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FOTOBOM: NEKO CASE, MARGARET GLASPY @ ROYALE

Written by Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

 

It took a little while, but Neko Case finally landed in town for a headlining slot instead of as support for someone else’s tour. She’s still in the promotion cycle for last year’s excellent Hell-On, and if you’re a fan of that record you got a heaping handful ...  read more

DIG THIS: NEKO CASE, STEVE GUNN, JON SPENCER

Written by Filed Under: DigThis, MUSIC

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Neko Case @ Royale

 

 

Neko last hit town for two shows in early summer as support for Ray LaMontagne, but now the New England-transplant has scheduled her own proper headlining tour, and will get a bit more room ...  read more

FOTOBOM: KHRUANGBIN @ ROYALE

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Some bands have a pretty distinct aesthetic when it comes to their music, how it sounds and how it’s presented. Khruangbin have taken that vision and run with it, all the way to the tailor and back. Laying down the most laid-back grooves one can think of, they coolly play a brand of music ...  read more

FOTOBOM: KAMASI WASHINGTON @ ROYALE

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Pundits and talking heads say that traditional band-based rock music is dead, and if we’re gonna look back at the fossil record, then jazz has been calcified for a couple of decades. But, like most things, the ‘experts’ have painted the wrong picture. Still, I wouldn’t ...  read more

FOTOBOM: CALEB SCOFIELD BENEFIT SHOW (CAVE IN, CONVERGE, OLD MAN GLOOM) @ ROYALE

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Metal, especially the hard, aggressive sort that never surfaces to mainstream attention, forms the sort of strong bonds that other music communities can’t match. Don’t let the mass of tattoos, tangled beards, faded battle vests and the like fool you – behind that collective ...  read more