Cambridge Archives - Vanyaland https://vanyaland.com/tag/cambridge/ The proven voice in music since 2013 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 15:39:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://redefined.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/31135224/cropped-V-SOCIAL-2023-32x32.png Cambridge Archives - Vanyaland https://vanyaland.com/tag/cambridge/ 32 32 Tysk Tysk Task stir up an acerbic woodland grunge with ‘Toadstool’ https://vanyaland.com/2025/10/17/tysk-tysk-task-stir-up-an-acerbic-woodland-grunge-with-toadstool/ Fri, 17 Oct 2025 09:48:15 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10042497 There is something that stirs deep in the woods, and like the abyss, the longer one gazes into it, the deeper it gazes back. And what we see staring at us is often a reflection of the things we deliberately try to ignore. Tysk Tysk Task understand this emotion, and now lure us deep into a psychological terror with a warm embrace and social refection through “Toadstool,” a menacing twirl of indie grunge with a dirge-like pull from the Lowell […]

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]]> Go ahead and buy the old sound system from T.T. The Bear’s Place https://vanyaland.com/2024/04/23/go-ahead-and-buy-the-old-sound-system-from-t-t-the-bears-place/ Tue, 23 Apr 2024 19:11:51 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10037916 Next year marks the 10th anniversary of the closing of T.T. The Bear’s Place, and the city’s music scene hasn’t really been the same since. Those feeling nostalgic for the famed Cambridge rock club can now own a piece of it, as the venue’s sound system was just put up for sale. JJ Gonson, former sole proprietor of ONCE Somerville, another shuttered venue we miss dearly, posted the sale to her photography page on Facebook, JJ Gonson Photography. Gonson acquired […]

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]]> This Show Is Tonight: Sir Chloe show up all ‘Over Again’ in Cambridge https://vanyaland.com/2024/04/17/this-show-is-tonight-sir-chloe-show-up-all-over-again-in-cambridge/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 11:48:31 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10037875 Those who rolled up early to last September’s Beck and Phoenix show on Lansdowne Street were likely entranced by Sir Chloe, the rising Vermont indie rock project led by vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist Dana Foote. It seemed like only a mater of time before Sir Chloe — who released a pair of well-received albums in 2020’s Party Favors and last year’s I Am The Dog — were selling out tours of their own, and tonight (April 17) they do just […]

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]]> The Democracy Center will close in July, citing ‘necessary renovations’ https://vanyaland.com/2024/04/09/the-democracy-center-will-close-in-july-citing-necessary-renovations/ Tue, 09 Apr 2024 19:57:02 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10037825 The Democracy Center, a community meeting space and all-ages locale for DIY shows in Cambridge, will shutter on July 1 according to a newsletter from the organization. The statement explains that the closure is linked to “necessary renovations to the building, with the hope that in the future we will be able to welcome community groups once again,” but shares no projected timeline or further details about the aforementioned updates. The newsletter also notes that the Foundation for Civic Leadership, […]

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]]> This Show Is Tonight: Get cozy with Dru Cutler in Cambridge https://vanyaland.com/2024/04/05/this-show-is-tonight-get-cozy-with-dru-cutler-in-cambridge/ Fri, 05 Apr 2024 10:14:07 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10037779 One of the more intriguing shows on Cambridge’s live docket this evening (April 5) takes place in a small-but-mighty venue tucked between a yarn store and a pub, as the Lilypad plays host to Dru Cutler. The New York-based producer, musician, and songwriter released a double single back in February, featuring a cover of Flaming Lips’ “Oh My Pregnant Head” and a beautiful instrumental synth-scape titled “Slow & Sunny” (not dissimilar to his fall release “Will to Mend”). Now, he’s […]

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]]> This Show Is Tonight: Angie McMahon brings light (and dark, and light) to Cambridge https://vanyaland.com/2024/03/26/this-show-is-tonight-angie-mcmahon-brings-light-and-dark-and-light-to-cambridge/ Tue, 26 Mar 2024 12:48:49 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10037691 Melbourne may be nearly 1,100 miles from Boston, but some of its finest talent will be just across the Charles tonight (March 26) as Angie McMahon gears up for a show at The Sinclair. The Australian musician first came to prominence with her 2019 solo debut album Salt; now, she returns to town at the tail-end of a North America tour supporting Light, Dark, Light Again, her latest effort that dropped in October via Gracie Music. Light, Dark, Light Again, […]

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]]> Year in ReView: Vanyaland’s favorite live shows of 2023 https://vanyaland.com/2023/12/12/year-in-review-vanyalands-favorite-live-shows-of-2023/ Tue, 12 Dec 2023 13:50:34 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10036756 Live music has been tiptoeing its way back to full health for a few years now, still careening from pandemic-related changes and uncertainty. Here in Boston, 2023 felt like the first real solidly “back” year for live shows, with big names and local favorites alike taking the stage at venues big and small across Massachusetts. With so much more to come next year already announced and highly anticipated, looking back on the past 12 months in live shows and performances […]

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]]> This Show Is Tonight: Josh Radnor previews ‘Eulogy’ in Cambridge https://vanyaland.com/2023/10/25/this-show-is-tonight-josh-radnor-previews-eulogy-in-cambridge/ Wed, 25 Oct 2023 19:21:45 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10036402 While he’s perhaps better known for his work beyond the music sphere (namely, the television show How I Met Your Mother), Josh Radnor is quickly proving himself to be not just an actor, filmmaker, and “former architect,” but also a songwriter and musician. He’s released a handful of singles and an EP over the past two years, most recently this month’s “NYC,” but Radnor has been writing songs for over a decade at this point — his debut album Eulogy: […]

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]]> ManRay goes Monday with new punk, metal, and death rock parties https://vanyaland.com/2023/09/07/manray-goes-monday-with-new-punk-metal-and-death-rock-parties/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 18:51:00 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10035921 Move over, “Sunday scaries” — ManRay has the Monday scaries, and these are likely to be way more fun. The iconic Cambridge underground nightclub, which continues to expand its programming since its resurrection back in January, has done something it hasn’t done in a very long time (if ever): Filled out a weekly Monday night calendar. And they’ve enlisted a dark collective called The Orphanage to supply the mood and the sound. The new slate of Monday programming fills the […]

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]]> This Show Is Tonight: The Drums bang a weekend vibe in Cambridge https://vanyaland.com/2023/07/31/this-show-is-tonight-the-drums-bang-a-weekend-vibe-in-cambridge/ Mon, 31 Jul 2023 17:19:51 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10035566 It takes a lot to make a Monday feel like a Friday, but Jonny Pierce has that kind of rizz. The man behind The Drums brings his heralded indie-pop project to The Sinclair in Cambridge tonight (July 31), the latest stop of a summer tour that showcases The Drums’ forthcoming album, the appropriately titled Jonny. The record drops in October via ANTI-, and tonight should serve as a nice primer for the new stuff, as well as all the fun […]

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