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2017
WHEEL OF TUNES: GREAT GRANDPA
Alt rockers Great Grandpa talk 3 AM burger trips, Scrubs, and why they were never grounded growing up.
OLDSOUL: LOWER YOUR GUARD FOR THE LOWELL SCENE
That buzzy, warm, emo sound you hear? That’s oldsoul, and they’re on the brink of bursting out from Lowell's city limits.
NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL: JOHN PRINE, SURPRISE GUESTS, AND THE UNJUSTIFIABLE PROBLEM ON DAY 3
Between Pinegrove and John Prine, Newport Folk Festival ended Sunday with plenty of fanfare, but there's a problem no one wants to talk about and it's getting harder to justify.
NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL: WILCO, ANGEL OLSEN, AND THE ART OF STORYTELLING ON DAY 2
Once again, the best parts of Newport Folk Festival came in the shape of a story, and Saturday's lineup treated us to some of the best.
NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL: FLEET FOXES, REGINA SPEKTOR, AND A LOT OF BABIES ON DAY 1
Friday at Newport Folk Festival reminded attendees and musicians alike that family-friendly festivals aren't always what you expect.
PEOPLE LIKE YOU: ALLSTON’S EXPERIMENTAL EMO ACT THINKS BEYOND THE SELF
The empathy of Allston five-piece People Like You stretches from their new record, Verse, all the way to their lives outside music.
WHEEL OF TUNES: SPOON
Indie rocker icons Spoon talk sex dreams, superheroes, and shooting guns with questions inspired by their song titles.
FOTOBOM: GORILLAZ @ BLUE HILLS BANK PAVILION, 7/12
In a rare Boston appearance–their first in seven years–the genre-defying Gorillaz brought their full-band roadshow to Boston with a handful of digital guests.
PITCHFORK FESTIVAL: SOLANGE, A TRIBE CALLED QUEST, AND MORE MUSIC TO WRITE HOME ABOUT
After wrapping up its 12th year, the Chicago music festival reminds us why some festivals are actually worth making the trip for.