From alternative hip-hop to chamber folk, here's a cheat sheet to Boston's best music of the year so far.
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WHEEL OF TUNES: CODE ORANGE
The Grammy-nominated metalcore band talks Trump, practicing jujutsu, and the one item they wish they could steal from Men in Black.
PUMP UP THE BAMS: GENESIS OF A NEW BOSTON FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE
Catherine Morris had a Boston calling. This weekend, her festival vision becomes real.
EDGE PETAL BURN: THE DARK BEAUTY OF LIFE POST-TRAUMA
Boston's own talk about how to survive past trauma and prevent future wrongs with help from their debut album.
WHEEL OF TUNES: HALEY HEYNDERICKX
The rising folk act talks praying mantises, herbal remedies, and being haunted by Ludacris in song.
I KILL GIANTS: THE RETURN OF BOSTON’S BELOVED EMO ACT
Four years after breaking up, the math rock emo act is reuniting to co-headline The Sinclair this Sunday.
‘THE JUGGLE IS REAL’
WHEEL OF TUNES: DEAR NORA
The Oregon indie folk act talks bouldering, Jakarta, and ditching old habits years into their career.
ED BALLOON: FLOATING THROUGH ELECTRO-POP R&B
How the son of Nigerian immigrants is making his own path in Boston's music scene with electronic, pop, and indie-bent R&B.
WHEEL OF TUNES: RADIATOR HOSPITAL
The DIY indie pop rockers talk long-distance relationships, covering soul songs, and that time their frontman tried to save a family of ducks.