MYSTERY ROAR - Why Can't I See You? from their forthcoming LP. Playing Thu 2/11 @ Great Scott HOORAY FOR EARTH - Surrounded By Your Friends from the Momo EP. More information at www.hoorayforearth.net YES GIANTESS - You Were Young playing Fri 2/12...

VARSITY DRAG - Animal from the new album 'Night Owls'. Band features Ben Deily, formerly of the Lemonheads THE LIGHTS OUT - Gottagetouttahere from the album 'Color Machine'. Playing Haiti benefit Wed 2/3 @ Middle East downstairs SPIRIT...

In addition to lots of new local music, Digney Fignus stops by to chat with Dave about his now notorious music video featuring Scott Brown's wife. See what all the hype is about:

AD FRANK - Postpunk At The Cambridgeside Galleria from the album 'Your Secrets Are Mine Now'. Playing 2/19 @ Middle East upstairs MASCARA - B261 CD release show 1/29 @ Middle East upstairs. Download song at www.thephoenix.com/onthedownload TOWNSHIP...

WHITE HINTERLAND - Icarus new album "Kairos" out in March on Dead Oceans label MASCARA - B261 from the new album "Fountain of Tears". CD release Fri 1/29 @ Middle East upstairs THE BEATINGS - Youth Crimes from the album "Late...

DRUG RUG - Blue Moon VARSITY DRAG - Animal BEFORE LAZERS - Argyle Sweater STREIGHT ANGULAR - Are You Ever Satisfied? LOAM - Walk Down The Street MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES - Too Many Stars RAZORS IN THE NIGHT - Carry On! JUNIUS - Stargazers & Gravediggers...

HOORAY FOR EARTH "Surrounded By Your Friends" THE MURDER MILE "Let's Lament" BACCHUS KING "Snake Oil" J-KRAFTY "Crafty" BRENDAN BOOGIE & THE BEST INTENTIONS "February" (Feat. Will Dailey) SPIRIT...

2009 in review: a look back at some of the best and notable local releases of the past year (as many as we could get to with an hour's worth) DEAR LEADER - Napoleon Complex THE LUXURY - Getaway Car MEAN CREEK - Faces of the Earth WHEAT - Living 2...

HOORAY FOR EARTH - Comfortable, Comparable ENDLESS WAVE - Last Phase TRUMAN PEYOTE - New Wife, New Life THE BIG BIG BUCKS - Duck Dinner YONI GORDON & THE GOODS - Fairytale of New York OTHER GIRLS - I'm Not Getting Anything For Christmas JESSE...

JUNIUS - Stargazers & Gravediggers BIG BIG BUCKS - Be A Baby BEFORE LAZERS - Argyle Sweater MAGIC MAGIC - French Song SPIRIT KID - You Lit Up For Me PANTS YELL! - Cold Hands PAINTED LIGHTS - Perfect Circle THE LIGHTS OUT - Gottagetouttahere SHONEY...

MYSTERY ROAR - Overboard JUNIUS - Stargazers & Gravediggers ARMS & SLEEPERS - The Arkitect BRENDAN BOOGIE - I Remember Teenage Girls JASON DUNN, BRENDAN BOOGIE & CAVALCADE OF ALLSTARS - This Holidad VARY LUMAR - Small Talk With The Big Names...

PASSION PIT - Moth's Wings MAGIC MAGIC - Sleepy Lion (remix) TELEVANDALS - Good For Nothing BEFORE LAZERS - Argyle Sweater BRENDAN BOOGIE & THE BEST INTENTIONS - I Remember Teenage Girls CONSERVATIVE MAN - The Heist THE EVERYDAY VISUALS - Boom...

WASTED TALENT - Kehd STATIC OF THE GODS - White Flag THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER - All A Steer Can Do Is Try FREEZEPOP - Less Talk More Rokk AD FRANK & THE FAST EASY WOMEN - The Vampire Who Opted For Death 28 DEGREES TAURUS - Universal Love REVERSE -...

AD FRANK - Winterthru PAINTED LIGHTS - Perfect Circle YONI GORDON & THE GOODS - Waiting For The World To End PANTS YELL!! - Cold Hands HALLELUJAH THE HILLS - Blank Passports HOORAY FOR EARTH - Form OLD JACK - Memory EDDIE JAPAN - The Power of Negative...

LOVEWHIP "Wrecking Machine" THE NEW COLLISIONS "No Free Ride" THE LUXURY "Til Your Last Year" WHEAT "One More Time" (live Daft Punk cover) MEAN CREEK "Radio Drought" THE PAINTED LIGHTS "Perfect Circle"...