Song Premiere: “My Little Fight” – Joe Holt Joseph Leone December 20, 2016 Featured, Local Spotlight, Premiere, Uncategorized Creativity often emerges unexpectedly from mistakes and disappointments. “My Little Fight,” the latest single from English folk singer-songwriter and Berklee College of Music alum, Joe Holt, is the...
7 Sister Cities: Speedy Ortiz & Hop Along Joseph Leone May 10, 2016 Concert Reviews, Featured, Reviews 5/8/16 - The Sinclair Co-headlining shows always seem to have a bit of a competitive nature. Although the bands are typically just friends who enjoy sharing the stage with other talented musicians, the...
Premiere: “Nothing Special” – Chameleon Culture Joseph Leone February 16, 2016 Featured, Local Spotlight, Premiere 2016 is shaping up to be a huge year for Chameleon Culture: After holing away in the studio to record their upcoming album during last year’s brutal winter, this Boston-based experimental rock band is ready...
Local Spotlight: Dressed for the Occasion Joseph Leone January 8, 2015 Featured, Interview, Local Spotlight, Local Spotlight Feature “If there’s one thing we’re not, it’s an indie rock band!” As lead singer and guitarist Addison Chase makes clear, Dressed for the Occasion doesn't seem to fit neatly into any...
9.6 Nothing But Our Love (An Evening with Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.) Joseph Leone November 20, 2014 Concert Reviews, Featured, Reviews 11/16/14 - The Sinclair Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. is a religion. As a casual fan of the band, I was not privy to this secret until setting foot in the Sinclair on a frigid Sunday evening. As the crowd...
Album Premiere: “Emma-Liz Sings the Blues” by Chain, Red Shoes, and Stone Joseph Leone October 27, 2014 Featured, News, Premiere 1 Comment Before recording what would become the debut album for his semi-solo project, Chain, Red Shoes, and Stone, guitarist and vocalist Davis Vigneault immersed himself in six albums that encapsulated...
7.5 Album Review: Will Dailey – National Throat Joseph Leone October 6, 2014 Album Reviews, Featured, Reviews The title of Boston Music Award-winning Will Dailey’s latest release, National Throat, comes from a John Philip Sousa quote that worries for the fate of music. In his essay, the famous...
7.6Honest & Personal Album Review: Billy Keane – Demos from the Attic Joseph Leone July 23, 2014 Album Reviews, Reviews The mark of a great folk singer is the ability to tell a story. In a genre that is easy to imitate, this skill separates the stars from the scores of wanna-be Dylans who just don’t have it. But Billy Keane...
8.2Folk-y Goodness No Longer Happy Alone: Saintseneca Joseph Leone June 14, 2014 Concert Reviews, Featured, Reviews 6/8/14 – Great Scott In the chorus of his most successful song to date, Zac Little, front man of Ohio indie-folk outfit Saintseneca, professes that he would be “happy alone.” However, as he crooned...