co-sign\, Curren$y began releasing mixtapes (Life At 30\,000 Feet\, Independence Day\, et al.) to let fans know his talents didn’t go to waste when he was sitting on the shelf. Off the strength of his mixtapes\, Curren$y earned a spot on the 2009 Freshmen cover of XXL Magazine (December 2008 issue)\, labeling him as one of Hip-Hop’s most promising acts.\nLabels began sniffing around for Curren$y’s services around this time\, but he preferred to remain independent. “The rap game\, I didn’t know the politics of it until I was completely dolo in making the music that I make. I started going to meetings and realizing how the machine was set up.”\nSpitta was increasing his music business IQ but was still adamant about not compromising his art. “Any song that an artist gives you\, if there’s a world for him out there\, it’s going to do what it do\,” he says. “It doesn’t have to sound like whatever’s popping on the radio. It has to sound like that artist because that’s what people want.”\nThe New Orleans native moved to New York City because he felt that the creative energy there would only help him bolster his movement. “It was just smarter for my hustle to be somewhere where everything is right at my fingertips\,” he says. “It just so happened that the city was fucking with me. I felt the love the \nwhole time and I still do. When I got out here to New York\, I was able to be with so many people absolutely on the grind. I could shoot a video every day\, and they wanted to do it. Once I got all that work done\, people [back home] came out of their shells and said I can do this. Now I’m assembling a team in the city of people that are talented and I’m working with them as well.”\nTo call Curren$y output of music prolific would be an understatement. In 2009 Curren$y released This Ain’t No Mixtape\, via Amalgam Digital\, and the same year released another album\, Jet Files. He also aligned with ex-Roc-a-fella Records head honcho Dame Dash and his new DD172 venture. The result was in 2010\, Curren$y would again drop two albums\, Pilot Talk and Pilot Talk 2\, via Dash’s DD172 label with distribution from Def Jam Record. Throughout this time Spitta was receiving acclaim for his music\, and videos\, as well as making moves with lifestyle and streetwear brands like Married to the Mob\, Diamond supply and Rocksmith. An avid automobile fan and collector\, he also has a couple of car clubs (Boxed Sets with Chuck English from rap group the Cool Kids\, and Cruise Life in New Orleans with his manager/business partner and long time friend Mousa Hamdan).\nYes\, Curren$y is living the good life\, but don’t make the mistake of calling him some type of stoner rapper. “When you rapping about weed and kicking it\, how pissed off can people be with you. dog?\,” he observes. “If that’s really what you doing. Just don’t be a studio chiller. Everybody wants to get on with this fucking weed rap. It’s not weed rap. There’s no stoner rap. It’s not a genre\, that’s bullshit. Anybody that’s doing that should be kicked in the balls because that’s some gimmick shit. Four bars ago you were barely smoking\, dog\, and now you’re smoking a doobie.”\n The charismatic Curren$y is living\, breathing example of that tried and true quote from from Confucius: “Picking a job you love\, you’ll never have to work a day in your life.”\n“I hit the ultimate liq. I watch basketball like\, ‘Yo\, they’re getting paid to play’\,” says Curren$y. “This is the equivalent. Yeah\, it’s work\, but the trade off is pretty G’d up.” Now that’s the Jet Life. \n*** \nChevy Woods \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \n*** \nFendi P/T.Y. \nWebsite\nTwitter URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/wiz-khalifa-and-curreny/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royaleboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/wiz564.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bowery Boston":MAILTO:info@boweryboston.com GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190301T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190301T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150007 CREATED:20181030T140034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190228T180637Z UID:10002701-1551466800-1551466800@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:[SOLD OUT] Jacob Collier DESCRIPTION:Presented by Bowery Boston \nDoors: 7:00 pm / Show: 7:45 pm \nThis show is SOLD OUT! \nTickets available at AXS.COM\, or by phone at 855-482-2090. No service charge on tickets purchased in person at The Sinclair Box Office Wednesdays-Saturdays 12-7PM. \nPlease note: This show is open to all ages. Opening acts and set times are subject to change without notice. All sales are final unless a show is postponed or canceled. All bags larger than 12 inches x 12 inches\, backpacks\, professional cameras\, video equipment\, large bags\, luggage and like articles are strictly prohibited from the venue. Please make sure necessary arrangements are made ahead of time. All patrons subject to search upon venue entry. \n*** \n \n*** \nJacob Collier \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \nJacob Collier’s series of viral YouTube videos are what first made him a star\, and caught the attention of Quincy Jones. On 2016’s In My Room\, which won 2 GRAMMYs and a Jazz FM Award\, Collier sang\, played\, and produced everything himself. And he made it all in his childhood bedroom. In My Room led to collaborations with Herbie Hancock and Hans Zimmer\, performances with the likes of Pharrell\, a TED Talk\, a BBC Proms concert and much more. After releasing that astonishing gambit\, he decided he wanted to open the process up to the world\, to allow the music and musicians that had influenced him to participate in the very songs he wrote. \nOn January 1\, 2018\, Jacob woke up in London and began something bold: He sat down and started composing for an orchestra for the first time\, giving himself just four weeks to finish an entire album before flying to The Netherlands to record the songs with the Metropole Orkest. That was only the first day and first act of a year of new musical adventures for the British singer\, multi-instrumentalist\, and production wunderkind—the dawn of a profound period of musical dialogue and discovery that is now poised to dazzle the world. \nThat morning\, Collier started making Djesse\, a four-album cycle composed entirely during 2018 and featuring contributions from a global cast of his musical inspirations. It is one of the most audacious recording projects to emerge this decade from someone who has already established himself as one of music’s most brazen and electrifying new minds. Djesse is a universal wonder. \n“I never planned to record a four-album project\, but it occurred to me that there was so much music I wanted to write at this point that I might as well just write it all\,” explains Collier\, laughing. “I’ve always been a huge fan of going to the deepest waters of something I don’t truly understand and making something happen. It’s amazing to see how oftentimes when you just jump in and do the thing\, something magical will happen.” \nTake\, for instance\, “Everlasting Motion\,” the ecstatic rhythmic centerpiece of Djesse’s first volume. For years\, the musically omnivorous Collier had studied gnawa\, a spiritual and relentlessly percussive ancient sound rooted in Northern Africa. He loved its hypnotic rhythms and the way its vocals seemed to unfurl in endless ribbons. Collier wanted to collaborate with Hamid El Kasri\, a modern Moroccan master of the form. He asked around\, eventually obtained an email address\, and sent a note explaining his backstory and project. Nearly three months passed. Collier had essentially given up on El Kasri\, assuming that either the email address he had found was outdated or that one of Morocco’s living legends simply had no interest in such a nebulous project. \nBut suddenly\, an enthusiastic answer arrived: Come to Morocco\, and make music. Collier booked a flight to and studio time in Casablanca\, where he spent 24 hours recording with El Kasri and asking one of gnawa’s current wellsprings about the history of the genre itself. He left with new information and a radiant piece of polyglot pop\, where strings and horns and funky bass dance in jubilation. It is a magnificent moment of ignored borders and a positive affirmation of Collier’s central vision for Djesse. \nIn one story and one song\, this is the spirit of Djesse. (Pronounced “Jesse\,” the album’s name is an extrapolation of Collier’s initials\, though he’s not the character at the center of this epic.) In these four albums\, all written and engineered and produced by Collier\, he has taken the singular approach to arrangement and harmony that have earned him acclaim since he was a teenager on YouTube and paired it with the artists he treasures. In the process\, he has traveled from Los Angeles to New York\, Tokyo to Casablanca\, Nashville to Abbey Road with a compact version of his home studio in tow. Documenting a year in Collier’s life and of his musical loves\, Djesse is a monumental testament to creative exploration and collaboration. \nOn the first volume\, his key partner is the Metropole Orkest\, the 70-year-old Dutch ensemble that programs and performs with the aplomb and energy of youth. Led by conductor Jules Buckley\, the Metropole continues to reimagine how modern symphonies can sound and how they should play. Alongside Collier\, they animate the voices of El Kasri\, stunning a cappella group Take 6\, and the rapturous soul singer Laura Mvula. You hear Collier wink awake through a gorgeous vocal aubade\, then assert his distinctive voice as an arranger and orchestrator\, where the ensemble becomes new limbs with which to create motion and harmony. “Keep in motion/Stay unspoken\,” he sings again and again. “If I’m broken/Keep me open.” There are sweeping ballads\, classical beauties\, electric R&B tunes\, and a cover of “All Night Long” that swings from South America to the American South in seven minutes that rush past in an instant. \nAnd that’s just the start. As the volumes are revealed\, different textures and themes and sounds will be explored in equally astonishing ways. Jacob imagined Djesse as a grand journey through space and time\, and the volumes follow his path. In addition\, across the quartiles nearly two-dozen collaborators will be featured\, from pop stars and folk songwriters to guitar wizards and soul singers. Collier stands bravely at the center of it all\, the writer\, producer\, arranger\, and singer putting himself in conversation with the musical world at large. \n“I’m treating it as this great big puzzle. Piece by piece\, it comes together\,” he says. “An idea like this can’t come without obsession on every single plane ride\, every single day\, every single night\, staying up to think about how it all fits together. Rather than being my four walls\, this time my room is the Planet Earth. I have been able to call many rooms my room.” \nIn times of political turmoil\, the assumption is that the artistic response should be one of bile and vitriol\, the raised fist of barbed punk or plaintive folk or urgent hip-hop instructing us how best to broadcast our anger and how best to organize it. Djesse isn’t a disavowal of that idea so much as an alternative that stares into a darkness with an irrepressible light\, a universal ecstasy. During these four volumes\, Jacob Collier doesn’t merely embrace globalism or give it the deference of lip service. He lives it\, sings it\, arranges for it through songs that fight for something—music and its power to remind us of the connections we all share\, the joy\, and pain and humanity of being alive at all. URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/jacob-collier/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royaleboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/jacob-Collier-admat-2019.