Newport Folk Festival 2016: Sunday Matt Johnson July 28, 2016It was easy to spot the people holding 3-day passes on Sunday at this year’s sun-soaked Newport Folk Festival. They were...
Newport Folk Festival 2016: Saturday Jon Simmons July 26, 2016Tank tops and t-shirts were dotted with sweat. Water droplets dripped from paper cups of Del’s Lemonade. The smell of...
Punch Brothers: My Oh My! Will Sullivan July 6, 2016The Sanders Theatre crowd reluctantly began to file out of their rows after giving Punch Brothers their third and final...
The Happiest Emo Band: Tiny Moving Parts Josh Star June 29, 2016The ceiling fans were spinning on high but it didn’t make any difference. It felt like 100 degrees with the...
Joyful Noise: Allen Stone Sophia Castuera June 29, 2016Imagine if everyone who attended Woodstock created a secular, non-denominational church— a congregation that met at Boston’s own Royale. Who...
Mashrou Leila: A Big Fat Lebanese Wedding (Party) Knar Bedian June 18, 2016“We’re fond of this place” Hamed Sinno, lead singer of Mashrou Leila, told the sold-out crowd as he reminisced about the...
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...
Boston Calling May 2016: Friday and Saturday Will Sullivan June 1, 2016n a male-dominated art form, even the females on stage are too often only dancing and singing. Not only did...
You Won’t: The Lexington Natives From Outer Space Will Sullivan May 27, 2016The concert began like a UFO landing on the stage of The Sinclair. The stage still black, Josh Arnoudse, half...
Pure Entertainment: Santigold Knar Bedian May 23, 2016Two women strutted over to the blow-up cushions onstage, clutching bags of crunchy Cheetos and bottles of blue Gatorade— the...
