Premiere: “Surreal Estate” by Home Despot Anna Marketti November 18, 2019 Featured, Local Spotlight, Premiere Stepping away from the Green Line busking area and into the recording booth, “Surreal Estate” is the first recorded material from Somerville’s Sophia Belle despite having performed around the city for...
Local Spotlight: Tall Boys Alexis den Boggende November 14, 2019 Featured, Interview, Local Spotlight, Local Spotlight Feature On a chilly and moonless October night in Boston, Tall Boys arrived at my apartment for their interview. As I went down the stairs to let them in, I could see the lead vocalist and guitarist, Charley Binkow,...
Album Review: Reagan Esther Myer by Rebecca Kopycinski Tadhg Larabee June 20, 2019 Album Reviews, Featured, Reviews Only one part of an ambitious and immersive world, Reagan Esther Myer delivers incisive social commentary through a retro-futuristic synth-pop sound. Reagan Esther Myer is part concept album, part prophecy,...
Weekly Wrap-Up: 5/8/17 Caitlin Pohl May 8, 2017 Featured, News, Weekly Wrap-Up Welcome back to the Weekly Wrap-up: “Is It Summer Yet?” Edition. This week, we ask the question, is it summer yet? Here’s an overview of three events to look forward to this summer: PorchFest Season...
Interview: Parissa Tosif of Vallis Alps Mikey Enwright February 22, 2017 Featured, Interview After turning heads in the music blogosphere back in 2015 with their self-titled debut EP, Australian indie electronic duo Vallis Alps (vocalist Parissa Tosif and producer David Ansari) dominated HypeMachine...
Porchfest Turns Somerville Into Day-Long Music Festival Amie O'Hearn May 18, 2016 Featured, News Somerville is known for many things: the hipsters, the sweet, sticky marshmallow fluff, the three deckers. But it's also known for its porches. This Saturday, more than 130 bands will take center stage on...
8.5Frenetic Fusion A Frenzy of Fusion: Strange Changes Matt McCarthy February 4, 2016 Concert Reviews, Featured, Reviews 12/11/15-Thunder Road Thunder Road in Somerville might be a spiffy new venue with a roomy dance floor and a remote soundboard run from an iPad, but the stage probably wasn’t built with Strange Changes in...
Song Premiere: “Protector” – Waldo Anna Marketti April 28, 2015 Featured, Local Spotlight, Premiere Just when you were asking yourself, "Where did Waldo go?", the Somerville-based indie rockers Waldo have returned with another single, in complement to their previous release, "Here Before." "Protector"...
Brassy Shenanigans: HONK! Knar Bedian October 7, 2014 Events, Featured, Festivals This weekend, Davis Square will be glittering with golden hues, and not just the maize-colored leaves that signal the coming of fall: Shining brass and horns will march their way into Somerville for the...
Song Premiere: “Here Before” – Waldo’s Debut Single Nitesh Gupta September 8, 2014 Local Spotlight, Premiere "Here Before," Somerville-based band Waldo's first official musical statement, feels nostalgic to say the least. Several years ago, indie pop — or at least the part of it characterized by lightly distorted...