Skinny Bones Previews New Sounds
If you haven’t stopped by a Skinny Bones show in a while, now is the time.
Sleigh Bells Bring the Noise to Royale (11/16)
Sleigh Bells’ Saturday day/night show at the Royale was packed to the gills, and the crowd was the loudest I’ve ever heard at that venue.
Kanye Brings Larger Than Life Yeezus Tour To The Garden (TD Garden, 11/17)
By Mark Zurlo Lets start by saying that words can’t do justice to the spectacle that is Kanye West’s Yeezus tour. It would be like trying to describe the “wow” moment you get when you stare up at the top of a skyscraper from the sidewalk below, purchase buy cialis or walk by a […]
Wooden Shjips Was An Instrumental Buzzkill
Cave shows off technical diversity and Wooden Shjips kind of phones it in.
Destroyer Shows Off Split Personalities At BMH
Upon first impression, the name “Destroyer” seems like an unlikely match for Dan Bejar…
Mutual Benefit (PA’s Lounge 11/15)
Mutual Benefit is on the cusp of great things, so catch them live at this stage while you can.
Caspian (The Sinclair 11/5)
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, […]
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.
The Ballroom Thieves introduce friends Houndmouth and Wheeler Brothers (Royale, 11/14/13)
The Ballroom Thieves have become some of my favorites lately. It’s not because their music is killer or because they are the friendliest and most sincere post-gig musicians to hang out with (it is and they are). It’s also that they always seem to pair their shows with other likeable and listenable artists.
Diarrhea Planet (TT the Bear’s 11/10)
Four separate people guffawed at me when I told them the name of the band I was heading to see last Sunday. Granted, one of those people was my mother…