A little rock, a little roots, Boston’s Movers & Shakers will be performing at the Middle East Downstairs in Cambridge, Mass this Thursday, March 25th and along with the Box Elders and the Black Lips. The will be playing Radio Bean on the 26th. The Movers & Shakers are a superb Americana group. Their music combines rock and country inspired vocals with bluesy instrumentals, harnessing a sound that’s clean and defined without sounding forced. There’s an ease to the music that allows the audience to slip into bittersweet rock-inspired tracks like “Bottom of the Ocean” as easily as the twang-tinged “Boom Splat.” Be sure to check out their Mid East Down show this Thursday and their upcoming residency at the Plough and Stars this May.

--Meghan Guidry