SOFAR Sounds Boston: March 2015 Matt Johnson April 23, 2015Dodging bottomless puddles, juking past umbrella-wielding Bostonians, squinting at every porch down a side street until you spot a sign...
Confetti Masters: OK Go Tessa Roy April 23, 2015“Writing’s on the wall?” More like “confetti’s on the floor.” House of Blues wasn’t packed to the gills on Thursday...
A Trip Through Space: Oh, Malô Samantha Fleishman April 21, 2015The rain poured down in Allston two Wednesdays back, but poor weather didn’t stand a chance against the line of...
Harmonica Howl: Current Swell Jon Simmons April 21, 2015If you closed your eyes, you could easily imagine yourself on a private beach or around a campfire with good...
The Best Monday Night You’ll Ever Have: Gregory Alan Isakov Zoë Atlas April 20, 2015I’ve never seen a crowd fall silent the way it did for Gregory Alan Isakov. People pressed in closer when he took...
Apu-what? Aputumpu Festival (Friday) Jon Simmons April 16, 2015putumpu, a Brooklyn-based blog that produces events, traveled to Boston to present a two-night music festival at The Middle East –...
Rockin’ Record Release: Rebuilder Matt McCarthy April 14, 2015Glittering, platinum banners reading “Rock ’n’ roll” sagged toward the back corner of the stage at O’Brien’s Pub. Soggy concertgoers...
In With the New: The Decemberists Zoë Atlas April 9, 2015On Friday night at exactly 9 o’clock, the House of Blues plunged into pitch-black darkness to welcome the arrival of the...
Feedback Maniac: Benjamin Booker Jon Simmons April 8, 2015ips pressed against the microphone, garage-punk/soul musician Benjamin Booker delivered mostly unintelligible lyrics to a sold-out Sinclair crowd. On top of gritty, overdriven guitar,...
Vikings Invade Cambridge: Enslaved Matt McCarthy April 1, 2015Battle cries and rebel yells rumbled The Sinclair as a crew of black metal Vikings commandeered the stage. Heavily bearded...
