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 […]
By Chloe Gomez Ben Cooper, previously of Electric President, has been making music under the moniker Radical Face since 2003, with his first album released in 2007. His most recent album is set to release next week and is entitled The Family Tree: The Branches. It’s a very cool thing when you can go to […]
By Bianca Rullo It’s been about two years since Tumblr posts and Youtube comment sections alike were plagued with the phrase “Free Earl” and a lot has changed since then – Most notably, the release of the rapper’s debut album Doris and the announcement of his first solo tour, which kicked off at The Sinclair […]
As I approached the Sinclair Tuesday night, the line to enter spilled down the venue’s front steps, curving around the bend and down into an adjacent alley.
Chomping at the bit to cover my first show for Allston Pudding, I stepped through the Sinclair doors almost a full hour before the openers took the stage and three before headliners, The Ballroom Thieves. And inside was an uncanny semblance to a typical post-prom party. Two by two awkward couples were posted up against the wall, on the stairs, at the bar, slowly milking alcohol for all its social lubricant clout.