Album Review: Tomboy – Sweetie Noah Habeeb June 22, 2015Tomboys are all about duality. Girls, but with the supposed characteristics of boys. It’s fitting then that Boston-based Tomboy embraces...
Farewell to Ovlov Noah Habeeb June 17, 2015he DIY ethic needs updating. Do-it-yourself has been around since the late 1970s, but some have revised it for the...
From Shore to Shore: Florence and the Machine Knar Bedian June 16, 2015mermaid washed up on the Boston harbor last night. Her lower half was a glittering ocean blue, and her wavy...
Album Review: SenecaB – Rascal EP Tyler Lavoie May 18, 2015 ne minute into Rascal EP, 19-year-old Boston hip-hop producer SenecaB’s latest release, you get the idea that she has something to...
Hooded Figure and a Flugabone: Highasakite Knar Bedian May 14, 2015s hooded Ingrid Helene Håvik (her all-black outfit complete with fingerless gloves) strode onto the stage, exposed lightbulbs barely lit...
Soul Conductor: Leon Bridges Jon Simmons May 4, 2015e’ve heard the Sam Cooke comparisons, and they are accurate: Leon Bridges sings original soul music, seeming to spring from...
Big Folk at the Edge of Pop: The Ballroom Thieves Aaron Teixeira April 28, 2015“We’re going to play the new album in full, if that’s okay with you,” Martin Earley said to the sold-out audience...
In With the New: The Decemberists Zoë Atlas April 9, 2015On Friday night at exactly 9 o’clock, the House of Blues plunged into pitch-black darkness to welcome the arrival of the...
Vikings Invade Cambridge: Enslaved Matt McCarthy April 1, 2015Battle cries and rebel yells rumbled The Sinclair as a crew of black metal Vikings commandeered the stage. Heavily bearded...
Fantasy Taking Over: Magic Man Beth Hutchings March 12, 2015“Boston….WE’RE HOME!” Screams of joy greeted Magic Man‘s pronouncement; everyone’s eyes at Royale were locked on lead singer Alex Caplow as...