Mutual Benefit
[D]esigned as a nebulous sonic canvas, Mutual Benefit, the brain child of Ohio, Austin, Boston, Brooklyn journeyman Jordan Lee, creates pop tunes that showcase a fragility, translucency, a sort of blurring that is ever ornamented with lush sounds of keys, guitar, violin, and homemade percussions. It’s warm, hopeful
King Colour
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N1RKIFiZn8[/youtube] [A]ustralia’s King Colour have been sharpening their 60’s inspired, indie-pop style around the many rock clubs in their hometown of Sydney in 2013 and are looking to expand beyond New South Wales next year. Coming together in
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Photos by Boston Concert Photography [B]rooklyn band The Lone Bellow took to the stage last Wednesday night to a roar from the sold-out crowd that had been anxiously awaiting the arrival of the newest heavy-hitters on the Americana rock n’ roll map. 2013 has been kind to
Marika Hackman
[B]ritish chanteuse Marika Hackman is readying the release of her new EP, Sugar Blind, (out December 9th on Dirty Hit Records) and we are happy to share with you the newest single titled, “Wolf.” Hackman has been building on the success of her debut EP, That Iron Taste, which
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[L]ast week a warm Southern breeze worked it’s way up through the Midwest and blew out the doors of the Royale here in Boston. On November 14th those lucky enough to know a stellar line-up when they see it were treated to a wild rumpus of a
Aoife O'Donovan
[W]ay back in early January we began to sing the praises of a new band out of Brooklyn known as The Lone Bellow. They released a video for their first single “Two Sides of Lonely” and soon thereafter came the debut, self-titled album. Since that time let’s
Shovels & Rope
[I] was lucky enough to be exposed to Shovels & Rope’s original record years ago, when Michael and Cary Ann had first recorded it, a record I quickly fell in love with, and just couldn’t grasp why a million people weren’t listening to it. I’m so
The Shackeltons
[H]ot damn people! We have a new single from Chambersburg, PA’s very own The Shackeltons off their forthcoming album Records, out early 2014 on Think Loud. The latest track, “Kindest Words,” follows the protopunk path laid down in the 60’s and 70’s by artists who were
Fossil Collective
[A] beautiful cover of one of the best Flaming Lips songs from one of the hardest working bands in Leeds. As I have written many a post on the talented duo I feel like all I need to say right now is, ladies and gentlemen I present to you once
J-Roddy Walston & the Business
Photos by Boston Concert Photography [M]onday night, we were lucky enough to have Baltimore’s finest purveyor’s of rock and fucking roll into one of the tiniest of venues in all of Boston, Great Scott. The sold out show on what would normally be a quiet Monday night
Siôn Russell Jones
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W75P-bi8OLE[/youtube] [W]elsh musician Siôn Russell Jones creates songs for the soundtrack to your day, or the soundtrack to escape the day. With his extraordinary guitar playing and unique voice he seems to always have a track to best sum up
The Cure
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/19621890[/vimeo] [W]e here at Music Savage want to wish you a Happy Halloween the best way we know how…. with music! It doesn’t get much creepier than Robert Smith dressed up as a sinister spiderman hanging out in the corner of the room.