“As Slim Twig, I approach the music as a project, as a framework of ideas that I’m working from and a vision of what I’m after. I don’t have distinctions in my mind where I’m switching over from one to the next. It’s more like contributing to a project very specifically and kind of chipping away at it.”
MUSIC
BEAT DOWN: NOELLE LEBLANC & CO. KEEP IT SIMPLE
Sometimes a band is just a band. Like, say, The Organ Beats.
BREAKING: BOSTON CALLING LANDS BECK, MY MORNING JACKET + PIXIES FOR SPRING 2015
Beck, The Pixies, Run the Jewels, Krill and a lineup worth getting your faced scanned by secret cameras for.
MANIC METAL: DISPATCH FROM THE MAYHEM/WATAIN SHOW AT ROYALE
Hailing from Sweden Watain is well-known for their satanic beliefs and rather pungent smell.
WATCH THIS: ORCHIDS PREMIERE DREAMY COVER OF ‘SAY SOMETHING’
Nicole Marie's new electronic project delivers intoxicating cover of A Great Big World's hit song
AT ACARO’S FINAL SHOW, EMOTIONS WERE AS INTENSE AS THE MUSIC
In life, it's really hard to walk away from something you're passionate about. And perhaps nowhere is it tougher than in the music biz.
REVIEW: A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW AT GREAT SCOTT
The '80s may have been a while ago, but A Sunny Day in Glasgow are giving today's generation the scope of shoegaze they thought they would never see live.
CLOSING OUT ONE YEAR, RINGING IN A NEW ONE WITH CASK MOUSE
They are a band comfortable navigating within the wide borders of their chosen genre without feeling self-conscious about their current zip code, with “Heartbeat of the Northeast” framing their warm-blooded sound with a New England perspective.
SPIN CITY: BYO BEATS TO AERONAUT BREWERY
Bedroom DJs, record collectors and anyone over the age of, let’s say, 40? Start digging. The rest of you, grab a beer.
BREAK THE CHAINS: BOSTON’S ALL GENDER, ALL GENRE DANCE PARTY
“This dance party is about breaking down the systems that oppress and divide us and having a ton of fun while doing it … This is not a gay dance party or a lesbian night. It’s an event for people of all genders and sexualities to come together around awesome music, social justice, and community.”