Album Premiere: Swept Up – The American Symphony of Soul Jon Simmons February 1, 2016“Bombastic, yet tender. Explosive, yet reflective. Soul-stirring and movement-inducing.” This is how Boston’s A.S.S. describes their music. Butt jokes aside,...
Premiere: “Deuxième Moment” – The Colonnade Jon Simmons December 7, 2015On their Facebook page, Boston indie-rock group The Colonnade lists their interests as “Being Sad.” Lead guitarist Jordan Rich’s description...
Premiere: “Aglow” – The Rare Occasions Anna Marketti December 3, 2015Though it is anything but rare to see a band put out a holiday themed song during the month of...
Interview: The Griswolds Tim Briggs December 3, 2015Be Impressive, The Griswolds’ debut album was released in 2014. Since then, they’ve been touring all around the world and...
Futurist Talking Drum: Interview with Son Little Knar Bedian November 11, 2015Son Little (a play on an old nickname, Little Son) released his self-titled album this year, bringing a fresh take on...
Freezing Churches, Icelandic Summers: Interview with Kaleo Knar Bedian November 10, 2015Iceland’s indie folk-rock act Kaleo has caught the attention of everyone from NPR to Vice to Fader, their SXSW performance...
Interview: Trevor Powers of Youth Lagoon Anna Marketti October 28, 2015Music acts as an outlet for emotion for many people, whether you’re a listener or a creator of it. Youth...
Interview: Iration Jon Simmons October 21, 2015hough the band wasn’t the one who coined the term, sunshine reggae is the perfect way to describe Iration’s music....
Diamond Thug Lands on Lovejoy Wharf Knar Bedian October 19, 2015ith a name like “Diamond Thug” you wouldn’t expect a cheery crew of skinny South Africans: “People don’t listen to...
Local Spotlight: Yohannes (Formerly Royale the Band) Beth Hutchings October 15, 2015“Like Spoon, if Spoon smoked happier weed.” So read the description for Yohannes, a Boston indie-rock band, on the Facebook...