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Best of Boston Music: The Top Local Albums of 2022

Sally Pigeon January 23, 2023

2022 brought another year of stellar albums from Boston artists. From big hitters like Van Buren and The Ballroom Thieves...

Album Review: I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me This Sooner by Paper Tigers

Eben Cook January 20, 2023

Indie-alt rock band Paper Tigers unleashes a batch of piercing anthems sonically and thematically fit for the masses on their...

Revering their Roots: The Ballroom Thieves

Sadye Bobbette December 22, 2022

Effervescent locals support their folk-rock hometown heroes, The Ballroom Thieves, during their tenth performance at the Sinclair. Stepping into the...

Concert Gallery: Kenny Mason

Andrew O'Connell December 20, 2022

On Wednesday, December 7th, Kenny Mason took his 6-stop RUFFS tour to Brighton Music Hall with support from Tony Shhnow...

Album Review: MONKEY BUSINESS by Martin Gohary

Massimo Sassi December 20, 2022

Intensity punctuates silence, and silence intensity, on this recent release of avant-garde composer Martin Gohary and jazz saxophonist Erik Van...

A Stunning Songwriting Showcase: The Murlocs

Jeff Williams December 16, 2022

The Murlocs played to a packed house at the Sinclair on November 10th with expertly-crafted songs, garage guitar and bass...

Stromae raising his hand while standing at a podium at his concert in Boston.

Seeing Double: Bouncing between Digital and Reality with Stromae

Knar Bedian December 15, 2022

Belgian superstar Stromae brought Pixar-like animations, synchronized TikTok dancing and the vibe of a European nightclub to Agganis Arena. The...

Concert Gallery: Van Buren Records

Andrew O'Connell December 9, 2022

Van Buren Records rocked the Paradise Rock Club stage on Thursday, December 1st for a hometown show to celebrate the...

Album Review: mailboxgraffiti(beatset) by YEWSTAR

Massimo Sassi December 1, 2022

Hard-hitting drum loops, creative sample selection, and glitchy audio processing make Boston beat-maker YEWSTAR’s recent experimental instrumental album one you...

Album Review: Clouds by the Ballroom Thieves

Sadye Bobbette November 30, 2022

Boston-based duo The Ballroom Thieves emerges from pandemic solitude with their most charismatic, illustrative songwriting to date, brimming with a...