Recording: Jennifer Castle

Artist: Jennifer Castle

Song: Piece of Glass

Recorded at Parts + Labour ("Mattyfest Summerslam BBQ 2013"), August 18, 2013.

Jennifer Castle - Piece of Glass

Full review to follow. It appears that Jennifer Castle has had her 2008 album You Can't Take Anyone on her mind, choosing to revisit a few of its tunes — including a dandy new arrangement for this song.

Recording: Marine Dreams

Artist: Marine Dreams

Song: Straight Path

Recorded at Parts + Labour ("Mattyfest Summerslam BBQ 2013"), August 18, 2013.

Marine Dreams - Straight Path

Full review to follow. I think every time I've seen Marine Dreams play, it was always with a bit a of jury-rigged lineup — breaking in a new drummer or compensating for a missing member. So it was no surprise to see vocalist/guitarist Ian Kehoe beaming as his now-sextet cruised with what he declared to be Fleetwood Mac-style velocity. The band's sophomore album Corner of the Eye is going to be out September 24 on You've Changed, so while there's no tour dates listed at the moment, it's reasonable to expect we'll be hearing about some soon — and hopefully seeing this current unit sticking together.

Recording: Alvvays

Artist: Alvvays

Song: Party Police

Recorded at Parts + Labour ("Mattyfest Summerslam BBQ 2013"), August 18, 2013.

Alvvays - Party Police

Full review to follow. Although they've now settled on one google-able version of their name, Alvvways are still keeping a deliberately low (lovv?) profile — seemingly never playing a headlining show and now selling their Chad VanGaalen-produced debut album on tape at shows, but keeping the music mostly offline. But for all the mystery, they're cheerful in the flesh as they present their nuanced (but poppy) numbers.

Recording: Teenanger

Artist: Teenanger

Song: Psychic Sonya

Recorded at Parts + Labour ("Mattyfest Summerslam BBQ 2013"), August 18, 2013.

Teenanger - Psychic Sonya

Full review to follow. Last-minute fill-ins Teenanger brought some of their new songs to the summer iteration of chef Matty Matheson's "Mattyfest" celebration, with bands and BBQ all evening long upstairs at Parts + Labour. Teenanger will also be celebrating the release of their new album Singles Don't $ell with a free record-release show at the Silver Dollar on September 14.

Recording: Julie Doiron

Artist: Julie Doiron

Song: Homeless

Recorded at The Shop under Parts + Labour ("Mattyfest 2012"), February 10, 2012.

Julie Doiron - Homeless

Full review to follow. Backed by the Cancer Bats' rhythm section and Eamon McGrath on guitar, Julie Doiron played a lean, heavy and loud set, complete with a setlist (!) and no stories between songs (!!).