From Guerilla Toss to People Like You, here’s what to add to your BBQ playlist.
THE BEST LOCAL ALBUMS OF 2017 (SO FAR)
From homegrown rock to hometown rap, here’s a cheat sheet to Boston’s best music of the year.
DEAR READER: RIP NAT HENTOFF, BUT A WIN FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES IN BOSTON
He also wrote liner notes for Bob Dylan, which was an honor among honors even before the freewheelin’ troubadour became a Nobel laureate.
30 BEST LOCAL ALBUMS OF 2016
Boston had one hell of a year and we’ve got 30 records to prove it.
YOU SAY IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY: ZUMIX TURNS 25 IN STYLE
Enjoy live jazz, radio tours, and teen-produced segments at youth-centered non-profit ZUMIX. Did we mention it’s free?
DIG THIS: B.U.F.F., ANIME BOSTON, AND DUDLEY DOUGH
Your to-do list for the week
COME BACK, AMY
No matter which performance of hers remains closest to your heart—the studio-perfected bass of “You Know I’m No Good” or the mascara-smeared flair of her Glastonbury set—Amy will reset your appreciation of her work and, more importantly, of her as a person.
RYLEY WALKER: PART COSMIC TROUBADOUR, PART PUNK ROCKER
Do you want another dumpy white dude playing acoustic guitar and singing about his girlfriend? No, let’s go far out.
RUNNING IN CIRCLES: A ROUND-UP OF RECORD STORE DAY MUSTS
Record Store Day is a bit of a clusterfuck now.
RUN FOR COVER: ELLIOTT SMITH VS. MADELEINE PEYROUX: “BETWEEN THE BARS”
Run For Cover is a weekly music column comparing cover songs to the original version. Prepare for a major bending of rules as we hear musicians throw around genres, tempos, style, and intent. Whether they’re picking up another’s song out of respect or boredom, the results have impressed us. There are a dozen quotes […]
