The Liner Notes

Wanted: Boston Concert Photographers

August 10, 2009 by Sooz 

Boston area photographers who would like to discuss shooting photos for Exploit Boston! at concerts around Boston, Cambridge and Somerville should get in touch.  Read More →

Boston Music Blog Roundup #1

July 30, 2009 by Sooz 

Boston is percolating with many awesome blogs dedicated to sharing their love of bands from Boston and beyond. This is the first of a new weekly Boston music blog roundup series. If you write for a Boston music blog and you’re not in our “Around Boston” list o’ sites (over on the right) — let us know where we can find you! Tea Party Boston: The girls of Tea Party Boston... [Read More]

Inspired and Inspiring — Bleu’s new album comes to life

July 18, 2009 by Sooz 

Unfortunately it’s not all that unique of a story — amazing band gets signed to a big label, releases an album and then gets dropped right as their next album is about to be released. Or in the case of two of my favorite Boston bands in the late 1990s — Talking to Animals and Splashdown — the labels produced each band’s first album but never released them. Not that I’m... [Read More]

Boston Bands on Sooz TV

Boston Rocks Halloween 2009 at TT The Bear’s and Church

It’s an annual tradition for Boston bands to perform Halloween shows covering bands they love or just feel inspired to cover for the night. This year I got some great performances recorded on video: John Powhida and Chris Cote as Robert Palmer,... [Watch the video]

Exploit Boston! TV Episode #11: Bleu CD Release Party at TT The Bear’s Place

If you missed it, check out what I wrote about Bleu’s new album A Watched Pot that came out on July 14th. As part of a tour celebrating the release of the eleven gems of pop awesomeness, Bleu stopped in Boston to celebrate with his Boston fans... [Watch the video]

Exploit Boston TV Episode #10: The Luxury CD Release Party at the Paradise Rock Club

The Luxury celebrated the release of their second CD In The Wake of What Won’t Change on July 11, 2009 at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston. They were joined by Aloud, Midatlantic and The Click Five. View my photos at Ryan’s Smashing Life music... [Watch the video]

Exploit Boston TV Episode #9: Mark Pinansky Solo at TT The Bear’s Place

Marc Pinansky, front man and guitarist for Boston rock band Township, previewed some of his new solo (and more subdued) material at TT The Bear’s Place in Cambridge on April 16, 2009. Amazing!  Read More →

Exploit Boston TV Episode #8: 31st Annual WBCN Rock ‘N Roll Rumble

Anngelle Wood of WBCN’s local radio show Boston Emissions hosted the 31st Annual WBCN Rock N’ Roll Rumble in April 2009. My photos from the Rumble are on Ryan’s Smashing Life. l (scroll down for links to all the nights of the Rumble). The... [Watch the video]

Exploit Boston TV Episode #7: The Luxury at The Middle East Upstairs

The Light’s Out guitarist Adam Ritchie joined The Luxury on their song “Ocean’s Limerick” at The Middle East Upstairs on February 20, 2009.  Read More →