Local Spotlight: Tall Boys Alexis den Boggende November 14, 2019 Featured, Interview, Local Spotlight, Local Spotlight Feature On a chilly and moonless October night in Boston, Tall Boys arrived at my apartment for their interview. As I went down the stairs to let them in, I could see the lead vocalist and guitarist, Charley Binkow,...
Premiere: “Behind the Times” by June Bloom Alexis den Boggende October 25, 2019 Featured, Interview, Local Spotlight, Premiere You are ambling through an uncanny carnival in the middle of a clearing; there is no moon or stars, and the October air chills you to the bone as carnival music cuts through the night. You realize you are the...
Interview: Gaelynn Lea David Paradela October 24, 2019 Featured, Interview Ever since winning NPR's Tiny Desk Contest in 2016, Gaelynn Lea has made her presence felt. As a folk artist and songwriter, she released her full-length debut album, Learning to Stay in 2018. It seems...
Interview: Benee Knar Bedian October 14, 2019 Featured, Interview New Zealand's Benee (formerly Bene) went from making pizzas (which she apparently wasn't very good at) to an indie-pop career that brought on Lorde and Billie Eilish comparisons and endorsements from Zane...
Interview: The O’My’s Knar Bedian July 26, 2019 Featured, Interview Experimental soul duo The O'My's have worked with a lot of well-known Chicago talent—including Chance the Rapper, Noname, Saba and Nico Segal. This week, they play at Great Scott, along with fellow...
Interview: Bernard Fowler Alexis den Boggende July 7, 2019 Featured, Interview The history of rock n roll is a brilliantly vibrant one, packed with rebellion, turbulence, love, and above all, incredible music. The impassioned man in the middle of it all, Bernard Fowler, known for his...
Interview: Black Pistol Fire Knar Bedian May 10, 2019 Featured, Interview It’s not every day you see a guitarist crowd surf at the Sinclair, but when the audience lifted Kevin McKeown of Black Pistol Fire high into the air he just kept on banging out gritty riffs. Once based in...
Interview: José González & The String Theory Take Over Boston Symphony Hall Matt Johnson March 12, 2019 Featured, Interview Supporting their 2019 album Live in Europe, José González & The String Theory will perform at Boston Symphony Hall on March 18. González first played with The String Theory back in 2010 when they were...
Interview: Collectif Medz Bazar Meliné Thebarge March 11, 2019 Featured, Interview The genre-bending Collectif Medz Bazar was formed in 2012 on a boat in a Parisian canal. The Péniche Anako, the boat in question, was the first Parisian venue to host jam sessions for Middle-Eastern, Balkan,...
Local Spotlight: Tory Silver Alexis den Boggende February 19, 2019 Boston Venues, Featured, Interview, Local Spotlight, Local Spotlight Feature Picture this: a modern-day Janis Joplin with gritty rhythms reminiscent of Jimmy Page; the type of music that would suit the background of a intense, dimly-lit scene on True Detective. She’s an effortlessly...
