All Together Now, Part 1: Spoken word, music, and film Courtney Tharp May 18, 2016 Featured, Reviews 4/23/16 - The Lilypad The Lily Pad is nearly a hole in the wall, but it expanded to fit the almost three dozen people who came to see All Together Now, a new multimedia series representing Boston and New...
All Together Now: A Multimedia Series Courtney Tharp April 20, 2016 Events, Featured Art comes in different forms. It’s heard in performances and scrutinized on stage. It’s expressed through costume design and dance. But most importantly, it engages all senses. All Together Now, a new...
9 Album Review: Kal Marks – Life is Alright, Everybody Dies Courtney Tharp February 25, 2016 Album Reviews, Local Spotlight, Reviews Boston’s Kal Marks dive into their third album Life is Alright, Everybody Dies with an elongated instrumental build-up that reflects an improved mood compared to previous releases. In Life is Alright,...
7.7 Album Review: TW Walsh – Fruitless Research Courtney Tharp February 17, 2016 Album Reviews, Featured, Reviews Grab a hearty serving of Black Moth Super Rainbow, add a sprinkle of Bibio, garnish with a dreamy, shoegaze vibe and voila! The soft synths in TW Walsh’s latest work, Fruitless Research, graces the...
Local Spotlight: Andrew O’Keeffe Courtney Tharp January 5, 2016 Featured, Local Spotlight, Local Spotlight Feature Producing an album can be a slow-moving beast, but singer-songwriter Andrew O’Keeffe finally did it. The Cambridge local released his first full-length album on November 12; a self-titled CD full of folk...
9 Diving with the Dookie: Diarrhea Planet Courtney Tharp December 14, 2015 Concert Reviews, Featured, Local Spotlight, Reviews 11/14/15 - Great Scott The guitar chords resonated for a solid minute before punk crew Diarrhea Planet took the stage. It was day two of their three-day takeover of Allston’s Great Scott and the crowd...
9.4Joyous The Infectious Sounds of Joy: Joywave Courtney Tharp October 27, 2015 Concert Reviews, Featured, Reviews 10/16/15 - Brighton Music Hall Last Friday night, Allston was a bustling market of college kids ready to party; Wonder Bar was aglow with flashing lights, McDonalds had a line to the door, and Brighton...
7Lackluster Through Space and Time: Gardens & Villa Courtney Tharp October 13, 2015 Concert Reviews, Featured, Reviews 09/29/15 - Sinclair Chris Lynch knows how to make love to a microphone. After a silent, sweeping entrance the lead vocalist of California indie band Gardens & Villa picked up a red guitar and started...
8.3 Album Review: Blank Brothers – Peak Hour Color Courtney Tharp September 17, 2015 Album Reviews, Featured, Reviews House party noises and ominous synths lay out the intro to Blank Brothers’ 2015 release, Peak Hour Color. Energetic tones suddenly take over, giving way to melancholy. Their tunes are haunting...