Album Review: Ephemera by split/halves Matt Ellis September 28, 2016t is the plight of humankind to be unable to feel the experiences of others. You can never feel anyone’s pain...
Album Review: Adult Lullabies by Au Knar Bedian September 25, 2016Adult Lullabies is more an auditory scrapbook than a collection of songs that will put you to sleep. Aubrey Haddard,...
Organic, Electric: Flume Alex Adamczyk September 8, 201610:19. The lights blared, illuminating a deafening audience. 10:20. A pulsing ambient mix of “Take a Chance” at 800% speed...
A Sonic Shift: Broods Alex Adamczyk August 28, 2016For Broods, first appearances are not everything. As blue lights and pulsing bass engulfed an overwhelmingly young audience siblings Georgia...
Album Review: Neptune by Tall Heights Knar Bedian August 23, 2016ack in 2014, local folk duo Tall Heights described themselves to us as “canyon.” Given their ability to build a...
Orchestral Garage Rock: Unknown Mortal Orchestra Alex Adamczyk August 17, 2016The first words the sold-out Sinclair crowd heard: “We got some disco music.” Klaus Johann Grobe, a three-piece from Switzerland,...
A Seductive, Somber Serenade: Rhye Emily Arntsen August 5, 2016A swell of PDA enthusiasts and romantic lovebirds flocked to the Paradise Rock Club on Sunday to listen to LA-based...
Synthesizers and Strobe Lights: M83 Josh Star August 1, 2016The Blue Hills Bank Pavilion isn’t normally my favorite place to see a show, but there is something special about...
Newport Folk Festival 2016: Sunday Matt Johnson July 28, 2016It was easy to spot the people holding 3-day passes on Sunday at this year’s sun-soaked Newport Folk Festival. They were...
Newport Folk Festival 2016: Saturday Jon Simmons July 26, 2016Tank tops and t-shirts were dotted with sweat. Water droplets dripped from paper cups of Del’s Lemonade. The smell of...
