Weekly Wrap-Up: 3/15/2015 Billy March 16, 2015Welcome to the Weekly Wrap-Up, where we’ve got last week in Boston music all smushed together in one big, burrito-like column....
Cymbal: Music Discovery Powered By Your Friends Tom Dillon March 16, 2015Music discovery is desperately in need of simplification. In the quest to stay on the pulse of the best new...
Fantasy Taking Over: Magic Man Beth Hutchings March 12, 2015“Boston….WE’RE HOME!” Screams of joy greeted Magic Man‘s pronouncement; everyone’s eyes at Royale were locked on lead singer Alex Caplow as...
Wizards in the Lord’s House of Blues: Punch Brothers Zoë Atlas March 12, 2015When Chris Thile plays the mandolin, he looks like a puppet whose puppeteer has gone rogue. His knees buckle and his...
Album Review: Krill – A Distant Fist Unclenching Noah Habeeb March 11, 2015 Krill is a music writer’s dream. They have their own theme song (“Krill, krill, krill forever / Krill, krill,...
Tomorrow’s Great Rock Stars: Catfish and the Bottlemen Knar Bedian March 11, 2015If the microphone was a wooden paddle, Van McCann would be the rubber ball, attached by an invisible elastic string....
Ticket Giveaway: The Western Den at Great Scott (3/23) Zoë Atlas March 10, 2015It just may be your lucky day. Sound of Boston is giving away two tickets to a show featuring Berklee...
Weekly Wrap-Up: 3/8/2015 Billy March 10, 2015Welcome to the Weekly Wrap-Up, here to hit you with the short version of everything Boston music. Mob Material...
Confetti Cannon Funk: Gang of Thieves, Viva La Hop, Ripe Jon Simmons March 9, 2015 riptide of funk welled between the walls of Brighton Music Hall. Three bands took to the stage on Thursday night—Gang of...
Interview: Slum Village Jon Simmons March 9, 2015 Dilla’s beats are like ancient pottery—handspun, imperfect, each a vessel of history that demands preservation. It’s true—when most people hear...
