The Washington Street Art Center is the place to be tonight: this occasion marks the launch of local fashion label La Parca‘s summer swag. Get thee to Union Square in Somerville to peep their new gear and this delightfully varied bill with 2 DJ’s to keep the party going. White Pages will be kicking it off with raucous freak-out jams delivered in short, sticky bursts. Come for the squealing punk chaos, stay for the between-song banter squirting straight from Joe’s back-brain. The rest of the night is devoted to a pair of the area’s finest underground hip-hop duos. Immigrants will be coming at you from a dark zone with Theory Engine’s twisted, maniacal verses and Mr. Id’s live on-the-fly MPC’ing, keeping your buzzed brain on it’s brain-toes. Stay for Porn Theater Ushers to see Nabo Rawk’s whip-smart rhymes held down by Mister Jason’s old-school grooves. I should probably draw your attention to that PBR logo on this flyer if you haven’t noticed already. Free beer, perhaps? I suggest you show up up close to the 8pm start time to get in on it, if that’s the case.
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Austin’s Strange Boys are rolling into town tonight, bringing their rockin blend of proto-punk and r&b to Great Scott. Not afraid to let their honky-tonk roots show, the Boys’ booze-soaked garage tunes are the perfect soundtrack for a beautiful spring night in Boston. They’re joined by another southern boy with a more subdued sound: Nashville’s William Tyler, formerly of the band Lambchop. Pull up a stool and chill out to his pastoral acoustic soundscapes and Fahey-inspired finger-picking. Boston’s own The New Highway Hymnal will be kicking the night off with their fresh take on the fully twanged-out end of the neo-psych spectrum. Word is there’s still plenty of tickets available so don’t be afraid to come on down. 9pm doors. 18 plus. $10 cover.

The Haven, quite possibly Jamaica Plain’s coolest legitimate music venue, plays host to a record release for BABY NAME’s LIFE RULES tonight. Hyde Sq. will get to hear what Andy Brooks(aka BABY NAMES, not to mention several other monikers) has been up to as he unleashes this sprawling 20 song album upon the masses. There will be free CDRs of the album of course with horrible artwork, of course. The ex-Mittens singer/songwriter here gives us a cornucopia of pop, folk, rock, and even a little hip hop flavored tuneage. Check it, and check him out tonight wilding out amidst the Scotch ales and haggis.

Tonight in Allston Great Scott is hosting a delectable collection of psychedelic weirdo rock. The Psychic Paramount are an amazing NY-based psych rock band exuding absolutely massive levels of loudness and hazy, sputtering rhythms that make our heads spin and bodies freak out. Along for the ride are jazzy psych poppers A Troop of Echoes, heady homies Cropduster, and The Shape. Should be a good time.

9pm 18+ $9

Get down to the Muthership tonight in Jamaica Plain to get far out with mysterious musicians. You can usually count on Muthership for a couple surprised guests but tonight they have locked down spiritual nomadic noise folksta TEAADORA NIKOLOVA and drone zone navigation gnome HASTA to put you in your place, your psychedelic happy place. THIS SHOW FRANK HURRICAYNE APPROVED! Be thur at 8, All Ages welcome, and bring some donations for the touring inspirations!

Come out to the Phoenix Landing in Cambridge tonight for the latest installement of JASS-curated future dance parties. For a good year now, These local heads behind Jass have been raising the bar for quality contemporary dance music in our fair city, cultivating local talent, bringing in rising stars from round the country. Most recently, during Together Fest they blew the roof off Middle East with the brain melting lineup of Boston buddies Sonnymoon and Time Wharp, LA darling Teebs and homegrown homie Oneohtrix Point Never.
If any of that name dropping whets your whistle, you dont want to miss tonight’s showcase. Local beat genius M. Constant just dropped a delectable new EP, Bugged, so he’ll be in top form tonight with his hearty blend of bubbly beats and soulful samples. hes joined by Pennsilvanya pimp Swarvy, who likes his beats cut up fast and quick, the psychedelic swarm of Boston’s Atwell Baker,  and Blum’s brooding head bangers. If you dig LA’s Low-End fed beat scene, or New York’s sticky sweet electronic grooves, and wish Boston had somethin’ similar, then come on down and be prepared to have your ignorance remedied. and dont you dare forget your dancing shoes -this is a wallflower-free affair.

9pm 19+ $5

At what I strongly believe is your first chance since last fall to enjoy wild human sounds amidst the bear ghosts of Franklin Park’s abandoned bear cages, Knight Howls (Frank Hurricane / Arkm Foam) and Hunnie Bunnies (Jeff and Mark Johnson from Hunnie Bunnies) kick off their tour down to SAVAGE WEEKEND FEST in NC at those abandoned bear cages in Franklin Park. Show starts at sundown 7:59pm. It is also Frank Hurrican’s birthday(I think you know him), and the 100th anniversary of the bear cages, so really what is stopping you from attending? An age restriction? NOPE. All ages. The cost? NOPE. It’s free. The rain? Well…nah! Put on your gear, get an umbrella. There will be tarps. Live your life. Hear awesome, weird, poppy, beautiful, and curious sounds ALL. Many locals are playing as well as a sweetly handpicked bunch of visitors. Tonight in JP. DO NOT MISS.

07:59 (sundown)
08:50 miguel valentine
09:00 con tex
09:10 erich haygun
09:20 gracious calamity
09:30 skinny vinny
09:40 hands and knees
09:50 chris north
10:00 dinners
10:10 casey rocheteau
10:20 rotten apples
10:30 hurricanes of love
10:40 foom
10:50 witchwolf
11:00 quinn
11:10 pensado / wright / lak
11:20 i dm theft able
11:35 ben hersey
11:50 roland and jane
12:00 olden yolk
12:10 am usernet
12:20 needy visions
12:30 Hunnie Bunnies
12:40 Knight Howls