Getting Better: Twin Peaks Noah Habeeb December 22, 2016It isn’t every night that a warning sign is affixed to the Sinclair door: “No crowdsurfing or moshing.” Nor are...
Two Bouquets: Porches and Japanese Breakfast Noah Habeeb October 19, 2016Sitting atop the amplifiers, two bouquets of flowers furnished the stage for Japanese Breakfast and Porches. Â They were nearly...
Boston Calling May 2016: Sunday Noah Habeeb June 1, 2016he final Boston Calling in City Hall Plaza was a tale of two temperatures. You could have fried your Tasty...
Local Spotlight: Palehound Noah Habeeb May 26, 2016llen Kempner is “just a really nervous person.” A really nervous person that makes vulnerable, touching, indie rock as the...
Masters of Their Craft: Parquet Courts Noah Habeeb April 26, 2016 wo years ago Parquet Courts played a house show in Somerville unceremoniously shut down by the police. Now they...
Grit & Gloss: Alex G & Porches Noah Habeeb April 25, 2016orches has that new car smell. Aaron Maine’s bleached-to-the-roots hair, his impeccably white long-sleeve shirt and dangling earrings. His novel...
Wednesday Turnup: Chrome Sparks, Bad & Blue Noah Habeeb February 10, 2016 If Chrome Sparks has a hit, “Marijuana” is it. The not-so-subtle stoner ode with synesthetic lyrics (“I feel music in...
The Death and Life of a Great American Trio: Krill Noah Habeeb February 10, 2016Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published in our end-of-year magazine, 2015: The Year In Local Music. “Like to...
Strange Hellos: Torres & Palehound Noah Habeeb January 25, 2016The unforgiving cold and dark of Boston’s winter is nearly inescapable, but sometimes if you embrace darkness, it dissipates. A...
The Beyond: Thundercat Noah Habeeb October 14, 2015ost people have heard Thundercat – they just don’t know it. Thundercat, or Stephen Bruner, has had a big year....