The pre-show anticipation of the masses hung just as heavy in the air as the hot, sticky humidity of the summer evening. I’ve not seen the Xfinity Center lawn so packed in quite some time, and people were ready to cut loose with Harris, Murray, Dickinson and the rest of the Iron Maiden crew. […]
FOTOBOM: AIR @ ROYALE, 05JUN17
French duo Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin have been strangers to our land for nearly a decade, and once again their brought their A game on stage.
DIG THIS: AIR, NICK CAVE, WEEN
MON 6.5 AIR @ Royale Aside from a couple West Coast festival shows last year, the French duo of Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel haven’t been in the US for a while; 2010 was the last show they did in Boston, so be sure to catch their exquisite take on electro-romance pop at Royale this Monday. They aren’t […]
FOTOBOM: THE OBSESSED, KARMA TO BURN, LO-PAN, GOZU @ ONCE, 17MAY17
The term ‘lifer’ can have some negative connotations, an inference that it’s slog along the journey, a burden rather than a dream. But for others, it’s a lifestyle, a calling, and none quite underlines that ethos quite like Scott “Wino” Weinrich. If you scan the pages of the Encyclopedia of Doom Metal, you’ll find […]
FOTOBOM: METALLICA @ GILLETTE STADIUM, 19MAY17
Metallica, aside from having the talent and drive to make it where they are today, made two critical and correct decisions very early into their career. The name they chose and the logo they designed helped cement their band as not only the standard bearer for thrash, but for metal in general. That’s a crown […]
FOTOBOM: MIDNIGHT OIL, BOYTOY @ HOUSE OF BLUES, 11MAY17
Stalking the stage and gyrating like a human-sized praying mantis that’s occasionally subjected to electric shocks, Garrett remains the visual focal point of the show.
FOTOBOM: MASTODON, EAGLES OF DEATH METAL, RUSSIAN CIRCLES @ HOUSE OF BLUES, 08MAY17
Eagles Of Death Metal will always been linked to the atrocity of the Bataclan murders, which is a bit ironic because Jesse Hughes and company are all about the good times.
FOTOBOM: THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS, WAXAHATCHEE @ HOUSE OF BLUES, 25APR17
Of the new material, a rousing “Avalanche Alley” was the strongest, fueled by the powerhouse vocals of Neko Case and Kathryn Calder.
FOTOBOM: PJ HARVEY @ HOUSE OF BLUES, 17APR17
Not counting her 2009 show with collaborator for life John Parish, it’s been quite a while since PJ Harvey played a show in town. Thirteen years, to be exact, but who’s counting? Throngs of fans who braved the remnants of the receding tide of Sox fans and Marathon participants/supporters made their way through Kenmore […]
FOTOBOM: SON VOLT, ANDERS PARKER @ THE PARADISE, 06APR17
There’s something about Jay Farrar’s voice that’s rough-hewn yet comforting, like a slightly scratchy sweater that you’ve had for years but still never fails to ward off chills. And while his vocal range hasn’t changed, physically he’s pulling some Dorian Gray shit and looks pretty much exactly the way he did a decade ago. […]
