The Sinclair

FOTOBOM: DESTROYER + ROSALI @ THE SINCLAIR

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted May 11, 2022 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

Looking like a shambolically elegant version of Donald Sutherland’s character from Animal House with permanent creases and perpetual bedhead, Dan Bejar does strike a certain look on stage. One ... read more

THE DIG INTERVIEW: SHABAKA HUTCHINGS FROM SONS OF KEMET

Written by ROB DUGUAY Posted March 29, 2022 Filed Under: MUSIC

“When you actually go to people with the fact that you’re not trying to get them to play anything in particular, you just want their response.”

FOTOBOM: SQUIRREL FLOWER, LADY PILLS AND LIGHTNING BUG @ THE SINCLAIR

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted February 13, 2022 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC

Sometimes Boston has a weird sort of parochialism to it. Last year the excellent record Planet (i) was nominated for a Boston Music Award for record of the year as well as for artist of the year. I’d not heard of the band before that but did a bit of digging to find out that Ella Williams ... read more

FOTOBOM: HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER + ROSALI @ THE SINCLAIR

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted December 7, 2021 Filed Under: Concerts, Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

MC Taylor (of the Hiss Golden Messenger nom du stage) has been making a habit of hitting town, and specifically The Sinclair, around year’s end. Obviously last year didn’t happen, and early on during the set he said that he and his band came along to check in on everyone ... read more

FOTOBOM: BLACK MIDI + L’RAIN @ THE SINCLAIR

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted October 22, 2021 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC

Usually I have a pretty good idea what sort of show I’m gonna see before I step through the doors of the venue, but not tonight. And truth be told, afterwards I’m still not sure. At the behest of a friend who shares a good overlap of music taste, I decided to check out Black Midi, ... read more

INTERVIEW: THE SHEILA DIVINE HELPS REOPEN THE SINCLAIR

Written by ROB DUGUAY Posted July 9, 2021 Filed Under: MUSIC

“We just practiced for the first time a couple weeks ago and before that I hadn’t seen anyone for a year and a half.”

INTERVIEW: ANTIBALAS MAKES “INVESTMENT WITH MUSIC AND CULTURE”

Written by ROB DUGUAY Posted March 11, 2020 Filed Under: MUSIC

I spoke with founder and baritone saxophonist Martin Perna about the making of Fu Chronicles, being in your favorite band’s favorite band, the state of music education in America, and a certain new collaboration he’s involved in.

FOTOBOM: BAT FOR LASHES @ THE SINCLAIR

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted February 21, 2020 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

Flipping the calendar two and half decades back, Ray Davies of The Kinks launched a tour that would become the template for the VH1 Storytellers series, when performers would play stripped ... read more

FOTOBOM: OH SEES, PRETTIEST EYES, OCEANS OF THE MOON @ THE SINCLAIR

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted October 19, 2019 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

After ignoring Boston for close to a decade while NYC shows were not so unusual, Providence native son via SF > LA John Dwyer has brought his ferocious, multi-headed garage/psych/neo-jam ... read more

IAN KARMEL: FOR ‘LATE LATE SHOW’ HEAD WRITER, COMEDY LIFE IS A FANTASY COME TRUE

Written by Posted July 8, 2019 Filed Under: A+E, Comedy

"I really loved doing fantasy drafts … you can really draft anything, you can draft kinds of liquor you like to drink, or episodes of Seinfield."

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