“When I got the email, I was like, ‘Is someone trolling me?’” Ronnica says. “I replied, and it turned out to be real.”
MUSIC
ROCKIN’ IN THE FREE STATE: ON THE ROAD WITH FASTBALL, EAGLEMANIA & CLEVER GIRL IN NH DURING PRIMARY WEEK
Music is the original gig economy, and the concerns of the musical underclass are shaped by America at large.
HELLABLACK IS BACK: LEADING WOMEN OF HUB HIP-HOP UNITE FOR MAJOR BCA THROWDOWN
To show how far these artists have come even over the past few months—through Boston Music Awards wins, headline performances, and national media attention—we brought them together for a special shoot, Vanity Fair-style.
BIG WORLDS: ZUMIX SERIES REFLECTS JUST HOW FAR EAST BOSTON YOUTH MUSIC NONPROFIT HAS COME
“Big Worlds is a different type of gap bridging than our day-to-day programs because it puts our young people on stage next to artists they look up to in front of relatively large audiences.”
ILIADMATIC: ODDS BODKIN BRINGS BARDIC STORYTELLING TO A TRANSFORMED GRENDEL’S DEN
Besides the voices, the sound effects, like wind or foot-stomps and the open-tuned guitars, Bodkin introduces his shows with the sort of accessible yet scholarly lore that eases listeners into his worlds.
FOTOBOM: MODERN NATURE, OLDEN YOLK, CARINAE @ THE LILYPAD
As half of the creative duo Ultimate Painting, Jack Cooper was responsible for some tightly-crafted songs that were equally at home as comparisons to late-60s Kinks or at times the thuggish savagery of prime Spacemen 3. The band abruptly imploded just as their fourth and still-unreleased record Up was to be released, and he’s […]
COLD WAR KIDS: ON LABELS, LINEUPS, AND NEW AGE NORMS
Willett and I spoke ahead of the show about finding his voice through a film, the band starting its own label, learning how to handle a lot of responsibilities, and keeping the music fresh.
J RODDY WALSTON: “I’M ACTUALLY CREATING A LIMITED SUPPLY OF THAT EXPERIENCE”
“There will be some way for people to hear what I’m doing, maybe I’ll put it on the internet or something, but I just want to make art and not necessarily a bunch of products.”
MUSIC NOTES: BONG PARTIES + HOME VIDEOS
“Our overall vision for the ‘Morning Coffee’ video was to combine spheres of creativity and good fun. Nothing real dramatic; we were shooting to make something humorous and light as well as visually stimulating.”
MUSIC NOTES: NEW RECORDING DIGS + ‘BEST ON EARTH’
While things were already popping for Bia before 2020 arrived; over the past few weeks she has landed her biggest smash hit yet in the Rihanna-approved “Best on Earth” with New Jersey hair rapper Russ.
