Electro-rock duo Ratatat talk animation, singing to wordless music, and their collaboration with rapper Despot before playing the House of Blues.
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ART HISTORY: LAUREN DENITZIO OF WORRIERS PAINTS SCENES ON AND OFF THE CANVAS
Lauren Denitzio of punk rock act Worriers talks fine art, gender binary pronouns, and working with Laura Jane Grace before playing The Middle East Upstairs.
A THOUSAND MILES LATER: VANESSA CARLTON TALKS M83, CHEERS, AND MOTHERHOOD
Vanessa Carlton ditches the two-hit wonder status to build her own white picket fence life over a decade after "A Thousand Miles" and "White Houses".
DEEP THOUGHTS, DEEPER CRATES: CENTRAL SQUARE’S NEW RECORD STORE ROCKS THE BEAUTIFUL & BIZARRE
Right when we were about to go running through the streets of Cambridge flipping off every defunct music space we found, Deep Thoughts stepped up to save the day.
MOTHER-IN-LAWS: HOW SHOW MOM COLLECTIVE SUCCESSFULLY NURTURE THE UNDERDOGS
Palm, Banned Books, URSULA, Jonah Furman, Strange Mangers, Stumpf, and more gear up to play Show Mom Fest 2, one of the city's most welcoming festivals.
FOLK’ED UP: THE BALLROOM THIEVES GIVE BOSTON A WICKED FUN BARN STOMP
How one trio brought southern folk rock to the heart of Boston and got sports fans to rally around them in the process.
BOSTON EN MASSE: THE INHERENT STRUGGLE AND QUIET PRIDE OF BOOKING AN ECLECTIC THREE-DAY FESTIVAL
It’s already impossible to imagine the city without Jason Trefts of Illegally Blind -- just look at this week’s upcoming Boston En Masse festival to understand why.
ALL TALK, ALL WALK: THE PARTY POP HYPE OF 20-YEAR-OLD SHAMIR
Pop singer-songwriter Shamir masters vibrant vocals and video aesthetics before even turning 21 years old, though he's got plenty of wisdom to share.
SOMETHING BORROWED: NATALIE PRASS TALKS NOSTALGIC LOVE SONGS
Prass’ songs are romantic and marked by simplicity. She is in love with romance, and for good reason; it has proved a rich topic throughout her music career.
METAL GEAR SOLACE: DEAFHEAVEN ESCAPES THE LOS ANGELES BLUES
Deafheaven frontman George Clarke opens up about New Bermuda, complacency, and why opening mail sucks.