Statistically speaking, the folk troubadour shouldn't have been beaten out by The Decemberists -- but this is music, not math.
MUSIC
NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL: ROGER WATERS CLEARS THE RAIN ON DAY ONE
Newport Folk Festival kicks off in grand style with a surprise headlining pairing of Roger Waters and My Morning Jacket, joined by Lucius providing background vocals.
MID-SUMMER MUSIC
As the long days of summer burn hot through the mid-season months, it’s important to get the right lineup of live music on one’s agenda in order to squeeze all the fun-juice out of summer’s bountiful fruit.
WHAT BIG EYES YOU HAVE: SOFT FANGS GET INTIMATE AT O’BRIENS
Soft Fangs is the type of fragile folk rock that's hard to imbue with originality, yet Lutkevich pulls it off.
METAL MAYHEM: SLAYER TALK DEATH AND DESTRUCTION
Prepare yourself. Their secret show at The Sinclair has nothing on the new live show's setup.
REVIEW: BILLY JOEL @ FENWAY PARK, THU 7/16
The piano man took over Boston's ballpark for a night of lively ballads.
THANK YOU: PART WAYS WITH T.T. THE BEAR’S PLACE THE RIGHT WAY
T.T. the Bear's Place is a venue of memories for more people than the city of Boston can hold.
FOTOBOM: FOO FIGHTERS @ FENWAY PARK, SAT 7/18
The tao of Foo was in full swing as Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters performed their first of two nights in Boston's Fenway Park. That broken foot isn't slowing anything down.
HATERS GONNA HATE: MITSKI ON HOW TO SHUT DOWN SEXIST, RACIST REMARKS
Surround yourself with and support fellow female musicians and musicians of color.
EDUCATIONAL EMO: MEWITHOUTYOU’S AARON WEISS RETURNS TO SCHOOL
Philly's post-hardcore act mewithoutYou return to school to explore Armageddon, nuclear power, and educational reform.