Metal, especially the hard, aggressive sort that never surfaces to mainstream attention, forms the sort of strong bonds that other music communities can’t match. Don’t let the mass of tattoos, tangled beards, faded battle vests and the like fool you – behind that collective at-arms-length exterior are some of the nicest humans I’ve had […]
FOTOBOM: STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS, LITHICS @ THE SINCLAIR
Remember that ridiculous press cycle for Arcade Fire’s last record? Seems like you couldn’t swing a dead cat without hitting some inane publicity stunt disguised as click bait to get you to pay attention to that turd of a record. While not on that same ubiquitous scale, the push for Sparkle Hard found Steve Malkmus […]
FOTOBOM: BONNIE ‘PRINCE’ BILLY AND SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE @ THE WILBUR
As a form of musical expression, the solo performer with acoustic guitar is a pretty well-worn one. I mean, it started out great. Pioneers of the form such as Woody Guthrie, Hank Williams, Bukka White and John Fahey still hold up today as vital and creative, but somewhere along the way it mutated to […]
FOTOBOM: BOSTON CALLING 2018
And… that’s a wrap on another edition of Boston Calling. The little festival that could has now entered its second year in super-sized fashion, ironing out some of the kinks that popped up during the inaugural run at the Harvard Athletic Complex. If you haven’t already, please dig into the excellent, insightful commentary from Nina […]
FOTOBOM: MELVINS, ALL SOULS @ THE PARADISE
Like a lottery machine with fifty balls bouncing around inside of it and only ten coming out for the nightly draw, The Melvins are masters of new combinations and endless variation. After more than thirty years of making records, they still find new ways of self-reinvention while not abandoning the template they developed from […]
FOTOBOM: THE BREEDERS, MELKBELLY @ HOUSE OF BLUES
The saying goes that you can’t go home again (and RIP, Mr Wolfe) but really, Boston never was home for Kim Deal. Sure, she got her start here, first with the Pixies, and then later via the once-side project and now main concern The Breeders but she’s always been an Ohio girl at heart. […]
FOTOBOM: MINISTRY, CHELSEA WOLFE @ ROYALE
The tattered ghost of Wax Trax! was seen shuffling about town a handful of days ago, as both Ministry and My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult landed in Boston on the same night for separate shows. Owners of bondage gear who decided to head over to the Theatre District were well rewarded for […]
FOTOBOM: ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO @ SANDERS THEATRE
I gotta admit that having the title of “Jazz Master in Residence” would look pretty cool on a LinkedIn profile, especially if that residency has the prestigious mailing address of Harvard Square. Of course, when you have three Grammy Awards in your possession, it comes with the terrority. Angélique Kidjo has been making some […]
FOTOBOM: 3TEETH, HO99O9, STREET SECTS @ BRIGHTON MUSIC HALL
At first glance, looking at this bill it wasn’t clear if there were bands playing or if it was a symposium on cryptography. On continued scrutiny, the seemingly random jumble of letters and numbers wasn’t too hard to figure out (hint: the ‘9’ is an ‘R’) and a youthful, energetic crowd was comfortably filling […]
FOTOBOM: ROBERT PLANT @ THE ORPHEUM
Of all the current musical offerings on radio, classic rock still casts the longest shadow. Several generations have become indoctrinated to the giants of yesteryear, ones who still persevere much longer than the relatively fleeting careers of your average pop star. So it really wasn’t a surprise that the creaky bones of the Orpheum […]
