Premiere: “Illusion” by Dietrich Strause Meaghan O'Brien February 14, 2019In his new single, local folk-pop artist Dietrich Strause ponders the reality of love and the heart’s role in it. There’s...
Best of Boston Music: The Top Local Songs of 2018 Meaghan O'Brien January 29, 2019Something good DID happen in 2018: these artists gifted us with some heart-lifting, gut-punching, incredible music. From Sidney Gish, who...
Women Being Emotional: An Evening with Bedouine, Waxahatchee, and Hurray for the Riff Raff Meaghan O'Brien May 11, 2018very one of us has sung our hearts out in front of a bedroom mirror, wearing only underwear, socks, or...
Exploring Tonality: Bahamas Meaghan O'Brien May 2, 2018The world around us is finally green, but Afie Jurvanen of Bahamas is bringing us back to tan and brown...
Art and Soul: Honoring Peter Guralnick Meaghan O'Brien April 30, 2018If you don’t know (and if you didn’t take music journalism classes in college, you might not), Peter Guralnick is...
Premiere: “Naomi” by Lindsey Sampson Meaghan O'Brien March 16, 2018or Lindsey Sampson, creating music is solving puzzles with pieces of her own devising. She collects tidbits and fragments—voice memos,...
Book Review: Astral Weeks by Ryan H. Walsh Meaghan O'Brien March 5, 2018few years ago, I had the very exciting job of answering phones at a student loan company. On the bright...
Rebel Hearts: An Evening with First Aid Kit Meaghan O'Brien February 27, 2018First Aid Kit toyed with a range of emotions as they executed a crisp set. “We need to put the...
Album Review: Catacombs by Honeysuckle Meaghan O'Brien October 17, 2017Honeysuckle hones their sound on their beautiful sophomore album Catacombs. In performances, Holly McGarry characterizes Honeysuckle’s music as “songs about birds...
Ball in the Basement: Ryan Montbleau and The Ballroom Thieves Meaghan O'Brien September 20, 2017Ryan Montbleau and The Ballroom Thieves pair together like wine and good cheese, exhibiting the range of their folk vocabulary....
