Ticket giveaway: Sammy Rae & The Friends (3/26) Eric Gonnam March 8, 2022New England native Sammy Rae (a stage name for Samantha Bowers) boasts a powerful blend of pop, jazz, and a...
Ticket Giveaway: Ekali (3/12) Marcie Vega March 10, 2020As proven by his debut album A World Away released earlier this year, Ekali’s natural versatility allows him to combine...
A Master Class in Pop Performance: Kim Petras Sarah Wrean January 6, 2020Kim Petras, German-born rising queen of pop, delivered a master class in perfectly executed 2019 pop music and showed her...
Masters of (Pop) Punk: The Front Bottoms Anna Marketti December 17, 2015Watching the Front Bottoms grow from a shaggy headed duo playing in basement bars to selling out mid-size concert venues...
Evolution in Action: ZZ Ward Zoë Atlas September 26, 2015If my name were Zsuzsanna Eva Ward, you’d be hard pressed to get me to go by anything else. For...
Selected Sounds: 6 Boston Shows to Mark On Your Calendar Matt McCarthy March 2, 2015Spring might only be 20 days away now, but it sure doesn’t feel like it. If this dragged out winter is...
Simple and Sweet: Run River North and Boy & Bear Beth Hutchings November 4, 2014It’s not often Boston gets a heat wave this late in the year, but when Boy & Bear‘s opening act, Run...
We’ve Missed You: Slowdive Noah Habeeb November 4, 2014Smokey haze billowed from the purple-hued stage, while Brian Eno’s “Deep Blue Day” played in the background. It just didn’t...
The Allure of Ages and Ages Jonathan Kohen May 4, 2014he Royale was oddly quiet considering it was crowded to the brink of capacity. There was a slow swell of...
Woodkid – 10/16/13 – The Royale Knar Bedian October 19, 2013Epic. That’s the only way you could describe Wednesday night’s performance. The band appeared dressed in black from head to...