Born to Rage: Dada Life Thanasi Kastritis September 16, 2014hit was bananas. Literally. A night of confetti, bananas, and mayhem. That was the storming set Dada Life threw down...
Snap, Crackle, Pop: Sylvan Esso Knar Bedian September 13, 2014After filling the venue with her striking vocals in a stellar opening set, wingless soul-pop fairy Doe Paoro of Brooklyn, New...
Hidden Gems: Boston Calling Sunday (September) Zoë Atlas September 10, 2014Co-written by Jon Simmons he final day of September’s Boston Calling brought to the stage aging punk rockers, rap legends,...
A Stormy Start: Boston Calling Friday & Saturday (September) Jon Simmons September 9, 2014Co-written by Zoe Atlas Boston Calling’s September 2014 show was a mix of pleasant surprises and scattered disappointments. On Saturday...
Hazy Beats: Hieroglyphics Jon Simmons August 27, 2014Are you a lady? Do you like smoking weed? If you answered “Yes!” to both of those questions, you were...
New Sounds, New Shades (of) David Gray Samantha Fleishman August 17, 2014Ten years after the release of his break-out album White Ladder, David Gray has once again loaded his tour bus...
Dark Pop: Radclyffe Hall Zoë Atlas August 13, 2014We were summoned. The small crowd of 20-somethings hurried to finish the last drops of wine in their plastic cups...
Afternoon Delight: The Novel Ideas Caroline Hart August 12, 2014On July 15, The Novel Ideas delivered a lighthearted and refreshing show that matched the sunshine and breeze of the...
A Wicked Wednesday Night: Youngblood Hawke Caroline Hart August 10, 2014Boston’s dirty water was warmed with a glimpse of California sunshine last Wednesday night at Brighton Music Hall. Youngblood Hawke, a...
Honk It Out: Emperor Norton’s Stationary Marching Band Matt McCarthy August 7, 2014I’ve passed through the doors of the Middle East Upstairs enough times to know the welcoming smell of falafel and...
