Sway With Me: George Ezra Knar Bedian January 25, 2015Saturday night’s opener was about black tape. George Ezra and band put on a humble opening set for Sam Smith...
Exploring Their Universe: Viva La Hop Jon Simmons January 20, 2015last off. We have begun our journey. One that will take us into deep space to a planet called Brighton...
A Night With Matthew Connor: The Midnight Blue Premiere Nitesh Gupta December 16, 2014Distorted instrumentals and opera singers are seldom heard together. Which is why it’s all the more notable when they are. If you listen...
Stampeding: Elephant Wrecking Ball Adam Kaminski December 14, 2014The club was pool-tabled, low-ceiling, and people-scented, all in ways that validated the authenticity of its roughness. Welcome to Church,...
Engineering Beauty: Nils Frahm Adam Kaminski December 1, 2014On the questionably grubby floor of Brighton Music Hall stood music-induced meditators; atop the illuminated stage stood the maestro, transfixing...
A Rousing Homecoming: Magic Man Beth Hutchings November 25, 2014“You are about to embark on the most wonderful experience of your lives…” The mystical spoken sample from “Texas” floated...
Nothing But Our Love (An Evening with Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.) Joseph Leone November 20, 2014Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. is a religion. As a casual fan of the band, I was not privy to this...
Painted Faces & Fantastic Pipes: James Bay Knar Bedian November 13, 2014nder the shadow of a black brimmed hat was a face, half-covered with white paint, long dark hair tucked behind...
Pure Australian Charm: Vance Joy Beth Hutchings November 12, 2014Catchy folk-pop tune “Riptide” might be the chart-topping hit everyone’s been humming, but the crowd of 20-somethings that packed Paradise were in...
The Bone-Rattling Tunes of Shakey Graves Knar Bedian November 11, 2014hakey Graves snuck on stage for a final pre-show tune up. “Can I get more drum?” he shouts to the dark....