From homegrown rock to hometown rap, here’s a cheat sheet to Boston’s best music of the year.
DAIRY KING: HOW MILK MADE ONE OF BOSTON’S BEST NEW RECORDS
How Matt Brady and the rest of local indie rock act Milk funneled stress and anxiety into one of the year’s most exciting records.
PILE: BOSTON’S CULT ROCK FAVORITE TURNS 10
How one DIY four-piece gained a cult following without ever losing their modesty.
MESS WITH TEXAS: BOSTON ARTISTS RALLY AGAINST SXSW’S DEPORTATION THREATS
Evan Greer, Pile, The Kominas, and more on how an immigration clause may be the end of the music industry’s biggest festival.
RAGE AGAINST THE MAGAZINE: COUNTERCULTURE IS ALIVE AND WELL
A friendly reminder that Boston is a city that runs on cyclical demolition and rebirth. Counterculture never left.
SCHOOL OF ROCK: PILE AND WILD PAINTING SWAP LESSONS
Local rock act and newfound synthpop group talk age differences, music education, and the pros of Boston.
THE GOSPEL OF ROCK: HALLELUJAH THE HILLS STILL SLAY OVER TEN YEARS LATER
Over a decade into their career, Boston’s iconic indie rock act keeps their music more relevant than ever.
BOSTON EN MASSE: THE INHERENT STRUGGLE AND QUIET PRIDE OF BOOKING AN ECLECTIC THREE-DAY FESTIVAL
It’s already impossible to imagine the city without Jason Trefts of Illegally Blind — just look at this week’s upcoming Boston En Masse festival to understand why.
AN EDUCATION: HOW AND WHY TO TRAIN YOUR EARS FOR HASSLE FEST 7
Boston’s already got so much music stuffed into its nooks and crannies that a festival highlighting its underground acts seems redundant. Why draw attention to those already left in the shadows? But Hassle Fest, a three-day music festival now entering its seventh year, goes beyond simple cherry picking to foster a community, style, and sound […]
FRENCH GAWKERS: VUNDABAR ON SILLINESS, EUROPEAN SCENES, AND THEIR SOPHOMORE LP
Surf pop trio Vundabar talk French fame and staying goofy before their album release show at The Middle East.
