Lissie Channels Drake (Royale 11/22)

Lissie Maurus, who rocks out under the single stage name Lissie, hit the Royale on Tremont Street for one of their early Friday night gigs – doors at 6 pm, opener at 7, headliner at 8 and everyone out the door by 9:45, so the Royale can transform itself back into a late-night discotheque.

SAVAGES (PARADISE 10/15/13)

By Matthew Shelter Photos by Matthew Shelter After selling out the Middle East in July, pills Savages returned to Boston three months later, health stepping up to the larger confines of the Paradise. But, viagra perhaps because they had been here so recently, or because it was a random Tuesday night, they attracted a sparser […]

HAIM (Paradise 9/1)

By Matthew Shelter Photos by Matthew Shelter Kicking off their first headlining tour of the States, try the sisters HAIM shredded a sold-out crowd down at the Paradise on “Allston Christmas” night. For a group that has yet to release its first full-length album, ed HAIM is already building an ardent following here and all […]

Dawes (Royale 6/21)

It felt like a coming-out party. Sure, Dawes has been around for a few years, they’re no strangers to Boston, and yeah they’ve played the Royale at least a couple of times before. But since their last visit here in the fall of 2011, they’ve received an extended rock tutorial from the likes of Bob Dylan, John Fogerty and Jackson Browne.

CAITLIN ROSE (TT THE BEAR’S 4/2)

Caitlin Rose brought her dusty alt-country songbook to TT The Bear’s recently, and tried to warm up the shivering masses on a too-cold Tuesday night. Rose is on the road in support of her second album, The Stand-In, released last month to much critical praise. But the 25-year-old Nashville native…