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...
Sister Cities: Speedy Ortiz & Hop Along Joseph Leone May 10, 2016Co-headlining shows always seem to have a bit of a competitive nature. Although the bands are typically just friends who...
Apathetic Synth-Pop: MOTHXR Knar Bedian May 1, 2016It made sense that MOTHXR’s moody, 80’s synthpop served as the opener for electropop act Polica. MOTHXR sound is bottled...
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...