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bowery Boston":MAILTO:info@boweryboston.com GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190302T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190302T180000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150007 CREATED:20180903T160031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190124T171434Z UID:10002679-1551549600-1551549600@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:The Cat Empire DESCRIPTION:Presented by Bowery Boston \nDoors: 6:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm \nTickets on sale Fri. 9/7 at 10am! \nTickets available at AXS.COM\, or by phone at 855-482-2090. No service charge on tickets purchased in person at The Sinclair Box Office Wednesdays-Saturdays 12-7PM. \nPlease note: this show is 18+ with valid ID. Patrons under 18 admitted if accompanied by a parent. Opening acts and set times are subject to change without notice. All sales are final unless a show is postponed or canceled. All bags larger than 12 inches x 12 inches\, backpacks\, professional cameras\, video equipment\, large bags\, luggage and like articles are strictly prohibited from the venue. Please make sure necessary arrangements are made ahead of time. All patrons subject to search upon venue entry. \n*** \n \n*** \nThe Cat Empire \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \nf it has been a while since you danced up a storm\, sang out loud\, smiled until your face hurt\, had a night out with your friends or lover…the time has come… \nFor over a decade\, The Cat Empire have been known far and wide as one of the worlds greatest party bands. Their colourful\, genre-bending music\, shipped across the globe in travellers backpacks\, seems at home almost anywhere. Difficult to describe and impossible to categorise\, The Cat Empire’s reputation is built upon a chaotic and fiercely uplifting live show that saw their last album debut Top 20 in 16 countries around the world. \nLoved around the globe for their melody driven mood lifting music\, and with well over 1200 shows under their belts\, their career has been spectacular. This is testament to the quality of their musicianship\, showmanship and unstoppable energy and generosity as performers. \nThe Cat Empire have chosen to kick off their 2019 Global Tour in North America to celebrate the release of their new album\, due Feb 2019. Expect to hear new songs\, and old favourites. Shows will sell out quickly\, so secure your tickets early. \n*** \nNeal Francis \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \n“I just wanted to be honest about everything\, from my musical influences to my story\,” muses Neal Francis. After years of dishonest living — consumed by drugs\, alcohol\, and addiction — such sincerity is jarring from the 30-year-old Chicago-based musician. Liberated from a self-destructive past and born anew in sobriety\, Francis has captured an inspired collection of songs steeped in New Orleans rhythms and Chicago blues. His music evokes a bygone era of R&B’s heyday while simultaneously forging a new path on the musical landscape. Ohio-based Karma Chief Records (a subsidiary of rising soul label Colemine Records) will release two songs\, “These Are The Days” and “Changes\, Pt. 1\,” in early 2019 with the full LP to follow in summer 2019. \nThere is a deep connection between Francis’s childhood — his obsession with boogie woogie piano\, his father’s gift of a dusty Dr. John LP — and the songs he’s created. The result is an astonishing collection of material without parallel in the contemporary funk and soul scene. The influences are unmistakable: the vocal stylings of Allen Toussaint and Leon Russell; the second line rhythms of The Meters and Dr. John; the barroom rock ‘n’ roll of The Rolling Stones; the gospel soul of Billy Preston; the roots music of The Band. Francis pays tribute to the masters but has his own story to tell: “It’s the life I’ve lived so far.” \nAnd what a life it’s been. Born Neal Francis O’Hara\, the piano prodigy found himself touring Europe by the age of 18 with Muddy Waters’ son and backing up other prominent blues artists coast-to-coast. In 2012\, Francis joined popular instrumental funk band The Heard. With Francis at the creative helm\, The Heard transformed into a national act\, touring with boogaloo progenitors The New Mastersounds and chart toppers The Revivalists and appearing at Jazz Fest and Bear Creek. As The Heard’s star rose\, however\, Francis sunk deeper into addiction. Once a promising sideman\, by 2015 he had been fired from his band\, evicted from his apartment\, and was perilously close to self-destruction. “When you get close to death like that you can feel it\,” Francis recalls. An alcohol-induced seizure that year led to a broken femur\, dislocated arm\, and\, finally\, the realization that he needed to get clean. \nThe journey from a hospital bed to launching his solo career was neither predictable nor straightforward. There were musical fits and starts\, relapses\, and broken relationships. Yet the overwhelming passion driving Francis in this second act has been an overabundance of creative energy. “Drinking held my music in a half-cocked slingshot. I was always so consumed by drugs and alcohol that I didn’t have the time\, money\, or creative energy to do it. Sobriety let it loose.” \nDetermined to realize the songs swirling in his head\, Francis assembled a crack team of musicians\, calling on bassist Mike Starr (The Heard) and drummer PJ Howard (The Revivalists\, The Heard). He linked up with producer and analog-obsessive Sergio Rios (Orgone\, Cee Lo Green\, Alicia Keys) and self-funded a trip to Killion Sound in Los Angeles to record the initial batch of material. “I learned to trust my instincts in that room\,” says Francis. Buoyed by classic horn arrangements and Rios’ fierce guitar work\, the resulting tracks illuminate a lifetime spent studying the masters of soul music. \nFrom the RMI electra-piano riff that kicks off “She’s A Winner” to the screaming organ swells of “This Time\,” Francis and company let it all hang out. This is fun music\, dance music. Yet verse after verse and chorus after chorus\, Francis wrestles with his past in a straightforward manner: “It’s 5 o’clock in the morning\, but I’m not home/ I’m surrounded by people\, but I’m really alone.” Like Toussaint and Russell before him he’s married the upbeat rhythms of New Orleans R&B with the lyrical approach of a confessional singer/songwriter. The refrain on “This Time” serves as a foxhole prayer for a better future: “Let me get it this time/I won’t let you down/Let me get it this time/I won’t fool around.” \n2018 has been a busy year. In February Francis finished recording basic tracks for the yet-to-be named debut album in Los Angeles and spent the following months doing overdubs in Chicago with engineer Mike Novak (who also recorded demos for the project). After playing his first show in November\, Francis was signed by Paradigm Talent Agency. He is now preparing to tour relentlessly to promote his own music. “I’m doing this to fulfill a drive within myself\, but also to pay tribute to the gifts I’ve been given. And it comes from a place of immense gratitude. I’ve been given so much in my life\, especially in the last two years\, that this feels like a bonus.” URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/the-cat-empire/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royaleboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/the-cat-empire-admat-2019-new.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bowery Boston":MAILTO:info@boweryboston.com GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190303T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190303T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150007 CREATED:20190115T201835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190206T201925Z UID:10002013-1551639600-1551639600@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:[SOLD OUT] Dean Lewis DESCRIPTION:Presented by Bowery Boston \nDoors: 7:00 pm / Show: 7:30 pm \nThis show is SOLD OUT! \nTickets available at AXS.COM\, or by phone at 855-482-2090. No service charge on tickets purchased in person at The Sinclair Box Office Wednesdays-Saturdays 12-7PM. \nPlease note: This show is open to all ages. Opening acts and set times are subject to change without notice. All sales are final unless a show is postponed or canceled. All bags larger than 12 inches x 12 inches\, backpacks\, professional cameras\, video equipment\, large bags\, luggage and like articles are strictly prohibited from the venue. Please make sure necessary arrangements are made ahead of time. All patrons subject to search upon venue entry. \n*** \n \n*** \nDean Lewis \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \nOn Dean Lewis’s latest single “Be Alright” for Island Records\, he perfectly captures gut-wrenching heartbreak that comes with the hardships of a break-up. But while it deals candidly with anguish\, the chorus swells with hope; a recognition that this pain is only temporary\, with Lewis emotively singing “It’s never easy to walk away/ Let her go/ it’ll be ok”. “Be Alright” has already amassed over 200 million streams and is the first taste of Lewis’ forthcoming album and signals a newfound conviction in his own storytelling and singing capabilities. Buy / Listen to Dean Lewis: www.DeanLewis.lnk.to/BeAlrightID. \nLewis’ debut EP Same Kind Of Different\, gave us chart-topping single\, “Waves\,” which was added to Triple J rotation\, has had over 122 million streams\, 31 million video views and was the second biggest Australian single of 2017. Suddenly\, Lewis was gracing the stages of Europe’s biggest television shows\, playing headline shows and festivals slots across Australia and the US. “Waves” even appeared on programs like Suits\, Riverdale and Grey’s Anatomy. \n*** \nSYML \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \n*** \nJack Gray \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/dean-lewis/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royaleboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Boston-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bowery Boston":MAILTO:info@boweryboston.com GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190304T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190304T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150007 CREATED:20181205T220044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190122T185629Z UID:10002715-1551726000-1551726000@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:[Moved to The Sinclair ]Wet & Kilo Kish DESCRIPTION:Presented by Bowery Boston \nDoors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm \nThis show has been moved to The Sinclair. All tickets for the Royale show will be honored. Tickets are available here. \nTickets available at AXS.COM\, or by phone at 855-482-2090. No service charge on tickets purchased in person at The Sinclair Box Office Wednesdays-Saturdays 12-7PM. URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/wet-kilo-kish/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royaleboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/B_real-size-BLANK.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bowery Boston":MAILTO:info@boweryboston.com GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190305T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190305T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150007 CREATED:20181023T160808Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190304T171226Z UID:10002699-1551812400-1551812400@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:Aurora DESCRIPTION:Presented by Bowery Boston \nDoors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm \nTickets on sale Fri. 10/26 at 10am! \nTickets available at AXS.COM\, or by phone at 855-482-2090. No service charge on tickets purchased in person at The Sinclair Box Office Wednesdays-Saturdays 12-7PM. \nPlease note: This show is open to all ages. Opening acts and set times are subject to change without notice. All sales are final unless a show is postponed or canceled. All bags larger than 12 inches x 12 inches\, backpacks\, professional cameras\, video equipment\, large bags\, luggage and like articles are strictly prohibited from the venue.  Please make sure necessary arrangements are made ahead of time. All patrons subject to search upon venue entry. \n*** \n \n*** \nAurora \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \nIt is as if pure magic runs through AURORA’s veins. Enchanting by name and by nature\, there’s something decidedly singular and strange about this tiny Nordic musician with the massive talent.\nWith an eye-watering 200 million+ streams and 500\,000+ sales for her stunning 2016 debut album\, ‘All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend’\, it’s hard to believe that the dynamic Norwegian singer/songwriter is still only 21\, and AURORA is now pushing things forward like never before. “There’s a deeper understanding of myself and what I want to say and do than on my first album. It’s more tuned into my soul and who I am\,” explains the Bergen-based artist of her new material. “It’s about the many\, many different aspects of what it is to be human. It covers the way we hurt and we love and the way we are so beautiful but also so awful.” See\, AURORA isn’t just a singer\, but a warrior\, a sage and a protector. Oh\, and a bloody good songwriter to boot.\nRecorded in a fairytale studio/chateau in the middle of nowhere\, somewhere out in the south of France\, her new songs veer from the personal to the political\, taking in everything from break-ups and death to feminism and environmentalism. These are songs you can find solace in but also songs that pose questions. “The world is becoming really quite chaotic\,” says AURORA of the swirling uncertainty reflected in those soon-to-be-shared new tunes\, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. “I think it’s good for us. It’s good to get tastes of this chaos so we can understand the places where it happens all the time better.”\nThough co-produced with British duo MyRiot [London Grammar\, Rae Morris] and fellow fast-rising Norwegian talent Askjell\, AURORA was adamant that she would play a large part in the production of her new music. “It’s so important to me that the music is a good enough reflection of who I am inside\,” she states. “I’m the only one who really knows me\, the core of me\, and I do me the best!” In a world where too many female artists are corralled into working with male producers\, it’s a move that makes a significant statement.