For someone with such an established track record, Cambridge-based producer Durkin has little interest in looking back.
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RUN FOR COVER: BOB DYLAN VS. THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH: “I WANT YOU”
Swedish singer-songwriter The Tallest Man on Earth turns Dylan's rich love song into a speedy banjo howl.
COMPANY MEN: ENCORE APPAREL COMPANY OPENS IN CHARLESTOWN
“I left banking [and] I wanted to try different things,” he says. “[But] some nights I lay in bed and think I’m crazy to have given up that career to take a shot at something [like this].”
FOTOBOM: SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE & ELISA AMBROGIO @ GREAT SCOTT, 05/01
Ben Chasny (aka Six Organs Of Admittance, among others) takes us on a dense journey through his self-made 'Hexadic' system.
TROUBLESOME: THE COP-CODDLING PROHIBITIONIST BALLAD OF HOWIE CARR AND HIS RACIST CALLERS
What’s always left out of hate radio conversations, of course, are the root causes of rioting: institutional racism, hopelessness, etc.
CASE CLOSED: ROCK ‘N’ ROLL RUMBLE WRAPS IT UP WITH ZIP-TIE HANDCUFFS
Boston’s annual Rock ’n’ Roll Rumble has been going strong since 1979, but this year shook things up. The 2015 edition saw TT The Bear’s Place open its doors for eight nights to host ...
FOTOBOM: THE DESCENDENTS ON THE FINAL NIGHT OF CONVERSE RUBBER TRACKS AT THE SINCLAIR
Their set list ran the gamut through their classic albums, with gems like “Farts”, “Fast Food and Girls” just as real and guttural as they were when originally written.
CATCHING UP WITH TODAY’S #MAYDAY RALLYERS IN GREATER BOSTON
"We don't want a favor. We want to work to bring ourselves out of poverty."
FOTOBOM: CHANCE THE RAPPER, ACTION BRONSON AT THE SINCLAIR 4/30
With two remarkably memorable performances down, it seemed impossible that an even greater name take over the stage, but luck (and excellent curating) was on everyone's side.