Pascalle + Shows in Boston This Week

I never listen to bands that friend request me on Myspace, because what's the point? I don't want to be a jerk, but if you non-ironically list Fall Out Boy as an influence then you're not going to get my respect. It's like, seriously dude, I'm more likely to ask you for eye-liner application tips than a copy of your shitty pop-punk demo. So last week I mistakenly opened a friend request from a band named Pascalle. Before I could groan and exit the page, their music started and I was pleasantly surprised by their quirky mix of folk, indie pop, and psychedelia. The New York City band writes some really interesting pop songs in the vein of The Shins--though I think fans of bands as diverse as Man Man and Cold War Kids will totally get down to their songs.

[Myspace] Pascalle
[mp3] "Jelly Hill"

This Week In Boston
04.16: Jesse Malin/Jake Brennan @ Great Scott
04.17: Ours @ Great Scott
04.17: Aqualung @ The Paradise
04.17: King Kong/Black Helicopter @ Middle East Up
04.17: Harry & The Potters/Smoosh/The Postmarks @ Middle East Down
04.18: Jonny Lives!/The Moaners/The Bangkok Five @ Middle East Up
04.18: Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts @ Middle East Down
04.18: Lovedrug/Boys Night Out/Plain White T’s @ Avalon
04.18: VNV Nation @ Axis
04.19: Ghostland Observatory @ Great Scott
04.19: Punchline/The Fold/Permanent Me @ Middle East Up
04.19: The Slackers @ Middle East Down
04.19: Corinne Bailey Rae/John Legend @ The Orpheum
04.19: Chris Cornell @ Avalon
04.20: John Vanderslice/St. Vincent @ Middle East Up
04.20: The Pill @ Great Scott
04.20: Humanwine/Aberdeen City @ The Paradise
04.20: Richard Swift/David Vandervelde/Auto Interiors @ TT The Bears
04.20: The Tragically Hip/Constantines @ The Orpheum
04.21: Ozomatli @ The Paradise
04.21: Bling Kong/The Daily Pravda @ Middle East Up
04.21: Guster/The Format @ The Opera House
04.22: Page Francis/Headlights @ Middle East Up
04.22: Fountains Of Wayne/Robbers On High Street @ The Paradise
04.22: As Tall As Lions/Circa Survive/Cute Is What We Aim For/Envy On The Coast @ The Orpheum