December 8th @ the Great Scott

WTBU's LEFT OF THE DIAL is hosting a fundraiser to benefit the Boston Counter Cultural Compass, a monthly newsletter that posts information about local, DIY, lo-fi, experimental and folk shows happening in and around the Boston area. For more information on the Counter Cultural Compass, please check out the website here.

Come hang out on December 8th! The fee to get in is a $5-10 donation.

Video: WTBU Presents The Static Jacks @ the Middle East

Check out this video from Tuesday night's cosponsored show at the Middle East, featuring New Jersey band THE STATIC JACKS! More videos to follow!

The Static Jacks - My Parents Lied from Peisin Yang Lazo on Vimeo.

WTBU Presents: The Static Jacks with Nightmare of You, 11/30 @ Middle East Downstairs

Nothing like partying on a Monday night.
DEFINITELY nothing like partying on the first Monday back from Thanksgiving break.

Click here to find out more about the Static Jacks and hear some of their music.

WTBU & the WRC present: Open Mic Night

Come one, come all! WTBU and the Women's Resource Center at BU are teaming up to host Open Mic Night on this Thursday, November 19 at 7 p.m.

All artists are welcome. Sing a song, read your poetry, do magic?... Just do it up right! If you would like to perform, please give a shout on the Facebook event wall, send us a message, or sign up at 6:50 p.m. before the show begins.

The evening will take place at the WRC, in the basement of the GSU (775 Comm Ave) and will be hosted by WTBU's/WRC's own Jessy Bartlett!

ALL are welcome in this comfy space and we hope to see you there for a great night of music and fun!

The New Collisions on BU in the Morning!

The Cambridge new wave indie pop band The New Collisions will be joining the DJs on BU in the Morning tomorrow! Check out BUITM from 10 am to 12 pm to hear an interview with the band.

The New Collisions are playing a show, presented in part by WTBU, at the Middle East Downstairs THIS THURSDAY NIGHT! The band has been making a splash recently, opening for Blondie and spending the summer touring with The B-52s. They will be releasing their first CD, going on another national tour, and doing two CMJ showcases this fall.

The lineup for Thursday night is, from headliner to first:

The Luxury
The New Collisions
Hot Protestants
Muy Cansado
Oranjuly

There will be DJing before, after, and between sets is the always awesome ROGUEWAVES.

Doors at 9pm, 18+, and admission is $7 w/ a student ID, $10 without.

It's a "Back to School" show, featuring the best of the Boston scene. So get educated on BUITM tomorrow, then come dance with us on Thursday!

9/30: WTBU PRESENTS: THE BYNARS CD RELEASE @ GREAT SCOTT

On Wednesday September 30, help WTBU celebrate the release of The Bynars’ “3rd and greatest record yet,” Party All Nite. The record's artwork and poster art were created by talented Boston artist and friend Vanessa Irzyk. Also premiering that night is The Bynars' first music video, created by video mastermind Steve Schinnerer/Quarter Productions.

Joining The Bynars will be Yoni Gordon & The Goods and the Young Leaves. Yoni is described by the Bynars as “an amazing songwriter, performer, and friend, guaranteed to melt your heart with rock and roll.” The Young Leaves, likewise, will “make you wince in rock delight.”

To hear more about the Bynars, check them out:

on Myspace
on Facebook
on Twitter
on Sonicbids