Local Spotlight/Song Premiere: “It’s Fine, It’s Swell” by Box of Birds Jon Simmons April 13, 2015nless you’re from New Zealand, you may not know what the term “box of birds” means. The folks in Boston...
Local Spotlight: Bron Don Anna Marketti April 13, 2015 tudying abroad is an incredible opportunity and offers countless charms, but skipping a Boston winter was certainly a highlight....
Weekly Wrap-Up: 4/12/15 Billy April 13, 2015Looking for the low-down on everything Boston music? Get in the loop with this week’s Wrap-Up. Dude’s Beard Just Fucks...
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,...
Brick Records: Not Giving a Fuck Since 1996 Jon Simmons April 7, 2015ot many record labels survive a year. Hardly any are above water after nearly 20. In the tumultuous sea of...
Weekly Wrap-Up: 4/5/2015 Billy April 6, 2015Welcome to the Weekly Wrap-Up: Easter Edition. Spoiler alert—nothing is different. Summer Fests Are Upon Us As record snowfall...
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...
Local Spotlight: Tredici Bacci Aaron Teixeira April 2, 2015“Living out their own musical world, writing their music based on the world that they want to inhabit…” In the...
