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GFY USOC: THE VERY BEST OF DIGBOSTON’S OLYMPIC TROLLING
As the hipster paper of record in this town, we couldn’t be any happier to say, “We despised that band before they even dropped their first shitty single.”
NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL: WHY SUFJAN STEVENS SHOULD HAVE HEADLINED DAY 2
Statistically speaking, the folk troubadour shouldn't have been beaten out by The Decemberists -- but this is music, not math.
NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL: ROGER WATERS CLEARS THE RAIN ON DAY ONE
Newport Folk Festival kicks off in grand style with a surprise headlining pairing of Roger Waters and My Morning Jacket, joined by Lucius providing background vocals.
WHAT BIG EYES YOU HAVE: SOFT FANGS GET INTIMATE AT O’BRIENS
Soft Fangs is the type of fragile folk rock that's hard to imbue with originality, yet Lutkevich pulls it off.
METAL MAYHEM: SLAYER TALK DEATH AND DESTRUCTION
Prepare yourself. Their secret show at The Sinclair has nothing on the new live show's setup.
REVIEW: BILLY JOEL @ FENWAY PARK, THU 7/16
The piano man took over Boston's ballpark for a night of lively ballads.
THANK YOU: PART WAYS WITH T.T. THE BEAR’S PLACE THE RIGHT WAY
T.T. the Bear's Place is a venue of memories for more people than the city of Boston can hold.
ESTRANGED FRUIT: HOW THE MEDIA BENT OVER BACKWARD FOR A WHITE TERROR SUSPECT
How many articles you can find in which an alleged killer of color had their insanity defense staged by reporters before they even got a lawyer?
FOTOBOM: FOO FIGHTERS @ FENWAY PARK, SAT 7/18
The tao of Foo was in full swing as Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters performed their first of two nights in Boston's Fenway Park. That broken foot isn't slowing anything down.