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Fotobom: Big Thief @ Roadrunner

Written by BEN STAS Posted April 26, 2022 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

Ascendent indie-folk-rock quartet Big Thief headline their biggest Boston show yet at a sold-out Roadrunner

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: adrianne lenker, Big Thief, buck meek, Folk Rock, Indie Rock, live music, Music, Roadrunner

WHEEL OF TUNES: KURT VILE

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted November 21, 2018 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

The guitar jammer talks doing impersonations, supporting the ACLU, and the brutality of New England winters.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: 2018, Benjamin Booker, Boston, Bottle It In, Dig, DigBoston, Folk, Folk Rock, house of blues, Interview, Jessica Pratt, Kurt Vile, Kurt Vile & the Violators, Music, rock, Wheel of Tunes

30 BEST LOCAL ALBUMS OF 2017

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted December 28, 2017 Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews

Pile, Hayley Thompson-King, Cousin Stizz, and Exit Order top the list in a year of incredible albums for Boston.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews Tagged With: 2017, Allston, Americana, avenue, baby, Bad History Month, Bat House, Beeef, Bent Knee, Birthing Hips, Boston, Cambridge, Camino 84, Che Ecru, Converge, country, Cousin Stizz, Dig, DigBoston, Dorchester, east boston, Elder, Exit Order, Folk, Folk Rock, Guerilla Toss, Hardcore, Hayley Thompson-King, hip hop, Honeysuckle, Indie Rock, Infinity Girl, Jamaica Plain, Kindling, Lina Tullgren, local music, metal, Milk, Mini Dresses, Music, New York, Nick Shea, Notes From the Scene, Palehound, People Like You, Pile, Post-Hardcore, Psych-rock, Punk, rap, review, Reviews, rock, Sidney Gish, SOMERVILLE, TeaMarrr, The Michael Character, Vintage Lee, What Cheer? Brigade

HELLO OPERATOR: MEET YOUR BOSTON CALLING LOCALS

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted May 26, 2016 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene

Palehound, Michael Christmas, Lady Pills, and more introduce you to themselves and the city.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene Tagged With: 2016, Black Beach, Boston, boston calling, Christine & the Queens, DigBoston, Folk Rock, Food, Indie Rock, Lady Pills, live, Michael Christmas, Music Festival, Nemes, Palehound, rap, Robyn, rock, Sia, Sufjan Stevens, The Front Bottoms, Unknown Mortal Orchestra

CONFIDENCE BOOSTER: THAO & THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN GET FUNKY

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted April 8, 2016 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

San Francisco's sunny singer uplifts herself and listeners with some help from tUnE-yArDs.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: 2016, A Man Alive, Boston, Cambridge, Dig, DigBoston, Dinner, Five Principles For Feeding the Planet, Folk Rock, Funk, indie folk, Interview, Oxfam, San Francisco, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, The Sinclair, tUnE-yArDs, We The Common, World Hunger

MOTHERS MAY I: THE SUBTLE CHARM AND REBOUND CRUELTY OF 2016’S MOST PROMISING BAND

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted February 1, 2016 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

Athens, GA indie rock act Mothers talk promises, their debut LP, and fishing trips before playing Brighton Music Hall.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: 2016, Allan Rayman, Allston, Animal Flag, Athens, Boston, brighton music hall, Dig, DigBoston, dj carbo, Folk Rock, Georgia, Indie Rock, Interviews, Lolo, Mothers, Music

FOLK’ED UP: THE BALLROOM THIEVES GIVE BOSTON A WICKED FUN BARN STOMP

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted November 19, 2015 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

How one trio brought southern folk rock to the heart of Boston and got sports fans to rally around them in the process.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: 2015, Dig, DigBoston, Folk Rock, Interview, lizard lounge, Music, Stonehill College, The Ballroom Thieves, The Bros. Landreth, The Royale, You Won't

THAT WHICH WE CALL A ROSE: JENN OF CARISSA’S WIERD ON DITCHING HER “GHETTO” MONIKER

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted October 8, 2015 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

S frontwoman and ex-Carissa's Wierd member Jenn Champion talks about the dangers of perpetuating racial stereotypes through nicknames and beyond.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: 2015, Boston, Cambridge, Carissa's Wierd, Childbirth, Dig, DigBoston, Folk Rock, Indie Rock, inman square, Interview, Jenn Champion, Lilypad, race issues, S, Seattle

WHAT BIG EYES YOU HAVE: SOFT FANGS GET INTIMATE AT O’BRIENS

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted July 23, 2015 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

Soft Fangs is the type of fragile folk rock that's hard to imbue with originality, yet Lutkevich pulls it off.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: Boston, Devil and a Penny, Dig, DigBoston, Elliott Smith, Folk, Folk Rock, Indie Rock, Interview, John Lutkevich, O'Brien's Pub, Soft Fangs, Sparklehorse

CASE CLOSED: ROCK ‘N’ ROLL RUMBLE WRAPS IT UP WITH ZIP-TIE HANDCUFFS

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted May 6, 2015 Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews

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 24 competing bands once again, letting the room flood with every facet of rock possible, from experimental to folk. Amidst all this, one thing became clear: The youth are ready to be taken seriously. On Friday night last week, one of the bands fighting to overcome the kids finally wound up standing tall as the victor. All rise for local rock trio Zip-Tie Handcuffs.

 

Zip-Tie Handcuffs are exactly who should come to mind when you think of a rock contest. They throw down punk rock riffs in the same vein as Diarrhea Planet, minus the jukebox range of fake intros, all held together by drummer Max Levy’s ridiculously tight, fierce, deafening style. It’s hard to believe a sound that loud comes from a mere three people. Bassist Ian Grinold and guitarist Matt Ford were standing on invisible lava the night they won, shifting their feet and darting about the stage in a frenzy. Veins sprung from their necks as they sang, the two spitting out words with the same goofy spirit of the Beastie Boys, lightening the mood even further by throwing their instruments across the stage to one another to swap parts.

 

Age became apparent when they were almost dethroned by Americana quartet Nemes. Fiddler Dave Anthony and his built-for-Broadway voice seemed to have no end, encouraging the band to uphold their unrelenting energy. Whipping out a cover from The Lion King was bold, but child’s play is rather fitting for adults, too, even during the seriousness of finals. Eternals and Soft Pyramids brought poppy shoegaze to our attention as well, showing some serious stripes that speak beyond their respective ages, as did Raw Blow’s tough post-hardcore riffage. In a city packed with colleges, it should be obvious that the students are studying up, but the Rumble proved many have also been taking notes from local higher-ups outside the classroom.

 

So as Zip-Tie Handcuffs accepted the winners’ crown (decorated with feathers and antlers, natch) from ’90s local giants The Gravel Pit and WZLX Boston Emissions host Anngelle Wood closed the night with parting words, we couldn’t help but think—what’s next? Next year may see the college kids rise even higher, but we’ll just have to wait and see.

 

Until then, rock fanatics.

 

Sundream by Zip-Tie Handcuffs

Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews Tagged With: 2015, Anngelle Wood, Boston, Boston Emissions, Dig, DigBoston, Eternals, Folk Rock, Indie Rock, live, Music, Nemes, punk rock, Raw Blow, review, rock, rock 'n' roll rumble 2015, rock n roll rumble, Soft Pyramids, The Gravel Pit, TT the Bear's, WZLX, zip-tie handcuffs

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