The National keep the same atmosphere present and repeat it as an echo, letting their vocals and spaced guitar offer a hug to Perfume Genius, albeit several years later
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TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING
We’re machines, remember, and we must properly feed, oil and maintain ourselves to keep up with the daily drag race
PRIZED HILL FARMSTEAD BREWERY EXPANDS TO STAY SMALL
From the start, Hill’s philosophy has been to make the best possible beers without chasing the idea of becoming some mass-produced beer conglomerate with boundless growth.
REVIEW + FOTOBOM: GARDENS & VILLA AT THE SINCLAIR
It seems blog hype doesn't always lead to a rise and fall. If the cards are played right, the only direction you can go is up. Gardens & Villa are talented enough to follow that route.
RUN FOR COVER: SMOKEY ROBINSON VS. POND: “TEARS OF A CLOWN”
Covering Motown staples can be a tricky thing: there's so much foundation, so much charm, and so little room for improvement. Pond acknowledged that and sat down to play their own loose, fun version.
HEAR OF THE RAT
Get ready for a pop-up sonic odyssey through the soul of the iconic rock club
FICTION: HOPE OF REBOOT
BY HAYES MOORE
MY SUPER-HUSBAND just sent me an interesting article. I call Paul my Super-Husband because he is both my supervisor and my husband. And because it is poetic.
The email said:
juliet—article below mentions a kid from your high school class. ...
HEY, YOU – GET INTO OUR SOUNDCLOUD
So, the 113-year old time capsule inside the lion statue at City Hall was opened today, and we also just happened to find the password to our DigBoston SoundCloud account. Coincidence? Maybe, maybe not.
No matter — after carefully brushing off the dust and cobwebs, we’ve got our Cloud ...
BOSTON TROLLING (PART 3)
BY CHRIS FARAONE, KENNETH LIPP & JONATHAN RILEY
For this third installment of our Boston Trolling series ...
LAWTOWN’S FINEST: THE LYRICAL RISE AND TRAGIC DEATH OF MASS RAP LEGEND SCIENTIFIK
"He was gone before his time ... People didn’t really get to experience his full potential like we did … He was right on the cusp of doing some even bigger stuff musically [that] could have been commercially successful.”