REVIEW: Dum Dum Girls at the Sinclair Were Slick as Heck
Sometimes I feel like I’ve taken Dum Dum Girls for granted. By show’s end, I understood the appeal.
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KING Rules All at Great Scott
The appeal of King, a three-goddess “electro-soul” trio of Berklee alums now based in Los Angeles, is easy to grasp — their distinctive updated-classic sound, professional polish, and undeniable presence is obvious from the moment they set foot on stage.
Dream Show: Krill, Warehouse, Frankie Cosmos, Free Pizza at Great Scott
Krill’s set reaffirmed their status as one of Boston’s OG treasures.
PREVIEW: STARLABFEST IN SOMERVILLE
Check out Somerville’s fifth annual STARLABFEST this Saturday for comedy, art, and sweet tunes.
Nightmares On Wax Celebrates 25 Years at Paradise 7/10
By Sharon Weissburg When a musician has been around for longer than the reviewer’s been alive, it’s more than a little humbling to comment on their performance. I first became aware of Nightmares On Wax, also known as George Evelyn of Leeds, England, when I was ten or eleven years old. At that point, the music […]
Parquet Courts Killed It at T.T. the Bear’s Place (6/10)
Parquet Courts’ show at T.T. the Bear’s Place saw the slacker-punk band singing cohesively, a band of boys in it together.
Bad History Month’s Jeff Meff Holds His Own at Charlie’s (6/10)
By Sharon Weissburg Friends, fans, curious passerby, and (to the musicians’ chagrin) coworkers crowded the long, narrow hall of Charlie’s Kitchen’s upstairs music space on Monday evening. Under the many closed-caption television monitors of the bar (one showed Hillary Clinton’s interview with Diane Sawyer; another showed Proactiv skincare infomercials), bodies huddled into the mouth of […]
Quilt, Happy Jawbone Family Band (TT’s 11/14)
New England natives Quilt and Happy Jawbone Family Band stopped by TT the Bear’s for an end-of-the-week treat.
Vibing with El Ten Eleven’s Kristian Dunn
Putting on an El Ten Eleven record requires a certain suspension of disbelief. The songs start off simple, and then as the tones begin to layer and the sound becomes more complex, the soundscape more…
INTERVIEW: HAVING SOME FUN WITH BORN RUFFIANS
Born Ruffians of Toronto, Canada are an enthusiastic bunch, producing exuberant indie-pop jams since 2004. Now, Born Ruffians are about to drop their new album