Boys Next Door: The Kooks Break Hearts at House of Blues Mary Menzemer May 28, 2018The Kooks are loveable boys next door who are masters at creating an infectious dance-rock energy that transcends the dimensions...
Moving On and Getting Over: Wet Mikey Enwright May 23, 2018Last week at the Sinclair, Wet overcame some technical difficulties, revisited hit songs, and introduced their hometown crowd to an...
Album Review: Falling Rising by Gretchen & the Pickpockets Adam Kaminski May 21, 2018On Falling Rising, melodies dance among horns to the jazzy beat of summer. In 2016, with a grant from Club...
EP Review: Growth by Mint Green Mikey Enwright May 14, 2018By packaging themes of late adolescence in pop-punk of early teenage years, local act Mint Green are more effective than...
Women Being Emotional: An Evening with Bedouine, Waxahatchee, and Hurray for the Riff Raff Meaghan O'Brien May 11, 2018very one of us has sung our hearts out in front of a bedroom mirror, wearing only underwear, socks, or...
Album Review: Rise of the Giant King by HAMSTANK Adam Kaminski March 15, 2018Psychology and fantasy intermingle on HAMSTANK’s ethereal and angsty album HAMSTANK‘s new concept album, Rise of the Giant King, begins...
Book Review: Astral Weeks by Ryan H. Walsh Meaghan O'Brien March 5, 2018few years ago, I had the very exciting job of answering phones at a student loan company. On the bright...
Cool Dark Blue: Soccer Mommy Mikey Enwright March 2, 2018Poised to be one of 2018’s breakout stars, rock/bedroom pop artist Soccer Mommy delivered an unfiltered look at teenage angst...
Album Review: Stains of a Sunflower by Stains of a Sunflower Anna Marketti March 1, 2018Stains of a Sunflower’s debut EP is bold and declarative, just like the band’s 60s-informed rock “The wind whispers to...
Nat Reed Gets Deep at Midway Cafe Colin Kirkland February 28, 2018Nat Reed brings glowing indie-soul and vulnerability to a Jamaica Plain dive bar On February 1st, indie-R&B singer Nat Reed...
