#HotTakes | Week of 04.13.26

Featuring: Shakey Graves, Andrew Sa, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Carly King, Jaco Jaco, Kevin Morby, Hunter Morris / Mountain of Youth, Spacemoth, Prima Queen, Broken Social Scene, Stephen Sanchez, GREY & GREENE

#HotTakes | Week of 04.06.26

Featuring: Pond, Olive Klug, Alex Amen, Kurt Vile, Biribá Union, Cactus Lee, The Huntress and Holder of Hands, Emory Duncan, Hayes Carll & Corb Lund, Deer Tick, CS Cleaners, Fantastic Cat, Josiah and the Bonnevilles

#HotTakes | Week of 03.30.26

Featuring: Elizabeth and the Catapult, India Ramey, Nic Panken, Alela Diane, Mr. Dinkles, Luisa Wilson, Devon Gilfillian, Jack White

Mixtape | March 2026

Every month I try to make something that moves. Not a mood board. Not background noise. Something with a shape to it — a beginning that means something, a middle that earns your patience, and an ending that feels like it was always where we were headed. March came together around

#HotTakes | Week of 03.23.26

Featuring: Hiss Golden Messenger, Big Harp, Yttling Jazz & Bobby Gillespie, Alela Diane, Fruit Bats, The California Honeydrops, The Deslondes

#HotTakes | Week of 03.16.26

Featuring: Tove Styrke, KELS, Death Cab for Cutie, Lee Lewis, Fantastic Cat, MT Jones, Charlotte Cornfield, Crow and Gazelle, Blood Sucking Maniacs, Bonnie Montgomery & Melissa Carper, Willie Nelson, Kiki Cavazos, deary, Donovan Woods, Alan Gogoll, Rainbow Kitten Surprise

Photos | Buffalo Traffic Jam + Sons of Habit @ The Sinclair

This was one of those nights where it was obvious the band had already outgrown the room.

#HotTakes | Week of 03.09.26

Featuring: Deer Tick, Anjimile, Francis of Delirium, Thundercat ft. WILLOW, Cat Clyde, Dan Labich, Nic Panken, Kacey Musgraves, Mei Semones ft. John Roseboro, Andrew Sa, Hunter Morris / Mountain of Youth, Maria Taylor ft. Conor Oberst, Kevin Morby, Arlo Parks

#HotTakes | Week of 03.02.26

Featuring: Surfbort, Alex Amen, Deloyd Elze, Joey Quiñones, Melanie Baker, Banshee Tree, Gia Margaret, Kiki Cavazos, Dida Pelled, and Metric

#HotTakes | Week of 02.23.26

Featuring: Devon Gilfillian, King Tuff, Tenille Townes (ft. Lori McKenna), Monster Rally, Buck Meek, Elizabeth and The Catapult, India Ramey, Nathan Evans Fox, Courtney Barnett, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Soda Blonde, Noah Gundersen, Jonny Fritz, Valley Boy, Tyler Lyle, Jessye DeSilva (ft. Butch Walker)

Mixtape | February 2026

I absolutely overworked this one. There’s no grand concept, I just kept dragging songs up and down like I was trying to solve a puzzle that didn’t need solving. At some point I realized the only real rule was “does this feel good right here?” and that was

Photos | The Runarounds @ House of Blues

From screen to the stage, these five guys definitely know how to get the crowd going. As they stepped onto the stage in total darkness, the venue filled with screams of excitement. These guys are true stars!

Mixtape | Indie Therapy Rock

The title came from a conversation. I was talking with a friend about “Problem Solver” – slimdan, and he described it as “indie therapy rock.” I immediately told him I was stealing that.  It was too good, and i've been circling the playlist for a week or two now.

#HotTakes | Week of 02.16.26

Featuring: Thundercat (ft. Mac Miller), Cactus Lee, Dominique Fils-Aimé, Jai’Len Josey, The Milk Carton Kids, Pastel Blank, Nic Panken, The Deslondes, Charley Crockett, Vulfmon, Yesberger, Noé Socha & Jordan Rose

#HotTakes | Week of 02.09.26

Featuring: Chinese American Bear, Sutch, Hiss Golden Messenger, August Ponthier, Thundercat (ft. Lil Yachty), Shakey Graves, Gabriel Kahane + Roomful of Teeth, Luke Temple, Aubrie Sellers, MUNA, Kevin Morby, Mei Semones, Spencer Cullum (ft. Erin Rae), Cory Wong (ft. Devon Gilfillian), Evan Honer

Photos | Snacktime @ The Sinclair

Snacktime rolled into the Sinclair on February 5th and immediately turned the place into a party. From the jump, the room was moving with horns blaring, grooves locking in and smiles everywhere. It felt less like a show and more like getting pulled into a block party you didn’t

#HotTakes | Week of 02.02.26

Featuring: Ray Bull, BIG SPECIAL, Big Harp, Ratboys, Jack Studer, Buck Meek, Mitski, Ray Bull, Effie Zilch, Garfield Mayor (ft. Sarah Ruddick), Anus Kings

Mixtape | January 2026

January wasn’t about a theme. It wasn’t about one sound. It was about how these songs felt next to each other. I kept rearranging it until it felt like a set. It opens with Cory Wong and Cody Fry’s “Better Than This” because that song just sounds

#HotTakes | Week of 01.26.26

Featuring: Troy Mercy, Marfa, Carsie Blanton, MT Jones, Joy Oladokun, Kashus Culpepper, The Sheepdogs, Tabitha Meeks, The Sky Chiefs, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Lee Lewis, King Tuff, Cory Wong and Theo Katzman, Annabelle Chairlegs, FRIEDA STAR, RIP Magic, Saburnia,

#HotTakes | Week of 01.19.26

Featuring: Yttling Jazz & Yukimi, Connor Price & Nic D, Cat Clyde, Courtney Barnett (ft. Waxahatchee), Spencer Cullum, Monster Rally, Fantastic Cat, Donovan Woods, Katie Tupper, The New Pornographers, Snail Mail, Tinariwen, Jonny Fritz, Black Pistol Fire, Josh Ritter, Becca Hannah

#HotTakes | Week of 01.12.26

Featuring: Morgan Nagler, Ora Cogan, Melanie Baker, India Ramey, Son Little, Ratboys, Boy Golden, congratulations, Gorillaz, Yam Haus & Cory Wong, Henry Jamison & Donovan Woods, Iron & Wine

#HotTakes | Week of 01.05.26

Featuring: Jason P. Woodbury & The Night Bird Singing Quartet, Ellur, Katie Tupper, JZAC, The Format, Buck Meek, Tyler Ballgame, The Outfit, Jesper Lindell, Melissa Carper & Theo Lawrence, John Craigie, Parlor Greens, ARTS FISHING CLUB, vulfmon, devon yesberger, noé socha and jordan rose

Photos | Hawk in the Nest @ Club Passim

It was a bone-chillingly cold winter night in Harvard Square last Friday, but if you happened to be one of the lucky few inside the legendary Club Passim for the Hawk in the Nest album release show, your frigid soul was quickly thawed by the warm tones of one of

#HotTakes | Week of 12.15.25

Featuring: Langhorne Slim, Big Harp, Fulton Lee, Medium Build, Josh Ritter