Author Jon Simmons

Some albums invite you into a time capsule; others strap you in the cockpit and press light speed ahead. Rock City, The Maxims' debut full-length album, kicks down the garage door and enters a 1970s punk...

Formed in early 2014, The Drunk Monkeys are out to subvert expectations. “Always Wasted,” the title of the single from their debut eponymous album (out May 29), might conjure up imagery of wild,...

"A house party from hell would be one where a bunch of people come in and don't dance. Someone plays ‘Bodak Yellow,’ twice. Everyone stands against the wall and they don't move around. It's crowded and...

The refrain of "Glory Be" from Atlas Lab's new album, Glory the Night, goes, "Glory be the fast food / glory be the rest stops / glory be the pavement / glory the night." The repetition is more than just...

 Frontman Chase Lawrence was electrifying. Everyone else—not so much. 5/3/17 – The Sinclair A synth base droned, the crowd yowled, and lights flickered across a looming gravestone prop whose...

If you visit the Holocaust memorial in Boston, you may notice a poem engraved into a black marble slab. It’s written by German Lutheran pastor Martin Niemöller: First they came for the Socialists, and I...

The time for year-end lists has passed, but it's not too late to call attention to the albums our staff selected as 2016's best local releases. From funk to homegrown folk flavors, we were impressed by...

11/4/16 – The Middle East - Upstairs If you know Saba, you probably know him because of ties to Chance the Rapper. Saba, a 22-year-old rapper from the west side of Chicago, grew up trading bars with...

Sometimes, you just wanna dance to some funky pop songs about sexual tension. With their sophomore album, Young Love, Biscuits & Gravy secure their spot as Boston’s horniest pop-funk balladeers. The...

In Boston, where students live in apartments stacked on top of each other, cops bust parties all the time. Everyone gets kicked out and goes on their ways. It happens. But when you’re on a rooftop in the...