Interview: Hudson Taylor Alexis den Boggende February 8, 2019 Events, Featured, Interview Spirited Irish folk/Americana duo Hudson Taylor will be sweeping back into Boston on Saturday, February 9th. We chatted with singer-songwriter Alfie Taylor, who spoke about the band's inspirational...
Local Spotlight: The Burning Lights Alexis den Boggende January 22, 2019 Featured, Interview, Local Spotlight, Local Spotlight Feature 1 Comment If anybody embodies the quote from Almost Famous, “What do you love about music? Everything,” it’s Steve Knecht, the spirited frontman of Boston-based band The Burning Lights. Clad in a black leather...
Interview: 47 Soul Knar Bedian January 3, 2019 Featured, Interview Next week, 47 Soul will bring their blend of electronic-infused dabke sounds—a genre they've dubbed as shamstep—to the Sinclair stage. ("Sham" refers to the Greater Syria or Levantine region of Bilad...
Under the Covers with The Ballroom Thieves Amie O'Hearn November 26, 2018 Featured, Interview, Local Spotlight If the saying, “when I ask you to listen to a song, I am trying to tell you everything I mean to say” is true, then an artist covering another’s song is the ultimate form of flattery. Enter The...
Interview: Ólafur Arnalds and Pianos That Go Bleep Bloop Knar Bedian November 16, 2018 Featured, Interview On his latest work, re:member, Iceland's Ólafur Arnalds blends technology and music not only in the sounds itself—he uses a special software to create a unique chorus of pianos—but in the creation of the...
From LA to Tulsa: An Interview with Wilderado Knar Bedian October 18, 2018 Featured, Interview Since we last spoke with Wilderado last year, the previously LA-based band has moved to Tulsa, the hometown of two of the members. "Life isn’t worth living away from your family," they explained, when asked...
Interview: Hudson Taylor’s Campfire Folk Comes to Boston Knar Bedian September 28, 2018 Featured, Interview Sibling duo Hudson Taylor got their start singing around the campfire—origins reflected both in the sounds and feel of their music, and their description of it: "Happy hippy hairy bouncing brother...
Celebrating Five Years of Sound of Boston Tonight: Meet the Artists Kat Muraviyova August 24, 2018 Events, Featured, Interview, Local Spotlight Tonight at Brighton Music Hall, we're hosting a concert featuring Aubrey Haddard, Latrell James, and Floyd Fuji to celebrate five years of uncovering (by covering) the local music scene. We're excited to hit...
Interview: Ra Ra Riot Kat Muraviyova August 10, 2018 Featured, Interview A rhumb line is a nautical navigation term for a line on the earth’s surface that crosses all meridians at the same angle. Diagrams show it starting at the north pole and gently swirling around the earth’s...
Interview: Dave Lory on Managing Jeff Buckley, Mimeticism, and Heavy Metal Mary Menzemer June 6, 2018 Featured, Interview From 1993 to 1997, Dave Lory was an intimate presence in Jeff Buckley’s life, touring with him on the road foremost as a manager, but more importantly, as a friend and confidante. 21 years after Buckley’s...
