The Ballroom Thieves have become some of my favorites lately. It’s not because their music is killer or because they are the friendliest and most sincere post-gig musicians to hang out with (it is and they are). It’s also that they always seem to pair their shows with other likeable and listenable artists.
Four separate people guffawed at me when I told them the name of the band I was heading to see last Sunday. Granted, one of those people was my mother…
By Mark Zurlo Bert and Ernie. Tom and Jerry. Starsky and Hutch. Sometimes two opposites come together and create something special. When it comes to music, for sale we’ve see it happen frequently. Jagger and Richards. Morrissey and Marr. Simon and Garfunkel. Even Big Boi and Andre 3000. We also see it happen with tour […]
By Sami Martasian We might not all be willing to admit it, price but there’s something a little scary about finally seeing an act as legendary as Built To Spill. When you’ve been madly in love with a band for a long time, prostate It’s not uncommon to be worried that they’ve “lost their touch”. […]
By Nick Canton Local folk favorites Tall Heights played the Sinclair last Thursday and they brought a full house of devoted fans, as well as some incongruous but interesting openers. Seth Glier‘s music was not for me. That’s about all I can say. To explain why I can’t criticize his music, let me detail […]
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.