Built to Spill's frontman talks about his awful lyrics and why he doesn't love their '90s albums as much as the rest of the world does.
BUILT TO SPILL: WHY DOUG MARTSCH (THINKS HE) CAN’T VOMIT WORDS
brighton music hall
GET LOW: SLOWCORE GIANTS SHARE THE SECRETS OF THEIR 30-YEAR CAREER
There's only one way to stay bummed out for three decades, and indie rock vets Low know why it takes more than a slow tempo.
MID-SUMMER MUSIC
As the long days of summer burn hot through the mid-season months, it’s important to get the right lineup of live music on one’s agenda in order to squeeze all the fun-juice out of summer’s bountiful fruit.
SUMMER PREVIEW 2015
Summer is here, so let's get down to brass tacks about the beaches, pools, food, concerts, arts events, theater happenings and everything else that makes summer in Boston summer.
FINE TRIBUTE: ALEX CHILTON GETS THE HONOR TREATMENT AT BRIGHTON MUSIC HALL
The Big Star frontman gets saluted by some of Boston's finest musicians this Saturday at Brighton Music Hall.
RAPPY ANNIVERSARY: MIND SPRAY CELEBRATES A YEAR OF COLLECTIVE RESIDENCY
Mind Spray works in Boston because there’s a huge amount of talent, but there’s also a huge lack of cohesion or community among the talented artists in the city.
NICK@NITE: POLARIS BRINGS YOUR FAVORITE CHILDHOOD TV SHOW TO LIFE
"The TV kept us alive for all these years, and, for some reason, now is the time for us to play. It’s nostalgia for a band you’ve never seen."
TEMPTING FATE: LESSONS IN COMPLEX SIMPLICITY WITH NOSAJ THING
“I just never want to do the same records twice."
FOTOBOM: ARTS ON OUR AVENUES @ BRIGHTON MUSIC HALL
Making a push for public arts in Allston Village
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: EX-LCD SOUNDSYSTEM DRUMMER AND PARTNER CURATE NEW SOUND
“I think we were both missing things mutually that we wanted to hear,” explains Mahoney, on the phone from New York. “That was a big part of what made us excited, to make the music that we felt like we weren’t hearing.”
