You gotta hand it to Dave Grohl. In a world where rock songs are largely irrelevant to the pop culture, where radio support and record sales are a quaint reminder of days gone past, he and his band of fellow Foo Fighters managed to bang out Fenway Park for two consecutive nights. The second […]
DIG THIS: FAUST, JANELLE MONÁE, FOO FIGHTERS, BODY/HEAD
WED 7.18 Faust @ Brighton Music Hall The early ’70s saw the explosion of many fertile minds via the poorly-named ‘Krautrock’ movement (Kosmiche Musik is a more acceptable substitute) and while Can, Kraftwerk, Harmonia and Neu! grabbed a lot of the attention, the more temperamental and experimental Faust has to be included as […]
WEAKENED FRIENDS KNOW HOW TO WORK WITH J MASCIS
Weakened Friends are living the Massachusetts music dream and you can, too.
FOTOBOM: DINOSAUR JR. + BUFFALO TOM @ HOUSE OF BLUES BOSTON
The holidays are a great time to be with family, but black Friday is a great time to be with Dinosaur Jr. It’s a family gathering, and one of the loudest.
SUMMER MUSIC GUIDE 2016
Whether you’re a stoner girl or a dad rock-loving dad, we’ve got your summer plans all worked out.
NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL: BOB DYLAN, J MASCIS, AND THE FAMILIAL BONDS OF FOLK ON DAY 3
The final day of Newport Folk Festival was a family reunion for every artist involved.
FOTOBOM: PRIMUS + DINOSAUR JR. @ BLUE HILLS BANK PAVILION, SAT 7/25
Primus hassled Berklee School of Music with technique theory. Dinosaur Jr. shined light across the valley of music lovers.
FOTOBOM: THE REPLACEMENTS, DINOSAUR JR. AT THE SINCLAIR, 4/27
At show’s end there were no unsatisfied people among the horde that slowly exited into the rainy night.
SOLE TRAIN: CONVERSE ANNOUNCES FREE FIVE-NIGHT TAKEOVER AT THE SINCLAIR
Because the names are so huge, let’s re-state that this is 100% free.
EMBRACE MARKSISM: YOUR EARS WILL CONTINUE RINGING LONG AFTER KAL MARKS’ LONELY FART LEAVES THE STAGE
Illustration by Louis Roe “I’m just gonna put it on the line: we’re way fucking louder than Guerilla Toss.” Carl Shane, singer and guitarist of Boston rock trio Kal Marks, puts his beer down on the table like a boozy gavel. “They might be a little more shrill, sure, and they’re definitely a […]
