Boston Bands.

I have been two two shows in the past week, one being Ra Ra Riot at my school, and the other being Nightmare of You at the Middle East Upstairs. Both bands did great, which is to be expected coming from both of them. But what surprised me the most was how much I loved their openers, both bands being from Boston.

With Engines (opened for Ra Ra Riot)

They were very impressive. Their music was just really fun to listen to, and they just had a really cool energy about them. I would say they are like Vampire Weekend meets The Beach Boys meets The Beatles with Death Cab For Cutie-style vocals and Chromeo keys. That kind of sounds like a mess, but trust me, they were very good. It's not very often that an opening band holds my attention quite like they did. 

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upcoming show: February 12th at Bill's Bar in Boston

Almost Gold (opened for Nightmare Of You)

They were almost more impressive than With Engines, but not because of the music, because their music style is very different. But the one thing that impressed me the most about them was that this was their first show ever. They were completely unprepared when it came to merch, but when it came to their music, they couldn't have been more prepared. It definitely helped that they were a local band, because it seemed as if they had a lot of friends in the crowd, but they could have won the crowd over regardless. Their vocalist used to be in Scenes From A Movie, but I wouldn't really compare the two. The music was definitely catchy, and it wouldn't surprise me if you saw them in AP sometime soon. They are definitely going to become very popular in the near future.

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upcoming show: February 5th at Harper's Ferry in Boston