Vince Staples wants to know if you’re having fun. Whether or not he is remains up for debate. The Long Beach rapper posed the question several times several times during the recent Boston stop on his “Smile, You’re On Camera Tour” – memorably before a performance of the aptly titled “Fun!” from last year’s mini-LP […]
FOTOBOM: BEIRUT @ HOUSE OF BLUES
If you entered the House of Blues in search of something surprising on a recent Tuesday night, you may well have left disappointed. The unexpected is not in store for you at the Beirut gig. But for the faithful who braved a snowy winter evening to pack the cavernous room on Lansdowne Street, the all-business […]
BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
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.