\nShoring up her unique\, enchanting sound are Trondheim Symphony Orchestra and Florence and the Machine harpist Ruth Potter\, a cello quartet\, and a 32 strong gay male voice choir from Oslo. “They’re spectacular\,” she beams of the vocal troupe\, who appear on three songs. “The energy they have is so amazing\, it’s so alive and naughty\, but happy. I just love them.” AURORA has balanced the smooth with the rough. “Every song asks for a different thing and every line asks for a different emotion\,” she explains. “Sometimes an ugly vocal presentation\nmakes for the better emotion\, so it can be quite ugly and gritty and messy\, which you can hear even more on this album.”\nSentimental and fragile\, but tough and strong too\, AURORA wants her next full length project to make people “feel like they can accomplish things. It makes me feel like a fighter or a hunter – someone that can do whatever.” Reflecting the many facets of her character\, it’s ‘The Seed’ which shines a light on AURORA’s innate love of nature. Based on a traditional Native American saying\, she asks what will happen after the last tree has fallen and the rivers have been poisoned. “More than anything else around me Mother Earth is my biggest inspiration\,” she says\, calling the song “a fight for the things that can’t really fight for themselves.”\nThe strident returning single ‘Queendom’ is not just AURORA’s ‘Time’s Up’ anthem\, but a song for everyone. “Queendom has a feminist angle and it’s an important time for women right now; we are constantly fighting for each other to have a better life on this planet\, but it also stretches its arms further than that – to everything that’s alive\, to the men and boys\, to the animals and to nature.” In AURORA’s Queendom\, everyone fights for everything that’s alive and its right to live. Which is kind of awesome\, don’t you think?\nIn whatever form it eventually takes\, this collection of new songs she now sits on offer up a powerful look not just at one of the most exciting\, singular artists around\, but the most important issues of 2018. We’ll leave it to her to have the final word though. “Singing makes me feel like I’m opening a window in my skin\, the biggest window I have. The voice comes from my belly and out to the world – it’s such a powerful thing.\n“It makes me feel like some kind of portal\, which is a very nice feeling because I’m not me\, I’m not anyone – I’m just a voice\, which is not the worst thing to be!” \n*** \nTalos \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \n*** \nSean McVerry URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/aurora/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royaleboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/AURORA-admat-2019-SQ.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bowery Boston":MAILTO:info@boweryboston.com GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190307T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190307T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150007 CREATED:20190130T175140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190130T175140Z UID:10002734-1551985200-1551985200@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:Loboda : Superstar DESCRIPTION:21+ \nValid ID required. \nUS Drivers license or state issues ID. \nInternational Passports allowed but copies will not be accepted \n  URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/loboda-superstar/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royaleboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/loboda.jpg GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190309T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190309T180000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150007 CREATED:20181022T145530Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181223T210406Z UID:10002698-1552154400-1552154400@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:[SOLD OUT] Ella Mai DESCRIPTION:Presented by Bowery Boston \nDoors: 6:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm \nThis show is SOLD OUT! \nTickets available at AXS.COM\, or by phone at 855-482-2090. No service charge on tickets purchased in person at The Sinclair Box Office Wednesdays-Saturdays 12-7PM. \nPlease note: this show is 18+ with valid ID. Patrons under 18 admitted if accompanied by a parent. Opening acts and set times are subject to change without notice. All sales are final unless a show is postponed or canceled. All bags larger than 12 inches x 12 inches\, backpacks\, professional cameras\, video equipment\, large bags\, luggage and like articles are strictly prohibited from the venue. Please make sure necessary arrangements are made ahead of time. All patrons subject to search upon venue entry. \n*** \nElla Mai \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \n*** \nKiana Ledé \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \n*** \nLucky Daye \n \nWebsite\nTwitter URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/ella-mai/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royaleboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/EllaMai_AlbumArtwork_NoPA_Final.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bowery Boston":MAILTO:info@boweryboston.com GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190311T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190311T173000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150007 CREATED:20190213T190944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190213T190944Z UID:10002744-1552325400-1552325400@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:Speed Rack: Charity Female Bartending Competition DESCRIPTION:21+ URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/speed-rack-charity-female-bartending-competition/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts,Nightclub ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royaleboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/SR_S8_Postcard_BOS.jpg GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190322T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190322T180000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150007 CREATED:20181204T200026Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190204T185058Z UID:10002712-1553277600-1553277600@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:[SOLD OUT] Lennon Stella - Love\, Me Tour DESCRIPTION:Presented by Bowery Boston \nDoors: 6:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm \nThis show is SOLD OUT! \nTickets available at AXS.COM\, or by phone at 855-482-2090. No service charge on tickets purchased in person at The Sinclair Box Office Wednesdays-Saturdays 12-7PM. \nPlease note: This show is open to all ages. Opening acts and set times are subject to change without notice. All sales are final unless a show is postponed or canceled. All bags larger than 12 inches x 12 inches\, backpacks\, professional cameras\, video equipment\, large bags\, luggage and like articles are strictly prohibited from the venue. Please make sure necessary arrangements are made ahead of time. All patrons subject to search upon venue entry. \n*** \n \n*** \nLennon Stella \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \nAt just 19 years old\, Lennon Stella (born August 13\, 1999) who was born in Ontario\, Canada\, has already achieved immense success in her career. She began starring in the hit ABC TV series Nashville in 2012 as Maddie Conrad\, alongside her real-life sister Maisy Stella\, who plays Daphne Conrad. The series moved over to CMT (Country Music Television) for Season 5. Season 6 premiered January 2018 on CMT. Prior to acting in Nashville\, Lennon had already gained national attention when her and Maisy’s cover of Robyn’s “Call your Girlfriend” went viral. The performance captured the hearts of millions worldwide and resulted in their first appearance on Good Morning America. Their YouTube channel has over 100 million views and nearly 800\,000 subscribers. \nIn April 2013\, the sisters had a show-stopping performance of “Ho Hey” by The Lumineers on Nashville. When ABC released the cover to the radio\, it not only became the #1 most added song in the nation\, but it also rose to the Top 40 of the Billboard Songs chart. Their rendition remains the #1 most downloaded song of all the hit TV show’s releases. In addition\, Lennon and Maisy have sold more singles than any other cast member on the show. Later that same year\, they were invited to perform at the CMA awards and present Taylor Swift with the Pinnacle Award. \nIn April 2015\, Lennon added a new title to her resume: “Author.” Lennon and Maisy partnered with HarperCollins Publishing to release a children’s book called “In The Waves\,” which is based on their original song with the same title. To promote their new book\, Lennon and Maisy appeared on Good Morning America for the 3rd time\, The View\, Entertainment Tonight and BuzzFeed. She also presented at the Radio Disney Awards\, appeared on the TODAY show\, Fox & Friends and countless other media outlets. \nLennon has made her mark in the fashion world. She has been included on numerous “best dressed lists\,” such as U.S. Weekly\, People Magazine and USA Today. She partnered with Seventeen Magazine and InStyle to be a special correspondent. In February 2016\, she attended New York Fashion Week for the second time and walked in the Red Dress fashion show. Her eye for fashion is not limited to just clothing though. In July 2016\, Lennon and Maisy came out with an exclusive furniture collection with Pottery Barn Teen. The line highlights their eclectic and vintage style. \nLennon’s success with her songwriting career began during her time on Nashville. She was one of the writers on nine different songs that were featured in 15 episodes of the series. These songs include\, “Saved\,” “In Love\,” “Clockwork” and “Tennis Shoes. Towards the end of 2017\, Lennon recorded a rendition of “Baby It’s Cold Outside” alongside Barns Courtney. The track is featured on the Holidays Rule Volume 2\, which was curated by Paul McCartney. \n2018 has been an exciting year for Lennon as she signed her first label deal with RECORDS/Columbia Records. She released an acoustic version of her original song “Like Everybody Else” in August – it hit #1 on both the US and Canada Spotify Viral Charts. ‘Love\, me\,’ Lennon’s debut EP\, was released on November 16 and features lead single “Bad\,” which reached #19 on the Global Viral Chart. \n*** \nValley \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \nVALLEY is a band comprised of the four kids you used to know back in grade school. They were the ones talking excitedly about that classic band and some new artist in the same breath. They were the ones feverishly writing songs and rushing home to record them so you could finally understand what they were trying to say. \nMade up of Rob Laska (vocals)\, Michael Brandolino (guitar)\, Alex Dimauro (bass) and Karah James (drums) is forged from two bands who were accidentally double-booked for studio time. The born-and-raised Canadians seized the opportunity in disguise and began developing what would ultimately become one of the most refreshing and engaging new bands of the decade. \nVALLEY wrote and self-produced the acclaimed 2016 EP This Room Is White\, amassing over 10 million streams\, as well as garnering radio and TV placements for indie pop hit “Swim”. Now VALLEY have returned with two new singles. “Closer To The Picture” written and produced by the band in collaboration with Andy Seltzer (Maggie Rogers\, Tor Miller\, Penguin Prison)\, deals with the cycle of anxiety and self-reflection inherent in the deafening digital noise of 21st century living. The second single\, “Push For Yellow (Shelter)”\, rings as a declaration\, inviting listeners to embrace feelings of uncertainty\, knowing they’re not alone in their search for security. So far\, the new music has caught the attention of the indie music world with features on The 405\, Idobi Radio\, Indie88 and many more. \nBoth tracks are featured on their upcoming EP\, MAYBE – Side A\, the first installment of a full length project that VALLEY have been working on for the past two years and will be released in three parts over the next few months. \nThe timeless\, anthemic songcraft for which VALLEY has become known has been refined in their home studio in Toronto’s outer suburban rim\, the bright sunshine of Los Angeles\, and the gritty real of New York City. The group found a lot of inspiration for new music in the neighborhoods of Brooklyn and found a sound that is utterly contemporary and sophisticated\, but also\, in all the right ways\, a little bit throwback. VALLEY are the Toronto band with an undeniable New York sound that are about to be at the top of your radar. URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/lennon-stella-love-me-tour/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royaleboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/lennon-stella-admat-2019-11x17.