With eight members on stage, the Prigs were literally the big finale to the Berklee CMJ Showcase. There were so many players on stage at the Bowery Poetry Club that some were seldom scene behind the front line of horn players, guitarists, and singers. The Prigs include Berklee alumni guitarists Mack Price and Pete Lalish, bassist [...]
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2010 Berklee CMJ Showcase: The Wandas
October 30, 2010 – 1:31 pm
The Wandas returned the rock to the Bowery Poetry Club stage after Oceanographer’s more celestial set. The quartet is tight from touring over many miles in its RV. Three-part harmonies, classic rock guitar solos, reach-for-the sky lead vocals, attendant fans, songs flowing from groovy indie pop blueprints, and a general sense of revelry define this [...]
2010 Berklee CMJ Showcase: Oceanographer
October 29, 2010 – 8:10 am
Oceanographer’s five members spanned the Bowery Poetry Club stage after Julia Easterlin’s singular turn. The band’s music occupied an artistic realm charted by Easterlin, it’s set wrapped in a dreamy atmosphere and the songs sewn together with barely a pause between them by Berklee alumnus and Berkleemusic.com student Kevin Plessner’s beautiful, shimmering lead guitar lines. [...]
2010 Berklee CMJ Showcase: Julia Easterlin
October 28, 2010 – 7:13 am
It takes the crowd at the Bowery Poetry Club some moments to figure out just what Julia Easterlin is up to on stage. She stands alone, in front of a looping machine, humming into the microphone, then plays back the sound. She adds another vocal tone, and then some others, harmonizing with herself. She snaps [...]
2010 Berklee CMJ Showcase: The Honors
October 27, 2010 – 1:01 pm
Following Liptease’s electro-pop and disco sound at the Berklee CMJ Showcase, was a blast of rock and roll from highly energized the Honors. The four-piece Boston-based band is riding high on its debut disc, xoxo, and a growing reputation for crunching live shows. Lead guitarist Andrew Bayardi, a Berklee alumnus, riffed, soloed, and sustained feedback [...]