“I think it’s always kind of like us wanting to make something new but we also want it to be in the vein and spirit of the band, we don’t want to alienate anybody from record to record.”
The Dig Interview: John Pelant From Night Moves
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FOTOBOM: THE BUDOS BAND + ROGÉ
Some bands are tailor-made to evoke a specific feeling and The Budos Band is the one you wanna go to if you are daydreaming of starring in some ’70s thriller and you are the protagonist, strutting down the street with sartorial splendor while people marvel and give you the space you ...
FOTOBOM: KING BUFFALO, KIND + MOTHER IRON HORSE @ BRIGHTON MUSIC HALL
As record labels and radio channels get more irrelevant and the DIY tools to grow your base are ever expanding, Rochester’s King Buffalo have taken that strategy to heart. I’m not sure if they book their own tours, but they put out all their own recordings and handle the publicity ...
The Dig Interview: Nikki Lane
“I kind of like to have a live show be a little bit of honesty, a couple mistakes because I’m human, and have it ramp you up and drop you on your ass a couple times.”
FOTOBOM: DEHD + 81355 @ BRIGHTON MUSIC HALL
Most bands time their tours to start after the new record hits the stores but for whatever reason Chicago trio Dehd was pretty much wrapping up theirs when Blue Skies dropped, with only the last Chicago date after Boston’s to let fans get familiar with it. (Don’t fret ...
FOTOBOM: NEAL FRANCIS @ BRIGHTON MUSIC HALL
Less than two months I’d never heard of Neal Francis (not to be confused with Neil Frances, a duo with no one named Neil and who oddly enough played town just two days before) and now I’ve seen him play twice; count me among the converted. I fought off jet lag just long enough ...
STL GLD + SLAINE TEAM UP FOR ALBUM RELEASE PARTY, PLUS VINTAGE LEE ON THE MBTA
"I was frustrated [after getting sober] that I couldn’t write songs in a half-hour without the cocaine, but I hit a creative burst this year. I’m sharper, I’m more on top of my game.”
TIDES: AN EXPERIMENTAL THREE-PIECE ON THE CUSP OF PSYCHEDELIA AND SPIRITUALITY
"But there are other things I’m trying to touch on, like the gospel side of it—there’s a connection between the struggle and gospel."
WHEEL OF TUNES: JULIA HOLTER
The experimental dream pop artist talks relationship lessons, Blade Runner, and her favorite French words for our recurring series.
BRANDED AUTHENTIC: THE TIDAL WAVE OF BOSTON HIP-HOP
Why Mark Merren is rounding up the coolest rising rappers for one of the biggest nights in Boston hip-hop.
