Boston Calling 2019: Sunday Alexis den Boggende May 31, 2019 Concert Reviews, Featured, Festivals, Reviews A thick, unforgiving heat wave rolled through Boston Calling on Sunday, but that didn't stop festival goers as they packed in close to hear the sets of indie rockers like Snail Mail and Rolling Blackouts...
Premiere: Rebandon by That One Eyed Kid Alexis den Boggende May 10, 2019 Album Reviews, Featured, Premiere You’re driving down a cold, snow-lined winding highway in the middle of nowhere. Night’s coming. The burning orange light of the golden hour ripples across the horizon, punctuated with wispy clouds that...
Standing In A Timeless Dream: Betty Who Alexis den Boggende May 7, 2019 Concert Reviews, Featured, Reviews Laced with electric beats and 90s dance moves, Betty Who's set shook The Better Sorts Social Club to its core. 4/25/19 - Better Sorts Social Club If you’re a millennial that’s aching for the jams of...
Album Review: None In A Million by Planet Mercury Alexis den Boggende May 6, 2019 Album Reviews, Featured, Reviews Planet Mercury’s new EP crashes down on you like a rogue wave, and it’s refreshing as hell. It’s a warm evening in the summer of 2003. You’ve been riding bikes and swimming all day until the...
Album Review: We Lifted Ourself by Thinner Alexis den Boggende April 24, 2019 Album Reviews, Featured, Reviews Thinner's latest LP conjures a haunting and gripping narrative that lures the listener in. Seductive and dangerous chord progressions laced with authentic punk vocals and stunning lyrical imagery lure the...
Album Review: Nectarine by Funeral Advantage Alexis den Boggende April 2, 2019 Album Reviews, Featured, Reviews Beautiful synth-pop infused with electronic and rock melodies creates an edgy, eerily calming mood that is carefully and cleverly curated throughout the record. Nectarine, Funeral Advantage’s latest...
Local Spotlight: Golf Weapons Alexis den Boggende April 1, 2019 Featured, Local Spotlight, Local Spotlight Feature On a mild Tuesday evening in a congenial apartment in Somerville, three friends are crowded in a kitchen. The room is rustic and warm, the smell of different spices and bread drifting through the air as...
My Blood’s Still Flowing: Metric Alexis den Boggende March 5, 2019 Concert Reviews, Featured, Reviews Metric storms into Boston with new wave rock rhythms, electric energy and poetic lyricism. 2/13/19 - House of Blues After Latin rockers Zoe performed a spirited, artful set reminiscent of an early...
Sippin’ Away My Soul: Hudson Taylor Alexis den Boggende February 22, 2019 Concert Reviews, Featured, Reviews Brother duo Hudson Taylor brings a piece of their native Ireland to Boston with traditional folk melodies. In the dark, warm back room of the Haymarket Lounge at City Winery, fans stood eagerly around...
Album Review: Squints by slo-anne Alexis den Boggende February 19, 2019 Album Reviews, Featured, Reviews slo-anne's debut LP conjures memories of childhood and the fear of being stuck in a small town forever. Channeling the chord progressions of Bleach-era Krist Novoselic and the gritty early vocals of Best...