AJJ played to a sold out Sinclair in Cambridge, MA on Saturday June 3 with support from Oceanator and Gladie. The packed, eager crowd was singing and moshing all night. AJJ played favorites spanning their career including some songs from their 2023 album Disposable Everything. The band treated the room to their incredible brand of existential dread mixed with upbeat sing-a-longs.
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Frank Turner brought the house down at MGM Music Hall at Fenway on May 7 and we were there to catch the magic. Frank has an incredibly strong fanbase in Boston. The people that attend his shows every time have formed a community within these shows. The night was complete with the support of the lovely Chuck Ragan as well as the joyous and energetic Interrupters. It’s amazing to see the power in Frank’s music– whether it be his dynamic lyrics, punching choruses, or his and the Sleeping Souls’ live performance. It is really something special to see. …Especially in…
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Andy Shauf enchanted the crowd at Royale Boston last Wednesday night with his band. They played plenty of songs from their latest album Norm. Through storytelling and character work, Shauf takes the listener with his character Norm through heartbreak, new love, and even stalking an unattainable love interest.Charm and chills are the two recurring themes in these songs. It was a beautiful night with his band that included their signature woodwinds as well as a lovely supporting set from Marina Allen.
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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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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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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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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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Christmasland Jubilee by Dan Blakeslee ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse, the stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that Dan Blakeslee & The Calabash Club soon would be there! Dan Blakeslee has long been a staple of the New England art scene and it just wouldn’t be the holidays without the merriest of all of Santa’s helpers gifting us the most holly jolliest music this side of the North Pole. Earlier this month he and the band released their brand new holiday album…
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House of Christina by Chrissy Stewart New post alert! This week I want to introduce you to my latest idea which is to highlight a particularly wonderful new album and make sure that the release of said album is on your radar! These aren’t going to be in depth reviews as I think “Album of the Week” pretty much sums up how I feel in title form. Now with that said, it’s also your goal as a music lover (and reader of the post) to spread the word on the new album far and wide via your social media accounts!…
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