October 27, 2021 at 9:00 am
Photo diary: IDLES @ House of Blues, Boston
Photos by Erin ...
August 19, 2021 at 12:00 pm
PVRIS return home and remind me of what I love about live music
Photos by Erin Christie
Synth-heavy alt rock outfit PVRIS recently migrated over to the West Coast, a sign that they’d ascended the ...
June 25, 2021 at 9:00 am
Liily let us know exactly who they are with their latest single
Photo by Kristy Benjamin
Following the release of their 2019 EP, I Can Fool Anyone In This Town, Californian four-piece Liily became ...
April 7, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Sorry takes a deep dive into their own diaries with ‘Twixtustwain’
Photo by Sam Hiscox
One of North London’s most exciting offspring, Sorry – the musical brainchild of duo Asha Lorenz and Louis ...
March 15, 2021 at 12:00 pm
‘Threesome’ showcases Baby Boys’ chaotically good collaboration
The sensual cover art for Baby Boys’ debut full-length record, Threesome (released March 12 via Grand Jury), practically predestined ...
February 22, 2021 at 12:00 pm
‘For the first time’ hardly feels like a first
Black Country, New Road’s debut record, For the first time, leaves you wanting more, not because it’s lacking in splendor, but ...
January 28, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Zine preview: Post Animal
At the top of 2020, Chicago psychedelic rock group Post Animal unveiled their long-awaited sophomore record, Forward Motion Godyssey, ...
January 26, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Listen: Shame ‘Drunk Tank Pink’
Following the release of their highly-acclaimed debut Songs of Praise (2018), and it being awarded the title of Rough Trade’s Album ...
January 20, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Paul Jacobs ponders the life of a creative with “Half Rich Loner”
When Paul Jacobs isn’t contributing to Montreal-based post-punk band Pottery, he’s busy crafting his own methodological schemes in ...
December 17, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Artist x Artist interview with Lupin and Samia
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their work here. Samia photo byJessica DiMento. Lupin photo by Graham Tolbert.
Jake ...
November 23, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Phoebe Bridgers battles herself for release of the year
I think the world stopped turning for a minute when I heard that Phoebe Bridgers was releasing a set of orchestrally re-worked tracks ...
October 8, 2020 at 3:00 pm
Sessions With a Nasty Old Tree: a collaborative and experimental departure for Wyatt Shears
Wyatt Shears is somewhat of an enigma. A flash of frequently dyed hair, you can often find him tumbling across the stage and jumping ...
October 5, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Everything but the kitchen sink: Optic Sink’s debut record
The post-punk revival is moving forward, regardless of what’s happening in our world, and its resilience is striking the musical ...
September 10, 2020 at 3:00 pm
Shame’s explosive return with “Alphabet”
Shame’s elemental post-punk-leaning debut LP, Songs of Praise, hit airwaves just over two years ago now. After enduring a painfully ...
August 31, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Quarantine delusions with Public Body
Photo by Chiara Gambuto
You can count the total number of releases from Brighton’s Public Body on one hand, and still, they’ve ...
August 28, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Watch: Ho99o9’s ‘Children of the Void’ documentary
On Wednesday, August 26th, hardcore hip-hop duo Ho99o9 (Horror) premiered a short documentary/stream of consciousness/montage of ...
July 20, 2020 at 12:00 pm
A New Yorker’s guide to supporting Black creatives
With the acknowledgement that systemic racism plagues every part of our world — namely encouraged by the hyper-focused lens on ...
July 13, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Eades take the Leed with ‘Microcosmic Things’
As Leeds-based five-piece, Eades, will say themselves, there’s a load of amazing bands coming out of their homestead at the moment, ...
June 22, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Duality and partnership with Momma
Featured image by Matthew James-Wilson. Other photos by Rachel Filler.
Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten’s chance encounter ...
May 7, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Premiere: Justus Proffit “Weaker Everyday”
Since his 2018 collaboration with Jay Som (Nothing’s Changed), Justus Proffit has racked up acclaim for his utterly expressive, ...
May 6, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Remembering Great Scott
Photos by Erin Christie
Allston venue Great Scott existed as a pillar of Boston’s live music empire since its establishment in ...
April 22, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Fiona Apple ‘Fetch the Bolt Cutters’
On April 17, Fiona Apple released her first full-length record in eight years, and the world collectively wept. Upon listening to the ...
April 17, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Listen: War Strings – “Tragedy (Lovesong)”
LA-based indie multi-instrumentalist, Andrew Stogel is a resilient presence, and his latest project, War Strings, is a direct ...
March 31, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Digging Deeper: on Auto-Pain and moving forward
Portraits by Julia Fletcher, find more of her work here.
The Chicago music scene is overflowing with incomparable talent from ...
March 27, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Listen: Sorry ‘925’
London alt group Sorry—Asha Lorenz (vocals), Louis O’Bryen (vocals, guitar), Lincoln Barett (drums), Campbell Baum (bass), and ...
March 6, 2020 at 3:00 pm
Freedom of choice and Febreze in the pit with The Paranoyds
Photos by Allen Ying.
Hailing from the City of Angels, The Paranoyds —Staz Lindes, Laila Hashemi, Lexi Funston, and David Ruiz ...
February 28, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Listen: Kevin Krauter ‘Full Hand’
Kevin Krauter might not be a household name yet, but soon enough, he might as well be. Known first for his work with Indiana-based ...
February 14, 2020 at 9:00 am
Listen: Post Animal ‘Motion Forward Godyssey’
Floating just underneath the radar, Post Animal might just be producing some of the most experimentally-unique sounds in their peer ...
January 14, 2020 at 12:00 pm
We won’t stop dropping albums until we drop dead — “Friends” and the future of Lowertown
Olivia Osby and Avshalom “Avsha” Weinberg have a once in a lifetime kind of friendship. After meeting in high school and bonding ...
October 16, 2019 at 9:00 am
Listen: BODEGA ‘Shiny New Model’
BODEGA is a collective that might be just as vital to the New York scene as the small corner store/market they share their name with. ...
October 9, 2019 at 9:00 am
Live review: Girl Band in Boston
Feature by Erin Christie
Riding on the coattails of releasing their sophomore record The Talkies (released September 27 via Rough ...
August 30, 2019 at 1:00 pm
Listen: The Wants “Fear My Society”
Though 2019 is rounding the corner into the final stretch, who’s to say now isn’t as good a time as any for new talent to make ...
August 19, 2019 at 9:00 am
Listen: The Murder Capital ‘When I Have Fears’
It’s an unfortunate reality that bands over here in the United States just don’t have the same sort of “umph” that I’ve ...