Bittersweet Redemption: Passion Pit Anna Marketti September 23, 2015ecipe for the ultimate concert experience: mix together one local band, a sprinkling of neon body paint, and a truly...
Spiritual Jazz: Kamasi Washington Noah Habeeb August 26, 2015I didn’t think they were all going to fit, but they did. First the nine members of Ripe, then Kamasi...
Reelin’ in the Years: Mac DeMarco Matt Johnson August 22, 2015he line stretched half a city block down to Elliot Norton Park. Conversation ranged from how hard tickets were to...
Pop With A Soul: Ryn Weaver Beth Hutchings August 20, 2015elationships can be so superficial nowadays. We all look at the pictures we post to Instagram and go, ‘Wow, look...
Flashy Soul and a Flaming Red Suit: Emily King Knar Bedian August 11, 2015hortly after opener Jaime Woods finished her set she hopped back onstage – not for an encore (though it would...
Raise You Up: Fantastic Negrito Knar Bedian August 5, 2015he band looked more prepared for a dinner party than a concert. With fedoras and suits, one long black dress...
Fun with The Fundies: Margaret Glaspy and Brittany Haas Will Sullivan August 4, 2015t is always exciting to hear musicians whose recordings you’ve listened to many times in person for the first time....
Grey Skies and a 1965 Surprise: Newport Folk Festival (Day 3) Beth Hutchings July 30, 2015ifty Years after Dylan went electric within the Newport Folk Festival grounds, a plethora of talent gathered to celebrate the...
No Moon Landing Can Stop Us Now: Newport Folk Festival (Day 2) Zoë Atlas July 29, 2015ay two of the Newport Folk Festival was a whirlwind of rumors (James Taylor? Neil Young?), some technical issues on...
Fifty Years Since Dylan Went Electric: Newport Folk Festival (Day 1) Matt McCarthy July 28, 2015ifty years ago, Bob Dylan roamed the weathered stronghold of Fort Adams along the beaches of Newport. For the first...