Preview: IDLES at House of Blues on 10/12
by James Morse IDLES are coming to Boston, and you should care. That’s because IDLES are a band with a singularly excellent energy; the kind of indescribable attitude that makes […]
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City Morgue Starts Their Tour Off with a Bang in Boston
by Andrés López City Morgue has been making waves these past couple of years, emerging as one of the leading artists in the trap metal subgenre of rap. Ever since […]
Brian Sella of the Front Bottoms: “The Music Belongs to the People”
by Miranda Feinberg and Lola Nedic The Front Bottoms have been riding the indie rock wave for almost fifteen years now, wooing fans with wirey, soulful guitars and sharp, clever […]
Our Favorite Albums of 2020
Dear Reader, Continuing our longstanding tradition of standing out amongst a sea of music journalism sites, we present to you – several full weeks into the new year – our […]
Destroyer at The Sinclair
By Adam Krasnoff. Vancouver-based singer-songwriter Dan Bejar, one of Canadian indie rock’s most loquacious and insular figures, stepped out onto the stage at the Sinclair on March 6th wearing a […]
Poppy Burns It to the Ground at Brighton Music Hall
By Amanda Butcher. Poppy, who used to go by ThatPoppy on YouTube, amassed a large following with her eerie, addicting music videos, captivating millions. She began her music career with […]
Letters to Cleo Bring the Noise at Their Homecoming Show
By Max Chow-Gillette “Hi, we’re Letters to Cleo from Boston, Massachusetts.” Every one of their shows begins with this statement. It’s more than just an introductory statement; it’s a mantra […]
Preview: Poppy at Brighton Music Hall
By Amanda Butcher. Moriah Rose Pereira rose to fame on YouTube after making a series of unsettling yet mesmerizing videos, which each earned several million views. The enigmatic character Moriah […]
CAAMP at Royale, 12/6
by Taylor Jacobs Despite playing in the heart of Boston, Ohio-born band CAAMP brought the Midwest in its truest form to the Royale on Dec 7th. In 2013, childhood best […]
mxmtoon at The Sinclair, 11/8
by Katelyn Desjardins Before attending her show at the Sinclair this November, I was admittedly not the most dedicated mxmtoon fan. I had heard a couple of her songs and […]
