JPEGMAFIA at the Royale, 11/03
By Andrés Lopez Experimental rapper and producer JPEGMAFIA has bestowed upon us one of the best rap albums of the year with LP!. The new record’s “offline” version is extremely […]
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Kevin Morby at Royale on 11/19
by Alyssa Vargas-Levine As I excitedly bopped to the T station in Davis on my way to the Kevin Morby concert, I re-played some of my favorite songs from his […]
Tennis at the Royale, 11/08
by Jill Yum “What a sight for sore eyes,” said Tennis’ Alaina Moore, looking out over a packed crowd at Boston’s Royale. Boston has been eagerly waiting for Tennis to […]
The Experimental Sounds of Neil Haverstick + Umbrella Pine: 10/9
by Jackson Rhodes Full transparency: I play multiple instruments and love abstract art and free jazz. I remained cognisant of those facts throughout the show Saturday as I thought about […]
Samia at Brighton Music Hall, 10/1
by Ian Smith Samia was one of those artists that snuck up on me when I least expected it. Her album The Baby slowly but surely shot its way to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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