Editor’s Note: Welcome to our new series spotlighting the bands and artists playing this year’s NICE, a fest. With 49 live performances over three days and two venues — July 28 to 30 at Somerville’s Crystal Ballroom and The Rockwell — there’s a lot going on, but consider this your compass to the NICE-est weekend imaginable. Get ticket info here, and check out our continued coverage of the festival.
Bowling Shoes
When and Where: Friday, July 29 at 8:15 p.m. at The Crystal Ballroom.
Band Bio: Bowling Shoes formed to create alternative pop music distant from the emotionally driven genre its members had previously found success in. With a mission to create upbeat music, their early songs, such as “Portland”, received love from Gen Z through TikTok, earning the band millions of streams and over one hundred thousand monthly listeners on Spotify. Their newest 7-track EP DoomScroller was released in summer 2021. On the EP, Bowling Shoes combined moods of swaying indie-pop beats and nostalgic city angst to create their most authentic sound yet. Featuring three anthemic singles, including “Billion Dollars” and “Donut Phone”, and gems from the band such as the lustrous “See U Again” and bouncing “Silly”, the EP finishes with “Talk Soon”, a gleaming modern synth-rock track that encapsulates Bowling Shoes’ unique style.
Fun Fact: “We headlined last year and had a blast. I would go as far to say that we had a very NICE time.”
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