A cheat sheet of local LPs you probably slept on.
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DAY THREE: BOSTON CALLING WAVES HELLO TO DIVERSITY, GOODBYE TO CITY HALL
Boston Calling took the extra step to show that sexism, racism, homophobia, and ageism had no place at their event -- and other festivals should follow suit.
DAY TWO: ROBYN, ROCK, AND REINVENTION AT BOSTON CALLING
Robyn, Lizzo, Palehound, Courtney Barnett, and more reinvented themselves, but fans weren't always prepared for it.
DAY ONE: BOSTON CALLING PERFECTS THE ART OF PERFORMANCE
Sia, Sufjan Stevens, and Lisa Hannigan all elevate the art of live entertainment in their own personable way.
FOTOBOM: BOB MOULD, TED LEO @ PARADISE ROCK CLUB, 5/1
After 90 minutes of standing a few feet from Bob Mould’s jet-engine-roar guitar amps, it feels a bit like someone has turned down the volume knob on the outside world. Mould – prolific solo artist, frontman for 90s alt-rock trio Sugar and co-leader of punk legends Hüsker Dü – maintains at ...
FOTOBOM: BARONESS, YOUTH CODE @ ROYALE
No one ever said being in a band is easy, but Baroness has had it a bit tougher than most, following on the heels of 2012’s horrific bus crash and ensuing ramifications. Aside ...
FOTOBOM: AMON AMARTH, ENTOMBED A.D., EXMORTUS @ HOUSE OF BLUES, 23APR16
The first thing I saw upon entering the main room of House of Blues last night was two guys wearing full chain mail armor. Slightly later, I spied someone with a drinking horn fastened to his belt. Yes, Viking metal has arrived in town. For those not in the know, Tumba-based Amon Amarth is a ...
FOTOBOM: IGGY POP @ THE ORPHEUM, 4/11
The last (original) Stooge standing, Iggy’s back at it. Has he ever stopped? Nothing seems to be able to slow down this force of nature, not his outrageous actions on or off stage, his previously enormous appetite for drugs ...
FOTOBOM: JOSE GONZALEZ + YMUSIC @ BERKLEE PERFORMANCE CENTER, 3/25
Jose Gonzalez’s music still sounds removed from space and time.