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FOTOBOM: NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL, 2022

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted July 29, 2022 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

“It’s gonna be hard to top that one.”

I’d say a lot of people utter that phrase as they leave the dry and dusty grounds of Fort Adams after three days, trudging towards a shuttle bus or water taxi or bike or maybe tacking on more steps for the day as they walk toward ...  read more

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: Brandi Carlile, Courtney Barnett, Dinosaur Jr., Fort Adams, Fotobom, Japanese Breakfast, Joni Mitchell, Madi Diaz, Music Festival, Nathaniel Rateliff, Newport Folk Festival, Paul Simon, Taylor Goldsmith, The Backseat Lovers, The Ballroom Thieves, The Linda Lindas, The National

FOTOBOM: THE NATIONAL @ AGGANIS ARENA

Written by BEN STAS Posted October 28, 2019 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

 

I said it when I last caught up with The National, headlining two nights at a New York City festival of their own curation last year, and it bears repeating now: it’s still a little weird for this band, of all bands, ...  read more

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: Aaron Dessner, Agganis Arena, Bryce Dessner, live music, Matt Berninger, Music, The National

FOTOBOM: THERE’S NO LEAVING NEW YORK

Written by BEN STAS Posted October 4, 2018 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

 

At first glance, The National might not strike one as a band who command a following that fills arenas. The group’s literate, self-effacing gloom certainly lends itself to a certain cultish devotion, but few artists making music that sounds this way have translated the approach into the clout ...  read more

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: 2018, adia victoria, Bully, cigarettes after sex, forest hills stadium, Fotobom, future islands, Jason Isbell, live, Phoebe Bridgers, review, The National, u.s. girls

DAY ONE: BOSTON CALLING PERFECTS THE ART OF PERFORMANCE

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted May 28, 2016 Filed Under: MUSIC, Reviews

Sia, Sufjan Stevens, and Lisa Hannigan all elevate the art of live entertainment in their own personable way.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: 2016, Aaron Dessner, Boston, boston calling, City Hall Plaza, Dig, DigBoston, Indie Rock, Lisa Hannigan, Music Festival, Scott Murry, Sia, Sufjan Stevens, The National

DAY THREE: PIXIES MAKE BOSTON CALLING PROUD

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted May 25, 2015 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

Boston Calling Spring 2015 wrapped up with a Pixies' homecoming return that made Boston rightfully proud.

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: Boston, boston calling, Chet Faker, Comedy, country, Dig, DigBoston, Drive-By Truckers, Folk, Fotobom, ILoveMakonnen, Indie Rock, Jason Isbell, live, Lucius, Music, Nina Corcoran, pixies, review, rock, Tenacious D, The National, TV on the Radio

REVIEW: THE LONG COUNT/THE LONG GAME AT THE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted January 17, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts, Reviews

The experience was immersive. It expanded the world and left it that way, bowing as if to say, “This space is yours now. Add to the sound.”

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts, Reviews Tagged With: 2015, Aaron Dessner, Art, Bryce Dessner, Contemporary Art, Evan Ziporyn, Guitar, ICA, Indie Rock, Institute of Contemporary Art, Kelley Deal, Laurie Anderson, live, Matthew Ritchie, MIT, Monstrance/Remonstrance, Music, My Brightest Diamond, Noise, Performance Art, rock, Shara Worden, The Breeders, The Long Count/The Long Game, The National

GETTING EXPERIMENTAL WITH BUKE AND GASE

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted October 13, 2014 Filed Under: MUSIC

Brooklyn DIY multi-instrumentalists Arone Dyer and Aron Sanchez are gearing up for their third full-length, but being such a musical tour de force, the path to get there is more crooked than ever.

Filed Under: MUSIC Tagged With: Aron Sanchez, Arone Dyer, Boston, Brooklyn, Bryce Dessner, buke, Buke and Gase, Dig, DigBoston, DIY, Duo, Experimental, gase, General Dome, great scott, Improv, Interview, live, multi-instrumentalist, Music, New York, Nina Corcoran, Soundcloud, The National, woodshop

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