Swear and Shake
[B]rooklyn indie rockers Swear and Shake will be in town opening for the Lone Bellow tomorrow night at the Sinclair, and I think it’s pretty important you get to know these guys if you haven’t already. Their single dropped last week titled “Brother,” a jangly, confessional tune
King Khan & the Shrines
[T]he thing I love so much about King Khan is the absolute showmanship that goes along with the music. They are ever entertaining, sometimes hilarious, and they make some rocking tunes that ride a fine line between garage & psychedelic rock. Check out their new single, “Born to Die,
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Photos by Boston Concert Photography This past Friday night at The Columbus Theatre in Providence, something pretty damn special took place. A collection of fans, musicians, and artisans of all kinds gathered in torrential conditions to come to the aid of one of their own: Dave Lamb of Brown Bird.
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Photos by Caroline Moore [A] legacy and back catalog like Black Flag’s is a lot to live up to. Greg Ginn, the band’s longest-standing member, equated the idea of FLAG (comprised of original members Keith Morris, Chuck Dukowski, Dez Cadena, and Bill Stevenson, along with guitarist Stephen Egerton
Little Children
[L]inus Lutti keeps setting the songwriting bar higher and higher with each release, and his latest Little Children EP Falling (released June 4th on Declared Good Records) is another dazzling collection of well-crafted songs designed to sink deep down into the soul and make a home in your musical
Endless Jags
The Technicolors – Sweet Time [P]hoenix, AZ rockers The Technicolors are gearing up for a second leg of their National tour and will be making it here to Boston June 17th and we are happy to co-present the show. We reviewed their most recent record the Listener, and couldn’t
Alela Diane
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K4IyZVxwp8[/youtube] [T]here are a myriad of forms and styles of folk music an artist can use to define their signature sound; traditional, contemporary, Celtic, metal (yes metal is a folk style). Portland, OR musician Alela Diane’s sound is what I
The Post Nobles
The Post Nobles – Summer Toons [W]ho couldn’t use another summer tune? The sun is starting to shine, the days are getting long, and we’re all dreaming of the beach every time we look out the window. Insert New York’s The Post Nobles a basement band that
Filligar
[T]ouring like mad has turned Chicago band Filligar is turning the band into what everyone thought they could become, a force in music. Their live show has always shown who they were, a brash young group who definitely had the makings of something special, they almost seemed to explode
Amanda Shires
[D]on’t mess with Texas-born Amanda Shires, the singer-songwriter who is about to release a new record, and is releasing the first listen, the aptly named “Devastate,” a song that oozes with her beautiful vocals, confident songwriting, and some gritty guitar driven song about insecurity, and how the mind
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Photo by Colin McLaughlin [I] admit it. Even after many years of music writing, I still have no sense of whether or not an album, or single, or artist’s commercial products are good or bad. Take producer/artist Flying Lotus. Those fish-slap beats, clunky bits of proto-industrial noise, and
Esther Rose
[I]nspired by the sounds of the city of New Orleans, a Michigan-born musician by the name of Luke Winslow-King recently released a record that elegantly meshes together Blues, Jazz, Rag-time, Folk, and Rock & Roll into an amazing package of songs that are perfect for lounging on a quiet