Mo Troper & 2nd Grade Ring in Power Pop Summer at the Rockwell

by Ben Bonadies What is power pop? Like United States Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart once said,”I know it when I see it,” leaving ample room for interpretation and debate in online forums. Two members of a prominent power pop group chat, Mo Troper and Peter Gill, took the stage Tuesday night to kick off […]

AP Staff Picks 2022

Here’s our list of non-local staff picks from the year of our Lorde 2022, featuring Bad Bunny, 100 gecs, Charlie Puth, The 1975, and a bunch more folks.

AP Local Faves of 2022

Was 2022 a good year? That’s debatable. But Boston music stays quality annually. Here’s our picks for favorite local albums of the year.

Number One Babe Finds a “Shaky Sense of Home” on Debut Ecstatic Function

Ecstatic Function cover by Will Jeffries by Ben Bonadies I first became aware of Number One Babe at a solo opening set at The Jungle. Alone on the stage, singer/songwriter Alex Cholewa’s delicate voice and reverbed guitar were a world unto themselves. Now with a full band behind them and a cache of new songs in tow, […]