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TOUGH YEAR, TOUGHER TRACKS: 20 TOP BOSTON TRACKS OF 2020

Written by ROB DUGUAY Posted December 30, 2020 Filed Under: MUSIC

All hate mail because of this will be going in the trash, so without further ado, here are my Top 20 Boston Tracks of 2020

Filed Under: MUSIC Tagged With: 2020, albums, Music, Reviews, Singles

NEW BOOK TELLS STORIES OF MURDERED BOSTON BOXERS

Written by GEORGE HASSETT Posted March 10, 2020 Filed Under: Books

Boston Boxing

When the fighter’s boxing career was over, they inevitably got tapped on the shoulders by their buddies who were involved in loan sharking, robberies, and more.

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: A+E, books, boxing, literature, Reviews, Sports

TALKING JOINTS MEMO: FAD THE INHALER

Written by CITIZEN STRAIN Posted August 1, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, LIFESTYLE, Talking Joints Memo

As for the sensation, it really is a microscopic mist, and you can feel it seeping into all of that impressionable real estate in the back of your throat and under your tongue.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, LIFESTYLE, Talking Joints Memo Tagged With: accessories, Brookline, cannabis, edibles, inhaler, Marijuana, Massachusetts, Molecular Infusions, NETA, northampton, Reviews, thc, weed

THE BEST LOCAL EPS OF 2018

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted December 27, 2018 Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews

Lilith, Boogie Da God, Firewalker, mmph, Billy Dean Thomas, and more top the list of our 15 favorite local EPs.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews Tagged With: 2018, Billy Dean Thomas, Boogie Da God, Boston, DEWEY, Dig, DigBoston, Elizabeth Colour Wheel, Firewalker, Innocent, Kadeem, Karman Voh, Lilith, local music, Mint Green, Mmph, Music, Neck, Notes From the Scene, Ozlo, Photocomfort, Reviews, Tuft

THE BEST LOCAL ALBUMS OF 2018

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted December 20, 2018 Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews

Sidney Gish, Mal Devisa, Fiddlehead, Vein, Dutch ReBelle, and more top the list

Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews Tagged With: 2018, Aisha Burns, American Nightmare, Anjimile, Aubrey Haddard, BAERD, Bedbug, Best Local Albums, Boston, Darlingside, Dig, DigBoston, Dutch Rebelle, Edge Petal Burn, Fiddlehead, Francine, Kal Marks, Lake Street Dive, local music, Mal Devisa, Marissa Nadler, Michael Christmas, Morne, Music, Nature Shots, Nick Minieri, Notes From the Scene, Pet Fox, Pink Navel, Prior Panic, Puppy Problems, Reviews, Sidney Gish, Speedy Ortiz, SUPERTEEN, Tuxis Giant, Vein, Vundabar, Wendy Eisenberg

THE BEST LOCAL ALBUMS OF 2018 (SO FAR)

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted June 28, 2018 Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews

From alternative hip-hop to chamber folk, here's a cheat sheet to Boston's best music of the year so far.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews Tagged With: 2018, Allston, alt-rock, BAERD, Best Local Albums, Born on the Stairs, Boston, Cambridge, Crete, Dance, Dig, DigBoston, Edge Petal Burn, Electronic, errorzone, Experimental, Fiddlehead, Finicky Things, Folk, Foreclosure, Francine, Free Yourself Up, Glass Cannon, hip hop, Indie Rock, Jamaica Plain, Kal Marks, Lake Street Dive, local albums, local music, metal, Michael Christmas, Music, Nature Shots, Nick Minieri, No Dogs Allowed, Notes From the Scene, Pink Navel, pop, Prior Panic, rap, review, Reviews, rock, Role Model, Sidney Gish, Smell Smoke, Speedy Ortiz, Springtime and Blind, Swatchbook, Twerp Verse, Universal Care, Vein, Vundabar, When We Were Loud

DAY TWO: NATALIE PORTMAN AND THE BEST OF BOSTON CALLING RAP

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted May 27, 2018 Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews

From Tyler, the Creator to Manchester Orchestra, emotional honesty and technical transparency go a long way at Boston Calling.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews Tagged With: 2018, Allston, Boston, boston calling, BROCKHAMPTON, Daniel Caesar, Dig, DigBoston, Leikeli47, Manchester Orchestra, Music, Natalie Portman, Notes From the Scene, review, Reviews, St. Vincent, Tyler the Creator

CONSUMER REPORTS: FLOWER POWER CBD COFFEE

Written by MIKE THE HOUSE HUSBAND Posted May 16, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, LIFESTYLE, Shop, Talking Joints Memo

At first sip, Flower Power has a rather complex and robust flavor with a smooth finish, something like fresh coconut oil. It’s from a Jamaican blue mountain-style bean, with a dark, dark brown color resembling a cocoa bean.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, LIFESTYLE, Shop, Talking Joints Memo Tagged With: cannabis, CBD, coffee, products, Reviews

30 BEST LOCAL ALBUMS OF 2017

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted December 28, 2017 Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews

Pile, Hayley Thompson-King, Cousin Stizz, and Exit Order top the list in a year of incredible albums for Boston.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews Tagged With: 2017, Allston, Americana, avenue, baby, Bad History Month, Bat House, Beeef, Bent Knee, Birthing Hips, Boston, Cambridge, Camino 84, Che Ecru, Converge, country, Cousin Stizz, Dig, DigBoston, Dorchester, east boston, Elder, Exit Order, Folk, Folk Rock, Guerilla Toss, Hardcore, Hayley Thompson-King, hip hop, Honeysuckle, Indie Rock, Infinity Girl, Jamaica Plain, Kindling, Lina Tullgren, local music, metal, Milk, Mini Dresses, Music, New York, Nick Shea, Notes From the Scene, Palehound, People Like You, Pile, Post-Hardcore, Psych-rock, Punk, rap, review, Reviews, rock, Sidney Gish, SOMERVILLE, TeaMarrr, The Michael Character, Vintage Lee, What Cheer? Brigade

ALBUM PREMIERE: THE MICHAEL CHARACTER – FAME SWOLL

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted October 6, 2017 Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews

On his ninth record, The Michael Character brings his political folk punk to the same level of jovial edge as Jeff Rosenstock.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews Tagged With: 2017, Album Premiere, Allston, Boston, Dig, DigBoston, Fame Swoll, folk punk, Indie, Indie Rock, Jeff Rosenstock, local music, Music, Notes From the Scene, O'Brien's Pub, Ozlo, Reviews, Sidney Gish, ska, Squitch, The Michael Character, The Mountain Goats, Weekend Greg, Zanois

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