Album Review: King Leisure by Aaron Wardwell Tadhg Larabee September 9, 2019 Album Reviews, Featured, Reviews The genre-bending folk sounds of Aaron Wardwell's King Leisure deliver social criticism with a searching, spiritual sincerity. Earlier this year, David Berman passed away. Berman was best known as the leader...
Homes in Boston: Tall Boys Alexis den Boggende August 28, 2019 Concert Reviews, Featured, Reviews With their attitude and ensemble alone, Somervillian indie rockers Tall Boys capture the audience before they are even able to utter a note. 8/27/19 - House Show Under a canopy of towering spruce trees in...
Local Spotlight: Dionysia Alexis den Boggende July 26, 2019 Featured, Local Spotlight, Local Spotlight Feature Imagine this: a little enclave for celebrating the freedom of expression and a collection of people coming together with reckless abandon for an endless night of impassioned music. It’s the large festival in...
Premiere: Prodrome by Kira McSpice Kit Castagne July 25, 2019 Featured, Local Spotlight, Premiere Kira McSpice’s debut album Prodrome marks the beginning of an ambitious project: a series of four albums, each using one of the four phases of a migraine as a vessel to explore the depths of an artist’s...
Selected Sounds: Jam Out In July Jessica Pavia July 9, 2019 Featured, Selected Sounds Summer is in full swing: the sun is out, the shorts are on, and the drinks are flowing (purely for hydration, of course). What better way to celebrate the fun in the sun? A bunch of awesome live shows, of...
Album Review: Like Waves by Erika Hansen Nicole Collins June 17, 2019 Album Reviews, Featured, Reviews Erika Hansen's latest, near-theatrical EP moves through various genres and textures while still holding together a concise, effective statement. The cover of Erika Hansen’s latest EP, Like Waves,...
Home Game: Future Teens, Sidney Gish, and Vundabar at The Paradise Mikey Enwright April 7, 2019 Concert Reviews, Featured, Reviews Playing to a sold-out Paradise, three local acts bridge the gap between Allston basements and mainstream audiences 3/29/19 - Paradise Rock Club “This is the biggest show we’ve ever played,” said Amy...
Selected Sounds: April Show(er)s Jessica Pavia April 5, 2019 Featured, Selected Sounds Happy Spring! (At least, we hope.) Who knows what weather awaits us? Whether rain, snow, or sunshine is coming in the next few days, we at least have a few great shows lined up for you to enjoy. Sunday, April...
Selected Sounds: Marching in Time Jessica Pavia March 5, 2019 Featured, Selected Sounds It is officially March. So, spring is going to start anytime now, right? Right? RIGHT? One can only hope. But, while we wait and continue to freeze, check out some of our team's hot picks for this...
Video Premiere: “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” by Jill McCracken Jessica Pavia January 8, 2019 Featured, Local Spotlight, Premiere Jill McCracken, Motown-inspired soul singer, is framed and hugged by three bouquets of hanging flowers, a flower crown, and a cascading robe of the same pattern in her music video for “(Sittin’ On) The...
