Wilco and their various side projects take over the grounds of Mass MoCA once again for the fourth time, along with invited bands such as Mac DeMarco, Richard Thompson, Real Estate, Parquet Courts, Cibo Matto, and many more.
Boston
SNEAKY SOUNDS: SAY HELLO TO BOSTON’S NEW CONVERSE RUBBER TRACKS STUDIO
Converse Rubber Tracks just opened a brand new studio in Lovejoy Wharf for bands to use... for free.
DRUNK SCIENCE: AERONAUT BREWERY TRANSFORMS INTO A SOUND GARDEN
Raise your glass and repeat after us: To science!
CRANK THAT CUPHEAD
It’s disappointing to yet again hear nothing about Half-Life 3, but there’s enough action to ensure that the average gamer will have No-Life for at least another year.
COWARDLY LION RISING: TORRES FACES HER FEARS LIKE A PRO
New York-via-Tennessee singer-songwriter Torres talks immortality, whiskey, and why empathy is so vital.
SUMMER DINING: A DELICIOUS PHOTO ESSAY
Here’s to eating your feelings around the Hub all summer long.
FOTOBOM: SPOON + VIVA VIVA @ HOUSE OF BLUES THURS, 6/18
Texas indie rockers Spoon performed a flawless set at the House of Blues for the first time since 2010.
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER: JESSICA PRATT FACES LONELINESS THRU FOLK GUITAR
Los Angeles singer-songwriter Jessica Pratt heals her wounds with strange, dark, hypnotic folk songs.
SWEET GOODBYE: PIXIES SURPRISE SHOW AT TT THE BEAR’S PLACE 6/18
T.T.’s is dead, long live T.T.’s.
EQUALITY OR BUST: SMASH IT DEAD FEST TURNS FIVE
Smash It Dead Fest celebrates its fifth year of radical queer, feminist, and P.O.C.-centric punk from June 19-21.