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bowery Boston":MAILTO:info@boweryboston.com GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190327T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190327T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150007 CREATED:20181030T173818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181219T190042Z UID:10002704-1553713200-1553713200@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:Big Wild DESCRIPTION:Presented by Bowery Boston \nDoors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm \nTickets on sale Fri 11/2 at 10am! \nTickets available at AXS.COM\, or by phone at 855-482-2090. No service charge on tickets purchased in person at The Sinclair Box Office Wednesdays-Saturdays 12-7PM. \nPlease note: this show is 18+ with valid ID. Patrons under 18 admitted if accompanied by a parent. Opening acts and set times are subject to change without notice. All sales are final unless a show is postponed or canceled. All bags larger than 12 inches x 12 inches\, backpacks\, professional cameras\, video equipment\, large bags\, luggage and like articles are strictly prohibited from the venue. Please make sure necessary arrangements are made ahead of time. All patrons subject to search upon venue entry. \n*** \n \n*** \nBig Wild \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \nAs Big Wild\, producer Jackson Stell crafts lush soundscapes and sweeping melodies that challenge the status quo of electronic music. Formerly a hip-hop beat producer\, known as J Beatz\, in his native Massachusetts\, Stell switched creative lanes following a life-altering trip to Big Sur\, California. He adopted influences from the state’s natural glory and open spaces to create the atmospheric and wide-spanning Big Wild sound\, which today traverses electronic\, indie\, pop and beyond. \nSince officially launching in 2012\, Big Wild has become one of the fastest-rising dance/electronic artists in recent years. He first broke out in April 2015 with the incendiary track “Aftergold” (Foreign Family Collective)\, which topped the Spotify Global Viral Chart upon release. He followed the success of “Aftergold” with his debut EP\, Invincible\, in February 2017 (Foreign Family Collective). \nAs the next progression\, in February 2019 Big Wild will release his debut album\, Superdream\, on Counter Records. The new album sees Stell pushing the boundaries as a producer and artist like never before\, as he serves as the primary lyricist\, singer and songwriter for the first time ever. Each song is diverse in sound and scope and represents the full spectrum of emotions and experiences that are central to the essence of being: in one moment\, you’re dancing out of your seat\, only to find yourself in joyful tears seconds later. The album title\, thus\, reflects this amalgamation: a super dream combining all of life’s curious\, inspiring occasions. The album’s first two lead singles\, “Joypunks” and “Maker\,” are out now\, with additional tracks to be released in the coming months. \n“The album was inspired by a need to create music that was a greater reflection of who I am now\,” Stell says of Superdream. “This led me to feature my voice and songwriting as the main focus for the first time ever. I wanted to create a personal record that people could relate to using my own life experiences. When I listen to Superdream\, it feels more like me than any of my other music.” \nAs a performer\, Big Wild is one of the most progressive live acts on the electronic circuit today. His live show has him switching between multiple instruments (drum pads\, synths\, keyboards & live vocals) to deliver unique energetic performances every night. Coinciding with the release of Superdream\, Big Wild will kick off a 17-date 2019 headlining tour across the US\, which will bring the Superdream album experience to the stage via a brand-new live show. www.bigwildmusic.com \n—John Ochoa\, October 2018 \n*** \nRobotaki \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \nRobotaki: There is a lot more behind the name and the mask than most people may perceive. Coming in to the spotlight with his top-tier remix work\, and being recognized for his impeccable sounds\, Preston Chin\, the man behind the moniker\, has prepared himself to take on a much greater task. A task that entails enveloping the world with a powerful new take on funk and disco. A responsibility to brighten peoples days and to make people dance. A quest to bring a fresh musical experience to humans that has never been done before. \nAfter months in the studio crafting and harnessing forward thinking new sounds and ideas\, Robotaki is now armed with an arsenal of exciting original material. Material that will change the world with its superior production. Records and experiences that will lead listeners to question\, is he super human? \n*** \nMild Minds \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \nMild Minds’ SWIM EP is simultaneously dance-y and introspective\, painting a nuanced story atop of melancholic melodies and lo-fi house influenced beats.\nBenjamin David first started creating music at the young age of 13 in his home of Australia\, and has since found himself as the creative force behind several successful artist projects. Now\, with Mild Minds\, David has been able to find a solace in returning to his dance music roots\, creating a project without pressure and expectation. The result is authentic and unrestricted. \nMild Minds was immediately signed to ODESZA’s label Foreign Family Collective alongside Aussie mates RUFUS Du Sol\, as well as Inertia in Australia/New Zealand\, joining the likes of Bicep\, Bonobo\, and Leon Vynehall. His unreleased music was first debuted at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Sydney.\nThe project was spawned after having a momentous epiphany in Japan\, where David was immediately compelled to head back to this current home in the states and get started creating music from his new found perspective. SWIM was written\, explored\, and created between Joshua Tree and Lake Arrowhead. He states\, “I wanted to do something that was completely ‘me’ in that moment. After being used to working with songs that had elaborate visions over long periods of time\, it was nice to make music simply as it came out. Without overthinking it\, without pausing or questioning the process like I was used to”. URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/big-wild/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royaleboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/FLYER-MASTER_Boston.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bowery Boston":MAILTO:info@boweryboston.com GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190328T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190328T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150007 CREATED:20181211T151451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190124T172751Z UID:10002002-1553799600-1553799600@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:Jukebox the Ghost & The Mowgli's DESCRIPTION:Presented by Bowery Boston \nDoors: 7:00 pm / Show: 7:45 pm \nTickets on sale Fri. 12/14 at 10am! \nTickets available at AXS.COM\, or by phone at 855-482-2090. No service charge on tickets purchased in person at The Sinclair Box Office Wednesdays-Saturdays 12-7PM. \nPlease note: this show is 18+ with valid ID. Patrons under 18 admitted if accompanied by a parent. Opening acts and set times are subject to change without notice. All sales are final unless a show is postponed or canceled. All bags larger than 12 inches x 12 inches\, backpacks\, professional cameras\, video equipment\, large bags\, luggage and like articles are strictly prohibited from the venue. Please make sure necessary arrangements are made ahead of time. All patrons subject to search upon venue entry. \n*** \n \n*** \nJukebox the Ghost \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \nJukebox the Ghost’s latest record\, Off To The Races is a giddy\, vibrant collection of Jukebox the Ghost’s most bombastic\, colorful songs to date. Though it’s the fifth studio outing from this long-running trio of piano pop wizards\, it plays like an energetic debut album: Just as eager to please as it is eager to surprise you. Every generation has a band that puts a fresh twist on piano-rock\, and Jukebox the Ghost’s latest studio offering serves as a memorably vivid and kaleidoscopic step forward for the genre. \nOff To The Races is their fifth studio outing\, mostly recorded at Studio G in Brooklyn and engineered\, produced and mixed by Chris Cubeta and Gary Atturio (two exceptions: “Everybody’s Lonely” was produced by CJ Baran and Peter Thomas and “Fred Astaire” was produced by Chris Wallace). Longtime fans will hear little bits of past Jukebox the Ghost embedded in the record blanketed in a fresh\, more colorful sonic palette. The flamboyance and quirkiness of Let Live and Let Ghosts (2008)\, the retro sensibility of Everything Under the Sun (2010)\, the concise modern pop smarts of their recent self-titled album (2014) and Safe Travels (2012) and the raw live energy of their live album Long Way Home (2016) are all on full display if you listen closely. \nThe album is the result of a three-year songwriting and recording process\, culled from dozens of demos that the band brought to the table. Recording in their home base of Brooklyn enabled them to do more outside-the-computer sonic experimentation and live performance than past records have afforded. “In ‘Boring’ we sent Tommy’s backing harmonies through a distorting rotary speaker which created this totally weird underwater sound\,” explained Jesse Kristin. “And for ‘See You Soon’ we ran an electronic tabla machine through an amplifier and then I played drums along with it. That’s the sort of thing I think we wouldn’t have spent the time to do on our other records.” \nJukebox the Ghost formed in college in 2006 and has been a steadily growing cult favorite and a globally touring band ever since. Composed of Ben Thornewill (piano/vocals)\, Tommy Siegel (guitar/bass/vocals) and Jesse Kristin (drums/vocals)\, they have played over 1\,000 shows across the country and around the world over the course of their career. In addition to countless headlining tours\, they have also toured as openers alongside Ingrid Michaelson\, Ben Folds\, Guster\, Motion City Soundtrack\, A Great Big World and Jack’s Mannequin\, among others. In addition to festivals like Lollapalooza\, Outside Lands\, Bonnaroo\, and Bottlerock\, Jukebox the Ghost has also performed on The Late Show with David Letterman and Conan. Their 2018 national headlining tour will take them to their largest headlining venues to date across April and May. \n*** \nThe Mowgli’s \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \nOne of the most exciting things in all of music is discovering a band early on\, following them throughout their career and watching that moment as they come into their own. For California alt-pop band THE MOWGLI’S that moment is two-fold on their superb third album “Where’d Your Weekend Go?\,” due fall 2016. They not only get to share their songwriting growth with fans who have followed the band since they formed in 2010\, the band got to experience it themselves. \nAsk singers and principal songwriters KATIE EARL\, JOSH HOGAN and COLIN DIEDEN the secret to the band’s growth on this new album and they will all say it came from within. “Involving the whole band in the writing process was a hugely important factor in this new record. When everyone’s there you just have more brains\, more minds\,” HOGAN says. EARL echoes this: “A lot of our songs start with one or two people’s ideas and the band puts their mark on them later. This time we spent a great deal of time in the room together as the six of us\, building many songs from the ground up.” \nThe results of incorporating band members whose tastes run from “musical theater to black metal to pop” according to HOGAN\, are an incredibly diverse collection of songs that run like a musical time machine through the best of the past four decades of music. \nFrom the jangly folk/pop of the Sixties-infused “Arms & Legs\,”and the groovy Seventies feel of “Monster” to the 80’s inspired “Bad Thing” and anthemic “Spiderweb” this latest collection is a testament to songwriting. \nOne recent song released from the LP\, “Spacin Out” is one of the first tracks that came together from jamming in the studio. “‘Spacin Out’ has a kind of jazzy feel\, but it’s very Mowgli’s\, “says HOGAN. “In the bridge we cut to a seven/eight time signature — it’s little things like that come from the fact we have some really amazing musicians in our band.” In addition to Dieden\, Earl and Hogan\, the band is rounded out by MATTHEW DI PANNI (bass)\, DAVID APPELBAUM (keys) and ANDY WARREN (drums). \nThe band has been previewing some of the new songs on recent tour dates with great success. “‘Monster\,’ it’s just crazy the reaction we’ve been getting from audiences\,” DIEDEN says. “It’s an immediately familiar-sounding song.” They’re also playing the album’s first released track\, “Freakin’ Me Out\,” a thoroughly engaging and winning blend of summer-like pop\, R&B and soul that is one of the band’s favorite songs since their first LP’s debut single “San Francisco.” \nHOGAN\, EARL and DIEDEN freely admit that the success of “San Francisco\,” which led to TV appearances on The Tonight Show\, Conan and Jimmy Kimmel\, sold-out tours and\, arguably most excitedly\, a prominent role in the San Francisco Giants’ World Series title in 2012 (the team played it regularly on their way to the championship) had influence on the sophomore record\, Kids in Love. \nMaking that second LP\, they felt rushed and pressured by often conflicting outside opinions. But as the cliché goes\, “That which does not kill you….” HOGAN credits that experience with motivating the band to take a stand against external forces on this collection. “With this record we were very clear about doing it ourselves and we just said\, ‘Give us a little time and we’ll write you a sick record\,'” \nThey backed it up\, showing growth\, not only musically\, but lyrically as well. “These songs are about really digging deeper into personal issues because there are only so many times you can sing about loving each other. It’s not that we have moved past that message necessarily\, it’s that we want to explore other concepts\,” HOGAN says. “There’s one song on the record\, ‘Last Forever\,’ that was meant for the second album but we ended up reworking it a lot. It’s a song I was writing going through a breakup and life changes\, with a line in the song that says\, ‘If we lose it altogether\, maybe love will last forever.’ That\, to me\, is the opposite of what the Mowgli’s would normally say. But I hope people can connect with that sentiment.” \nHelping them channel all these changes into the growth on the new album is producer Mike Green (Pierce The Veil\, All Time Low\, The Wanted)\, who the band was so confident they wanted to work with that they revised their whole recording schedule to accommodate his availability. \nTo EARL\, it was absolutely the right call. “We’re a lot of really big personalities\, a lot of energy and Mike has this really calming\, relaxed vibe that’s much different from any of the rest of ours. And he works so fast that nothing gets lost or overthought\,” she says. “It just felt like the right fit. We had never worked with him before\, so we did a trial run\, and just clicked.” \nDIEDEN agrees. “Mike has a really good sense of contemporary popular music but I think he’s very aware of how to make ideas sound different and unique. He also understands what people want to hear right now\, which is a great balancing act.” The band also collaborated with U.K. producer Rob Ellmore on “Automatic” and “Bad Thing\,” the LP’s first radio single. “‘Bad Thing” says Dieden\, “is a song about the kind of person who feels so good they’re dangerous. The kind of person you want to run away from and pull closer to you simultaneously. The song also makes ya wanna shake your butt with your pals.” \nAll of these elements — Green\, the band’s renewed independence and collaborative process — have weaved together seamlessly to make The Mowgli’s third record a career album\, that moment where the band steps to the next level as artists. HOGAN and EARL hear it proudly as they listen to the album all the way through. \n“It’s been really cool to learn and experience everything we have and now\, us as people\, we’re very close and I think we’re just at our best\,” HOGAN says. \n“This record is the truest representation of who we are\, not just as individuals\, but as a band\,” EARL says. It’s the sound of collaboration\, it’s the sound of listening to and working with each other in ways that we’ve never done before. I’m really\, really proud of every moment. Everybody shines more than they’ve ever shone. To me\, it feels like a rebirth for us.” \n*** \nTwin XL \n \nFacebook URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/jukebox-the-ghost-the-mowglis/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royaleboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jukebox-mowglis-admat-2019-with-support.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bowery Boston":MAILTO:info@boweryboston.com GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190401T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190401T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150007 CREATED:20190130T150015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190130T172716Z UID:10002730-1554145200-1554145200@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:Japanese Breakfast DESCRIPTION:Presented by Bowery Boston \nDoors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm \nSecond show added due to overwhelming demand! Tickets on sale Fri 2/1 at 10am! \nTickets available at AXS.COM\, or by phone at 855-482-2090. No service charge on tickets purchased in person at The Sinclair Box Office Wednesdays-Saturdays 12-7PM. \nPlease note: This show is open to all ages. Opening acts and set times are subject to change without notice. All sales are final unless a show is postponed or canceled. All bags larger than 12 inches x 12 inches\, backpacks\, professional cameras\, video equipment\, large bags\, luggage and like articles are strictly prohibited from the venue. Please make sure necessary arrangements are made ahead of time.  All patrons subject to search upon venue entry. \n*** \n \n*** \nJapanese Breakfast \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \n*** \nLong Beard \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/japanese-breakfast-2/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royaleboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/japanese-breakfast-admat-2019-twoshows-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bowery Boston":MAILTO:info@boweryboston.com GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190403T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190403T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150007 CREATED:20181219T161504Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181219T161504Z UID:10002007-1554318000-1554318000@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:YOB / Voivod DESCRIPTION:Presented by Bowery Boston and Grayskull Booking \nDoors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm \nTickets on sale now! \nTickets available at AXS.COM\, or by phone at 855-482-2090. No service charge on tickets purchased in person at The Sinclair Box Office Wednesdays-Saturdays 12-7PM. \nPlease note: this show is 18+ with valid ID. Patrons under 18 admitted if accompanied by a parent. Opening acts and set times are subject to change without notice. All sales are final unless a show is postponed or canceled. All bags larger than 12 inches x 12 inches\, backpacks\, professional cameras\, video equipment\, large bags\, luggage and like articles are strictly prohibited from the venue. Please make sure necessary arrangements are made ahead of time. All patrons subject to search upon venue entry. \n*** \nYOB \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \nEpic\, crushing\, and heavy beyond words\, YOB has achieved legendary status in recent years due to their unmatched aesthetic and incredible body of work. Formed in 1996 in Eugene\, Oregon under the leadership of doom metal mastermind Mike Scheidt on guitars and vocals\, the group initially released a three song demo tape in 2000 that garnered them international attention. Drawing comparisons to groups like Neurosis\, Sleep and Electric Wizard\, YOB succeeded in developing modern sounding doom metal that hearkened back to the classics. \nIn 2002\, YOB released their debut album Elaborations of Carbon followed by Catharsis in 2003\, a three song record that clocked in at a colossal 50 minutes. The buzz about YOB was beginning to grow and the trio began to tour more extensively. Remaining quite prolific during this period\, YOB continued to release an album each year with The Illusion of Motion coming in 2004 followed by The Unreal Never Lived in 2005. Despite all the momentum\, YOB disbanded in 2006. \nIn 2008 the band returned from hiatus and has remained strong ever since with Travis Foster on drums and Aaron Rieseberg on bass. Reinvigorated and reinspired\, YOB released The Great Cessation in 2009. It was doom with a psychedelic twist\, a sound that Pitchfork referred to as “cosmic doom.” At this point in their career\, the band found increased exposure in the media\, with The New York Times going so far as to call them “one of the best bands in North America” after a performance at Scion Rock Festival. \nFor 2011’s Atma \, YOB took a more organic approach to recording\, opting to track everything at once. In Scheidt’s own words\, he wanted the record to sound “grizzly\, with hair on it.” Three year later\, the group released Clearing the Path to Ascend \, a record that upheld their legacy as a top notch doom metal act and was hailed by Rolling Stone as the #1 metal album of the year. \nNow in 2018\, the band has announced their newest album ‘Our Raw Heart’ to be released on Relapse Records. As for how Our Raw Heart will be received? Mike Scheidt (guitar/vocals) is wise enough to know that it’s out of his hands. “I think every era of Yob fan will find something on there to dig—it’s just a matter of whether they can go on the whole trip or not\,” he ventures. “And that’s none of my business. The music has a life of its own. It goes out there into the world and it’s gonna be received however it’s received.” \n*** \nVoivod \nWebsite\nFacebook \n*** \nAmenra \nWebsite\nFacebook URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/yob-voivod/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royaleboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Yob_by_Orion_Landau.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bowery Boston":MAILTO:info@boweryboston.com GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190404T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190404T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150007 CREATED:20181205T170057Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181219T174521Z UID:10002714-1554408000-1554408000@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:Beats Antique DESCRIPTION:Presented by Bowery Boston \nDoors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm \nTickets on sale Fri 12/7 at noon! \nTickets available at AXS.COM\, or by phone at 855-482-2090. No service charge on tickets purchased in person at The Sinclair Box Office Wednesdays-Saturdays 12-7PM. \nPlease note: this show is 18+ with valid ID. Patrons under 18 admitted if accompanied by a parent. Opening acts and set times are subject to change without notice. All sales are final unless a show is postponed or canceled. All bags larger than 12 inches x 12 inches\, backpacks\, professional cameras\, video equipment\, large bags\, luggage and like articles are strictly prohibited from the venue. Please make sure necessary arrangements are made ahead of time. All patrons subject to search upon venue entry. \n*** \n \n*** \nBeats Antique \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \nIt’s impossible to describe Beats Antique using just a single genre. One listen to their forthcoming album\, Shadowbox (released on their own Beats Antique Records imprint)\, and their unique hybrid of sound makes perfect sense; their ability to blend so many different kinds of music in to an incredibly vibrant\, distinctive and peerless album is what this band has been doing for the past ten years. \nBased in Oakland\, California\, Sidecar Tommy\, David Satori and Zoe Jakes make up Beats Antique\, who released their 10th album on October 5th 2016 to commemorate their tenth year as a band. They’ve mounted a larger-than-life cross-country tour that will take their vision to theaters across America. “Shadowbox is both the title of our new album\, the theme of our tour\, and our new store front in Berkeley CA. We decided to bring it all together on this release.