On an unseasonably cool summer evening, fog and mist swirled around as people checked the merch table for hoodies before moving on to their seats. Ah, summertime in Boston. Thankfully, in two different ways, both Ray LaMontagne and Neko Case provided some fire and warmth from the stage, even if Case to had to […]
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: NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL, DAY 1
The Times, They Are A Changin’. Newport Folk Festival delivers diverse, robust billing on day one, with supertrio Case Lang Viers, Raury, and Flight of the Conchords providing highlights on a stacked lineup.
FOTOBOM: NEKO CASE & THE FELICE BROTHERS @ HOUSE OF BLUES, 3/2
Assembling a career-spanning retrospective box set can be a risky move. Does it signal the stagnation of the creative muse, a sputtering end to close out some chapter? Or is it just a tidy way to transition to the next phase? Tonight, Case showed that she’s certainly in no danger of muse abandonment, nor drifting […]
REVIEW: THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS AT HOUSE OF BLUES
CanAm’s favorite eight piece power pop band, The New Pornographers, is back after a four year period, touring in support of this year’s “Brill Bruisers.” Perfect title, really, as the band combines the sturdy and timeless songwriting that the Brill Building occupants churned out at an alarming rate while putting enough sinew and muscle behind […]
