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.
The Craters, Kal Marks, Dust From 1,000 Years and Bad History Month (sort of) at Charlie’s Kitchen (8/4)
By Sami Martasian It was a strange scene at Charlie’s Monday night, but a memorable one for sure. The cramped (but thankfully air conditioned) room was bursting at the seams with familiar faces of the Boston music scene, all excited to see their friends’ bands bring down the proverbial house. The night got kicked […]
Flume Kills It at Royale (07/29)
The Australian producer brings a familiar but spectacular set to Boston
Shade and Gobby Bring Tha (Experimental) Noise (Middlesex Lounge 7/30)
By Nick Canton (Note: Gobby and Curse Purse don’t seem to have a site/Bandcamp/Facebook page for more information) I went to what was billed as a noise-rock show, put on by Boston Hassle at the Middlesex Lounge last Wednesday. Having never been to a noise-rock show, I didn’t really know what I was in for, […]
Newport Folk Festival’s Proud Tradition Grows Stronger
What makes Newport Folk Festival so special? It’s a question that, even after attending this weekend’s 55th iteration, might not have a clear answer.
REVIEW + SCRIBSCRUBZ: Veruca Salt Reunites at Brighton Music Hall (7/26)
Veruca Salt has reunited, and we were there to catch it at Brighton Music Hall. Check out some scribscrubz action of the show too!