Turn and Face the Strange: Seu Jorge Matt Ellis November 21, 2016The loss of David Bowie in January of this year was a tipping point. It sent our world spinning out...
Sofar Sounds: Covey, Stapelfeld, Sabella Emily Arntsen November 14, 2016Under normal circumstances, inviting 40 strangers to your apartment has the potential to be a catastrophe, but Sofar Sound’s latest...
Forever Young: Hinds Matt Ellis November 8, 2016About halfway through Hinds’ mischief night set at the Middle East, Carlotta Cosials had a revelation. “Damn,” she said as...
Time Capsule: Temples Jenna Buckle November 3, 2016Curls stuck to his face, Temples frontman James Bagshaw took a moment mid-set to fuss about his “face glue”—a layer...
Declan McKenna Makes a Stateside Splash Knar Bedian November 2, 2016Earlier on his tour, British singer songwriter Declan McKenna had tweeted a recent purchase: a giant roll of duct tape...
Concert Conversations with SALES Knar Bedian October 30, 2016SALES sounded like they just rolled out of bed. They missed soundcheck due to traffic and despite a quick onstage...
Jack of All Trades: Christine and The Queens at the Paradise Mikey Enwright October 23, 2016owards the end of her sold-out appearance at the Paradise on Thursday, Heloise Lettier (“Christine” of Christine and the Queens)...
Two Bouquets: Porches and Japanese Breakfast Noah Habeeb October 19, 2016Sitting atop the amplifiers, two bouquets of flowers furnished the stage for Japanese Breakfast and Porches. They were nearly...
Drunk and Underwhelming: The Growlers Emily Arntsen October 10, 2016The audience was restless after waiting 45 minutes to hear something, anything but the pre-show recordings playing over the loudspeaker...
From Abandoned Hospitals to the Rockwell: Live from Nowhere Emily Arntsen October 6, 2016Before the Live from Nowhere debut show started, every scuffling shoe, clicking shutter, sneeze, cough and whisper was heard acutely...