#HotTakes | Week of 11.17.25
Featuring: congratulations, Magic Fig, The Band of Heathens, Fiona-Lee, Melanie Baker, Medium Build, Post Animal, Dominique Fils-Aimé
Featuring: congratulations, Magic Fig, The Band of Heathens, Fiona-Lee, Melanie Baker, Medium Build, Post Animal, Dominique Fils-Aimé
Featuring: Boy Golden (ft. Cat Clyde), De La Soul, Active Child, Cut The Kids In Half, Alice Phoebe Lou, Courtney Hartman (ft. S. Carey), Valerie June, Krooked Kings, The Sky Chiefs, Little Feat, Austra, Robyn, Katie Tupper, Langhorne Slim, Nate Bergman, John Craigie & Fruition, Ocie Elliott & more!
Featuring: Ollie Cook & The Hogwash, Alana Hil, Ellur, St. Panther, MT Jones, Matt Maeson (ft. Manchester Orchestra), Parlor Greens, Tristen, Hotel Mira, Mavis Staples, Snocaps, Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel, Autoheart, Vero, Marfa, Khruangbin, Jack Moore & Tyler Lyle, Andrew Combs & more!
October’s here, and the air’s turning sharp. This month’s mix leans into the long shadows, songs that flicker like porch lights on Halloween night, warm but a little haunted. You’ll find haunted harmonies, harvest moods, and a few eerie grooves to soundtrack the season’s slow
It wasn’t just a regular concert. It felt like a conversation with good friends. The extravagant diva energy of Mothé combined with the kind, charming presence of Indigo De Souza made it feel like a get-together of homies. Here are the photos from our party! Photos: Katya Veber
Featuring: Telescreens, Ratboys, Ailbhe Reddy, Joshua Scarratt, Aubrie Sellers, Folk Bitch Trio, Arkells, Ren x The Skinner Brothers, Colter Wall, Robert Glasper (ft Esperanza Spalding), Dawn Brothers, Medium Build
This past Tuesday night, a tour that has been years in the making found its way to the legendary Club Passim in Cambridge... that evening in the underground listening room was the kind that reminds you why small venues—and live music in general—matter.
Featuring: Nep, Cautious Clay (ft. Q-Tip), Delaney Bailey, The Lemonheads, Jesse Welles, MORGXN (ft. Langhorne Slim), Joelton Mayfield, Petey, People R Ugly, Valerie June
I just loved the energy that Built to Spill and Modest Mouse brought to the MGM last week. Built to Spill had such poetic vibes, and Modest Mouse absolutely blew me away with their overdrive sound. Special shoutout to the lighting technician— I was mesmerized by the lights! Photos: Katya
Featuring: Courtney Barnett, Geese, Ezra Bell, Whitney, Weakened Friends, St. Panther, Sugar, BIG SPECIAL, The Montvales, Liam Kazar, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, Ain't, Marcus King & Jesse Welles, John-Robert, Langhorne Slim, Jesse Welles, Teddy Swims, The Format, Oliver Hazard
Featuring: Jonny Fritz, Opus Kink, Yves Jarvis, Cautious Clay, The Belair Lip Bombs, Westside Cowboy, Madi Diaz
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