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WBUR's Spring Arts Guides just dropped and the album preview features spotlights on Arrows of Athena ('Daydreaming' out April 3); The Chelsea Curve ('The Rideout' out May 1); and Cape Crush ('Place Memory' out May 1). Hit the link for the full preview.

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Robert Ellis Orrall Shine With Instant Classic “Brand New Me” We were instantly smitten with the stellar new single, “Brand New Me”, from singer-songwriter, Robert Ellis Orrall. “Brand New Me”, from Robert Ellis Orrall, is a stunning melodic pop gem that is t…

Shoutout @thewholekameese.bsky.social: "There is something extremely cinematic about @robertellisorrall.bsky.social’s new single 'Brand New Me'. We could most certainly envision the song unfolding on the silver screen." Hit the link for the full review.

⚡ thewholekameese.com/2026/03/07/r...

Casket Rats Turn Up the Heat with New “Stealin’” Video Boston rock and roll wrecking crew Casket Rats have unleashed the official music video for “Stealin’,” a full-throttle live clip pulled from their debut...

.@bloodmakesnoise.bsky.social with a push n' a shove on new Casket Rats, out now on Tee Pee Records -- “Stealin’” is pure street-level rock and roll. Built on snarling riffs, thunderous bass, and punchy drums, the track barrels forward with swagger and grit."

⚡ bloodmakesnoise.net/blogs/review...

Other Brother Darryl - "Peaceful Alibi" Photo by Pat Piasecki Other Brother Darryl have quietly become one of my favorite Americana artists in Boston. The Boston based cosmic canyo...

If It's Too Loud on the new Other Brother Darryl: “'Peaceful Alibi' is a dream come true. It’s a laid back country jam, along the lines of Gram Parsons’ oeuvre. ...OBD are one of the finest Americana artists around, both locally and nationally."

⚡ www.ifitstooloud.com/2026/03/othe...

New Music Friday: Other Brother Darryl, 'Peaceful Alibi' -- “When it’s right, it’s peaceful – even easy.”

⚡ Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/1SyObo...

⚡ Multi-Link: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

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Thank you to The Boston Globe for this @bostonbitdown.bsky.social shoutout -- "...the world’s largest festival dedicated to chiptune, a subgenre of electronica associated with retro video games — runs Thursday through Sunday across eight venues."

⚡ www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/05/a...

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TURN UP THE VOLUME: "Who said indie guitar pop is dead? Go away. On second thoughts stay and try to not lose yourself in this 6-string whirlwind steaming all over you... Cape Crush rush and race rivetingly with no intention to slow down on their swift run."

⚡ turnupthevolume.blog/2026/03/04/j...

Michael Des Barres On Rock, Recovery & Radical Sobriety | The Sober Curator Michael Des Barres reflects on getting sober in 1981, Live Aid, Rock Against Drugs, and why creativity beats “Jumping Jack Daniels.”

In a wide-ranging and passionately honest interview with The Sober Curator, Michael Des Barres discusses his decades-long sobriety in rock n roll, and how giving up drugs and alcohol in the early '80s shaped the actor and musician. @michaelchristopher.bsky.social

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Boston Bitdown 2 Chiptune, vgm, & nerdcore fest Two Days left

Boston Bitdown 2 Chiptune, vgm, & nerdcore fest Day 4 sunday, march 8 The Salem Chip Trials hosted by MC Facepalm new venue (repeated) Bit Bar 278 Derby Street Salem + Let's Disinfect + The Way Up !@#$% Muzak Efron Baron Von Future Petriform Balefire

Only two days left! Also venue change for the sunday show - sunday's show is still in Salem but just a different venue
Tickets and full details at www.bostonbitdown.com
#Chiptune #VGM #Nerdcore #BostonBitdown #Chiptunes #Boston

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tune in to hear 'peaceful alibi' by #otherbrotherdaryyl on zeno.fm/radio/hitsoftheweekretweeter/ via
@knyvet.bsky.social

This celebration of sounds is literally days away!!

Fresh off the single's streaming release this past Friday, Robert Ellis Orrall's new lyric video for the soaring 'Brand New Me' is now playing on YouTube. It's the first taste of the artist's forthcoming album 'Wonderland', out 3.27.

⚡ www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CiZ...

