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Dick Dale Made a Beach Party of The Middle East (8/6)

by Tyler Burdwood Once Three Day Threshold had the audience shouting back to them fuck yeahs and no shits, I realized I’d seen this band before. They opened for Dick Dale the last time he played the Middle East. Three Day Threshold is a country-rock band very fluent in the conventions of their genre. Those […]

Tagged country-rock, Dick Dale, Middle East, Surf, Surf-Rock, Three Day Threshold, Tyler Burdwood

Strand of Oaks (Great Scott 8/7)

Much more than just another folk-rock moniker, Timothy Showalter’s Strand of Oaks is a gut wrenching force of soulful progressive rock n’ roll.

Tagged strand of oaks

Magic Man Showed Off Their Bag Of Tricks (Blue Hills Bank Pavilion 8/3)

Magic Man returned home and brought passion in the process.

Tagged Magic Man

The Craters, Kal Marks, Dust From 1,000 Years and Bad History Month (sort of) at Charlie’s Kitchen (8/4)

By Sami Martasian   It was a strange scene at Charlie’s Monday night, but a memorable one for sure. The cramped (but thankfully air conditioned) room was bursting at the seams with familiar faces of the Boston music scene, all excited to see their friends’ bands bring down the proverbial house. The night got kicked […]

Tagged Bad History Month, Kal Marks

Flume Kills It at Royale (07/29)

The Australian producer brings a familiar but spectacular set to Boston

Tagged Flume, George Greenstreet, Nick Garcia, Royale, Trippy Turtle

Shade and Gobby Bring Tha (Experimental) Noise (Middlesex Lounge 7/30)

By Nick Canton (Note: Gobby and Curse Purse don’t seem to have a site/Bandcamp/Facebook page for more information) I went to what was billed as a noise-rock show, put on by Boston Hassle at the Middlesex Lounge last Wednesday.  Having never been to a noise-rock show, I didn’t really know what I was in for, […]

Tagged boston hassle, curse purse, gobby, Middlesex Lounge, noise-rock, shade

Newport Folk Festival’s Proud Tradition Grows Stronger

What makes Newport Folk Festival so special? It’s a question that, even after attending this weekend’s 55th iteration, might not have a clear answer.

Tagged Newport Folk Festival

REVIEW + SCRIBSCRUBZ: Veruca Salt Reunites at Brighton Music Hall (7/26)

Veruca Salt has reunited, and we were there to catch it at Brighton Music Hall. Check out some scribscrubz action of the show too!

Tagged battleme, Brighton Music Hall, Christine Varriale, Louis Roe, scribscrubz, veruca salt, veruca salt 2014, veruca salt tour

Hospitality, Porches, Frankie Cosmos (Sinclair 7/30)

“Feel free to boogie”

-Aaron Maine

Tagged Christine Varriale, Frankie Cosmos, hospitality band, Mo Kelly, porches, Sinclair

The Kooks Have Still Got it (Paradise 7/26)

The Kooks return to Boston with a lively set full of crowd pleasers.

Tagged George Greenstreet, Kooks, Paradise

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