The one constant in Dalton & the Sheriffs’ remarkable rise from three-hour sets in the barrooms of Boston, to national stages such as CMA Fest, is the band’s authenticity.

2011’s winners of the Boston Music Awards category for Best International Artist of the Year is the dub reggae ensemble Dub Apocalypse.

The Spampinato Brothers are a rock band from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. They play music combining a variety of styles including rockabilly, jazz rock, power pop, garage rock, alternative country, Americana music, country rock and folk rock.

Old Flame is born of the Western-MA DIY scene, and spins gritty honey rasp vocals into an art rock nostalgia with a shoegaze afterglow.

“Clearly, this blues-driven rock & roll trio and I seem to be on the same wavelength, as their band bio proclaims “Rock and Roll may not be dead, but it does seem like there’s a priest leaning over its bed… if The Silks have anything to do with it, the body will soon be out of bed, bopping around the room.”

Bim Skala Bim formed in Boston, MA as a Ska Rock band that was influenced by the bands in England’s 2 Tone movement, as well as the music of the Clash, UB40 and Bob Marley. Bim’s infectious Boston Blue Beat sound led them to be one of the premier bands kick-starting the Third Wave of Ska in the 1980s. Other bands quickly followed their example resulting in a lively scene in Boston and much of the United States.

“THE TALL PINES ARE A SHACK-SHAKIN’, FOOT–STOMPIN’ FOLK-ROCK BAND” Don’t miss this one!
Thurs. July 11.