Dim the Lights and Blast the Overdrive: Balms Mary Menzemer March 11, 2019 Concert Reviews Balms swept through O’Brien’s Pub and left behind the echoes of clean, dark, note-bending atmospheric rock balanced with vague, impressionable lyricism. 2/26/19 - O'Brien's Pub As shown on their debut...
My Blood’s Still Flowing: Metric Alexis den Boggende March 5, 2019 Boston Venues, Concert Reviews, Events, Featured, Reviews Metric storms into Boston with new wave rock rhythms, electric energy and poetic lyricism. 2/13/19 - House of Blues After Latin rockers Zoe performed a spirited, artful set reminiscent of an early...
A House Party Get-down at The Sinclair: The Knocks Jared Steinberg March 5, 2019 Concert Reviews, Reviews Pumping out summertime kickback jams with hip-hop heart and a disco shine, The Knocks thawed out an icy cold Boston crowd into a college house party sweat. 2/21/19 - The Sinclair In an homage to their...
Sippin’ Away My Soul: Hudson Taylor Alexis den Boggende February 22, 2019 Boston Venues, Concert Reviews, Events, Featured, Reviews Brother duo Hudson Taylor brings a piece of their native Ireland to Boston with traditional folk melodies. In the dark, warm back room of the Haymarket Lounge at City Winery, fans stood eagerly around a...
Dancehall Dabke: 47Soul David Paradela February 6, 2019 Concert Reviews, Featured, Reviews With a mix of reggae, dancehall, rap, and traditional Arabic music, the Palestinian band 47Soul turned the Sinclair into a venue for hope, revolution, and dance. 1/8/19 - The Sinclair You’ve heard of...
Jazzy Beats and Real Talk: Mick Jenkins Jared Steinberg February 6, 2019 Concert Reviews, Events, Featured, Reviews Chicago rap sensation Mick Jenkins gave hip-hop heads at the sold-out Middle East show something heavy but sweet to work with. 1/25/19 - Middle East Wu-Tang and Biggie were playing as low-lying smoke...
Elastic Dance Moves: Still Woozy Jon Simmons January 28, 2019 Concert Reviews, Featured, Reviews Still Woozy nails the dance moves, but needs more music. 1/22/19 - The Sinclair On a Tuesday night at The Sinclair, a sold-out crowd trickled in to see Jonathan Something, a three-person band, play the...
You Will Be Humming My Last Words: The Ballroom Thieves Amie O'Hearn January 12, 2019 Concert Reviews, Featured, Reviews The Ballroom Thieves deliver emotional performance at the Royale and return to their Boston roots to close out a pivotal year. 12/29/18 - Royale Boston The audience was singing loudly to “Home For The...
Faith and Feeling: Gang of Youths Mikey Enwright December 25, 2018 Concert Reviews, Featured, Reviews Whether on stage or on record, Gang of Youths enthusiastically tackle life’s big questions with a stadium-sized sound and stage presence. 12/12/18 - Brighton Music Hall A few seconds into the final...
The Groove Cyclone: Youngr Whips Sonia Jared Steinberg December 3, 2018 Boston Venues, Concert Reviews, Reviews Global indie-pop sensation and one-man band, Youngr whipped the Sonia crowd into a frenzy as he built his electro-fire beats and silky smooth hooks from scratch. 10/30/18 - Sonia A 360-degree fortress...
