Album Review: The New Groove By Sam Spear Tristan Geary July 11, 2020 Album Reviews, Featured, Reviews Sam Spear’s recent micro album The New Groove takes a musical stand against the chaos of uncertainty during a global pandemic. Composed, mixed, mastered and promoted in three weeks, Jazz saxophonist Sam...
Premiere: “If I Believe” by Dom the Composer Alexis den Boggende May 31, 2020 Featured, Premiere, Reviews Drawing inspiration from Nat King Cole and John Legend, UMass Lowell sophomore and local artist Dom the Composer concocts a raw and sincere debut single. Channeling a soulful tone and warm, welcoming...
Album Review: Higher Frequencies by LawJQ Kristen Sallaberry April 17, 2020 Album Reviews, Featured, Reviews In his debut album, Higher Frequencies, LawJQ delivers a powerful retelling of the injustices he battled to find warmth in an all-too-cold world. At eight years old, Jontai McClain first heard DMX’s It’s...
EP Review: I’m Up, Vol 1. by Swooli Kristen Sallaberry April 2, 2020 Album Reviews, Featured, Reviews Haitian-born, Boston-based rapper Swooli was raised on a diversified range of music, birthing an artist that would never let anyone box him in. Swooli’s father was a disc jockey in Boston for a Haitian...
I Turn the Music Up: Ceskie Rijks Alexis den Boggende April 2, 2020 Concert Reviews, Featured, Reviews 2/13/20 - The W Dusk fell as the night howled with unabashed Bostonian winter winds; the W was brimming with music enthusiasts with rosés in hands and smiles plastered across their eager faces. Soft shades...
Album Review: Written In My Head, From My Bedroom by The China Blue Sarah Wrean March 18, 2020 Album Reviews, Featured, Local Spotlight, Reviews A self-described “DIY compulsion”, Written In My Head from My Bedroom weaves catchy melodies in and out of layered sound effects. The China Blue's debut EP uses wide ranging dynamics to blend elements of...
Smiles from Norway: Anna of the North Jared Steinberg March 17, 2020 Concert Reviews, Featured Scandinavian songstress and whimsical pop dreamweaver, Anna of the North, was in a state of blissful perma bounce when she brought her confessional, electrified powerpop to fans at Brighton Music Hall to...
Concert Gallery: Glass Animals Ryan Bowman March 10, 2020 Concert Photo Galleries, Featured, Reviews Glass Animals sold out the Sinclair within seconds of tickets going on sale as they returned to the first venue they played in Boston five years. The energetic crowd got to enjoy some songs they played in 2015...
Album Review: Somerset by Somerset Hannah Lemke March 3, 2020 Album Reviews, Featured, Reviews Instrumentally influenced by the heavy, hard edge of classic rock, Boston-born Somerset conversely breathes a sigh of relief and fulfillment in their self-titled debut album, Somerset. Listening to Somerset...
Concert Gallery: Knuckle Puck Ryan Bowman March 2, 2020 Concert Photo Galleries, Featured, Reviews Tickets to the show sold out within minutes of going on sale, as fans were eager to see Chicago rockers Knuckle Puck play an intimate show at the Once Somerville. The crowd moshed and crowd-surfed their way...