Converse Rubber Tracks Live put on a free show on Monday, February 17 at The Sinclair, featuring local opener Viva Viva and pioneers of psychedelic rock The Black Angels and legendary Roky Erickson of the 13th Floor Elevators.
Allston Pudding’s Christine Varriale interviews Cibo Matto’s Yuka Honda about food, their new album, and other fun topics.
Last year was a big one for Yuck. In one fell swoop last April, we learned two things: a new album was on the way (woohoo!!) and frontman Daniel Blumberg had left the group (boo!!).
Real Estate announced a new album, a new single, and new tour dates to boot!
By Ben Stas Photos by Ben Stas It wouldn’t be unreasonable to characterize Tuesday’s sold-out show at The Sinclair as a demonstration of the state of post-rock in 2013. The term, viagra which came into vogue in the late 90s to describe the slow build, view long-form, nurse largely instrumental music that bands like Mogwai, […]
When Tuesday night’s show at the Sinclair was announced for Brooklyn-based duo Tanlines, I literally squealed in my otherwise silent office.
I feel like folk shows are getting the short end of the stick. It takes an extra push to convince my friends that they really can be fun and worthwhile because in their minds these shows are exclusively comprised of dads and their banjos. Of course, it certainly didn’t used to be that way–think Woodstock of the Last Waltz. Somewhere along the line, it seems there’s was a paradigmatic role reversal and gradually, nobody thought folk music was cool or exciting anymore. But anyone at the Sinclair on Friday night can say with conviction that those dupes are missing out.
One might think, as I had, that a review of Justin Townes Earle would write itself. Because he’s a guy who is a reincarnation of two of the greatest ever—Steve Earle and Townes Van Zandt. Because he is a young, volatile and talented musician with such a turbulent past that you’d need your toes in counting his rehab visits (13, so three toes). And anybody who knows anything about JTE certainly knows this because he’s never been one to conceal his history; if he’s not explicitly telling you on the stage or in an interview, he’s telling you in his lyrics.
Cults headlined The Sinclair and consequently left a bittersweet taste behind.
By Lisa Battiston NOFX. Bad Religion. Social Distortion. Hot Water Music. Lagwagon. Swingin’ Utters. Less Than Jake. Propagandhi. Bouncing Souls. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Sick of It All. Pennywise. Operation Ivy. These are a handful of the bands on the t-shirts of the kids at the Good Riddance show last Wednesday night. These […]