From who’s nominated to why it’s a big deal, here’s everything you need to know to celebrate the music scene’s biggest night.
FOTOBOM: KURT VILE, JESSICA PRATT @ HOUSE OF BLUES
Kurt Vile had to know that including a song like “One Trick Ponies” on his seventh record would be a vulnerable action, as rumblings from certain cynical/critical corners would gleefully point to Bottle It In and say, “See! He’s just released the same mid-tempo collection of songs he’s always done.” But see… that’s the thing. […]
WHEEL OF TUNES: KURT VILE
The guitar jammer talks doing impersonations, supporting the ACLU, and the brutality of New England winters.
FOTOBOM: COURTNEY BARNETT @ HOUSE OF BLUES
“You know it’s okay to have a bad day.” Courtney Barnett spends a lot of time, thinking about the edges of the daily human existence, sketching out brilliant pastiches of the small moments that everyone experiences. It never hurts to have a catchy song to drape lyrics around, and her case she’s shown […]
WHEEL OF TUNES: SHAKEY GRAVES
The folk charmer talks eccentric neighbors, opiate fields in Wizard of Oz, and all the things hidden under his bed.
WHEEL OF TUNES: LORD HURON
The indie folk act talks traveling to Mars, running into wildcats, and U2 covering Ol’ Dirty Bastard.
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. […]
WHEEL OF TUNES: BUILT TO SPILL
Idaho’s ’90s indie rock band talks about Treepeople, the solar eclipse, and finding time on tour to play basketball at the YMCA.
WHEEL OF TUNES: PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC
Legendary funk icon George Clinton talks Men in Black, bad drugs, and why he gets so many jaywalking violations.
HERE ARE THE 2017 BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS WINNERS
The results are in and we couldn’t be happier. From rapper Cousin Stizz to alt-rocker Palehound, say hello to the winners of the 2017 Boston Music Awards.
