Ticket Giveaway: Ruby Rose Fox (6/10) Kat Muraviyova June 6, 2017 Giveaway Local musician Rachel Cohen has gained wide support from Boston audiences for her rumbling low voice and her fusion of pop, rock, and soul. Most know her as Ruby Rose Fox. Ruby Rose Fox’s music career...
Selected Sounds: 5 Shows to Jump-Start Your Spring Matt McCarthy March 21, 2017 Featured, Selected Sounds It might not feel or look like it, but spring has officially sprung in Boston! While you might not be able to stretch out on a cozy blanket at the Common yet, why not celebrate the end of winter (hopefully) by...
Ticket Giveaway: Latrell James and Oompa @ ZUMIX (1/27) Maddy Ball January 20, 2017 Featured, Giveaway Local music organization, ZUMIX, is hosting a special show this Friday, 1/27. Local Hip Hop performer, Latrell James, will be collaborating with Oompa at 8:00 PM in East Boston as part of WZMR's Hip...
Selected Sounds: 5 Boston Shows Matt McCarthy October 25, 2016 Featured, Selected Sounds Halloween may (sadly) fall on a Monday this year, but that just means Boston will be bustling with fall festivities and countless concerts throughout this week and into the weekend. With nearly every bar and...
Neighborhood Sessions: Kyle Thornton & The Company Becca Chairin July 31, 2016 Featured, Local Spotlight, Neighborhood Sessions Although Berklee-bred Kyle Thornton & The Company is usually found frequenting local venues like The Middle East and Brighton Music Hall (and sometimes playing festivals like Lollapalooza), we...
Video Premiere: “I Love You I Love You” by LuxDeluxe Beth Hutchings April 15, 2016 Featured, Local Spotlight, Premiere Take 70s inspired rock, mash it with stoically performed public antics, and you’d get the latest fabulously bizarre music video from Northampton-based LuxDeluxe for their song, “I Love You I Love...
Letter from the Editor: The Year In Local Music Knar Bedian February 2, 2016 Featured, Local Spotlight, Magazine Dear readers, We wanted to start the second half of this decade by exploring a fresh means of sharing Boston’s musical talent. New technology has its place at Sound of Boston; it was a deliberate...
8Folk Tales Album Review: Joe Holt – Brighter Moons Matt McCarthy January 7, 2016 Album Reviews, Featured, Reviews In the overcrowded landscape of modern folk music, acoustic guitar-toting singer/songwriters are a dime a dozen. Every now and then, there emerge troubadours the likes of Hozier, Ben Howard, or the Tallest Man...
Selected Sounds: 5 Boston Concerts Worth Catching Matt McCarthy November 30, 2015 Featured, Selected Sounds 1 Comment The city has officially entered holiday season chaos mode, so why not take a break from the chilly city streets and check out a new musical act? Yet again, the team at Sound of Boston has rounded up our top...
Neighborhood Sessions: Latrell James Becca Chairin November 23, 2015 Featured, Local Spotlight, Neighborhood Sessions 1 Comment Why is the number twelve significant to rapper Latrell James? As he explains in the video of his acoustic performance of “Candles,” December 12th is his birthday, Twelve is the title of his latest album,...