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Photos | David Wax Museum @ Arts at the Armory

There are some artists that simply strike you more than others. For me—when it comes to photography especially—one of those artists are the lovely folks in David Wax Museum. Last Thursday night, David Wax and Suz Slezak took to the stage at Arts at the Armory with a fantastically talented band of musicians to celebrate the release of their newest release You Must Change Your Life which, according to David and Suz, is the album they’ve been waiting to make for the last ten years. In an explosion of energy, color and song, the band took over the air inside…

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Photos | Andrew Bird + Madison Cunningham + Ted Poor @ MGM Music Hall Fenway

Andrew Bird played to a captivated crowd at MGM Music Hall Fenway in Boston on Thursday April 13. This was the final stop on this leg of the Inside Problem’s Tour. The show began with Ted Poor, drummer for Andrew Bird’s band, performing a solo drum set. This was followed by Madison Cunningham’s solo set. Both these openers would return to the stage to play and harmonize with Bird’s band. The setlist was beautiful from start to finish with plenty of songs from their latest release and tour namesake, Inside Problems. The show was complete with Andrew Bird’s bewitching whistling,…

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Photos | Ron Gallo + John Roseboro and Co. @ Middle East Upstairs

Ron Gallo kicked off their tour with a blast of a show on April 5th at the Middle East in Cambridge. The band was joined with support from the lovely John Roseboro and Co. They had the room bobbing and dancing all night. Ron Gallo has just released a phenomenal album on March 3 called Foreground Music – an indie rock Must Listen.

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Photos | Hermanos Gutiérrez @ Armory for the Arts

They say pictures are worth a thousand words, and that may be true, but pictures can’t always capture a perfect vibe. And a perfect vibe is exactly what Hermanos Gutiérrez brought to Arts at the Armory. Touring behind the newly released “El Bueno Y El Malo“—which was produced by the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach at his Easy Eye Sound Studios—brothers Alejandro and Estevan Gutiérrez have low-key been making a lot of noise. Per the brothers, the title of the album is a reference to Sergio Leone’s legendary 1966 spaghetti western The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly and especially its…

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Photos | The Comet is Coming @ Crystal Ballroom

This past Tuesday evening the jazz force that is King Shabaka (AKA Shabaka Hutchings,) Danalogue the Conquerer (AKA Dan Leavers,) and Betamax Killer (AKA Max Hallett) brought their unique blend of jazz, electronica, funk, and psychedelic rock to the Crystal Ballroom in Somerville. And woah, I was not ready for that. Collectively known as The Comet is Coming and touring behind their latest album Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam the trio is an absolute force to be reckoned with and you should do everything in your power to get out to one of their remaining tour dates. Check out the images below…

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Photos | Lucius + Charlie Hickey @ Roadrunner

That was an evening that will be talked about for a very long time. For the first time in what seems like an eternity, Lucius brought their incredible talents and their just-as-incredible production to the Boston area with a Friday night show at our new favorite venue, Roadrunner. From the opening notes, as they danced their way on stage, it was clear Jess and Holly would leave nothing on the table. Smoke machines, an incredible light show, glittery, feathery fashion, and not one, but TWO KEYTARS. Perhaps the only thing that matched Lucius’s energy and passion was the best-dressed crowd…

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Photos | Fruit Bats + Johanna Samuels @ The Sinclair

Sometimes a Cloud Is Just a Cloud, but a Fruit Bats concert is never just a concert. Last Thursday, a throng of music fans packed The Sinclair in Cambridge to welcome Eric D. Johnson and his bandmates back to the area. The sold-out room was smiling and bobbing from the first notes of amazingly talented opener Johanna Samuels through to the last ringing notes of the Fruit Bats’ incredibly perfect set (the closer was “Humbug Mountain” for those keeping track.) Touring behind Sometimes a Cloud Is Just a Cloud: Slow Growers, Sleeper Hits and Lost Songs—a compilation of 23 songs…

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Photos | Aaron Lee Tasjan + Tristen @ Brighton Music Hall

Sometimes a show is so good you can’t believe it happened. Of course—after the last couple of years—any show is a great thing, but the Aaron Lee Tasjan + Tristen show last week was ridiculously great. Tasjan’s set was, as you would expect if you’re at all familiar with the artist, the perfect blend of old and new, rockers and ballads, covers and originals. As far as the Music Savage crew is concerned, ALT’s sets are some of the best in the game today. Missing a chance to catch one is on the level of original sin. While we’re at…

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Photos + Review | Chris Farren @ Once Somerville

Donned in glitter and a gold necklace, Chris Farren performed yet another Perfect Set at Once Somerville on January 30th on what he said was his biggest headlining show to date. Just Chris, a guitar, and a lot of projections, there was nothing lacking about his solo performance. A super funny internet presence brought to life on stage with the theme ‘Born Hot’, Farren brings the whole room in on the joke with balloons with his face on them, projections letting us know how soon his birthday is, and his own art “I drew this”. Although heavy on the entertainment…

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