“ \nMostly recorded at their studio in Oakland (which has been around since the 50s)\, the Bay Area band also recorded in Russia and Israel. “We were lucky to record in both Moscow and Tel Aviv\, because we had shows there and wanted to connect with the local artists. We had amazing sessions in both locations; In Moscow we recorded on the outskirts of the city in a wild Industrial complex. We ended up going through strange corridors into this plush bamboo-floored-Hare-Krishna-owned recording studio with state of the art gear. When we were in Tel Aviv\, we gave a call to a local legend Yossi Fine and he helped us get time at Pluto Studios\, which is one of the best in the city. We recorded with Talya Solan and her amazing group of musicians. We used elements of the Tel Aviv session to create our track “Bdna Salam\,” which is raising money for Syrian refugees.” Along with Talya other features on Shadowbox include Lafa Taylor\, Alam Khan\, Tatiana Kalmykova\, brasshouse trio Too Many Zooz (who are touring with Beats Antique)\, Preservation Hall Jazz Band\, Dana Elle\, Madoline Tasquin and Medium Troy Orchestra. \nShadowbox is a retrospective of sorts\, with Beats Antique pulling from all of their previous work as almost a homage to the first ten years of their career. “This will be our first full album produced in Beats Antique’s recording studio/dance performance space. We feel like Shadowbox touches on all our styles from down-temp Middle Eastern influences to cinematic orchestral arrangements. The songwriting process is also different for every song. Sometimes David will come in with a melody and Sidecar will add the bass and beats\, and vise versa. One thing that always makes the songwriting process unique is that Zoe creates and arranges music based around stories she wants to tell though dance\, so sometimes the performance aspect influences the creation of the music.” \nIn June\, the group premiered the first single\, “Killer Bee\,” featuring Lafa Taylor\, on Billboard.com. The track is “about standing up to prejudices. Just because someone calls you a killer bee\, doesn’t mean you need to kill. We want people to define themselves and not be defined by what people think they should be.” In addition to being a ‘killer’ track\, with a compelling music video directed by Kyrian Bobeerian\, Beats Antique donated a percentage of the proceeds from their July 1st show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre to The Honeybee Conservancy\, a non-profit dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of bees. \nAn enthusiastic touring band\, a new album also means a new tour\, and since Beats Antique is all about the ‘concept\,’ Shadowbox (the album and the idea) is another opportunity for them to get the creative juices flowing for the live shows. The band plan to use shadows\, light\, Indonesian shadow puppetry\, custom-created lanterns\, dance\, story telling\, crowd participation and more to make sure this is an unforgettable visual spectacle for their audience. \nShadowbox\, an album that is an amalgamation of the history of Beats Antique\, merged with a tour that will both tease and excite the senses\, shows off what this band does best – transform\, innovate and revolutionize what you think you know about music. \n*** \nAxel Thesleff \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \nAxel Thesleff is an electronic musician and producer based in Helsinki\, Finland. His style is very diverse\, ranging from bass-heavy bangers to more relaxed and deep tracks\, never forgetting about the emotion and story behind each piece of music. His tunes will make subwoofers purr\, but also deliver an emotional impact which resonates with your soul. \nAxel’s popularity has been paced up by his 2014 release\, Bad Karma. Which has been streamed more than 300 million times on Youtube and millions more on Spotify and Soundcloud. Also\, his other releases have been noticed by BBC Asian Network\, Kiss Fm Romania\, Ylex Finland and lots of other radio channels around the world. Several club gigs\, festival performances\, and interesting collaborations are just a beginning of this skilled\, but humble musicians career. URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/beats-antique-2/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royaleboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Beats-Antique-Admat-2019.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bowery Boston":MAILTO:info@boweryboston.com GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190406T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190406T180000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150007 CREATED:20190107T150019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190405T165416Z UID:10002724-1554573600-1554573600@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:[SOLD OUT] Japanese Breakfast DESCRIPTION:Presented by Bowery Boston \nDoors: 6:00 pm / Show: 6:45 pm \nThis show is SOLD OUT! Due to overwhelming demand\, a second show was added on April 1. Tickets are available for that show here. \nTickets available at AXS.COM\, or by phone at 855-482-2090. No service charge on tickets purchased in person at The Sinclair Box Office Wednesdays-Saturdays 12-7PM. \nPlease note: This show is open to all ages. Opening acts and set times are subject to change without notice. All sales are final unless a show is postponed or canceled. All bags larger than 12 inches x 12 inches\, backpacks\, professional cameras\, video equipment\, large bags\, luggage and like articles are strictly prohibited from the venue. Please make sure necessary arrangements are made ahead of time.  All patrons subject to search upon venue entry. \n*** \n \n*** \nJapanese Breakfast \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \n“The title Soft Sounds From Another Planet alludes to the promise of something that may or may not be there. Like a hope in something more. The songs are about human resilience and the strength it takes to claw out of the darkest of spaces.” \nMichelle Zauner wrote the debut Japanese Breakfast album in the weeks after her mother died of cancer\, thinking she would quit music entirely once it was done. That wasn’t the case. When Psychopomp was released to acclaim in 2016\, she was forced to confront her grief. Zauner would find find herself reliving traumatic memories multiple times a day during interviews\, trying to remain composed while discussing the most painful experience of her life. Her sophomore album\, Soft Sounds From Another Planet\, is a transmutation of mourning\, a reflection that turns back on the cosmos in search of healing. \n“I want to be a woman of regimen\,” Zauner sings over a burbling synth on the album’s opening track “Diving Woman.” This serves as Zauner’s mission statement: stick to the routine lest you get derailed\, don’t cling to the past\, don’t descend. In fact\, ascend to the stars; Zauner found artistic solace removed from Earth\, in outer space and science fiction. “I used the theme as a means to disassociate from trauma\,” she explains. “Space used as a place of fantasy.” \nAnd yet\, Soft Sounds From Another Planet isn’t a concept album. Over the course of 12 tracks\, Zauner explores an expansive thematic universe\, a cohesive outpouring of unlike parts structured to create a galaxy of her own design. In the instrumental “Planetary Ambience\,” synths communicate the way extraterrestrials might\, and on the shapeshifting single “Machinist\,” which Zauner has been performing live for over a year now\, she details the sci-fi narrative of a woman falling in love with a machine. “It’s pure fiction\,” she explains\, “But it can map onto real relationships in a relevant way.” The track\, which begins with spoken-word ambience\, moves into autotune ‘80s pop bliss and ends with a sultry saxophone solo\, perfectly marries the experience: there’s a perceptible humanity in mechanical\, bodily events. \nWithin its astral production\, much of Soft Sounds From Another Planet stays grounded. “Road Head” is the last chest compression in attempt to resuscitate a doomed relationship\, while the penultimate track “This House” is an acoustic dirge that honors Zauner’s chosen family. The baroque pop “Boyish” has a haunting\, crystalline clarity that recalls the pathos of a Roy Orbison ballad\, while “Body is a Blade” embraces the dark intimacy of Zauner’s Pacific Northwest heroes Elliott Smith and Mount Eerie.\nWith help from co-producer Craig Hendrix (who also co-produced Little Big League’s debut) and Jorge Elbrecht\, (Ariel Pink\, Tamaryn) who mixed the album\, Zauner recontextualizes her bedroom pop beginnings\, expanding and maturing her sound. The sheer massiveness of the big room production on Soft Sounds From Another Planet introduces listeners to a new Japanese Breakfast. Zauner’s familiar\, capacious voice will serve as their guide. \n“Your body is a blade that moves while your brain is writhing\,” she sings. “Knuckled under pain you mourn but your blood is flowing.” There’s discernible pain in the phrasing\, Zauner recognizing limitation\, a lack of control\, but then subverting the feeling\, creating her own musical language for confronting trauma. Where Psychopomp introduced the world to Japanese Breakfast\, Soft Sounds dives deeper. It builds space where there is none\, and suggests that in the face of tragedy\, we find ways to keep on living. \n*** \nLong Beard \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/japanese-breakfast/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royaleboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/japanese-breakfast-admat-2019.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bowery Boston":MAILTO:info@boweryboston.com GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190407T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190407T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150007 CREATED:20190129T170058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190128T210644Z UID:10002023-1554663600-1554663600@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:Charlotte Gainsbourg DESCRIPTION:Presented by Bowery Boston \nDoors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm \nTickets on sale Fri 2/1 at noon! \nTickets available at AXS.COM\, or by phone at 855-482-2090. No service charge on tickets purchased in person at The Sinclair Box Office Wednesdays-Saturdays 12-7PM. \nPlease note: this show is 18+ with valid ID. Patrons under 18 admitted if accompanied by a parent. Opening acts and set times are subject to change without notice. All sales are final unless a show is postponed or canceled. All bags larger than 12 inches x 12 inches\, backpacks\, professional cameras\, video equipment\, large bags\, luggage and like articles are strictly prohibited from the venue. Please make sure necessary arrangements are made ahead of time. All patrons subject to search upon venue entry. \n*** \n \n*** \nCharlotte Gainsbourg \n \nWebsite\nFacebook \nFrom the first steps to the first words\, to the first kisses … Life is made of first times that lead to a series of last times\, Charlotte Gainsbourg speaks about herself in her latest album Rest. Uncompromising self-portrait\, acclaimed by the international press\, as one of 2017 best albums (Pitchfork\, The Guardian\, The Independent\, Les Inrockuptibles…). The album is produced by SebastiAn\, from the label Ed Banger\, his background in electronic music accorded with Charlotte’s desire for a sound with a disquieting\, mechanistic edge. \nAfter having been surrounded in the past by Beck’s musicians\, on Coachella’s stage and around the world\, and then Connan Mockasin a few years later\, Charlotte Gainsbourg is back on stage. URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/charlotte-gainsbourg/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royaleboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/charlotte-gainsbourg-admat-2019.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bowery Boston":MAILTO:info@boweryboston.com GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190417T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190417T180000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150007 CREATED:20190114T170047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190114T162057Z UID:10002010-1555524000-1555524000@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:Children of Bodom DESCRIPTION:Presented by Bowery Boston and Grayskull Booking \nDoors: 6:00 pm / Show: 6:45 pm \nTickets on sale Fri 1/18 at 10am! \nTickets available at AXS.COM\, or by phone at 855-482-2090. No service charge on tickets purchased in person at The Sinclair Box Office Wednesdays-Saturdays 12-7PM. \nPlease note: this show is 18+ with valid ID. Patrons under 18 admitted if accompanied by a parent. Opening acts and set times are subject to change without notice. All sales are final unless a show is postponed or canceled. All bags larger than 12 inches x 12 inches\, backpacks\, professional cameras\, video equipment\, large bags\, luggage and like articles are strictly prohibited from the venue. Please make sure necessary arrangements are made ahead of time. All patrons subject to search upon venue entry. \n*** \n \n*** \nChildren of Bodom \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \nFormed in Espoo\, Finland in 1993 originally under the moniker Inearthed\, CHILDREN OF BODOM had an extraordinary start to their career. Their ‘90s take off was so impressive that many new metal bands still look up to it today – almost all of their albums earned platinum or gold status in Finland and over the past twenty five years they‘ve become regulars on some of the world‘s biggest stages. 2019 beckons in a new era for a revitalized and bloodthirsty Hate Crew\, who will present their 10th studio album Hexed on March 8th. \nIt’s been three years since the release of I Worship Chaos and Bodom have taken time out around touring to carefully develop this new work\, which packs a hell of a punch. History tells us that having an extensive time frame to work on a project can often result in procrastination and loss of focus – but with Hexed the reverse has manifest in this 11 track\, impressively stripped back melo-death\, rock-n-roll-rampage. \n“This road’s gonna kill me\,” exhorts shredder extraordinaire Alexi Laiho on the album’s opening track ‘The Road’ – paying homage to the determined decades which the guys have spent slogging it out on the tarmac\, undoubtedly one of the toughest aspects to a musician’s career. Alexi opens up on this: “…I’ve been living on the road for over 20 years\, and I’m sure that every single touring musician would agree that at some point it just becomes a blur and you don’t even know what the hell’s going on. You feel like it’s going to kill you\, but you keep doing it no matter what. It’s kind of a drug because you can’t stop. I can’t. I’m going to do it as long as I live—there’s no other way.”