R5 Productions

  • Pet Symmetry’s Evan Weiss on The Church, Being with Buds, and Doing “a full album of love songs…” (5/13 at JB’s)

    “I basically grew up in the First Unitarian Church basement,” says Evan Weiss, best known as the man behind Into It. Over It., whose Pet Symmetry – which also features Ratboys’ Marcus Nuccio and Dowsing’s Erik Czaja – are gearing up to release their fourth full-length, Big Symmetry, May...
  • The Return of UT, with Japanese Breakfast and PVRIS

    The 215’s official/unofficial return to live music was marked with the reopening of Union Transfer, our favorite Eraserhood haunt, mega-venue, and former family restaurant…  The grand reopening kicked off with a record five sold out nights of hometown indie pop icons, Japanese Breakfast, who drew a pandemic-capacity crowd...
  • The Weekly Soundup, July 20-24

    7/20 Tonight the good folks at R5 Productions and WKDU have another rad lineup at Johnny Brenda’s. Deer Tick and Wye Oak will be teaming up to present a night of honest-to-goodness sentimental rock n’ roll. Don’t get me wrong, I like Deer Tick, and I always enjoy John...