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 […]
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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 […]
Our Favorite Albums of the 2010s
Dear Reader, We’ve done it. Nobody thought we could do it, but we’ve finally done it—the most bold, the most daring, the most innovative thing a music magazine could do […]
Jordan Rakei at Brighton Music Hall, 11/13: Part-time Magician, Full-time Musician
by Jun Han Huang Fresh off the release of his 3rd full length album Origin, Jordan Rakei (pronounced Ra-kay), once again graced our Boston shores with his presence. Opening […]
Post-Hardcore Contradictions: Brutus w/ HarborLights at ONCE Ballroom
by Siddharth Jejurikar As a group of post-rock fans and I were chatting outside the venue waiting for doors to open, we were brazenly approached by a blackout drunk 32-year-old […]