\nMusically\, ‘The Road’ quickly betrays the band’s increasingly sophisticated approach to melody\, evoking shades of Rush in the ‘80s. \n“I’ll take that as a compliment\,” laughs Laiho\, at that assessment. “People have said that the album is generally catchier. So\, I started thinking about that\, perhaps the song structures are easier to grasp on initial listen. But there’s some crazy shit in there\, almost progressive or at least technical. But you are right\, there are certain melodies across the album that could have come from jazz songs\, although they’re completely metal with us\, of course (laughs). “ \nAnother highlight to Hexed is ‘Hecate’s Nightmare’\, an almost gothic outlier on what is for all intents and purposes a traditional all-guns-blazing Children of Bodom blowout. \n“That’s a lot of people’s favourite song actually”\, notes Alexi\, “with that creepy music box opening keyboard thing. But then it builds up and it’s a really catchy song. Just talking about the chorus itself\, I mean it totally could have been an ‘80s Ozzy Osbourne song. That’s the sort of stuff I grew up with and I still listen to. And those lyrics\, I’ve always been into this witchy stuff and the different goddesses of the underworld. I’d been reading about Hecate a lot and before I knew it\, I just started to write a song about it. But it’s a fictional story of two people trying to ask for help from Hecate and she helps them. They keep fucking it up and then eventually she gets pissed-off and you do not want to get that chick pissed-off.” \nAs usual\, and as can be heard in this very much hit-ready song\, keyboardist Janne Wirman is a big part of the Bodom sound. Laiho agrees\, “Yes\, he’s played a big part of every single album\, but this time this might seem even more prominent only because of the sounds that he uses. Because the funny thing is that on\, let’s say\, I Worship Chaos or Halo of Blood\, the keyboards were there all the time\, but you might not even know that they’re there because he’s doubling my guitars with some insane\, super-low octave sound that doesn’t really stick out. So maybe he pops out more on this album\, and I guess he has more of a main role in a lot of parts of the songs.” \nUnderscoring their overall vision is the hard and modern production of longtime sound-shaper Mikko Karmilla\, who Laiho can’t praise enough. “He knows very well what we want and we’ve been working together forever. The way he mixes the album\, he just knows exactly—exactly—what we want. And it’s a unique sound and you can hear that sound. I’m not saying that all Finnish bands sound the same\, but there’s a certain vibe on the records that he’s mixed that you can hear\, especially with the drums\, which sound fucking bad-ass. As a person\, he’s super funny but if he doesn’t like something\, he’ll tell you flat-out\, and not in the nicest way ever. But it’s also very funny at the same time if you know him.” \nIn an album packed full of killer tracks\, ‘Under Grass and Clover’ – once more\, a song blessed with melodies that evoke images of both ‘70s prog and ‘80s pop metal – has been picked out for extra attention by Alexi. “It’s a track that people should hear first\, besides ‘The Road’” says Alexi\, “before you get to the rest of the album. And like ‘The Road’ it’s also about the dangers of alcoholism; let’s just put it that way (laughs). It’s something that I have not written about in a long time.” \nA curious addition to the album\, says Alexi\, is a twisted second go at an old Bodom song. “We re-recorded a song called ‘Knuckleduster’ that was originally on the ‘Trashed\, Lost and Strungout’ EP that came out in 2004\, and we all thought that it was a great song. It was kind of overlooked and we just figured that we needed to do it again – it needed to be heard again. But I had no idea what I sang on that song; like no frigging idea except for the chorus. So I had to rewrite the lyrics and I had to… well at least I tried to write ‘em so that they would sound kind of like the original did. As for the lyrics\, it’s just another vent about how I don’t like somebody.” \n‘Knuckleduster’ is delivered with Alexi’s typical throat-shredding vocal style\, but look out for a slight variant within a gem of a track called ‘Platitudes and Barren Words’: “My voice\, obviously\, I’m not doing clean vocals\,” muses Laiho\, “and I won’t -not with this fucking band\, like never – that I can promise you. But that punk rock thing in that song\, even though I am adding a bit of melody\, it’s still more screaming than singing. Call it punk rock\, but it’s maybe more Alice Cooper meets death metal.” \nA material change for the better on Hexed is the addition of axeman Daniel Freyberg (ex-Naildown and ex-Norther) to the band. “It’s been pretty awesome with him\,” reflects Alexi. “I think I’m speaking for all of us that we’re very happy that he ended up joining the band. The rest of us\, you know\, four of us\, we’ve known each other since childhood. I know it sounds like a cliché\, but try fucking touring for 20 years and you’ll see that it’s like a marriage sometimes\, where you end up bickering about stupid shit. But with him being there\, I don’t know\, that’s just faded away. It’s just more fun. Plus he’s a hard worker; he really is. He takes everything so seriously when it comes to playing guitar and learning pretty much anything\, not just guitar\, but just learning how to be a professional musician. He’s one of those dudes that sits there and listens and watches and absorbs everything. And that’s what I like about him\, because that’s how I am too. That’s the best way to learn – just observe. And still\, I’ve known Daniel for something like ten years. But the other guys\, me and Jaska\, the drummer\, we started this band\, from when we were 13 and I met him when I was ten or 11. And Henkka\, the bass player\, he joined the band in 1995. So he was something like 14. It’s like we grew up together.” \nHexed is a high-energy\, up-tempo record seething with new life but also all of the Children of Bodom trademarks that millions of fans around the world have grown to appreciate. Their mix of melo-death meets blackened thrash with a neo-classical twist\, and piercing Derek Sherinian-intense keyboards peppered with Alexi’s venomous vocal bile\, is what makes a Bodom spread so engaging. And it also explains why the Hate Crew continues to wow crowds across the globe; their reputation continues to grow as a fearsome live act with incredible technical proficiency. Stronger than ever and evidently thrilled to be in such great health\, Hexed is beckoning Children of Bodom into a new era of world domination. \n*** \nSwallow the Sun \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \nEpic death/doom metallers from the darkest corners of Finland. \n*** \nWolfheart \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \nThe most overworked and undervalued busy bee on the Finnish metal scene\, Tuomas Saukkonen shocked everyone in 2012 with his announcement that he will bury all of his metal music projects at the same time to start anew. Before The Dawn\, Black Sun Aeon\, Dawn Of Solace and RoutaSielu received their coup de grâce February 23rd 2013 with one last show\, in which material from all the projects was played. \nAfter years of pouring his creative juices to projects too numerous to count\, since the end of 2012 Saukkonen has focused on just one labour of love\, Wolfheart – the musical entity and form of expression that finally allows him to siphon all his musical genius to just one outlet. Be the approach melodic and hopeful\, acoustic and fragile\, harsh black/death metal or atmospheric doom\, Wolfheart has it all\, in a mix like of which you haven’t heard before. \nSaukkonen recorded and released the first Wolfheart album “Winterborn” entirely by himself playing all the instruments and doing all the vocals\, with Mika Lammassaari (Eternal Tears Of Sorrow\, Mors Subita) as his only guest\, playing guitar solos. Such confidence Saukkonen showed in his new material that he self-financed the album release. This bold leap of faith was rewarded with sales placing the album to #7 on the Official Finnish Album Chart and to the Pole Position on the alternative indie chart “Rumban Lista” which tracks the sales in specialized record stores not eligible for the official chart. Yet\, probably even more rewardingly for Saukkonen\, “Winterborn” proved a roaring critical success scoring high ratings in reviews left and right. To cap off a great year for his project\, “Winterborn” was elected the best debut album of 2013 in the annual Record Store Äx customers’ poll. Tuomas’ risk had paid off handsomely. Wolfheart deserved to be a fully operating band. \nSince the spring of 2014 Wolfheart has been a real\, touring band. 2014 / 2015 took the pack on the road to the national stages with Shade Empire and Finntroll\, into the international stages with the first European tour with Swallow The Sun and even to Tokyo with Sonata Arctica etc. Also big european / scandinavian festivals were targeted and the climax of the 2015 was the 2nd album “Shadow World” which continued the path of critical praises and placed #7 on the Official Finnish Album Chart. The album was also the first product from the co-operation with Spinefarm records. \nAfter a rapid ride since the release of the debut album the band cleared their calender in the beginning of 2016\, started the pre-production of the 3rd album and the legendary Petrax studios (CoB\, HIM\, Korpiklaani etc.) were booked for spring\, only a few selected festival shows broke the studio cycle. The focus has been intense and the scheduled release of the 3rd album is set to the beginning of 2017 and the band is heading back to Europe with Insomnium and Barren Earth in January\, making also their UK debut. \nThree albums into their career\, Wolfheart has become a staple in extraordinarily well-crafted melodic death metal. 3rd effort and tour-de-force to date\, “Tyhjyys” (”Emptiness”) brings forth a dramatic\, cinematic dimension to the music and turns it into an all-encompassing experience. From February 2013 onwards the name Wolfheart has been synonymous with atmospheric yet brutal Winter Metal. \n*** \nSummoner’s Circle \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \nSummoner’s Circle is a six-piece theatrical metal band that blends elements of doom\, death\, black and progressive metal into what they refer to as simply Epic Metal. \nFor the band\, every song in an incantation\, every live performance is a Summoning\, and everything they do is tied intrinsically to the mythology\, or lore\, they have created. The lore tells the story of the band’s origins\, battles of divine conquest and showcases their creativity and vision\, which sets the stage for a very entertaining live performance where bigger is better\, and Epic is always the standard. \nThe Summoners released their fist EP\, entitled First Summoning\, in late 2015. This was followed in 2016 by the single\, Become None\, and its b-side\, Minotaur\, both of which are included on the full-length release entitled Tome\, which was released in June of 2018. \nIn November of 2018 Summoner’s Circle signed with PAVEMENT ENTERTAINMENT and will be repackaging and re-releasing Tome under a new name\, spreading their magic\, mayhem and metal to a worldwide audience. URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/children-of-bodom/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royaleboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Children-Of-Bodom-admat-2019-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bowery Boston":MAILTO:info@boweryboston.com GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190418T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190418T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150007 CREATED:20181204T170119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181204T170119Z UID:10002713-1555614000-1555614000@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:Rival Sons DESCRIPTION:Presented by Bowery Boston \nDoors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm \nTickets on sale Fri 12/7 at 10am! \nTickets available at AXS.COM\, or by phone at 855-482-2090. No service charge on tickets purchased in person at The Sinclair Box Office Wednesdays-Saturdays 12-7PM. \nPlease note: this show is 18+ with valid ID. Patrons under 18 admitted if accompanied by a parent. Opening acts and set times are subject to change without notice. All sales are final unless a show is postponed or canceled. All bags larger than 12 inches x 12 inches\, backpacks\, professional cameras\, video equipment\, large bags\, luggage and like articles are strictly prohibited from the venue. Please make sure necessary arrangements are made ahead of time. All patrons subject to search upon venue entry. \n*** \n \n*** \nRival Sons \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \n*** \nThe Sheepdogs \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/rival-sons/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royaleboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Rival-Sons-ADMAT-2019.