Elastic Dance Moves: Still Woozy Jon Simmons January 28, 2019Still Woozy nails the dance moves, but needs more music. Â On a Tuesday night at The Sinclair, a sold-out...
Album Premiere: Rock City by The Maxims Jon Simmons November 5, 2018Some albums invite you into a time capsule; others strap you in the cockpit and press light speed ahead. Rock...
Song Premiere: “Always Wasted” by The Drunk Monkeys Jon Simmons May 22, 2018ormed in early 2014, The Drunk Monkeys are out to subvert expectations. “Always Wasted,” the title of the single from...
Song Premiere: “House Party” by Floyd Fuji Jon Simmons March 29, 2018A house party from hell would be one where a bunch of people come in and don’t dance. Someone plays...
Album Premiere: Glory the Night by Atlas Lab Jon Simmons July 10, 2017The refrain of “Glory Be” from Atlas Lab’s new album, Glory the Night, goes, “Glory be the fast food / glory be...
Keyboard Defibrillation: COIN Jon Simmons May 8, 2017 Frontman Chase Lawrence was electrifying. Everyone else—not so much. A synth base droned, the crowd yowled, and lights flickered across a...
Song Premiere: “Bully” by Alec Hutson Jon Simmons April 17, 2017If you visit the Holocaust memorial in Boston, you may notice a poem engraved into a black marble slab. It’s...
Boston’s Best Local Albums of 2016 Jon Simmons January 18, 2017The time for year-end lists has passed, but it’s not too late to call attention to the albums our staff selected as 2016’s best...
Damn, It’s Lit: Saba Jon Simmons November 8, 2016If you know Saba, you probably know him because of ties to Chance the Rapper. Saba, a 22-year-old rapper from...
Album Review: Young Love by Biscuits & Gravy Jon Simmons October 4, 2016Sometimes, you just wanna dance to some funky pop songs about sexual tension. With their sophomore album, Young Love, Biscuits...
