Ceremony (Sinclair 8/15)

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 […]

METZ (The Sinclair 7/25)

“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…

Giveaway: Ariel Pink (The Sinclair 6/7)

Ariel Pink is the nympho at the discoteque and we’re into that kind of thing. As a matter of fact, his 2012 release, Mature Themes was one of our favorites from last year. He’s stopping off at The Sinclair on Friday 6/7 as part of a long national summer tour and will be joined by another AP […]

CHELSEA LIGHT MOVING (SINCLAIR 4/7)

By Ben Stas Photo Credit: Ben Stas A night of weird wonders awaited those who ventured to the Sinclair for a Sunday evening bill headlined by Thurston Moore’s Chelsea Light Moving. Moore is best known as a founding member of the legendary Sonic Youth, pharmacy unhealthy and he’s been a trailblazing figure in indie and […]