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bowery Boston":MAILTO:info@boweryboston.com GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190419T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190419T180000 DTSTAMP:20260404T150007 CREATED:20190204T170048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190204T160903Z UID:10002738-1555696800-1555696800@royaleboston.com SUMMARY:La Dispute DESCRIPTION:Presented by Bowery Boston \nDoors: 6:00 pm / Show: 6:30 pm \nTickets on sale Fri 2/8 at 10am! \nTickets available at AXS.COM\, or by phone at 855-482-2090. No service charge on tickets purchased in person at The Sinclair Box Office Wednesdays-Saturdays 12-7PM. \nPlease note: This show is open to all ages. Opening acts and set times are subject to change without notice. All sales are final unless a show is postponed or canceled. All bags larger than 12 inches x 12 inches\, backpacks\, professional cameras\, video equipment\, large bags\, luggage and like articles are strictly prohibited from the venue. Please make sure necessary arrangements are made ahead of time. All patrons subject to search upon venue entry. \n*** \n \n*** \nLa Dispute \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \nLa Dispute has never been a band prone to settling. The five-piece from Grand Rapids\, Michigan\, is responsible for some of the most uncompromising\, experimental hardcore music of the last decade. From their 2008 debut (in their current formation) Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair\, to 2011’s Wildlife\, to 2015’s Rooms of the House\, La Dispute have continually pushed themselves to find new ways to portray some of the most difficult and universally affecting subject matters. Casting a wide stylistic net that includes – but isn’t limited to – jazz\, blues\, spoken word\, screamo and prog rock\, La Dispute have developed a sound that\, while constantly evolving\, is unmistakably theirs. \nA lot of structural change has taken place around the band since Rooms of the House that has forced them to adapt. La Dispute has always kept a tight grip on their own reins. Their first two records came out on Californian independent label No Sleep – trusted home to many of the bands they cut their teeth alongside – while Rooms of the House was released through their own label\, a subsidiary of Vagrant records. After Vagrant was bought out by BMG in 2014\, the band found themselves looking for a new home\, ultimately finding one in Epitaph. Their fourth full-length\, Panorama\, is the first fruit of this new relationship. \nRecorded between November 2017 and August 2018\, Panorama is in many ways a continuation on a theme. It’s a highly ambitious and deeply affecting body of work that filters narrative storytelling through a personal lens\, like a set of Joan Didion essays set to music. It’s heavier and weirder than previous efforts\, taking the intensity of Wildlife and the patience of Rooms of the House and using them as pillars upon which to build something new. And\, in doing so\, they have broken through their own ceiling and set a new one. \nPanorama has not been without its challenges\, both creatively and practically. Only three members were living in Michigan when they started writing\, with drummer Bradley Vander Lugt now living in Australia. Out of necessity\, the incubation period for ideas began with back and forth over the internet\, but the bulk of the writing had to be done together in their hometown of Grand Rapids. So\, finding a time when Brad could make the trip with his family\, they blocked three months off to write and rented a studio space to work 9-5 through the week. For over two months\, they worked in separate rooms on individual tracks based on a rough concept and outline that Jordan had put together. They had around seven tracks finished when they came to the decision that no one was happy with them. With only the weeks before Brad was due to fly back to Australia left to work with\, they scrapped everything and started all over again. \n“In general\, I think working apart when we were all there together was a waste\, but I think we had it in our heads that there was a direction we should be going. That we needed to pick up where the last record left off and push further in the direction of quieter\, more structured songs\, but that never felt right\,” Jordan says in retrospect. “Feels a bit silly to say\, but when we started over we all more or less just went by instinct. What happened felt right\, and that’s really where the record started.” \nPanorama is the spiritual successor to Wildlife in that it takes a snapshot of the city Jordan grew up in. While Wildlife darts in and out of lives like a news broadcast\, telling separate stories that reveal a broader connection of human suffering\, Panorama zeroes in on events that have taken place in a particular neighborhood. Rather than looking at the connection between strangers\, as Wildlife does\, or putting the connection between two people in a relationship under a microscope\, as with Rooms – Panorama traces the emotional atmosphere of a place through its own history\, like someone rifling through old archives of newspaper clippings. As if\, by doing so\, they will find the key that unlocks answers to questions about themselves. \nMost of what happens on Panorama takes place on the route Jordan and his partner would drive from their home in the East Hills neighborhood of Grand Rapids to the city of Lowell\, where she grew up. Everywhere along the drive are places where\, in varying degrees of recency\, people have died: a pond where a man drowned walking home in the winter\, multiple places where people crashed driving drunk or were killed in car accidents\, and one place where years prior a city worker found a Jane Doe decomposed. Panorama is intended to be a wide angled shot of that drive\, with the stories of those tragedies becoming focal points that create a larger narrative\, but it’s also tethered to reality more than Wildlife or Rooms of the House. \nWhile Wildlife and Rooms both saw Jordan playing the role of a fly on the wall – a detached narrator\, creating\nrealistic fictions through which tragedies are explored – the writing process for Panorama found him inadvertently talking about his own life. The physical act of travelling through those spots every day\, with someone else\, inevitably caused them to take on their own significance. “The more I thought about the stories the deeper the relation to her life became\, and to our life together\, and the more personal the record became\,” Jordan says.\nAs a result\, Panorama is less lyrically direct than previous efforts. Tracks like “In Northern Michigan” and “You Ascendant” feel more abstract as he leans into the fantastic\, otherworldly material that flashes through Wildlife. Elsewhere\, more narrative tracks like “Rhodonite and Grief” and “Views From Our Bedroom Window” are interspersed with spoken-word tone poems that disrupt the perspective – viewing their stories through a prism\, rather than a single pane. \nThis wandering lyrical approach is borne out of the music itself. When the band opted to scrap their initial material and follow their instinctive push rather than reason their way to the next step\, the result was a desire to create something “more ethereal\, layered\, dreamlike\, fantastic from a sonic standpoint” than before. You can see this approach demonstrated beautifully throughout\, as the band delves into new sonic territories as well as expanding on familiar ones. \nThe spectral electro-leaning instrumental “Rose Quartz”\, which opens the album\, will perhaps come as the most surprising to long-time fans\, while tracks like “Fulton Street I”\, “Anxiety Panorama” and “You Ascendant” will feel a little more familiar as they drag the darkness of Wildlife into harsher places. Elsewhere\, the relaxed\, bluesy sound they dipped into on Rooms of the House finds new life in “Rhodonite and Grief” and “There You Are (Hiding Place)”\, while “Footsteps At The Pond” is the closest to straight-up indie rock the band has ever come\, evoking Brother\, Sister era mewithoutYou. \nPanorama is perhaps La Dispute’s most diverse album so far\, carried by their strength as musicians both individually and as a unit. Bradley Vander Lugt’s precise\, textured drum patterns; Adam Vass’ sonorous\, driving bass lines; Chad Morgan-Sterenberg’s crisp\, fretful guitar work – they all react to one another instinctively in a way that feels like a jam session in places\, particularly on more sombre tracks like “In Northern Michigan” and “Rhodonite and Grief”. \nPanorama is also their first album written and recorded with Corey Stroffolino\, who has been a touring musician with the band since Rooms of the House\, taking over from Kevin Whittemore. Their abilities fit together like a perfect parts of a puzzle\, knowing exactly when to settle into the rhythm and when to pierce the foreground; when to build into a cacophony and when less is more. \nDespite its intuitive feel\, Panorama was a difficult project to start and to finish. Although recording for the album began in November 2017 and the music was done by April 2018\, it took Jordan until August – including several separate solo trips from Seattle to the studio in Conshohocken\, Pennsylvania – to finish writing lyrics and tracking vocals. By the end\, he was sleeping in a spare mixing room in the studio\, spending entire days more or less locked in the same room. At one point\, producer Will Yip (Turnstile / Quicksand / Tigers Jaw) was taking naps on the couch in the control room while Jordan wrote and rewrote lines until he was satisfied\, filling several notebooks front to back with different versions of the same few lines. \n“It was… stupid\,” he says of the process now. “I spent a lot of time trying to understand why I was having such a motherfucker of a time\, and I’m still not entirely sure I’ve arrived at the reason. Partly\, I think\, the music required more from me. The parts are more challenging\, more outside of the box then the songs on Rooms in particular\, and I didn’t want to short change the work and creativity of my band mates. There’s always the anxiety of falling short of them for me\, but it felt stronger this time. There’s the general anxiety\, too\, of making something permanent. Of committing to a thing finally and forever and never being able to do anything about it.”\nIt can be difficult for punk and hardcore bands in particular to evolve and maintain momentum simultaneously the longer they stay active. At a time of economic uncertainty\, and with the music industry not being lucrative as it once was\, creativity and reality are often at odds with each other. In spite of this\, La Dispute has maintained the same attitude they started with. They are a band figuring out\, as we all are\, how to live meaningfully while also trying to make meaningful art without compromise. Panorama\, then\, is another chapter in a discography that tells everyday stories in a remarkable way. It takes you deep within the heart of the world we live in\, which may not always be a comfortable or comforting place to be\, but at the very least it’s a reminder that we’re not there alone. \n*** \nGouge Away \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \nWhat started as an outspoken hardcore band around 2013\, has mutated into an angular blend of sass and spitefulness. Taking cues from bands of yesteryear such as Unwound\, The Jesus Lizard\, and Fugazi\, we find Gouge Away pulling no punches. \nVocalist\, Christina Michelle\, comes with a deeper introspection on struggles with mental health\, not holding back with this incredibly personal outpouring. Guitarists\, Mick Ford and Dylan Downey\, bring a dissonance to their sound that separates the listener from what could be expected while the rhythm section made up of Tyler Forsythe and Tommy Cantwell aggressively keep the songs in place. \nThe Florida born five-piece recently recorded their Deathwish Inc. debut with Jack Shirley at Atomic Garden (Deafheaven\, Oathbreaker\, Jeff Rosenstock) which was co-produced by Jeremy Bolm of Touche Amore. Burnt Sugar appeared on many Best of 2018 lists including those by Revolver\, Stereogum\, AV Club\, NME\, and Brooklyn Vegan. \nHaving shared the stage with bands such as Touche Amore\, Ceremony\, Culture Abuse\, Drug Church\, Daughters\, G.L.O.S.S.\, Thursday\, Paint It Black\, and Russian Circles\, the band has no plans of\nslowing down anytime soon. \n*** \nSlow Mass \n \nWebsite\nFacebook\nTwitter \n“Chicago’s Slow Mass has a simple guiding principle: “No shortcuts.” Formed in 2015\, the band released their debut EP Treasure Pains\, offering up an expansive new take on both post-hardcore and indie-rock. The band toured in support of the EP with the likes of mewithoutYou and The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die\, and now\, on May 11th\, Landland will release On Watch\, the band’s debut album. On Watch expands Slow Mass’ sonic palette in service of creating an ambitious\, uncompromising album that never adheres to a single genre. It deserves a place alongside other classic albums like Fugazi’s The Argument and Unwound’s Leaves Turn Inside You\, becoming the latest in a long line of records that push a genre forward by remaining focused on creating a\ncohesive\, expansive work.” – David Anthony\, 2018 URL:https://royaleboston.com/event/la-dispute/ LOCATION:Royale Nightclub Boston\, MA\, 279 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://royaleboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/La-Dispute-admat-2019.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bowery Boston":MAILTO:info@boweryboston.com GEO:42.3499959;-71.0656288 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royale Nightclub Boston MA 279 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=279 Tremont Street:geo:-71.0656288,42.3499959 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR