There are a few ways of getting your name into the music press headlines, with some methods a whole lot better than others. If you didn’t bother to click the first link, the random meeting between folk/jazz/psychster guitarist Ryley Walker and jam band/bro-deity Dave Matthews wasn’t totally random. The mercurial and always questioning Walker […]
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WHEEL OF TUNES: MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA
For our recurring series, the heavy alt-rockers talk signed Pinkerton vinyl, loud sneezes, and impulsive grocery purchases.
CHRISTMAS RAPPING: THE LOCAL MUSIC GIFT GUIDE
Our handpicked holiday shopping guide focuses on 10 Boston-based gifts for the music lover in your life.
NORTHBORO COUNTRY: HOW CHRIS MORENO GOT TO NASHVILLE … FROM BOSTON
“The more I started getting into country and the storytelling through the lyrics,” he says, “the more I sort of realized that this was the right fit for me as far as genre.”
WHEEL OF TUNES: BOMBA ESTÉREO
The Latin poppers talk planting trees, Colombian stereotypes, and dancing with their kids in the kitchen.
FOTOBOM: KHRUANGBIN @ ROYALE
Some bands have a pretty distinct aesthetic when it comes to their music, how it sounds and how it’s presented. Khruangbin have taken that vision and run with it, all the way to the tailor and back. Laying down the most laid-back grooves one can think of, they coolly play a brand of music […]
BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
From who’s nominated to why it’s a big deal, here’s everything you need to know to celebrate the music scene’s biggest night.
FOTOBOM: KURT VILE, JESSICA PRATT @ HOUSE OF BLUES
Kurt Vile had to know that including a song like “One Trick Ponies” on his seventh record would be a vulnerable action, as rumblings from certain cynical/critical corners would gleefully point to Bottle It In and say, “See! He’s just released the same mid-tempo collection of songs he’s always done.” But see… that’s the thing. […]
TOMMY BOY: HYDE PARK NATIVE LISA BELLO GAVE UP TEACHING FOR TOURING
“Having the feeling of seeing other people affected by my music is what drives me and makes me feel so passionate. It’s what makes me not want to give up.”
WHEEL OF TUNES: CLOUD NOTHINGS
The Ohio punks talk hiking Taipei, episodes of Arthur, and embarrassing drunken blackouts.
