Islands (Great Scott 10/8)
Recent LA transplants Islands kicked off their North American tour at the Great Scott. Stacked with tour mates Brazos and Boston local favorite Skinny Bones, Great Scott was packed to the brim.
Modern Life is War (The Middle East 10-13)
Hardcore stalwarts Modern Life is War took to the stage at the Middle East Downstairs on Sunday night – here are five things (besides the music) that were pretty sick:
Kal Marks’ “Life is Murder” Release Show (Cambridge Elks Lodge 10/12)
There’s no one you want to surround yourself with more for an album release show than your friends and maybe a handful of weirdoes…
Potty Mouth (Great Scott 10/7)
Coming upon Great Scott late last Monday night, the crowd inside was already thick with the patrons there to see openers Caténine (a Massachusetts-based recording project with advertised Cure, Field Mice, and New Order influences) and Ovlov (good and loud Connecticut rock and roll). My spread-thin show-going time on a work night held allegiance to the closing band I kept missing every time they’d make the drive from Northampton to Boston…
Shark? Gives Their Sound Life On Stage
I’m guessing Brooklyn’s Shark? hears the term “surf-punk” a lot, so I’m sorry for that. I haven’t read anything about them using the description, but it’s just the perfect genre-combination to capture what they play. The four-piece relies on consistent chugging (but interesting) bass and drums underneath a rhythm guitar wailing on power…
Hanni el Khatib and Bass Drum of Death (Middle East Downstairs 10/9)
Looking at the lineup of Bass Drum of Death and Hanni el Khatib, some could be a little confused at the pairing. The crowd sure was…
Goblin (Sinclair 10/9)
Though Goblin are undoubtedly most famous for their iconic soundtrack work, it would be a disservice to the band to pigeonhole them as straightforward film-scorers…
Earl Sweatshirt (The Sinclair 10/6)
By Bianca Rullo It’s been about two years since Tumblr posts and Youtube comment sections alike were plagued with the phrase “Free Earl” and a lot has changed since then – Most notably, the release of the rapper’s debut album Doris and the announcement of his first solo tour, which kicked off at The Sinclair […]
Surfer Blood (BMH 10/7)
I’m not the biggest fan of Ultra (an electronic music festival that’s been calling Miami home since 1999) but without it, Surfer Blood may never have existed – so that’s a gold star in my book.
Cyril Hahn (Great Scott 10/6)
We’ve reached an era when a rainbow of underground music cultures are right at our fingertips; we can track the progress of a talented DJ with the click of a button, enjoy a brand new, full-length DJ set while we do work on our computers, and get to know artists whom we otherwise would never encounter outside the walls of some impossibly cool basement or club.