Reviews

Forecastle Festival 2016: Our Top Picks For Bands & Attractions
By Jason Ashcraft on July 12, 2016
Forecastle Festival Continues to Grow and Evolve in 2016 Once upon a time, in July of 2002, a grassroots-organized neighborhood gathering of music, art and...
Sara Watkins – ‘Young In All The Wrong Ways’ REVIEW
By Vincent Scarpa on July 6, 2016
Sara Watkins’ new album Young In All The Wrong Ways is record of growth, movement, and goodbyes. Though there is much to praise about the first two Sara Watkins...
The Jayhawks Live at Royale – Boston, MA
By Julia R. DeStefano on June 27, 2016
The Jayhawks are the epitome of musical chemistry – demonstrated through an all-encompassing set heralding an era of forward motion and Proustian reflection. “The grapes,...
Ellie Goulding Lights Up TD Garden
By Brendan McGuirk on June 17, 2016
Ellie Goulding has a voice strong enough to stand entirely on its own. It’s distinct and full, and with it she scales to heights even...
Sarah Jarosz ‘Undercurrent’ Review
By Vincent Scarpa on June 17, 2016
Americana’s sweetheart Sarah Jarosz reaches a new level of brilliance on latest LP, Undercurrent “What does it mean to be lost?” asks Sarah Jarosz as...
Quick Recap: Taking Back Sunday Let Loose on Taste of Chaos Tour
By Candace McDuffie on June 15, 2016
For those who were eager to experience Taking Back Sunday in their fullest (and perhaps fiercest) form, last night’s Boston stop on Rockstar Energy Drink’s...
Chief Ghoul ‘Damned’ Review
By C.D. Di Guardia on June 14, 2016
Chief Ghoul sounds like a gunslinger who traded in his iron for a guitar but still deals in gunfire and damnation. Chief Ghoul Damned Chief Ghoul...
The Howling Tongues BOO HISS Vinyl Review
By Benjamin Ricci on June 8, 2016
The Howling Tongues new album BOO HISS is a face-melting return to singalong rock and roll, and earns our pick for Vinyl of the Month....
Boston Calling 2016: Recap and Photos
By Brendan McGuirk on May 31, 2016
Boston Calling 2016 Cements Reputation as City’s Signature Show in Final Downtown Installment This weekend, for one last time, the Boston Calling festival descended upon...
Beach Slang Sings Redemption Song at Boston’s Sinclair
By Candace McDuffie on May 22, 2016
I first fell in love with Beach Slang two years ago during their CMJ Music Marathon showcase; I blindly stumbled into their set while hopping...