Back With a Bang: Asaf Avidan Thanasi Kastritis February 12, 2015With a lush combination of musical flair and charming personality, Asaf Avidan enchanted a Boston crowd for the second time in under a...
Soundtrack to an Indie Romcom: Ryan Montbleau Jon Simmons February 6, 2015lub Passim resembles the basement of your rec center where you had daycare and learned the difference between squares and...
Album Premiere: “Emma-Liz Sings the Blues” by Chain, Red Shoes, and Stone Joseph Leone October 27, 2014efore recording what would become the debut album for his semi-solo project, Chain, Red Shoes, and Stone, guitarist and vocalist...
Serious Rock, On-stage Tomfoolery: Delta Spirit Jon Simmons October 13, 2014he Flannel Society held their annual conference on Tuesday at Paradise Rock Club, and what better way to celebrate the...
Album Review: Will Dailey – National Throat Joseph Leone October 6, 2014 The title of Boston Music Award-winning Will Dailey’s latest release, National Throat, comes from a John Philip Sousa quote that worries for the fate of...
Album Review: Mark Whitaker – Nowhere To Land Evelyn Garrity August 25, 2014When a new song comes on the radio, what determines whether you add it to your favorites or tune to...
The Rock on Which the Music Shall Beat: Newport Folk Festival (Friday) Jon Simmons July 29, 2014On a bright Friday afternoon Fort Adams State Park filled with fans young and old for the 55th annual Newport...
Weekly Wrap-Up: 7/21/2014 Samantha Fleishman July 21, 2014It’s been a while; welcome back to our Weekly Wrap-Up column, your go-to for the latest local music news. Not...
Blues-ing in the Red Room: Hozier Knar Bedian May 30, 2014From clean-cropped blonde hair, to half-shaven heads, to white curly ‘dos, it was clear from the crowd Hozier attracted at Café 939 that his...
Blues is the Coolest Color: ZZ Ward Plays the Paradise Becca Chairin March 15, 2014Once there was a young girl who had a love for the blues. Her father would sneak her into blues...