Album Review: Please Forget You Knew My Name by American Ink Mary Menzemer October 2, 2019 Album Reviews, Featured, Reviews 1 Comment American Ink defies expectations on their debut LP, a vulnerable and slightly experimental album that hearkens back to the glory days of emo. Romantic heart-breakers American Ink have geared up over the past...
Ticket Giveaway: Turnover (4/29) Kat Muraviyova April 24, 2018 Featured, Giveaway Turnover is playing The Sinclair on Sunday, April 29th at 8:00 PM with opening sets from Mannequin Pussy, Summer Salt, and Funeral Advantage, and we’re giving away two tickets! Turnover is an indie...
Premiere: Diptych by split/halves Anna Marketti September 6, 2017 Featured, Local Spotlight, Premiere Two’s the lucky number for split/haves—from their name to the title of their newest release, and the number of songs on their EP, Diptych, which features two short but satisfying songs. Vocalist Trevor...
Selected Sounds: Boston Calling Spring 2017 Edition Matt McCarthy May 24, 2017 Featured, Selected Sounds For the first time in Boston Calling's brief but storied history the festival has changed venues, moving to the grassy Harvard Athletic Complex. It's safe to say City Hall Plaza will be eerily quiet this...
8 Album Review: Ephemera by split/halves Matt Ellis September 28, 2016 Album Reviews, Featured, Reviews It is the plight of humankind to be unable to feel the experiences of others. You can never feel anyone’s pain for them. The closest we can come is empathy, the mere understanding of another’s feelings....
8.5 The Happiest Emo Band: Tiny Moving Parts Josh Star June 29, 2016 Concert Reviews, Featured 6/1/16 - Middle East Upstairs The ceiling fans were spinning on high but it didn’t make any difference. It felt like 100 degrees with the humidity of a South American rainforest as a result of the sold...
9Masters of (pop) punk Masters of (Pop) Punk: The Front Bottoms Anna Marketti December 17, 2015 Concert Reviews, Featured, Reviews 11/29/15 - The Royale Watching the Front Bottoms grow from a shaggy headed duo playing in basement bars to selling out mid-size concert venues has been nothing short of inspiring. Playing an energy-packed...