“I think we were both missing things mutually that we wanted to hear,” explains Mahoney, on the phone from New York. “That was a big part of what made us excited, to make the music that we felt like we weren’t hearing.”
MUSIC
FOTOBOMB: HELMET BRINGS IT TO BRIGHTON MUSIC HALL
The pillars of Helmet's songs are held up by the bludgeoning riffs of Dan Beeman and the smeared, chromatic fret wanderings of leader Page Hamilton, the sole survivor of the original lineup and band founder.
SWEET CHILD O’ MINE: FOR STREIGHT ANGULAR, THE BABY AND BAND GO TOGETHER
“If I was a kid, I would love for my dad to do that,” says Yoshi, on the phone, back inside his apartment. “That’s how I look at parenting. I have a kid now, so I might as well give them the best fucking life ever.”
CONCERT REVIEW: THEOPHILUS LONDON + FATHER @ BRIGHTON MUSIC HALL
Accompanied by upcoming Atlanta artist Father, London brought his effortlessly cool vibes to a packed audience at Brighton Music Hall on Wednesday night.
CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD @PARADISE ROCK CLUB 2-13-15
Fronted by Chris Robinson, one-half of the Black Crowes' founding (and constantly feuding) brothers, the CRB worked two full sets which opened their first show of a two-show run.
IN MEMORIAM: BOSTON BLUES PIANIST DAVID MAXWELL DEAD AT 71
Acclaimed blues pianist and Lexington-native David Maxwell passed away on Friday after an eight-year battle against advanced prostate cancer.
TEMPLE OF DOOM: DOOMTREE’S NEXT PHASE BEGINS IN A REMOTE LOG CABIN
Doomtree’s next phase begins in a remote log cabin
RUN FOR COVER: VAMPIRE WEEKEND VS. MUMFORD & SONS: “COUSINS”
Run For Cover is a weekly music column comparing cover songs to the original version. Prepare for a major bending of rules as we hear musicians throw around genres, tempos, style, and intent. Whether they’re picking up another’s song out of respect or boredom, the results have impressed us.
THE DISTRICTS
The Philly rockers on favorite cities Vincent Moon’s videos, and influences
PROTECT YA NECK: THE DRAX DRAW FIRST BLOOD
After a year in which they took the Rock ’n’ Roll Rumble title and scored a couple of Boston Music Award nominations, you would expect the Goddamn Draculas’ name to enjoy some deserved recognition. Just maybe not in this way.