We breakdown U2's iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE tour piece by piece.
MUSIC
WE TOURED EUROPE WITH TWO BANDS AND THREE KIDS AND LIVED TO TELL THE TALE
The tour was called Break the Chains, named after Boston’s very own all-gender queer liberation dance party.
EXPLODING IN SOUND: LOCAL ACTS TO PLAY “THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND” SHOWS
You know that reoccurring dream you have where all your favorite local bands play on the same bill and there's free pizza? It's finally coming true.
CZARFACE SPECIAL: EVERY HERO NEEDS A HUSTLE
With Wu-Tang ace Inspectah Deck back with 7L and Esoteric, ‘Czarface 2’ is huge for Boston—but it’s even bigger news for music, culture, and the future of life in this galaxy
PORCHFEST ROUND TWO: SONGS IN THE KEY OF JP
Forget about 7/11 slushies. The best freebie on July 11th this year is the return of JP Porchfest.
IT BEGINS: T.T. THE BEAR’S PLACE ANNOUNCES FINAL FAREWELL LINEUP
The official "TT's Farewell Blowout" will see Harris, Mary Lou Lord, The Upper Crust, and more take over from July 17 - 25.
COME BACK, AMY
No matter which performance of hers remains closest to your heart—the studio-perfected bass of “You Know I'm No Good” or the mascara-smeared flair of her Glastonbury set—Amy will reset your appreciation of her work and, more importantly, of her as a person.
RYLEY WALKER: PART COSMIC TROUBADOUR, PART PUNK ROCKER
Do you want another dumpy white dude playing acoustic guitar and singing about his girlfriend? No, let's go far out.
REVIEW: BRIAN WILSON AND RODRIGUEZ @ BLUE HILLS BANK PAVILION, THU 7/2
Be warned, young’uns: two septuagenarians just set the bar awfully high for you.
NATURAL BORN GLOBETROTTERS: N.B.S. AND SNOWGOONS RETURN TO MIDDLE EAST UPSTAIRS
No longer trapped in America, hip hop act N.B.S. spits worldwide with Snowgoons.