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Bent Shapes

Indie band from Boston, MA

Shows on record: 12
Rooms played: 11
Cities: 8
Releases: 13
Last show: Jul 15, 2016The Democracy Center

About

Bent Shapes is a band from Boston, MA, tagged diy, indie, indie pop by its sources. Shows on record run from 2012 to 2016, across 11 rooms in 8 cities.

Bent Shapes has 4 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2012–2016 — MusicBrainz
Bent Shapes is based in Boston, Massachusetts — Bent Shapes on Bandcamp
Latest release on Bandcamp: Wolves Of Want (2016-03-11) — Bandcamp
Bent Shapes has 11855 listeners on Last.fm — Bent Shapes on Last.fm
Bent Shapes has released 9 recordings between 2012 and 2016 — Bent Shapes on Discogs
Twitter/X handle (per Genius): @bentshapes — Bent Shapes on Genius

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

12 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

20122 shows
20144 shows
20151 show
20165 shows

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Jul 15, 2016	The Democracy Center · CambridgeHeadlinerwith Wildhoney, Literature, Kindling	Headliner	Wildhoney, Literature, Kindling
May 12, 2016	PhilaMOCA · PhiladelphiaHeadlinerwith The Spook School, Radiator Hospital, littler	Headliner	The Spook School, Radiator Hospital, littler
Apr 14, 2016	El Korah Shrine · BoiseSupportwith Colleen Green	Support	Colleen Green
Mar 19, 2016	Cake Shop · New York (NYC)Supportwith TW Walsh, Night Windows	Support	TW Walsh, Night Windows
Feb 12, 2016	ONCE Somerville · SomervilleSupportwith TW Walsh	Support	TW Walsh
May 21, 2015	T.T. the Bear's Place · CambridgeSupportwith Weather, Vita and the Woolf, TW Walsh	Support	Weather, Vita and the Woolf, TW Walsh
Jun 15, 2014	Glasslands Gallery · BrooklynSupportwith Swearin', Radiator Hospital	Support	Swearin', Radiator Hospital
May 28, 2014	The Sinclair · CambridgeSupportwith Fucked Up, The Menzingers	Support	Fucked Up, The Menzingers
May 17, 2014	Shea Stadium · FlushingSupportwith Porches, Tanks Amigo, Laughing Fingers	Support	Porches, Tanks Amigo, Laughing Fingers
Jan 24, 2014	T.T. the Bear's Place · CambridgeSupportwith tan vampires, Sun Club, Kid Mountain	Support	tan vampires, Sun Club, Kid Mountain
Oct 25, 2012	Radio · SomervilleSupportwith Sic Alps, Fat Creeps, The Migs	Support	Sic Alps, Fat Creeps, The Migs
May 30, 2012	Great Scott · AllstonSupportwith Grass Widow, Shepherdess	Support	Grass Widow, Shepherdess

Where they play

11 rooms in 8 cities

Rooms played most

T.T. the Bear's Place · Cambridge2 shows
Cake Shop · New York (NYC)1 show
El Korah Shrine · Boise1 show
Glasslands Gallery · Brooklyn1 show
Great Scott · Allston1 show

Cities played

Cambridge4 shows
Somerville2 shows
Allston1 show
Boise1 show
Brooklyn1 show

and 3 other cities

Releases

13 releases, 2011–2016

Wolves of Want
2016 · Album
Boston Only Vol. 1
2016
Topshelf Records 2016 Sampler
2016
86'd in '03
2014 · Single
86'd In '03 b/w Bridgeport Lathe
2014
Faux Real
2014
Feels Weird
2013 · Album
Behead Yrself, Pt. 2
2013
Cull Shorts (as Girlfriends)
Apr 28, 2012 · Album · 10 tracks
Flexi Demo
2012 · Ep
Boys To Men / Brat Poison
2012
Panel Of Experts / Bites And Scratches
2012
Cave Kids (as Girlfriends)
Apr 1, 2011 · Album · 2 tracks

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 50+ plays, 2013-08-18–2016-08-14 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Sean) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Stevie Zoom) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Bent Shapes — Cull Shorts (as Girlfriends) — Release art · Cull Shorts (as Girlfriends) — release

Bent Shapes — Cave Kids (as Girlfriends) — Release art · Cave Kids (as Girlfriends) — release

Bent Shapes — The Democracy Center, 2016-07-15 — Poster · The Democracy Center, 2016-07-15 — Songkick

Bent Shapes — El Korah Shrine, 2016-04-14 — Poster · El Korah Shrine, 2016-04-14 — Songkick

Bent Shapes — Cake Shop, 2016-03-19 — Poster · Cake Shop, 2016-03-19 — Songkick

Bent Shapes — T.T. the Bear's Place, 2015-05-21 — Poster · T.T. the Bear's Place, 2015-05-21 — Songkick

Bent Shapes — Glasslands Gallery, 2014-06-15 — Poster · Glasslands Gallery, 2014-06-15 — Songkick

Bent Shapes — The Sinclair, 2014-05-28 — Poster · The Sinclair, 2014-05-28 — Songkick

Bent Shapes — Radio, 2012-10-25 — Poster · Radio, 2012-10-25 — Songkick

Bent Shapes — Great Scott, 2012-05-30 — Poster · Great Scott, 2012-05-30 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Bent Shapes on Bandcamp	Artist facts
Bandcamp	Artist facts, Releases, Photos
Bent Shapes on Last.fm	Artist facts
Bent Shapes on Discogs	Artist facts
Bent Shapes on Genius	Artist facts
KEXP	Airplay
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Genius	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.