Local Spotlight: Tall Boys Alexis den Boggende November 14, 2019n a chilly and moonless October night in Boston, Tall Boys arrived at my apartment for their interview. As I...
Premiere: “Behind the Times” by June Bloom Alexis den Boggende October 25, 2019You are ambling through an uncanny carnival in the middle of a clearing; there is no moon or stars, and...
Premiere: Chemical Drippers by The Hats Mario Esquivel September 17, 2019After a massively destructive apartment fire, a rebranded The Hats releases their first LP in over five years. Patrik Gochez...
Local Spotlight: Lula Wiles David Paradela August 22, 2019en days before their show at Great Scott, the members of Lula Wiles are as scattered geographically as their talents....
Putting Life on Hold: Touring with Bat House Kit Castagne August 7, 2019Bat House drove out of Boston on a stagnant, humid day. A month later, they returned disheveled and sweaty, full...
Local Spotlight: Autumn Jones Adam Kaminski August 7, 2019“Neapolitan” is R&B groove therapy for the overcooked mind. Summer comes packaged with a host of complaints—too muggy, sluggish, grimy—which...
Premiere: Prodrome by Kira McSpice Kit Castagne July 25, 2019Kira McSpice’s debut album Prodrome marks the beginning of an ambitious project: a series of four albums, each using one of...
Premiere: “Fragrance” by Lilah Tadhg Larabee July 24, 2019Lilah’s “Fragrance” is a giddy, sun-soaked memory of young love. Boston rapper Lilah‘s new single “Fragrance” begins appropriately: with a...
Premiere: “Only Physical” by Matthew Connor Knar Bedian June 18, 2019A few green leaves flutter with the wind, held down by two peaches, grapes, and a large pomegranate. The colors...
Premiere: I Could Have Smiled At You More by Olivia Barton Sally Pigeon June 3, 2019On her first album, singer and songwriter Olivia Barton exposes her pain—not to dwell on it, but to release it....