Jonathan Richman is an unparalleled musical icon. It’s not very often that an artist emerges with a wholly unique musical sound, persona, and worldview. In fact, it’s rarely happened as […]
After a short hiatus, Swearin’ sounds better than ever. Allison Crutchfield and Kyle Gilbride still lead the same Philadelphia band that wants to draw you in with gleaming melodies while […]
These British upstarts are anything but abashed. Their music is boldly in your face, their somewhat standoffish interviews are endlessly quotable, and their performances are fiery. Exploding out of the […]
A line stretched all the way down Landsowne Street as people lined up in the 93-degree heat to see Phoenix play a sold out show at the House of Blues […]
I have no idea what Palehound means, but Ellen Kempner and her band make music that would be a great soundtrack to petting a shaggy dog and that’s good enough […]
Soccer Mommy is an ironically apt name for Sophie Allison’s solo project. In a phone interview, she explained that she began writing songs when she was just 5 years old, […]
Canadian singer-songwriter Dan Bejar’s longtime project Destroyer is not just one singular band. Over its long career that has spanned more than two decades, it has morphed through many different […]
Not many alternative rock bands of the 2000s have been able to maintain the success they gained, let alone do so while staying true to themselves as artists as The […]
Indie pop band Middle Kids formed in Sydney, Australia just last year when frontwoman Hannah Joy was working on a solo project produced by Tim Fitz. The pair joined with […]
With the recent releases of “Machinist” and “Boyish”, Japanese Breakfast’s new album Soft Sounds From Another Planet draws itself wholly new and distinct from Psychopomp. The band plays at The Sinclair July 5th with (Sandy) Alex G and Cende.
