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.
I don’t know where Bill Callahan’s mind wanders when he sings, but I do know that if there is one person who could start a fire by glaring at some sticks, it’s him.
Northern Irish band Two Door Cinema Club quickly rose to indie rock glory from the debut of their album Tourist History in 2010, and their first show out of two weekend nights at the Royale (followed by a special dj-set dance party which this unfortunately underage writer could not attend) sealed their claim to fame.
When Kyle Morton was a small boy, an insect bite changed his life forever. Undiagnosed for years, the Lyme disease transferred through the bite wreaked havoc on his body, cutting off possibilities, shaving away precious time, and placing Morton eye-to-eye with the imminent reality of death.
The lineup featured at The Sinclair on Thursday was just as much a collection of musicians as it was weirdoes, which is to be expected from the U.S.A. and Canada Burgerama “Caravan of Stars Tour 2013.”
Chomping at the bit to cover my first show for Allston Pudding, I stepped through the Sinclair doors almost a full hour before the openers took the stage and three before headliners, The Ballroom Thieves. And inside was an uncanny semblance to a typical post-prom party. Two by two awkward couples were posted up against the wall, on the stairs, at the bar, slowly milking alcohol for all its social lubricant clout.
It’s easy to take one listen to Daughter’s “Landfill” and write Elena Tonra off as an overly emotional girl pining over her last breakup. Yet when Daughter came through Boston on Friday night, she proved that expectation wrong.
Surfer Blood is playing the Brighton Music Hall on Monday October 7th with Team Spirit and Andy Boay and we are giving away a pair of tickets to the show AND to a pre-show meet and greet with the band. Neat huh? Surfer Blood is touring in support of their second LP, Pythons. Stream the tour sampler on the right as as you fill out the below form to enter the giveaway.
We are continuing our partnership with Timbre to bring you our favorite shows. We’ll be giving away plenty of tickets this week so stay tuned to this page for updates. First up we are giving away a pair of tickets to Wavves and King Tuff at The Sinclair on 10/1. Details on how to enter below…
Punk rock and hip-hop have deep roots together. Seeping out of different boroughs, both genres stripped down what was necessary to make powerful art and changed the youth’s musical landscape.