Tagged Boston

Boston’s hip-hop scene is experiencing growth on many levels, but variety and openness in venue access remains a difficult hurdle to overcome. One group working to break through this infrastructural barrier...

A few years ago, I had the very exciting job of answering phones at a student loan company. On the bright side, it was a job with a lot of downtime. That same summer, I discovered the music of Van Morrison and...

Anjimile isn’t an artist who’s easily defined — and that’s just the way they like it.   “Identity is hard to define,” they said. “There are so many parts of me that feel deeply personal—my...

With a new lineup of musicians and pressing, politically-charged lyricism, Samuel Walukouw’s reggae group, Java Jukebox, is re-introducing itself to the local scene. Their latest single, “Rise Up,”...

New Zealand pop artist, Kimbra, is coming to the Paradise this Sunday—her first time back in Boston since 2014. We spoke with the international pop star, who made her splash with the 2011 hit "Somebody That...

On her newest single, “Flow,” indie R&B artist Nat Reed invites listeners into a complex and personal world: “There’s no map / You just have to explore me.” Her smooth electronic track is brief...

Mogwai transcends, despite technical issues. 12/8/2017 - The Royale It takes serious songwriting chops to be able to entrance audiences with ten-minute long songs with no vocals. Well-honed songs translate...

ODESZA’s live set, pumping with adrenaline and chock full of drops, was hampered by a lack of narrative and emotional range. 12/12/17 - House of Blues For two white guys making electronic music, ODESZA...

Circuit Des Yeux, wailing over the pounding drums, had the tenacity and passion of a war general running head first into battle. 11/13/17 - Great Scott In May of 2017, I went to an Animal Collective show...

To an uninformed person like myself, the only sign of anything physically wrong with TEGA was the cast around his right leg. “I started getting ulcers in my ankles,” he explained. Maybe the byproduct of...