So, I was going to try to stick to one band per night of the Rumble – maybe my favorite for that night, or who I thought might win (not always the same, of course) – but then the schedule came out and shot my plans all to hell. On Night 1,
rock & roll rumble 2016
It’s that time of year again, friends – the annual Rock & Roll Rumble, Boston music institution, is about to get started and guess who, specifically, is getting it started? Our buddies The Digs are very literally kicking the thing off; they are playing in the first slot of the
Jagjaguwar
Each year, as winter bares it’s teeth toward the end of it’s reign in New England—here’s hoping I haven’t just cursed us—I find myself gravitating to songs that will pull me through the last few weeks of cold and darkness. One of the releases
sxsw
A disclaimer: Just as it is impossible to see more than the tiniest fraction of all that SXSW has to offer (around 1,800 acts, at almost 100 venues), it feels impossible to do anything more than make some general observations and pick a few favorite moments to write about.
A Tribe Called Quest
There really isn’t any other hip-hop band more revered and respected than New York’s A Tribe Called Quest. I remember the moment I first heard that irresistible beat coming out of my portable boom-box after I got my hands on their first album (it was a cassette tape)
2016
A quick get-to-know-you, since I’m going to be here with you for the next few days: I’m Andrew. This is my 8th SXSW, over the course of the past decade. I’d point you to some of my past sxsw clips, but they were for print concerns that
Anti-
Only two more months to go before we get a new album from British chanteuse Beth Orton. The first single off of Kidsticks (out May 27th via Anti-) is titled “Moon,” and it’s a delightful trip-hop, skip and a jump back to the style she honed working with the
585
On Friday, March 4th thunderous roars could be heard throughout the streets of Somerville, while a thunderous voice shook a packed house inside Thunder Road, one of the area’s newest venues. The roars were from the appreciative crowd and the voice belonged to Massachusetts native, and Somerville resident, Julie
Foxtails Brigade
Far away and long ago (July of 2015 to be exact) we were delighted to share a spectacular video from Californian quintet Foxtails Brigade to announce their upcoming self-titled album. At that time there was no set release date, but that has changed with the new year. Foxtails Brigade, the
John Congleton
At the song open, I feel like I’m stuck inside of a horror movie, screeching and horrifying noises almost sirens, which suits well a record titled, Until The Horror Goes. As the sirens relent, and the beat takes over, the song becomes infectious, and the hook comes out to
Kyle Craft
I’m really into the music I’ve heard so far from Kyle Craft, you might remember him as the frontman of Gashcat. Most of the songs find influence from a past that haunts him from his formative life in Shreveport, LA. Songs of messed up relationships, jealousy, ghosts and
Big Thief
Something pretty awesome is going on around this debut record from Big Thief. “Real Love,” starts as this quiet, pensive folk-tinged rock song that blows up into full blow rock arrangements that you’ll instantly fall in love with. Put perfectly by Billy Mitchel, “Pop meets hardcore, with an angel