Damn, It’s Lit: Saba Jon Simmons November 8, 2016If you know Saba, you probably know him because of ties to Chance the Rapper. Saba, a 22-year-old rapper from...
Time Capsule: Temples Jenna Buckle November 3, 2016Curls stuck to his face, Temples frontman James Bagshaw took a moment mid-set to fuss about his “face glue”—a layer...
Declan McKenna Makes a Stateside Splash Knar Bedian November 2, 2016Earlier on his tour, British singer songwriter Declan McKenna had tweeted a recent purchase: a giant roll of duct tape...
Concert Conversations with SALES Knar Bedian October 30, 2016SALES sounded like they just rolled out of bed. They missed soundcheck due to traffic and despite a quick onstage...
Jack of All Trades: Christine and The Queens at the Paradise Mikey Enwright October 23, 2016owards the end of her sold-out appearance at the Paradise on Thursday, Heloise Lettier (“Christine” of Christine and the Queens)...
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...
Drunk and Underwhelming: The Growlers Emily Arntsen October 10, 2016The audience was restless after waiting 45 minutes to hear something, anything but the pre-show recordings playing over the loudspeaker...
From Abandoned Hospitals to the Rockwell: Live from Nowhere Emily Arntsen October 6, 2016Before the Live from Nowhere debut show started, every scuffling shoe, clicking shutter, sneeze, cough and whisper was heard acutely...
Organic, Electric: Flume Alex Adamczyk September 8, 201610:19. The lights blared, illuminating a deafening audience. 10:20. A pulsing ambient mix of “Take a Chance” at 800% speed...
A Sonic Shift: Broods Alex Adamczyk August 28, 2016For Broods, first appearances are not everything. As blue lights and pulsing bass engulfed an overwhelmingly young audience siblings Georgia...
