Fiona Apple’s extended absence from the public eye between 2005’s Extraordinary Machine and last year’s The Idler Wheel… was nothing out of the ordinary for the beloved singer-songwriter. Her career, which now spans nearly two decades, has produced just four studio albums; a leisurely working pace to say the least…
Ty Segall is a beast. At 26 years old, an age that many people are still trying to justify as okay to live at home with their parents, Segall has released eight plus albums and even more EPs under the monikers Ty Segall, The Ty Segall Band, Epsilons, The Perverts, and collaborations with White Fence and Mikal Cronin….
I don’t know where Bill Callahan’s mind wanders when he sings, but I do know that if there is one person who could start a fire by glaring at some sticks, it’s him.
By Rob Dornenburg Photos by Ben Stas Comeback tours are generally bullshit, a ploy for has-beens and American Idol C-listers to make a few bucks off of nostalgia and a former notoriety. They tend to be gross displays of ego and wholly undeserved. Veteran metal act Baroness, however, has earned its return to stage in spades. […]
By Ben Stas Photos by Ben Stas The first time I saw Ceremony was some 16 months ago at a scary, generic sweaty non-venue somewhere in Allston. My friends and I had been directed there by a gentlemen on the front steps of the Democracy Center, who took pity on us as we arrived there […]
“You’d think a lot of bands would half-ass a free show,” remarked one particularly stunned fan as a capacity crowd filed out of The Sinclair on a late Thursday evening, “but they brought it.” They, of course, were Metz, the Canadian noise rock trio…
Fitting, perhaps, that Deafheaven came to town just as a sweltering heat wave seized Boston in its clutches. They seem like amiable guys in real life, but on stage Deafheaven are a white-hot blast of (ahem) deafening intensity.
Come may not be the first name that springs to mind in a catalog of notable 90s indie rockers, or Matador Records alums, or Boston-originating bands. Despite cultivating a unique and attention-grabbing sound over the course of four consistently great records, Come never really received their due diligence in the annals of music history.
By Ben Stas Photos by Christine Varriale Ubiquitous long hair and an earnest rock & roll spirit characterize Mikal Cronin and his band on stage. The foursome offers up a no-frills show that’s light on the chatter but heavy on the shameless rock-out moments. They recently topped off a killer bill at Great Scott which […]
By Ben Stas Photos by Graham Zinger Fresh off the April release of his 70-minute folk-rock epic Wakin on a Pretty Daze, patient Kurt Vile and his Violators stopped by The Sinclair for a sold-out show on the 17th. Vile made waves in 2011 with the much-acclaimed Smoke Ring for My Halo, and those waves […]