Gather ‘Round: Dietrich Strause Matt Ellis January 16, 2017In a dark, intimate setting, Dietrich Strause reached deep within himself to captivate an audience. Dietrich Strause plays the kind...
Getting Better: Twin Peaks Noah Habeeb December 22, 2016It isn’t every night that a warning sign is affixed to the Sinclair door: “No crowdsurfing or moshing.” Nor are...
Setting Pop’s Precedent: MØ Alex Adamczyk December 15, 2016Dark banners emblazoned with “MØ MØ MØ” were draped in front of the Paradise’s signature red velvet backdrop. The predominantly...
Album Review: How Cruel That Hunger Binds by Dietrich Strause Matt Ellis December 14, 2016Dietrich Strause’s How Cruel That Hunger Binds is a spiritually tinged journey through the sounds of America. With a sweeping,...
Hand Me My Guitar: James Vincent McMorrow Knar Bedian December 8, 2016James Vincent McMorrow’s latest album, We Move, takes a turn towards an electronic-tinged synth-driven sound that many folk artists have...
A Big Thief in a Small Space Meaghan O'Brien November 29, 2016“I’ve been imagining all of you have no bodies,” Big Thief front lady Adrianne Lenker informed her crowd. “It’s like...
All in the Family: Tennyson Mikey Enwright November 28, 2016t’s not hard to tell that Luke and Tess Pretty of Tennyson are siblings. “What is he doing?” Tess asked...
Turn and Face the Strange: Seu Jorge Matt Ellis November 21, 2016The loss of David Bowie in January of this year was a tipping point. It sent our world spinning out...
Sofar Sounds: Covey, Stapelfeld, Sabella Emily Arntsen November 14, 2016Under normal circumstances, inviting 40 strangers to your apartment has the potential to be a catastrophe, but Sofar Sound’s latest...
Forever Young: Hinds Matt Ellis November 8, 2016About halfway through Hinds’ mischief night set at the Middle East, Carlotta Cosials had a revelation. “Damn,” she said as...
