Jacco Gardner Transports Crowd Back in Time (Great Scott 8/14)
Anyone at the Great Scott last Thursday may have believed they were standing in a bar sometime in the 1960s had they closed their eyes long enough.
Mad Decent Block Party Is Pretty Decent (08/10)
Diplo and his cadre rolled through the Blue Hills Pavilion. Despite some venue issues, the music was great.
Foo Fest in Photos
Last weekend, Empire Street in Providence, RI, there were duck-shaped carts, acrobats, and musicians celebrating AS220’s annual Foo Fest. Take a look for yourself!
Twin Peaks Polish Off The (Nonexistent) Haterz (Great Scott 8/12)
You thought Twin Peaks couldn’t get better? Best check yo’self.
KING Rules All at Great Scott
The appeal of King, a three-goddess “electro-soul” trio of Berklee alums now based in Los Angeles, is easy to grasp — their distinctive updated-classic sound, professional polish, and undeniable presence is obvious from the moment they set foot on stage.
Kings of Leon (Xfinity Center 8/9)
It doesn’t matter what you think about Kings of Leon, just don’t get in their fucking way.
Tiny Ruins (Great Scott 8/6)
Tiny Ruins plays a beautiful set to an even tinier crowd.
Dick Dale Made a Beach Party of The Middle East (8/6)
by Tyler Burdwood Once Three Day Threshold had the audience shouting back to them fuck yeahs and no shits, I realized I’d seen this band before. They opened for Dick Dale the last time he played the Middle East. Three Day Threshold is a country-rock band very fluent in the conventions of their genre. Those […]
Strand of Oaks (Great Scott 8/7)
Much more than just another folk-rock moniker, Timothy Showalter’s Strand of Oaks is a gut wrenching force of soulful progressive rock n’ roll.
Magic Man Showed Off Their Bag Of Tricks (Blue Hills Bank Pavilion 8/3)
Magic Man returned home and brought passion in the process.