Twenty at the Top: Madeon Thanasi Kastritis May 4, 2015At just 20 years of age and without a single strand of facial hair, Madeon looks like your average teenage boy. But most...
Soul Conductor: Leon Bridges Jon Simmons May 4, 2015e’ve heard the Sam Cooke comparisons, and they are accurate: Leon Bridges sings original soul music, seeming to spring from...
Converse Rubber Tracks: The Replacements & Dinosaur Jr. Matt McCarthy May 4, 2015The Young Leaves Christopher Chaisson had the night off from grad school. The reason: His professor is a huge Replacements...
Album Review: Speedy Ortiz – Foil Deer Anna Marketti May 4, 2015 We were left begging for more, more, more after 2014’s Real Hair EP from one of Massachusetts’ DIY heroes—Speedy Ortiz....
Beyond Full Volume: Dreamers & Stone Temple Pilots Tessa Roy May 4, 2015Supporting an iconic 90s alt-rock band is no small task, but it was the one given to Dreamers last Tuesday...
Lights, Camera, Action Bronson: Converse Rubber Tracks Night Four Jon Simmons May 2, 2015oly smokes! Or maybe not. Night four of Converse Rubber Tracks’ series at The Sinclair puffed to a start. Just before...
Awake: Tall Heights Matt Johnson May 1, 2015Enter Matt Lorenz (The Suitcase Junket), head full of wild curls, with a neatly twisted and waxed mustache. Sporting a...
Album Review: The Ballroom Thieves – A Wolf In The Doorway Anna Marketti April 30, 2015Don’t let the album’s title scare you away from entering the magical world The Ballroom Thieves have constructed with their...
Album Review: Honeysuckle – Arrows EP Zoë Atlas April 28, 2015 The lead singer of Boston-based folk trio Honeysuckle, Holly McGarry, has a voice that’s smoky and bluesy, with a...
Big Folk at the Edge of Pop: The Ballroom Thieves Aaron Teixeira April 28, 2015“We’re going to play the new album in full, if that’s okay with you,” Martin Earley said to the sold-out audience...
