Tomorrow’s Great Rock Stars: Catfish and the Bottlemen Knar Bedian March 11, 2015If the microphone was a wooden paddle, Van McCann would be the rubber ball, attached by an invisible elastic string....
Confetti Cannon Funk: Gang of Thieves, Viva La Hop, Ripe Jon Simmons March 9, 2015 riptide of funk welled between the walls of Brighton Music Hall. Three bands took to the stage on Thursday night—Gang of...
Quirky Pop: Jukebox The Ghost Beth Hutchings March 7, 2015“The story of this song is a special one…” Ben Thornewill of Jukebox the Ghost paused dramatically, the crowd of hip teens...
Effortless: Dan Wilson Zoë Atlas March 3, 2015“Secret Smile” came to Dan Wilson in a dream. He woke up in the middle of the night with the...
A Sleepy Hollow: Timber Timbre Knar Bedian March 2, 2015t was clear from the start that the night was going to be one haunting lullaby. The darkness quite literally set...
Everybody Wang Chung Tonight! The Takeover Jon Simmons March 2, 2015he Foundation Room, an exclusive upstairs lounge lair at House of Blues, seems more fit for visiting foreign delegates than music-...
Sunshine and Snow: Covey and Weather Beth Hutchings March 1, 2015Boston was hibernating. T service was nonexistent beyond central Boston, a slushy salt-mix coated the sidewalk, and fresh flurries danced in the...
A Thing Called Love: Above & Beyond Thanasi Kastritis February 26, 2015“This is Boston. This is heaven.” The glow of these words on a giant LCD screen drew cheers from the audience...
After Hours Study Break: Airacuda Matt McCarthy February 23, 2015Northeastern’s faux nightclub afterHOURS is tucked away in the corner of a dining hall. Its neon green glass doors were...
A Berklee Buffet: Heavy Rotation Records’ Album Release Show Jon Simmons February 20, 2015On Wednesday night Berklee College of Music’s Heavy Rotation Records celebrated the release of Dorm Sessions 10 at the Berklee Performance Center. A...