Swearin’ Is Back and Burning Bright at Great Scott, 10/11
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 […]
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The New Angry Young Men: Shame at the Sinclair 10/1
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 […]
Phoenix, from France to Boston
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 […]
Palehound: The Introspective Power of Boston Rock
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: Not Your Dog
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, […]
Destroyer Brings a Darker Sound to the Sinclair
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 […]
The Wombats, a New Album, and Pasta Pesto
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 […]
A Chat with Middle Kids
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 […]
Japanese Breakfast at The Sinclair on July 5th
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.
Jay Som’s Independent Ascent
Bay Area singer-songwriter Melina Duterte, known to the music world as Jay Som, is really blowing up. In the last year or so, she’s burst onto the indie rock scene […]
