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The sub-Saharan nomadic culture known as Tuareg that spans several north African countries has a couple of rising stars in Mdou Moctar and Bombino but as far as I know it was Tinariwen who helped raise global awareness of this music form. Hailing from Mali, the outfit is known for their blues-based ...
I’ve been to a few sold out shows at Roadrunner but have yet to see a pre-doors opening line that stretched from the entrance on Guest St, wrapped down Life St and nearly reached North Beacon. Since there were still 30 minutes until doors as I walked past, I’m sure people were ...
It’s been a decade and a half since Andrew Eldritch and his fellow sisters hit stages across the US, and on a mid-week evening throngs of goth and dark rock fans filled Big Night Live. Flanked by two guitarists and a keyboardist/sampler at the rear, Eldritch was busy pacing throughout, ...
And, that’s another Memorial Day weekend of music in the books. And for once the weather decided to cooperate over the entire long weekend as well; yesterday was a bit warm but I would take direct sunlight and 80s temperatures over cool drizzle any day of the week. Sunday wasn’t ...
Day 2 of Boston Calling was the day the kids took over. Sure, Boomer and Boomer-adjacent music fans were happy to see Alanis Morissette and The Flaming Lips (the robot-shaped pink confetti was a definite Wayne Coyne moment), but the crowd response generated by performances of Mt. Joy, Declan ...
Under clear skies, Boston Calling kicked off with a headlining set from Foo Fighters; though the late Taylor Hawkins wasn’t mentioned by name, his presence was felt everywhere, with fans wearing Hawkins shirts, Grohl’s comment that songs written 20-25 years ago can take on new ...
with Nova Twins ... All Photos by Matthew Shelter
They came with black clothing and eyeliner. With rules about enjoying the show without personal documentation. And with a pretty impressive light show and a sound that would likely make them look at Muse and then ask, ‘where the hell did we go wrong?’ Truth is, nothing. Not every band ...
Fans were treated to a stripped down, career-spanning set, which also included some unrecorded gems.
With George Clanton | All Photos By Matthew Shelter
