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.
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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 ...
FOTOBOM: QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, ROYAL BLOOD @ AGGANIS ARENA, 21OCT17
Queens Of The Stone Age have had a weird ride. Launched from the desert rock scene via Kyuss, leader Josh Homme has slowly but steadily abandoned the hard crunch and fuzz of those beginnings, and added a much more fluid and nuanced approach over the last two records. After the hiatus following ...
FOTOBOM: ELDER, KING BUFFALO, SUMMONER, BIRNAM WOOD @ ONCE BALLROOM, 12OCT17
Though Elder hasn’t really been a Boston-based band for a while now, with singer/guitarist Nick DiSalvo back living in Germany and the rest of the band is scattered around the southeast coastline, the sold out room certainly had a hometown celebration vibe to it. Fresh off what might be ...
FOTOBOM: ROGER WATERS @ TD GARDEN, 27SEP17
Roger Waters plays "Pigs" as a tribute to Trump and butthurt snowflakes scatter for the exits.
FOTOBOM: DEAD CROSS, SECRET CHIEFS 3 @ ROYALE
Mike Patton knows his way around a few octaves. And he’s never one for sitting still, so he brought his scientifically-proven super-human ...
FOTOBOM: GREEN DAY, CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN @ XFINITY CENTER, 28AUG17
I’d reckon that a vast majority of the throngs that filled the seats and lawn of Xfinity Center for Monday’s show featuring Green Day would give you a top shelf Keanu Reeves blank stare if you mention Neurosis. ...
FOTOBOM: QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT @ TD GARDEN
2017 NEWPORT FOLK FEST: 10 PERFORMERS IN THE MUST SEE CATEGORY
The three day festival is officially introducing the Museum Stage as a fourth venue to accommodate the growing number of impromptu jam sessions and surprise performances and is once again hosted by Chris Funk from The Decemberists, with J. P. Harris filling in on Friday.
FOTOBOM: IRON MAIDEN AND GHOST @ XFINITY CENTER, 19JUL17
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 ...