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. 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....