I don’t know Kate Nash personally, but after being a fan for over six years and seeing her live two times previously (Once, I left early to go to the Harry Potter midnight premiere; she would understand), I feel as if I do. I’ve watched her grow from the twee British pop singer struggling to find her way to fight patriarchy to the confident woman who out rightly says, “fuck you!” to it…
By Nick Canton I saw Bent Shapes open for John Vanderslice last Wednesday at Allston’s Great Scott and having had limited exposure to both bands, I came away with a huge appreciation and some new favorite songs. Bent Shapes took to half of the stage—a drum-and-keyboard setup on the left side of the stage relegated them […]
Chloe Gomez of Allston Pudding reviews J Roddy Walston and the Business at Allston’s Great Scott on 11/4.
When Tuesday night’s show at the Sinclair was announced for Brooklyn-based duo Tanlines, I literally squealed in my otherwise silent office.
The Head and the Heart was not what I expected, but was exactly as I expected. With two albums under their belt, the six-person ensemble booked two sold out nights at Royale and for good reason.
By Helen Chen Photos by Jeeyoon Kim The moment I saw the sleek, sale black and minimalist flyer for the James Blake and Nosaj Thing tour, I told my roommate that we just had to go. I was amped to be spending a night in the swirling splendor of such chill and beautiful musicians, with […]
By Joe Sansone Photos by Christine Varriale While the nature of experimental music is supposed to free musicians from a defined genre, ed it often comes with its own limitations and pretensions. How often have you had to sit through a basement show watching someone loop themselves make animal noises while banging on a Casio […]
Since playing Boston Calling just a few months ago, Boston natives You Won’t have been steadily touring the US in their old Subaru, or at least that’s what they told the crowd at T.T. the Bear’s Place on Friday night.
I feel like folk shows are getting the short end of the stick. It takes an extra push to convince my friends that they really can be fun and worthwhile because in their minds these shows are exclusively comprised of dads and their banjos. Of course, it certainly didn’t used to be that way–think Woodstock of the Last Waltz. Somewhere along the line, it seems there’s was a paradigmatic role reversal and gradually, nobody thought folk music was cool or exciting anymore. But anyone at the Sinclair on Friday night can say with conviction that those dupes are missing out.
Chloe Gomez gives the low down on funk punkers King Khan and the Shrines at Brighton Music Hall in Boston October 29th.