Rockin’ Record Release: Rebuilder Matt McCarthy April 14, 2015Glittering, platinum banners reading “Rock ’n’ roll” sagged toward the back corner of the stage at O’Brien’s Pub. Soggy concertgoers...
Album Review: Chaparrals – Elpis Anna Marketti April 10, 2015Chaparrals‘ 2014 release Elpis is just as bright, cheery, and lush as the definition of their name. A chaparral is essentially...
In With the New: The Decemberists Zoë Atlas April 9, 2015On Friday night at exactly 9 o’clock, the House of Blues plunged into pitch-black darkness to welcome the arrival of the...
Feedback Maniac: Benjamin Booker Jon Simmons April 8, 2015ips pressed against the microphone, garage-punk/soul musician Benjamin Booker delivered mostly unintelligible lyrics to a sold-out Sinclair crowd. On top of gritty, overdriven guitar,...
Album Review: The Brighton Beat – Off We Go Aaron Teixeira April 6, 2015The second full-length LP from Afrobeat/jazz-funk collective The Brighton Beat sees the band exploring familiar sounds while stretching out and...
Vikings Invade Cambridge: Enslaved Matt McCarthy April 1, 2015Battle cries and rebel yells rumbled The Sinclair as a crew of black metal Vikings commandeered the stage. Heavily bearded...
Album Review: Streight Angular – Messenger of Love Matt McCarthy March 25, 2015 It’s been four years since Boston duo Streight Angular was nominated for “Best New Band” at the Boston Music...
Album Review: Milk – Contact Anna Marketti March 23, 2015 It’s 1997, and you’re in your room, surrounded by Rolling Stone covers plastered to the walls, spinning Ok Computer...
Album Review: Alissa Musto – What We Saw From the Piano Bar Tessa Roy March 17, 2015ood musicians know how to make minimalism matter. Alissa Musto is among them. With its ever-changing tones and soothing sound,...
Kaleidoscope: Berklee’s Open-Genre Battle of the Bands Jon Simmons March 16, 2015Where will you find a boy band, a rapper, and a Scandinavian jazz-folk group performing on the same stage? At...
