#HotTakes | Week of 10.06.25

Featuring: Jonny Fritz, Opus Kink, Yves Jarvis, Cautious Clay, The Belair Lip Bombs, Westside Cowboy, Madi Diaz

Mixtape | September 2025

September rolls in with that familiar shift; summer fading, days growing shorter, and a little more coolness in the air. It’s the in-between month, where the warmth of August lingers but the pull of fall is already here. This mixtape leans into that transition: songs that carry the last

#HotTakes | Week of 09.29.25

Featuring: Super Furry Animals, The Prickly Pair, Courtney Hartman, King Princess, LaKeith Stanfield ft. Kid Cudi, Noah Cyrus & Stephen Wilson Jr., Parlor Greens, Sam Burchfield, Minna, The Outfit, David Byrne, Mon Rovîa, Ethan Regan, Jillian Jacqueline, Lucie Silvas & Caitlyn Smith

Photos | Viagra Boys & Die Spitz Rock Roadrunner

On September 23, 2025 two wild bands shook Boston: Die Spitz – a fiery metal band of four fierce women whose striking riffs hit you like a punch – and Viagra Boys, the Swedish chaos band that made crowd jump and surf like psychos. I had to make sure my camera didn't get smashed!

#HotTakes | Week of 09.22.25

Featuring: tawnylawns, Boy Golden, Besphrenz, Demob Happy, Sabine McCalla, Bahamas, Joshua Hedley, Theo Lawrence & Melissa Carper, Cordelia (ft. Adam Melchor), Colter Wall, Coral Moons

#HotTakes | Week of 09.15.25

Featuring: St. Panther (ft. Rae Khalil), Fiona-Lee, Yazmin Lacey, The Midnight (ft. Bonnie McKee), Kashena Sampson, Kelly Willis, Madi Diaz, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Petey, Sir Woman, Durry, Benny Sings, Yves Jarvis, The Lone Bellow, Silas Carpenter

#HotTakes | Week of 09.08.25

Featuring: Nic Panken, Big Thief, AJR, Juliana Hatfield, Anna Tivel, Whitney, Hayley Williams, Low Girl, Jonny Fritz, Ripe (ft. Cory Wong), Fruit Bats, Gorillaz (ft. Sparks), Andrew Bird, Chief Adjuah (ft. Robert Glasper), sombr, Black Pistol Fire, Bec Lauder and The Noise, Jeff Tweedy

#HotTakes | Week of 09.01.25

Featuring: Eades, Omar Velasco, Liam Kazar, The Belair Lip Bombs, Lord Huron, Joshua Hedley, Daniel Romano's Outfit, Walker Burroughs (ft. Zach Williams), Jonah Tolchin

Mixtape | August 2025

August has a way of stretching time, with long golden evenings, slow heat that will not quite break, and the bittersweet feeling of summer slipping through your fingers. This month’s mixtape leans into that haze with songs that capture both the sweat and the sweetness. Medium Build’s “Last

#HotTakes | Week of 08.25.25

Featuring: Jillian Jacqueline, Alana Hil, Amanda Shires, Die Spitz, sombr, Benny Sings (ft. Leven Kali), The Midnight, Jonah Tolchin, Margo Price (ft. Tyler Childers), Jackson Scribner, Medium Build

#HotTakes | Week of 08.18.25

Featuring: Tchotchke, Langhorne Slim, Madi Diaz, Jeff Tweedy, The Prickly Pair, Kashena Sampson, Briscoe, Ellen Froese, Glitterfox, Robin Taylor Zander, Sigrid, Tyler Childers, Rocket, Hand Habits, Mon Rovîa, Prof

#HotTakes | Week of 08.11.25

Featuring: Jonny Fritz, Naeem (ft. Spank Rock), Mappe Of, Fruit Bats, Ali McGuirk, Aubory Bugg, Big Wild x Phantogram, Besphrenz, Native Sun

#HotTakes | Week of 08.04.25

Featuring: Field Medic, Weakened Friends (feat. Buckethead), Father Of Peace, Die Spitz, Low Girl, Hayley Williams, Trevor Sensor, Charley Crockett, Margo Price, Hayes Carll, The California Honeydrops, Lo-Fang

Mixtape | July 2025

July came through with a killer lineup, and this month’s mixtape captures all the tracks we’ve been spinning on repeat. Marcus King’s Here Today brings the soul and swagger, Waxahatchee’s You Found Me hits with that warm, familiar glow, and Rainbow Kitten Surprise came back swinging

#HotTakes | Week of 07.28.25

Featuring: Minna, Cautious Clay, Miner, The Wood Brothers, The Midnight, Milk & Bone, Luther Dickinson

#HotTakes | Week of 07.21.25

Featuring: Tame Impala, Douglas Wayne, Lilly Hiatt, Trevor Sensor, Bright Eyes, Sierra Ferrel, Nikki Lane, Tyler Childers, Charley Crockett, Shovels & Rope and Venus & the Flytraps

#HotTakes | Week of 07.14.25

Featuring: Margo Price (ft. Jesse Welles), Petey, Billie Marten, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Pool Kids, Hermanos Gutiérrez (ft. Leon Bridges), Whitney, kissing other ppl, Woody Guthrie, Night Teacher, Bones Owens, Anna of the North, Jeff Tweedy, Majorette, Rogê, Fruit Bats, Yola

The Music Savage Show | 07.11.2025

On the latest show we kick things off celebrating icons Jack White and Mavis Staples on their birthday week with two sets highlighting their incredible careers. We'll also hit the road for part 3 of my annual "Road Trip Across The Country In Song" series, head

#HotTakes | Week of 07.07.25

Featuring: The Hives, Weakened Friends, mei ehara, Neko Case, Jesse Welles, Spaceface, Jared Dustin Griffin, The Thing, Big Thief, Low Girl, Paul McDonald

Mixtape | June 2025

Alright, we’re a little late getting this one out — blame it on some much-needed vacation time — but June didn’t stop delivering the goods while we were away. This month’s mixtape is stacked with repeat-worthy gems, including More Dumb from DURRY, 1978, Smiling Politely from Martha, and Crucified

#HotTakes | Week of 06.30.25

Featuring: Besphrenz (ft. Anthony Green & Keith Goodwin), CUBZOA, Tyler Childers, Jesse Welles (ft. Sierra Ferrell), Willi Carlisle

The Music Savage Show | 06.27.2025

I've got part 4 of Pride and African American Music Month sets coming your way when you press play. You'll also hear part 2 of my road trip across the country in song series and discover some incredible bands, get some tasty new tunes from albums

#HotTakes | Week of 06.23.25

Featuring: Wet Leg, ISTA, The Beths, Jesse Welles, The Lemonheads, Folk Bitch Trio, Willi Carlisle, Tchotchke, MARTHA, Pleasure Pill, Landon Smith, Lukas Nelson (ft. Stephen Wilson Jr.), BC Camplight, Lord Huron, Good for Mondays, Durry

The Music Savage Show | 06.20.2025

On the brand new show we'll hear a little summertime rock ‘n’ roll to get you ready for the season! We'll also get into part 3 of my month long highlight of African American Music Appreciation Month, celebrate Pride Month with part 3 in my series