Preview: Air Traffic Controller at Great Scott Becca Chairin August 26, 2014 Events For songs that feel just right for the end of summer, make sure to catch local band Air Traffic Controller at Great Scott in Allston tonight. Air Traffic Controller is known for their brand of happy...
Ticket Giveaway: Hillary Reynolds Band @ Red Room Cafe Becca Chairin July 10, 2014 Featured, News Folks, it's your lucky day! Sound of Boston is giving away two tickets to see Hillary Reynolds Band live at the Red Room Cafe, tomorrow, Friday, July 11th! Hillary Reynolds Band features four young men and...
7.7Rustic Country Barn Album Review: Tales of Olde – Txo Becca Chairin July 6, 2014 Album Reviews, Local Spotlight The first bows of the violin ring in loud and clear on “Death”, the first track of Tales of Olde’s EP titled Txo, and I am immediately transported to a rustic country barn. There are fairy lights in the...
8.4Solid First Effort Album Review: Grey Season – Time Will Tell You Well Becca Chairin May 13, 2014 Album Reviews, Featured 2 Comments If you've been to any of Grey Season’s shows, many of the songs on Time Will Tell You Well should be familiar to you. As regular performers and buskers at local venues, Grey Season has been...
6.7 Golden Sounds from Goldbloc Becca Chairin April 22, 2014 Concert Reviews, Featured, Reviews 4/4/2014 - Brighton Music Hall When the eye-catching duo that make up Goldbloc slinked on to the stage of Brighton Music Hall, every pair of impatient eyes turned towards them. After they introduced...
7.7 Blues is the Coolest Color: ZZ Ward Plays the Paradise Becca Chairin March 15, 2014 Concert Reviews, Featured 3/2/14 - Paradise Rock Club Once there was a young girl who had a love for the blues. Her father would sneak her into blues bars, and she would sing even though she was the youngest one there. That...
8.5Amazing as Always Grey Season Makes Concert Venues Feel Like Your Bedroom Becca Chairin February 26, 2014 Concert Reviews, Featured 2/15/14 - Middle East Upstairs The last time I saw Grey Season, they were cramped in the tiny basement of an Allston house that had some poorly attached Christmas lights lining the tops of doorways. They've...
6.9 Miss Geo Transforms TT’s Grungy Rock Vibes into Electro-Pop Energy Becca Chairin February 20, 2014 Concert Reviews, Featured 2/12/2014 - TT The Bear's As headliner Miss Geo set up their equipment for the performance, I watched Paz put down a flat board - painted with the blue, white, and red rectangles of the French flag - to...
7.1Intense Girl Power Waxahatchee / Potty Mouth / All Dogs / Cayetana – 1/22/14 – Great Scott Becca Chairin January 27, 2014 Concert Reviews, Featured, Reviews Perhaps you could call last Wednesday night at Great Scott "Ladies Night." With a line-up of four female-fronted bands, Waxahatchee, Potty Mouth, All Dogs, and Cayetana, this sold-out show nevertheless...
Local Spotlight: Grey Season Becca Chairin January 12, 2014 Featured, Interview, Local Spotlight, Local Spotlight Feature 3 Comments By now, "indie folk-rock" seems to be that go-to genre label bands slap on their album. For us fans, it might even induce some major eye-rolling. But all five members of this Boston band can give you a...
