Bygone Shows

Presented by the rad folks of The Monkey House!

Tucked away in a basement somewhere on the outskirts of Boston, there is a secret lair filled with motley recording equipment, and a neatly organized cache of guitars, synths and other flashing electronics. The stockpile of gadgetry is owned and operated by three young gentlemen who call themselves Pretty & Nice

Chad Matheny has been making music under the Emperor X banner for almost a decade. He is currently touring periodically in support of the album-series The Blythe Archives and feverishly taping gleeful, echo-drenched neofolk compositions on his Tascam 388 in a Bed-Stuy walkup that has an illicit gambling ring in the basement. When not caterwauling into a recently-soldered microphone, he trades Javascript and PHP code for money.

"Compositions on Good World are short and their themes are simple. Melodic lines flare up like sparklers and die out just as quickly. In their midst hover clarinet squeaks, dramatic crooning, percussive snaps, and tinkling xylophone and piano. Bouchard creates what seem like glimpses into larger pieces, giving just enough detail to inspire curiosity and affinity. Despite their somewhat scattered and abstract nature, the songs are not inaccessible, or worse, boring. They are simply not given enough time to do anything but present themselves, impress, and move aside for the next one." - L Magazine