By Charlie Moorin Exploding in Sound signee Porches has released a new track, “Leather”- the song will be featured on a split tape alongside Tuareg guitarist, Mdou Moctar. It’s out April 15th on Seagreen. Listen to it via Pitchfork, here. Porches frontman Aaron Maine plays drums for Frankie Cosmos, and Greta Klein sings and plays bass for Porches. […]
By Charlie Moorin Do you listen to jazz? Do I listen to jazz? Well why the fuck not!? Cambridge is home to Boston’s premiere jazz club, The Regattabar at the Charles Hotel. The Regattabar is a 220 seat venue on the third floor of the hotel, and plays host to acts from Boston and around the […]
By Charlie Moorin As you may have read, Allston Pudding and friends had a blast this past weekend at Great Scott thanks to Swearin’, Potty Mouth and others. I missed it! But, I did see Swearin’ play up in Maine Monday night, at Portland’s Space Gallery. Space is a nonprofit contemporary visual and performing art space- […]
Though they began as one of the indie scenes’ most prominent electronic labels, FatCat has grown to show off a wide range of sound, from electronica to punk-pop. This has been a result of their insistence on finding truly organic, DIY musicians. And so, in 2008, the FatCats found a handful of budding indie rock stars in Scotland, notably: The Twilight Sad, Frightened Rabbit and We Were Promised Jetpacks.
By Charlie Moorin Do you watch and read shit on Vice? Good. Also, they’re about to launch a new News channel- there’s a beta version up and running right now. Because who doesn’t like raw, up to the minute footage of political chaos and environmental disaster! Anyway, Fresh off the Boat is a Vice series […]
By Charlie Moorin New Jersey’s favorite sun-summoning guitarists have decided to let everyone in cyberspace get an early listen of their upcoming album, Atlas, out via Domino on March 4th. The stream is available through iTunes radio first play. Click here. I just love their first album so much; as Cat Stevens once wrote, “the […]
It was only a matter of time for Pitchfork’s print edition, considering the academic lexicon that is their collective editorial work- on album reviews in particular. Much like literary criticism, it isn’t enough for a reviewer to make simple contemporary references or connections, he or she must first trace a genealogy of sound or tell an interesting, journalistic back-story before diving into a review of the music itself.
By Charlie Moorin That song fuckin rocks! Washington State pop-punkers, Tacocat, are just about set to release their second full length, NVM, on Hardly Art (February 25th). Order from the Hardly Art site and you’ll receive a limited edition bubblegum pink vinyl. The band is currently on the road in promotion, planning to play Boston, […]
Whether you’re smangin, crying, shooting up, or just filling your face with chocolate you bought at CVS, you’ll need some tracks to listen to. Just remember that music will never cheat on you…
While no one can deny San Fermin’s musical brilliance, their unique brand of indie-pop was not fully suited for a venue such as BMH.