Remember that ridiculous press cycle for Arcade Fire’s last record? Seems like you couldn’t swing a dead cat without hitting some inane publicity stunt disguised as click bait to get you to pay attention to that turd of a record. While not on that same ubiquitous scale, the push for Sparkle Hard found Steve Malkmus […]
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. […]
FOTOBOM: MINISTRY, CHELSEA WOLFE @ ROYALE
The tattered ghost of Wax Trax! was seen shuffling about town a handful of days ago, as both Ministry and My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult landed in Boston on the same night for separate shows. Owners of bondage gear who decided to head over to the Theatre District were well rewarded for […]
AROUND MY WAY: THE PULL UP
The latest quarterly expression of their mutual affection, the Pull Up, will showcase the area’s emerging and established talent. But for this unique crew, it’s not just about seeing artists perform live—it’s about the building of community that comes from regular connections, and fixing systems that for too long have denied people an equal shot.
FOTOBOM: MOGWAI, XANDER HARRIS @ ROYALE
With this year’s Every Country’s Sun, Mogwai’s quietly (or not so quietly, depending on the song) put out seventeen records, and the first one (well, non-soundtrack recording) with a fairly significant lineup change. In an amicable split, c0-founding member and guitarist John Cummings decided that being in the band wasn’t his thing anymore, but despite […]
FOTOBOM: ANGEL OLSEN, HERON OBLIVION @ HOUSE OF BLUES
In a clear sign of her burgeoning popularity, Angel Olsen hit town once again, in a much larger venue than her last tour. Swapping the relatively cozy confines of The Sinclair for the expanse of House of Blues, she had no problem getting right at home and connecting with the audience. Her songs on […]
FOTOBOM: ST. VINCENT @ HOUSE OF BLUES
St. Vincent makes you sit up and take notice. We’ve not seen a shapeshifter of her skills since Bowie traded personas on a per album basis for over a decade, and with each reinvention, Annie Clark (the person behind the nom de stage of St. Vincent) keeps raising the bar higher and higher. Though […]
FOTOBOM: CANNIBAL CORPSE, POWER TRIP, GATECREEPER @ ROYALE
Fourteen records. I had to go back and count and found it hard to believe. That’s how many full-length studio records death metal titans Cannibal Corpse has put out. Touring in support of their latest, Red Before Black, don’t expect any open tuned acoustic guitar love ballads here. “Shedding My Human Skin,” “Remaimed,” “Heads […]
FOTOBOM: SLOWDIVE, CHERRY GLAZERR @ THE PARADISE
One of the secrets to their success is that, as shoegaze bands go, they are more interested in the backbone of the song than all the swirly bits that hang around it.
FOTOBOM: COURTNEY BARNETT AND KURT VILE @ THE ORPHEUM, 04NOV17
When like-minded musicians Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile crossed paths a handful of months ago, the prospect of collaborating their complementary languid and off-kilter styles seemed like a perfect match. So perfect, that despite the vast emptiness of the Pacific Ocean in their way, what started out as a maybe a seven single or […]
