Concerts & Festivals
Festival Recap: The Brilliance and Blackness of Afropunk
It’s no surprise that America relishes in black culture but still continues to admonish black bodies. Cultural appropriation—despite its deep rooted historical context—is still a...
Modest Mouse Appear Stranger Than Themselves at Boston’s Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
The peculiarity that surrounds the music Modest Mouse makes is undeniable. Their catalogue contains an array of songs draped in multifaceted bombast, layered melodies, and...
Quick Recap: Beach Slang at Boston’s Great Scott
Beach Slang proudly bask in their signature rock and roll soundscapes: chiming guitars, striding basslines, and sweeping lyricism make them well worth the listen. Dazzling...
Foo Fighters Blast Through Fenway Park, Prove Rock and Roll is Alive and Well
It seems that Dave Grohl’s recent injury—a broken leg—has somehow managed to unleash the floodgates for his full on insane metalhead resurrection and surprisingly, Fenway Park was the perfect...
Quick Recap: Ghostface Killah and Raekwon at Boston’s Paradise Rock Club
When Ghostface Killah and Raekwon took over Boston’s Paradise Rock Club this past Friday night, their presence wasn’t only intensely felt throughout the venue–it was...
Forecastle Festival 2015: Consider Yourself on Notice!
Write drunk. Edit sober. That’s a debated Hemingway’esque philosophy to writing, and pretty much the context and tactic I used to write this preview under,...
Governors Ball 2015 Recap
This year’s Governors Ball, like the ones that preceded it, proved that the music was in fact equivalent to the spectacle. Thousands upon thousands of...
PHOTO GALLERY: Gentlemen of the Road Stopover
Gentlemen of the Road Stopover Seaside Heights, N.J. June 6, 2015 For decades, the defining characteristic of Seaside Heights has been its boardwalk, where...
Quick Recap: Starsailor Live in Cambridge
Starsailor’s 2001 debut album, Love is Here, was poetically moped out music at its finest. The album’s hymnlike harmonies fit lovely against luminous guitars and...
Quick Recap: Juicy J at Boston’s House of Blues
Broken ankle be damned; Juicy J’s physical impairment (one which requires him to wear a boot) just wasn’t a legitimate reason for the legendary emcee...
