They say variety is the spice of life, if that’s true for bills, this Saturday night’s lineup was a veritable garam masala. The headliner of Ex Hex was the reason the room was sold out well in advance, and Mary Timony along with her crack rhythm section of Betsy Wright and Laura Harris filled […]
WHEEL OF TUNES: GANG GANG DANCE
The experimental favorites return after seven years to talk shaman vibes, Netflix therapy, and their funniest childhood stories.
WHEEL OF TUNES: SUMAC
The metal trio talks Jawbreaker, advice from the Melvins, and the therapeutic effects of chopping wood.
WHEEL OF TUNES: TACOCAT
Power poppers talk Seattle must-sees, confronting mansplaining, and their Instagram-famous raccoon.
FOTOBOM: BODY/HEAD, GUNN-TRUSCINSKI DUO @ GREAT SCOTT
Kim Gordon’s had both feet in the art world for her entire career, and she has shown no signs of slowing down. Known primarily for her work in Sonic Youth, she’s also been busy in visual arts and fashion along the way, but her focus has swung back to music with the new Body/Head […]
ED BALLOON: FLOATING THROUGH ELECTRO-POP R&B
How the son of Nigerian immigrants is making his own path in Boston’s music scene with electronic, pop, and indie-bent R&B.
FIDDLEHEAD: HOW TO HAVE HEART POST-DEATH
After the loss of his father, frontman Patrick Flynn threw himself into the debut album by Boston’s new melodic post-hardcore group, featuring members of Have Heart and Basement.
DARKLANDS: TURNING A BREAK-UP INTO A BUILD-UP
With a bit of friendly convincing and the usual self-doubt, Providence’s emo punk act finds their sound for their new record.
OOMPA: THE POETIC JUSTICE OF ROXBURY’S MOST POSITIVE RAPPER
How a Roxbury poet-turned-rapper is making a career off of hyper-reflective truth and optimistic perseverance.
WHEEL OF TUNES: SOCCER MOMMY
The Nashville bedroom pop musician talks Tom Petty, horoscopes, and trends that never die for our interview series.
