Author Courtney Tharp

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

  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...