If a party is only as good as its guest list, Make It New is a certified rager.
MUSIC
FOTOBOM: GLITCH MOB AT HOUSE OF BLUES
The Glitch Mob show opened with the defining roar of thundering bass raising from the floor and cheers erupting from the crowd as the cloak covering the extensive keyboard and drum set was pulled off.
LISTEN: DIG MIX FOR WEEK OF 10.29.14
New music from Pale Hands, Michael Christmas + Black El, Casso, The Rare Occasions, Mini Dresses and more.
ADD GROUPER’S LATEST TO YOUR RAINY DAY PLAYLIST
The songs on Ruins all sounds as simple as the way they were recorded—alone in Portugal on a portable 4-track.
THE CHANGELING: MIDDLESEX LOUNGE IS GOING TO BE THURS-SAT ONLY STARTING IN 2015
A notification that was sent out tonight by manager Nate Brown details the decision to make the shift, shut down at the end of December for some renovations, and what that means in the coming months.
MUSICAL MILESTONE: HANDEL AND HAYDN SOCIETY CONCERTMASTER ON PERFORMING VIVALDI, AND EYEBALLING THE NEXT 200 YEARS
“The material is as exciting and fresh today as when it was written and a musical roller coaster ride to perform. It really needs to be experienced live in a concert hall to be believed, and can’t be copied in any kind of recorded format, or viewed on YouTube.”
ROAD WARRIORS: PILE KEEP ON PUSHING
“We’ve played tiny places and weird situations, but you kind of deal with it. None of us get sour about that kind of stuff. We get to travel around and play music for people—that’s a luxury. We’re entitled to nothing.”
FOTOBOM: WEEZER AT SINCLAIR
Waiting in the will-call line for my ticket to the Weezer I overheard a fellow fan's conundrum: "Mike from the fourth floor offered me $500." Her friend replied, " I was offered box seats to the Sox versus Yankees next season." When Weezer stops through Boston, it's typically a hot ticket.
TALKING WITH MEATBODIES (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH MEATLOAF)
Chad Ubovich has been hiding behind Ty Segall, FUZZ, and Mikal Cronin onstage. But on his friends’ tours, Ubovich was busy writing his own material under the moniker Meatbodies, and now he's making a remarkable debut.
LYKKE LI NEVER LEARNS
Which amounts to a courageous third album