Video: Winter'pop 2010 :: live on stage

Ahh, good ol' Mick Murray, coming through with some visual evidence of the weekend's Winter'pop 2010 at Great Scott. He captured all three bands on stage -- Freezepop, BM Linx and Twin Berlin -- but thankfully did not record the 5am arm-wrestling tournament launched by those ass-kickers from NYC. Still searching for Vadum Rankin video, but here's the rock juice. Cheers Mick!

Thanks -- Winter'pop aftermath

What a weekend. The Pill was balls out packed out on Friday, then Winter'pop 2010 was a total success the following night. From Twin Berlin destroying early on to BM Linx holding arm-wrestling court at the Freezepop afterparty -- and all in between, from their live performances to Vadum Rankin melting indie faces with electro paces -- the whole shebang was a fucking blast.

Stay tuned for Spring'pop 2010, coming sometime in early May, then Summer'pop 2010 in July, perhaps my final non-pill party in Boston. In the meantime, here's a BM Linx fan sketch whipped up during their set.

TOMORROW: Winter'pop 2010 @ Great Scott

After months of planning, Winter'pop 2010 hits Great Scott in Allston Dance City tomorrow night. Doors open at 9pm with Michael V (the pill) firing up the indie dance party, and closes out at 2am with an electro banger assault from Vadum Rankin (Circus, FTW, Sweat, the LTD).

In between are three of Michael V and the pill's favorite sons and daughters: Freezepop, BM Linx and Twin Berlin, merging indie and dance in a fluid steam of party decadence.

Details are below. Let's kill it.

: Vanyaland presents the first-annual :

WINTER'POP 2010 FESTIVAL
Saturday, Jan. 23 at Great Scott in Allston Dance City

Featuring:
FREEZEPOP ::: Boston synthpop heroes
www.freezepop.com

BM LINX ::: NYC dance floor mayhem
www.bmlinx.com

TWIN BERLIN ::: "pitch-perfect 3-minute indie rock" - the Phoenix
www.twinberlin.com

VADUM RANKIN ::: Sleep with him or dance to him
www.myspace.com/vadumrankin

MICHAEL V ::: Vanyaland's golden boy
www.thepillboston.com

9pm 21+ $12
Advance tickets for only $10 available through Ticketweb

Great Scott Boston

Dance it up. xo

Boston Phoenix Editor Pick: Winter'pop 2010

Nice one, Phoenix.

We were salivating when we found what Great Scott's "Winter'pop 2010" has lined up. First up, the ass-kicking New York band BM Linx, a trio of tough guys with a fetish for electro flourishes. Then there's Twin Berlin, who play such pitch-perfect three-minute indie rock, you have to wonder why they haven't found a label. And finally, Freezepop. Whatever these sexy freaks are on - we suspect they knock back sugar packets before their hyperactive shows - it's working for them.

Great Scott, 1222 Comm Ave, Allston | 9 pm | $10 | http://www.greatscottboston.com Filed under: MUSIC

Boston Band Crush: Win tix to Winter'pop!

Winter'pop 2010 is just over a week away, and the mighty fine folks at Boston Band Crush are giving away some tickets! You don't even need to answer some weird ass trivia question, like "Where did Michael and Casey first make out?" or "Which member of Twin Berlin has a 12-inch penis?" -- Nope, just enter via email and the winners will be drawn at random. Hit the link for deets. NEXT SATURDAY!!!

Winter'pop 2010 ::::: 2 weeks from TONIGHT!

Holy fuck, so excited, I can hear Vadum Rankin's closing electro-banger set through the walls as I type this. Freezepop, BM Linx and Twin Berlin performing live, DJs Michael V & Vadum Rankin in the booth.

ADVANCE TICKETS HERE. In the meantime, here are some Freezepop Polaroids:

::::: Winter'pop 2010 just 3 weeks away :::::

The storm brewing outside is making me look forward to my first ever Winter'pop festival, slated for Jan. 23 at Great Scott in the ADC. On the agenda of warm beats in cold retreats is Boston's synthpop heroes Freezepop, New York City's electrorock trio BM LINX, and New England garage rock upstarts Twin Berlin. DJ Vadum Rankin of Circus, FTW, Repeat Offers and other ill unions joins me (Michael V) spinning the dance party from open to close, with the bands in the middle. Here's the Facebook invite, and advance tickets can be purchased here.

BM Linx on E! News

Haha, I was fishing around some BM Linx YouTube clips and found this from earlier in the year. Oh yeah, Ryan Seacrest introducing the "Kids on Fire" video. So good!

Winter'pop 2010 ::: Jan. 23 @ Great Scott

Here's the Facebook event page for Winter'pop 2010, a party I'm throwing Jan. 23 at Great Scott. Details and links after the flyer jump...

Vanyaland presents the first-annual

WINTER'POP 2010 FESTIVAL

Saturday, Jan. 23 at Great Scott in Allston Dance City

Featuring:

FREEZEPOP (Boston)

BM LINX (New York City)

TWIN BERLIN (Boston)

VADUM RANKIN (FTW, OMFG)

MICHAEL V (the pill)

9pm . $12 . 21+

Advance tickets for $10 available through Ticketweb

Dance it up. xoMv.

Free Download ::: TWIN BERLIN "Youth Scenes"

Happy snow day! As promised, here's the new EP from Twin Berlin -- "Youth Scenes" is available now for FREE download through Christmas. Catch their official release party Jan. 23 at Winter'pop 2010 at Great Scott.

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