See the exciting show moments, low-key jam sessions, terrifying Halloween costumes, incredible travel moments and the one odd flier that impacted local musicians this year.

Our lengthy conversation with Beauty Pill’s Chad Clark begins with his attempts to demystify the record making process while explaining the nuts and bolts of the creation of “Steven and Tiwonge” and reveling in the uniqueness of his residency at Artisphere.

After recording their first album in seven years, Beauty Pill is ready to show off the results of their Immersive Ideal sessions at Artisphere.

On Five Four’s website, by way of introduction, each member of the band is given a cartoon alter-ego. It’s a great rock ‘n’ roll tradition, the taking on of alternate identities within the band, from the identical surnames of the Ramones to the revolutionary identities assigned the locals in Nation of Ulysses. OK, so they’re not exactly the Gorillaz, and the cartoon identities don’t really extend past the little one off joke on the webpage,…

When the advance promo single from The Beanstalk Library landed in our hands in the midst of that blinding heat wave in early August, it seemed perfectly timed. The one-two punch of “Elephantitis”, a rushing, gushing power-popper, and “Fake It”, with its requisite jangle and harmonies, was the perfect antidote to midsummer malaise. Now the proper full-length, America at Night, is finally out, and the band’s finally got the album they’ve been working on since…

“We’re going to play a short set,” declared Chad Clark, a few songs into the Beauty Pill’s opening set, “because we’re not stupid.” Clark knew full well why it was that Saturday night’s show had sold out in four minutes, and as wonderful as Beauty Pill’s collection of angular and melodic post-punk was, it wasn’t them. Neither was it Owls & Crows, whose opening set was a juggernaut of hard, no-nonsense rawk that could…