Jazzy Beats and Real Talk: Mick Jenkins Jared Steinberg February 6, 2019 Concert Reviews, Events, Featured, Reviews Chicago rap sensation Mick Jenkins gave hip-hop heads at the sold-out Middle East show something heavy but sweet to work with. 1/25/19 - Middle East Wu-Tang and Biggie were playing as low-lying smoke...
Elastic Dance Moves: Still Woozy Jon Simmons January 28, 2019 Concert Reviews, Featured, Reviews Still Woozy nails the dance moves, but needs more music. 1/22/19 - The Sinclair On a Tuesday night at The Sinclair, a sold-out crowd trickled in to see Jonathan Something, a three-person band, play the...
Faith and Feeling: Gang of Youths Mikey Enwright December 25, 2018 Concert Reviews, Featured, Reviews Whether on stage or on record, Gang of Youths enthusiastically tackle life’s big questions with a stadium-sized sound and stage presence. 12/12/18 - Brighton Music Hall A few seconds into the final...
Album Review: Civilization by Sweeps Jared Steinberg December 14, 2018 Album Reviews, Featured, Reviews On his latest album, Civilization, local artist Sweeps explores time travel with hip-hop as his copilot. Packed with jazz-laced melodic rap beats and sci-fi thematics, local hip-hop producer Sweeps launches...
Album Review: Joy In The Wild Unknown by Ripe Anna Marketti December 10, 2018 Album Reviews, Featured, Local Spotlight, Reviews Ripe’s debut LP celebrates looking inward and, truly, finding joy in the Wild Unknown If you’ve ever been to a live Ripe set, you’re already familiar with the bombastic, intoxicating energy that...
Muse From The 6: Savannah Ré David Paradela December 1, 2018 Concert Reviews, Featured, Reviews The up-and-coming Toronto-based singer and rapper displayed an ability to energize the crowd with grittier material, but failed to impact the audience with her traditional R&B sound. 11/23/18 - The...
Lasers and Mojo: Ghostland Observatory Jared Steinberg November 23, 2018 Concert Reviews, Featured, Reviews Ghostland Observatory took The Paradise crowd on a laser-fueled journey into outer space with Aaron Behrens at the helm, dancing his way through the cosmos. 11/7/18 - Paradise Rock Club In the dark halls...
Clout Culture and Ukulele Covers: Billie Eilish Mikey Enwright November 15, 2018 Concert Reviews, Featured, Reviews As her streaming numbers propel her into the pop music stratosphere, Billie Eilish stays down-to-earth and entirely herself. 11/2/18 - House of Blues Billie Eilish is a popstar very much of the moment:...
EP Review: Hand-Drawn Hearts by American Ink Mary Menzemer November 7, 2018 Album Reviews, Featured, Reviews American Ink doles out a heady amount of pop-punk with a garage rock twist to deliver reminiscences on adolescence and self-identity. If you’re looking for a heady dose of pop punk with a romantic twist,...
Three Irishmen Walk Into a Bar: Hudson Taylor & Hozier Meliné Thebarge October 30, 2018 Concert Reviews, Featured, Reviews Remus Lupin, Danny Zuko, and company turn out to be the best Ireland has to offer 10/1/18 - House of Blues It was fitting that Irish brother duo Hudson Taylor opened for Ireland’s blues rock darling,...