{"id":4983,"date":"2018-01-05T00:18:59","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T05:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/?p=4983"},"modified":"2018-01-05T01:59:35","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T06:59:35","slug":"winter-music-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2018\/01\/05\/winter-music-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Music To Hear Live This Winter: Oompa, Julie Rhodes, Dutch ReBelle, Weakened Friends, Palehound, Carissa Johnson, PVRIS, Jonathan Richman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WONDERLAND\u2019s guide to local bands to check out live from January to March\u2014including Victoria Shen\u2019s sonic experiments, Hayley Thompson-King\u2019s country, Oompa and Dutch ReBelle\u2019s rap, Julie Rhodes\u2019s bluesy soul, Weakened Friends and Palehound\u2019s indie rock, PVRIS\u2019s ethereal electronic pop-rock, The Low Anthem\u2019s Americana, Carissa Johnson\u2019s rock \u2018n\u2019 roll (pictured above), and Jonathan Richman\u2019s charm.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PvKdVxNJNhM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Jan. 9: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1395126313946421\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Victoria Shen<\/a> at Caf\u00e9 Fixe, Brookline.<\/h4>\n<p>Percussive, drone amusements that can call to mind whale calls, rain on metal roofs, video game lasers and submarine hulls groaning under too much pressure.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z4c5ko6GIQc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Jan. 11: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/3190243\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hayley Thompson-King<\/a> at Atwood&#8217;s Tavern, Cambridge.<\/h4>\n<p>Drinking, drugs and heartbreak\u2014country music the way it was meant to be.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YeINWQDg7zg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Jan. 12: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.houseofblues.com\/boston\/EventDetail?tmeventid=010053758CAB2119&amp;offerid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Passion Pit<\/a> at the House of Blues, Boston.<\/h4>\n<p>Indie electronica anthems.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JyWK9fauy9c\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Jan. 14: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketweb.com\/event\/oompa-pink-navel-cody-pope-middle-east-upstairs-tickets\/7929385?REFERRAL_ID=twfb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oompa, Pink Navel, Cody Pope, Evildewer, Yo Daddy Doe<\/a> at the Middle East, Cambridge.<\/h4>\n<p>The future of Boston hip-hop.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nbQDTE2s3dI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Jan. 16: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clubpassim.org\/club\/ro-colegrove-and-skylar-kergil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Skylar Kergil and Ro Colegrove<\/a> at Club Passim, Cambridge.<\/h4>\n<p>Sweet, dreamy music by two trans singer\/songwriters.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xVO_8Rk7wt0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Jan. 17: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.obrienspubboston.com\/event\/1601391-mint-green-ugly-sun-tony-boston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mint Green<\/a> at O&#8217;Brien&#8217;s Pub, Boston.<\/h4>\n<p>They describe themselves as: \u201cSummery, angsty, alt-rock with punk influence and catchy choruses. Capturing the things that everyone thinks and feels but never says.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h5ut-oK5Ao4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nJan. 18: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/3183188\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Will Dailey &amp; The All Together Now<\/a> at Atwood&#8217;s Tavern, Cambridge.<\/h4>\n<p>Soulful singer-songwriter rock.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/56UYnCqo7Pw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Jan. 20: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/3190224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Julie Rhodes<\/a> at Atwood&#8217;s Tavern, Cambridge.<\/h4>\n<p>\u201cHer songs seem to rise from the ghosts of &#8217;50s blues and &#8217;60s soul greats,\u201d The Boston Herald has written.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2QTVM3kTuXw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Jan. 27: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1768392933455172\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston Hassle: Boston Underground Summit 11<\/a> at Massasoit Elks Lodge, Cambridge.<\/h4>\n<p>Curious, noise punk from Scream Castle, Guiding Wave, Squitch, Goon Planet, Rogozo, Highlightreel, The Laces. \u201cRoughly 10 bands set up round-robin-style in two rooms, 3 stages and take turns playing a song. When the cycle is complete, the loop repeats again\u2026and again\u2026 and again. UNTIL THE SHOW ENDS.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SiDBiIsFiqU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Feb. 9: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icaboston.org\/events\/blind-spot?from=\/calendar\/music&amp;title=Music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vijay Iyer and Teju Cole<\/a> at Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston.<\/h4>\n<p>Jazz composer and pianist, Harvard professor and MacArthur \u201cGenius\u201d grant-winner Vijay Iyer has drafted a score that will be performed live with Teju Cole\u2019s photography and spoken prose drawing on text from Cole\u2019s book \u201cBlind Spot\u201d that \u201cinvestigates humanity\u2019s blindness to tragedy and injustice throughout history.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/weXM68akAmo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Feb. 10: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/3190249\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Silks<\/a> at Atwood&#8217;s Tavern, Cambridge.<\/h4>\n<p>The honky-tonk blues-rock power trio.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qVsVmxMdvkk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Feb. 10: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatscottboston.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Weakened Friends<\/a> at Great Scott, Boston.<\/h4>\n<p>The heart-on-their-sleeve indie rock of this trio can bring to mind 1990s grunge\u2014and not just because Dinosaur Jr.\u2019s J Mascis played guitar on their song \u201cHate Mail,\u201d which debuted last fall.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1x2Q5VJm9ZY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Feb. 16: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mideastoffers.com\/event\/7897665\/bent-knee-bearstronaut-roz-and-the-ricecakes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bearstronaut, Bent Knee, and Roz and the Ricecakes<\/a> at Sonia, Cambridge.<\/h4>\n<p>Dance, sythpop force-of-nature Bearstronaut is joined by art rockers Bent Knee and Roz and the Ricecakes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zj4iQItsJSY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Feb. 18: <a href=\"http:\/\/thestrandri.com\/events\/pvris-north-american-tour-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PVRIS<\/a> at The Strand, Providence.<\/h4>\n<p>\u201cEthereal electronic pop-rock alongside a vociferous support of LGBTQ rights,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2017\/nov\/23\/pvris-the-arena-rockers-fighting-for-gay-rights-in-trumps-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guardian has written<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rAdx4mOl4QI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Feb. 24: <a href=\"http:\/\/columbustheatre.com\/event\/low-anthem-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Low Anthem<\/a> at Columbus Theatre, Providence.<\/h4>\n<p>Heartbreaking \u201csullen, spacious\u201d (in the words of NPR\u2019s Bob Boilen) Americana.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NAIRvR_3ZwI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>March 2: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/3214836\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Damon &amp; Naomi and Thalia Zedek<\/a> at Lilypad, Cambridge.<\/h4>\n<p>Introspective pop duo (and couple) Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang (formerly of Galaxie 500) share a bill with brooding rocker Thalia Zedek (formerly of groundbreaking underground bands Uzi, Live Skull and Come).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SDWZCRxtsHg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>March 2: <a href=\"http:\/\/somervilletheatre.com\/live-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jonathan Richman<\/a> at the Somerville Theatre, Somerville. (He\u2019s at the <a href=\"http:\/\/themetri.com\/events\/live-on-stage-jonathan-richman-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Met in Pawtucket<\/a> the following night.)<\/h4>\n<p>A charmer, from his groundbreaking proto-punk work with the Modern Lovers (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Gy88-5pc7c8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cRoadrunner,\u201d<\/a> his ode to Massachusetts) in the early 1970s to his whimsical solo songs often suffused with witty adventures and starry-eyed doo-wop romance.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GouZ-Z4Jvto\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>March 3: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bandsintown.com\/event\/16288869?artist=Dutch+Rebelle&amp;came_from=127\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dutch ReBelle<\/a> at LilyPad, Cambridge.<\/h4>\n<p>Fierce rap.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Of5_XZQAa7Q\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>March 10: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatscottboston.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carissa Johnson<\/a> at Great Scott, Boston.<\/h4>\n<p>A rock \u2018n\u2019 roll release party for Johnson\u2019s third full-length album &#8220;Talk Talk Talk.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3ZAgXlp5SHU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>March 10: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livenation.com\/events\/708354-mar-10-2018-alt-92-9-presents-judah-the-lion-going-to-mars-tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tall Heights<\/a> opens for Judah &amp; The Lion and Colony House at House of Blues, Boston.<\/h4>\n<p>The electro-folk duo Tall Heights bring all the feels with their guitar, cello and harmonies.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NkaCKDoharg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>March 16: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sinclaircambridge.com\/event\/1595386-palehound-cambridge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palehound<\/a> at Sinclair, Cambridge.<\/h4>\n<p>\u201cA lot of it is about loss and learning how to let yourself evolve past the pain and the weird guilt that comes along with grief,\u201d Palehound&#8217;s vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Ellen Kempner has said of the band&#8217;s 2017 indie rock album \u201cA Place I&#8217;ll Always Go.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Help us keep producing our great coverage of local arts by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/wonderlandlandfanclub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contributing to Wonderland&#8217;s Launch Fundraiser<\/a>. And <a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/subscribe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sign up for our free, weekly newsletter<\/a> so that you don&#8217;t miss any of our reporting.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WONDERLAND\u2019s guide to local bands to check out live from January to March\u2014including Victoria Shen\u2019s sonic experiments, Hayley Thompson-King\u2019s country, Oompa and Dutch ReBelle\u2019s rap, Julie Rhodes\u2019s bluesy soul, Weakened Friends and Palehound\u2019s indie rock, PVRIS\u2019s ethereal electronic pop-rock, The Low Anthem\u2019s Americana, Carissa Johnson\u2019s rock \u2018n\u2019 roll (pictured above), and Jonathan Richman\u2019s charm. Jan. 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