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Tune in to GBH's The Culture Show on Tuesday 2pm ET to hear Battlemode live in-studio, discussing Boston Bitdown and giving an on-air demo on making #chiptune w/ a Game Boy.

⚡ www.wgbh.org/shows/the-cu...

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Ahead of @bostonbitdown.bsky.social this week, If It's Too Loud chatted with Biff of Battlemode to get the word on the festival's Year 2, defining chiptune, and what we can expect across all eight venues.

⚡ www.ifitstooloud.com/2026/03/an-i...

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"For me, rock and roll is below the waist... it's a feeling."

In a new @blowingsmokewithtr.bsky.social interview: Michael Des Barres talks about his early England days, an extensive acting career that put him on every TV in the '80s, and his new music.

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Boston Bitdown kicks off this Thursday, and get us all worked up, Biff from Battlemode wrote an op-ed in the Boston Compass Newspaper. Grab a copy around the city, or hit the link below.

⚡ www.bostoncompassnewspaper.com/bcn?recordId...

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Other Brother Darryl release a new single this Friday, and @rnrfables.bsky.social has the early word: “'Peaceful Alibi' is fantastic. Representing a rebirth of sorts... this new single knocks it out of the park." #americana @otherbrotherdarryl.bsky.social

⚡ rockandrollfables.com/singles-othe...

The Legendary Michael Des Barres on his fantastic career and a new single that rocks very hard YouTube video by Blowing Smoke with Twisted Rico Podcast

New episode of @blowingsmokewithtr.bsky.social out today featuring an interview with the legendary Michael Des Barres! Zoom interview also up on YouTube youtu.be/Itklnfs-dqs?... @knyvet.bsky.social

Love dem chips!

It gives us great pleasure to say that Boston Bitdown is THIS WEEK, and CS Independent has a preview + interview with co-founder David Jubinsky. Thursday, game on.

⚡ csindie.com/boston-bitdo...

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It's another busy-bee #NewMusicFriday and @theindyreview.bsky.social has new @capecrushma.bsky.social + @robertellisorrall.bsky.social in its weekly roundup and playlist.

⚡ theindyreview.com/2026/02/27/n...

#NewMusicFriday: Dirt Road Souls, 'Next To You' -- the latest from the Boston dive bar Americana trio's forthcoming roots rock opera, '(The Life and Times of) Johnny Moonshine'

⚡ Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/6TrIjd...

⚡ Apple: music.apple.com/us/album/nex...

New Music Friday: @robertellisorrall.bsky.social, ‘Brand New Me’ -- the lead single from next month's 'Wonderland' album. 10 new tracks, including one he wrote with Taylor Swift, 'I’m Only Me (When I’m With You)'.

⚡ Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/23LLUP...

⚡ Apple: music.apple.com/us/song/bran...

That's Good Enough For Me is out here slinging the good word on Cape Crush 's new single 'Place Memory', so hit that link and get the deets and watch the video while you're over there.

⚡ thatsgoodenoughforme.com/cape-crush-r...

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Other Brother Darryl return with their first new music of 2026 with 'Peaceful Alibi,' out Friday, March 6. It's also the first offering from the Boston octet's forthcoming sophomore album 'Hey Yeah Hey'. Hit the press blog & take a trip thru the cosmic canyon.

⚡ knyvet.substack.com/p/other-brot...

Cape Crush wave from the shore of life choices with the soaring ‘Place Memory’ - She Makes Music In Cape Crush’s new single ‘Place Memory,’ the title track to the Massachusetts power-emo band’s forthcoming album due out this spring, vocalist and guitarist Ali Lipman reflects back on a peaceful da...

Massachusetts' power-emo heroes @capecrushma.bsky.social released a new single called 'Place Memory' yesterday, and @shemakesmusic.bsky.social has the word.

Hit the link, read all about it, and watch the video, filmed at Moon Base One in Salem.

⚡ shemakesmusic.co.uk/new-music/ca...

Y'all hear about this @bostonbitdown.bsky.social ? They're saying it's Boston's biggest chiptune, vgm, and nerdcore festival. And it's happening in like, a week!! You should go to www.bostonbitdown.com and get yourself a ticket 😉

New Music Wednesday: Cape Crush (@capecrushma.bsky.social), ‘Place Memory’

⚡ YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI2J...
⚡ Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/4Pj3pz...
⚡ Bandcamp: capecrush.bandcamp.com/album/place-...
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