The Night Is Young: Big Gigantic Thanasi Kastritis February 28, 2014For most, living up to a reputation means pressure. For Big Gigantic, it means opportunity. The livetronica-jazz duo from Boulder,...
The Old and The New: Sea Wolf Knar Bedian February 27, 2014 “Here’s an old one now” says Alex Brown Church (aka Sea Wolf) as he strums the first chords of...
Sofar Sounds Boston: February 2014 Zoë Atlas February 27, 2014 When I first heard about Sofar Sounds, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. The idea is to create...
Sounds of the South: The Wild Feathers, Saints of Valory and Jamestown Revival Matthew Crane February 26, 2014raditional American rock and country music is alive and well, borne along by a healthy stream of bands coming out...
Fall in February: The Autumn Defense Josie Snider February 26, 2014ohn Stirratt and Pat Sansone, founding bassist and current multi-instrumentalist of Chicagoan rock institution Wilco, respectively, call The Autumn Defense...
Grey Season Makes Concert Venues Feel Like Your Bedroom Becca Chairin February 26, 2014The last time I saw Grey Season, they were cramped in the tiny basement of an Allston house that had...
Mesme-Rhye-zing Jonah Ollman February 25, 2014ush, hypnotic, sexy, beautiful. Those are just a few of the words that come to mind when trying to describe...
Video Premiere: Ross Livermore Band’s “Valerie” Knar Bedian February 24, 2014Pack up your gear, rent a Penske box truck, drive to a pickle factory in Buffalo to record an album....
Weekly Wrap-Up: 2/23/14 Joycelyn Chen February 23, 2014Welcome to our newest column, your Spark Notes for the local goings-on during the past week! This past weekend the...
Thunder Clatter and Pitter Patter: Wild Cub Knar Bedian February 23, 2014hough the purple and blue strobe lights Wild Cub brought along with them didn’t seem to match the beat of...