Treat yourself to Allston Pudding’s February Localz Only Mixtape, for free stream or download. This month, we feature 13 of our favorite new local jams. It is also one of our most diverse mixes to date, covering the grounds of electropop, indie rock, hip hop, reggae, and more. Give it a listen, and if you like what you hear, don’t be afraid to share it with a pal or two…
We’re going to do our best to keep everyone updated on show cancellations due to this alleged beast of a snowstorm. If you know of something that’s not on this list, comment below, tweet @ us, comment on the Facebook post or yell really loud and let’s all take this opportunity to finish that 1000 piece puzzle or rock out with some Monopoly.
The last time I saw Shovels and Rope was back in August amidst a modest yet lively crowd at Johnny D’s. The top of Cary Ann Hearst’s curly head and Michael Trent’s trucker hat barely popped up above the standing audience from their position on the tiny stage…
Given their fiercely New Jerseyan identity, you wouldn’t expect Titus Andronicus to have many connections to their home state’s more ambitious colonial sibling to the north–New England–but their rescheduled show last Sunday at The Sinclair revealed a few. Local scene stalwart Elio DeLuca joined the band on piano for a few songs, marking rare lineup usually reserved for studio recording sessions…
Christopher Owens definitely threw fans for a loop when he left Girls this past year, but his latest solo album, Lysandre, brought just as much sincerity as any project that he has previously put forth. As a concept album about a past love, Lysandre gives us a multilayer insight into Owens’ world…
New Year, New Hunxxx! This time we’re doing something different by getting even more up close and personal.
The members of AMNLS (Aminals) met each other back in 2005/2006, when they were all playing in different bands. Five single releases later, they are finally coming out with a full album due this summer. Until then, you can catch them during their “mini tour” from February 28th to March 3rd around the New England and NY/NJ area.
Things heated up January 23rd at The Sinclair as King Dude and Chelsea Wolfe took the stage for a night of Luciferian/American Folk music. The venue was satisfyingly toasty, considering the fact that the 12 degrees outside felt more like 5. The audience patiently awaited as King Dude walked out to a beaten up opaque American flag, with what looked like a burned hole through the upper right side…
Aside from theorizing on gravity, casually inventing calculus in his spare time and penning the Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica—the treatise that would revolutionize mathematics and physics while setting the foundation for Einstein’s Theory of Relativity—Newton was also borderline insane, as all geniuses inevitably are…