By Jackie Swisshelm Photos by Christine Varriale Doors at Great Scott opened at 9pm on Monday night, and music from Amherst band Longings started up and refused to quit approximately 30 minutes later. The post-punk three piece played their practiced, bass-heavy songs as latecomers shuffled in, dripping from a downpour on the other side of […]
by Jackie Swisshelm If nostalgia means “a pain from an old wound,” the new release from Soft Fangs pretty much has that interpretation covered. “The Air,” the newest single to come from the Brooklyn-based band a.k.a John Lutkevich, is what some might call delicate but potent. Noisy guitars and thrashing drums on this track evoke the heaviness of […]
Des Ark is coming thru Great Scott TONIGHT 12/14 with openers Longings and Dreamtigers, as well as some good, sad songs about mortality.
Vanessa Carlton is a thousand miles from home, and hitting up Brighton Music Hall while on tour for her latest record, Liberman.
Vanessa Carlton took a moment to chat with Allston Pudding before touring in support of her new album, Liberman.
By Jackie Swisshelm On top of celebrating his series of album release shows (called Devinyl Splits) with special guests Matthew Caws of Nada Surf, Meredith Graves of Perfect Pussy, Tigers Jaw, Cymbals Eat Guitars and Owen, Kevin Devine has just announced the super special guests that will be accompanying Devine and the Goddamn Band for each show date. Brooklyn’s The Bell House […]
Allison Weiss, and a slew of solid openers, stopped by the Somerville venue and made fans feel real, genuine human emotions.
Boston band Daephne shake things up with the long-awaited release of their grungy, new full-length album, Full Circle.
By Jackie Swisshelm I’m not sure if it was the 18+ entry, the anticipation of Halloween in the atmosphere, or just genuine buzz for the evening’s lineup, but Great Scott was a frenzy on October 28 as four-piece Public Access TV took the stage, opening for Madrid’s own Hinds. Supplying the space with poppy tunes, […]
Nothing like a completely unsolicited and violent Twitter attack on a beloved West Coast band to get you dropped from your label.