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.
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Cloud Nothings Storm the Sinclair with Speedy Ortiz
The mid-week concert featured two excellent punk bands: headliners Cloud Nothings from Ohio and Speedy Ortiz from neighboring Pennsylvania.
Husbands Get Personal on ‘A Diary Index’
Just when I thought the 2022 album release cycle was over, we got this well-crafted LP from Boston-based slowcore band Husbands (Aidan Page, Patrick Kenny, Bradford Krieger, Logan Kramer, Katie Rose Byrne). A Diary Index is the group’s fourth LP and is released today on their own label, Candlepin Records.
Providence’s Video Shoppe Return with New Release, “Echo Death”
Drum machine claps, new wave guitars, fuzzy bass lines, and glistening keys — Video Shoppe is back with a gothy five song EP.
Aldous Harding at The Sinclair
Last Wednesday night, Allston Pudding went to see Aldous Harding perform at The Sinclair in Cambridge.
The Sloppy Boys Play Doubleheader at Faces Brewing Co. in Malden
The Sloppy Boys are a party rock band from L.A. consisting of comedians Mike Hanford, Jeff Dutton, Tim Kalpaki. We caught them at Faces last Saturday night.
Molchat Doma Rocks Royale
Last Tuesday an anxious crowd waited for Molchat Doma to enter the stage. The post-punk trio strolled into the Royale’s cavernous ballroom ready to work.
Catch Up with Dry Cleaning ahead of their Somerville Set
We interviewed Dry Cleaning ahead of their upcoming show in Somerville on May 15th.
Hovvdy to Play The Sinclair, Discuss Everything
Will Taylor and Charlie Martin make up the self-described “pillow-core” duo that is Hovvdy. They’ve been playing blissful indie tunes with a Texas twang since the mid-2010s. Instrumentation began as dusty drum kits, guitars, and soft vocals, all mixed into a secret sauce.
Dinosaur Jr. and The Lemonheads Scorch House of Blues
It was a cross-generational crowd last Saturday night for Dinosaur Jr. at House of Blues, including punks that grew up with Dinosaur in the 80s to Gen Z gamers who played Feel the Pain on Guitar Hero.