Author Jon Simmons

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...

7/23/16 - Fort Adams, Newport, RI Tank tops and t-shirts were dotted with sweat. Water droplets dripped from paper cups of Del’s Lemonade. The smell of candied nuts wafted through the muggy air. With...

Damn, heartbreak never felt so good. It’s been a while, but like a good meal, good music takes time to make. With “Heartbreaker,” Boston funk band Biscuits & Gravy serves up a bittersweet funk...

3/12/16 – The Sinclair It was Boston rock band Air Traffic Controller's CD release show Saturday night at The Sinclair, and the venue was packed—a mix of young and old faces in the crowd. With the...

When most people hear the name Del the Funky Homosapien, they're not sure what to make of it. But to hip-hop heads of the last 25 years, Del is a major force in the underground rap scene, mentioned alongside...

3/5/16 – The Wang Theater Since I last saw soul singer Leon Bridges perform, ten months ago at Berklee's 200-person capacity venue—the Red Room at Cafe 939—the venue had gotten bigger. A lot...

2/26/16 – The Sinclair When I think of a one-man band, I think of this guy: Creepy One-Man Band Guy Thank you, Jack Garratt, for erasing this doofus from my mind. On Friday night, British...

In a time when popular hip hop is saturated with trap beats, off-key singing, and autotune, melody-mindful rappers like Pell stand out. By no means mainstream, but beginning to garner press from major rap...

"Bombastic, yet tender. Explosive, yet reflective. Soul-stirring and movement-inducing." This is how Boston's A.S.S. describes their music. Butt jokes aside, The American Symphony of Soul is Boston's...

On their Facebook page, Boston indie-rock group The Colonnade lists their interests as "Being Sad." Lead guitarist Jordan Rich's description of their music? "Nostalgic, angsty, monochromatic, jangly, fall...