Live in the Moment: The Script Thanasi Kastritis June 4, 2015There’s the luck of the Irish, and then there’s The Script. With a combination of contagious lyrics, good looks, and a...
Casual Indie Punk: Courtney Barnett Scotland Huber June 1, 2015“You’re a rockstar!” screeched someone from the crowd. After a short pause, looking out with affection, Courtney gave a short...
Hooded Figure and a Flugabone: Highasakite Knar Bedian May 14, 2015s hooded Ingrid Helene Håvik (her all-black outfit complete with fingerless gloves) strode onto the stage, exposed lightbulbs barely lit...
Soul Conductor: Leon Bridges Jon Simmons May 4, 2015e’ve heard the Sam Cooke comparisons, and they are accurate: Leon Bridges sings original soul music, seeming to spring from...
Awake: Tall Heights Matt Johnson May 1, 2015Enter Matt Lorenz (The Suitcase Junket), head full of wild curls, with a neatly twisted and waxed mustache. Sporting a...
Big Folk at the Edge of Pop: The Ballroom Thieves Aaron Teixeira April 28, 2015“We’re going to play the new album in full, if that’s okay with you,” Martin Earley said to the sold-out audience...
A Trip Through Space: Oh, Malô Samantha Fleishman April 21, 2015The rain poured down in Allston two Wednesdays back, but poor weather didn’t stand a chance against the line of...
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...
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...
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...