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WHEEL OF TUNES: MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted December 17, 2018 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

For our recurring series, the heavy alt-rockers talk signed Pinkerton vinyl, loud sneezes, and impulsive grocery purchases.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: A Black Mile to the Surface, alt-rock, Andy Hull, Boston, Dig, DigBoston, Indie Rock, Interview, Lowell, Manchester Orchestra, Music, The Front Bottoms, Tsongas Center, Wheel of Tunes

THE BEST LOCAL ALBUMS OF 2018 (SO FAR)

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted June 28, 2018 Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews

From alternative hip-hop to chamber folk, here's a cheat sheet to Boston's best music of the year so far.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews Tagged With: 2018, Allston, alt-rock, BAERD, Best Local Albums, Born on the Stairs, Boston, Cambridge, Crete, Dance, Dig, DigBoston, Edge Petal Burn, Electronic, errorzone, Experimental, Fiddlehead, Finicky Things, Folk, Foreclosure, Francine, Free Yourself Up, Glass Cannon, hip hop, Indie Rock, Jamaica Plain, Kal Marks, Lake Street Dive, local albums, local music, metal, Michael Christmas, Music, Nature Shots, Nick Minieri, No Dogs Allowed, Notes From the Scene, Pink Navel, pop, Prior Panic, rap, review, Reviews, rock, Role Model, Sidney Gish, Smell Smoke, Speedy Ortiz, Springtime and Blind, Swatchbook, Twerp Verse, Universal Care, Vein, Vundabar, When We Were Loud

DARKLANDS: TURNING A BREAK-UP INTO A BUILD-UP

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted May 14, 2018 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene

With a bit of friendly convincing and the usual self-doubt, Providence’s emo punk act finds their sound for their new record.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene Tagged With: 2018, Allston, alt-rock, Boston, Darklands, Dig, DigBoston, Emo, great scott, Indie Rock, Interview, local music, Music, Notes From the Scene, providence, Saccharine, Shoegaze, Sneeze, Twin Foxes, Verse

GIA GREENE: HOW TO MAKE AN UNEXPECTED SPECTACLE

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted March 30, 2018 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene

After an unexpected surgery, the Berklee graduate and Allston indie rocker finally releases her debut album.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene Tagged With: 2018, alt-rock, Berklee College Of Music, Boston, Cambridge, Dig, DigBoston, Gia Greene, Indie Rock, Interview, Kal Marks, Lilypad Inman, local music, Music, Notes From the Scene, Puppy Problems

WHEEL OF TUNES: GREAT GRANDPA

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted August 4, 2017 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

Alt rockers Great Grandpa talk 3 AM burger trips, Scrubs, and why they were never grounded growing up.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: 2017, alt-rock, Boston, Cambridge, Chris Farren, Dig, DigBoston, Great Grandpa, Interview, Leaner, middle east upstairs, Music, Plastic Cough, Rozwell Kid, Scrubs, Wheel of Tunes

OLDSOUL: LOWER YOUR GUARD FOR THE LOWELL SCENE

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted August 3, 2017 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the 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.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene Tagged With: 2017, Allston, alt-rock, Another Musician, Boston, Dig, DigBoston, Indie Rock, Interview, Lowell, Music, Notes From the Scene, O'Brien's Pub, Oldsoul, Pushflowers, Shiver, Shoegaze

BOOK BINGER: MUSIC READS FOR THE BEACH THIS SUMMER

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted July 3, 2017 Filed Under: A+E, Books, MUSIC, Reviews

Beach reads for music lovers, covering everything from Twin Peaks to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

Filed Under: A+E, Books, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: 2017, A+E, Abbi Jacobson, alt-rock, Ann Powers, books, Boston, Brodie Lancaster, Clare Nina Norelli, Courtney Barnett, Dig, DigBoston, DIY, Dreaming the Beatles, Emma Straub, Fiona Apple, Good Booty, Indie Rock, lcd soundsystem, literature, Lizzy Goodman, Meet Me in the Bathroom, Music, No Way Okay Fine, Pop Music, Reviews, Rob Sheffield, rock, summer reading, The Beatles, The Strokes, The Walkmen, Twin Peaks, Vampire Weekend, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

THE BEST LOCAL ALBUMS OF 2017 (SO FAR)

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted June 26, 2017 Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews

From homegrown rock to hometown rap, here's a cheat sheet to Boston's best music of the year.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews Tagged With: 2017, Allston, alt-rock, avenue, baby, Bat House, Beeef, Boston, Cambridge, Che Ecru, country, Dance, Dig, DigBoston, Dorchester, Doug Tuttle, Elder, Electronic, Experimental, Folk, hip hop, Indie Rock, Jamaica Plain, Jazz, Juliana Hatfield, Lenderson, Lilith, local albums, local music, Milk, Music, Notes From the Scene, Palehound, Pile, pop, rap, Reviews, rock, Sidney Gish, The Solars

WHEEL OF TUNES: CHARLY BLISS

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted June 16, 2017 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

Power poppers Charly Bliss talk glitter, gemstones, and Gatorade

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: 10 Things I Hate About You, 2017, alt-rock, Boston, Charly Bliss, Dig, DigBoston, Guppy, Indie Pop, Interview, Lost Dog, Music, ONCE Somerville, SOMERVILLE, Wheel of Tunes, Yucky Duster

FOTOBOM: MIDNIGHT OIL, BOYTOY @ HOUSE OF BLUES, 11MAY17

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted May 15, 2017 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

Stalking the stage and gyrating like a human-sized praying mantis that's occasionally subjected to electric shocks, Garrett remains the visual focal point of the show.

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: alt-rock, Boston, BOYTOY, Fotobom, house of blues, live music, Midnight Oil, MTV era, Peter Garrett, The Great Circle

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