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Grimis @ T.T. the Bear’s
Andover really doesn’t have that much to offer in the “favored sons” department (Jay Leno? For shame), so giving that title to folk-rock quartet Grimis comes with a lot less distinction than it really...
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REPORTING LIVE: ALELA DIANE & WILD DIVINE
When The Parson Red Heads first trounced on stage at the Brighton Music Hall last Thursday donning all-white outfits, I was pleasantly surprised to actually see some red hair. I hadn’t so much as...
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BORDERLANDS: GRIZZLY BEAR’S “SLEEPING UTE”
Note: Borderlands is the name of a new column headed by myself and fellow Digster Shea Garner. We’ll be writing reviews of the latest and greatest tracks we come across in the alternative and...
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BORDERLANDS: PORT ST. WILLOW’S “HOLLOW”
I’ll admit, the first time that I heard Nick Principe’s voice on his new album under the name Port St. Willow, Holiday, I was convinced that it was a woman singing. Unfamiliar with the...
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BRENDAN JAMES @ CAFE 939
Singer-songwriter Brendan James grew up, in part, in Manchester, New Hampshire. For uninitiated city-folk, this sounds like a charming little hamlet or village in the Granite State’s typical “just...
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WOODS + PARQUET COURTS @ T.T. THE BEAR’S
Leave all those silly fears of werewolves, murderers, or a sudden appearance of Agent Molder’s increasingly uninteresting sister at home, for we’ve found a patch of woods you can safely interact with...
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PEER REVIEW: PARQUET COURTS + WOODS @ T.T. THE BEAR’S, SATURDAY 7.13.13
When I first saw the poster for the Parquet Courts and Woods upcoming show at T.T. the Bear’s hanging around the city, I was confused. They aren’t the same genre (garage rock and folk rock,...
View ArticleRUN FOR COVER: VAMPIRE WEEKEND VS. MUMFORD & SONS: “COUSINS”
Run For Cover is a weekly music column comparing cover songs to the original version. Prepare for a major bending of rules as we hear musicians throw around genres, tempos, style, and intent. Whether...
View ArticleRUN FOR COVER: VAMPIRE WEEKEND VS. MUMFORD & SONS: “COUSINS”
Run For Cover is a weekly music column comparing cover songs to the original version. Prepare for a major bending of rules as we hear musicians throw around genres, tempos, style, and intent. Whether...
View ArticleCASE CLOSED: ROCK ‘N’ ROLL RUMBLE WRAPS IT UP WITH ZIP-TIE HANDCUFFS
Boston’s annual Rock ’n’ Roll Rumble has been going strong since 1979, but this year shook things up. The 2015 edition saw TT The Bear’s Place open its doors for eight nights to host 24 competing bands...
View ArticleRUN FOR COVER: VAMPIRE WEEKEND VS. MUMFORD & SONS: “COUSINS”
Run For Cover is a weekly music column comparing cover songs to the original version. Prepare for a major bending of rules as we hear musicians throw around genres, tempos, style, and intent. Whether...
View ArticleCASE CLOSED: ROCK ‘N’ ROLL RUMBLE WRAPS IT UP WITH ZIP-TIE HANDCUFFS
Boston’s annual Rock ’n’ Roll Rumble has been going strong since 1979, but this year shook things up. The 2015 edition saw TT The Bear’s Place open its doors for eight nights to host 24 competing bands...
View ArticleWHAT BIG EYES YOU HAVE: SOFT FANGS GET INTIMATE AT O’BRIENS
Soft Fangs is the type of fragile folk rock that's hard to imbue with originality, yet Lutkevich pulls it off.
View ArticleTHAT WHICH WE CALL A ROSE: JENN OF CARISSA’S WIERD ON DITCHING HER “GHETTO”...
S frontwoman and ex-Carissa's Wierd member Jenn Champion talks about the dangers of perpetuating racial stereotypes through nicknames and beyond.
View ArticleFOLK’ED UP: THE BALLROOM THIEVES GIVE BOSTON A WICKED FUN BARN STOMP
How one trio brought southern folk rock to the heart of Boston and got sports fans to rally around them in the process.
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MOTHERS MAY I: THE SUBTLE CHARM AND REBOUND CRUELTY OF 2016’S MOST PROMISING...
Photo by Kristin Karch “Always is a dirty word to say.” That’s the short bio stamped on Mothers’ Facebook page. At first glance, it seems hesitant, fearful, or doubting. At second glance, the phrase...
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CONFIDENCE BOOSTER: THAO & THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN GET FUNKY
Photo by Maria Kanevskaya Thao Nguyen has always been a happy force in music. Ever since she started Thao & the Get Down Stay Down back in 2003, the folk rock musician has been channeling perky,...
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HELLO OPERATOR: MEET YOUR BOSTON CALLING LOCALS
Boston Calling Music Festival returns this weekend to bring some of the biggest names in music (Sufjan Stevens! Sia! Robyn!) to our city as well as the up-and-comers (Unknown Mortal Orchestra!...
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30 BEST LOCAL ALBUMS OF 2017
You’ve heard it a thousand times, but we’re here to tell you again: Boston’s music scene is stuffed to the brim with talent. Each year, we see more artists push themselves to create bold music and...
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WHEEL OF TUNES: KURT VILE
Photo by Jo McCaughey By now, Kurt Vile is a household name in the world of freewheeling guitar. The Philly singer-songwriter has buried himself in neverending riffs and blazed tones, teaming up with...
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