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...
Lost Cosmonauts – Lost Cosmonauts EP Matt McCarthy July 22, 2016It all fell into place at a community arts center in Jamaica Plain. The members of local band Lost Cosmonauts...
Punch Brothers: My Oh My! Will Sullivan July 6, 2016The Sanders Theatre crowd reluctantly began to file out of their rows after giving Punch Brothers their third and final...
The Happiest Emo Band: Tiny Moving Parts Josh Star June 29, 2016The ceiling fans were spinning on high but it didn’t make any difference. It felt like 100 degrees with the...
Album Review: Headspace by Riva Saputo Knar Bedian June 29, 2016 Had Ingrid Michaelson stopped singing sad songs and instead danced on the beach, the result would be “Song for Her,”...
Joyful Noise: Allen Stone Sophia Castuera June 29, 2016Imagine if everyone who attended Woodstock created a secular, non-denominational church— a congregation that met at Boston’s own Royale. Who...
Mashrou Leila: A Big Fat Lebanese Wedding (Party) Knar Bedian June 18, 2016“We’re fond of this place” Hamed Sinno, lead singer of Mashrou Leila, told the sold-out crowd as he reminisced about the...
