Passion Mango Goes to Cambridge
By Dan Moffat When I saw the singer-songwriter name “Passion Mango,” I thought I would be biting into a bin of overripened, upbeat tunes from someone who lives in a climate with too much sun, ala Dayglow. What I got was hydroponic bedroom-pop from someone with a never ending view of the misty moldy mess […]
The Story So Far Celebrates Autumn in Worcester
By Cam Cavagnaro “This is the biggest headline show we’ve ever played in Massachusetts,” applauded Parker Cannon, singer of The Story So Far. The iconic Bay Area band set up outside the Worcester Palladium on October 2nd to ring in the autumnal equinox with Neck Deep, Origami Angel, and Pain of Truth. The Story […]
The Beaches — Bigger and Better in Boston
Review by Greg Wong Boston keeps showing up for The Beaches! Since their breakout success in 2023, the Canadian alt rock band has been greeted by steadily growing audiences upon each return, selling out shows at the Crystal Ballroom and the Royale. On September 24, the Massachusetts stop of the No Hard Feelings tour, The […]
Nate Perry & Ragged Company on Historical Fun Facts & Tinder for Bands
Captain Sunbeam premiere new album, Songs of Orion
By Dan Moffat “When I got sick with spinal cancer, I had to create a new version of myself who could withstand my new reality. As a lifelong songwriter and storyteller, and someone who believes that music is magic, I turned to music, and devised Captain Sunbeam.” So states Malachy Duffy on his kickstarter campaign […]
Bloc Party ring in their 20th Anniversary at MGM Fenway
Penny & Sparrow Land at The Paradise on April 19
By Dan Moffat Indie-folk rock band Penny & Sparrow are back on tour and playing Boston in support of their new album, Lefty. The new 20-track album was born in a retrofitted garden shed turned recording space. There’s a dusty southern influence on Lefty reminiscent of another mid-fi folk duo from Texas, Hovvdy. As Hovvdy have […]




