My Brightest Diamond @ Cafe 939
My Brightest Diamond May 13, 2019 at Cafe 939 As the lights dimmed and the attention in the venue turned towards the stage, Shara Nova emerged and danced her way through the crowd from the […]
Show Reviews
SWMRS @ Paradise Rock Club
SWMRS with Destroy Boys and Beach Goons April 12, 2019 at Paradise Rock Club The venue: punk rock. The crowd: punk rock. The bands: punk rock. SWMRS played at Paradise Rock Club on April 12th […]
White Lies bring their post-punk sound to Cambridge
White Lies with pushflowers May 3, 2019 at Sinclair The final synths slowly faded out and people just looked around each other in complete awe before a deafening cheer filled the space. After a three-month […]
Julia Jacklin kicks ass in Allston
Julia Jacklin April 26, 2019 at Great Scott She opened strong and never showed any sign of slowing down. There were two pieces of tape on Julia Jacklin’s guitar waiting for her on stage. One […]
Habibi brings an exhilirating set to Allston
Habibi with Leggy April 16, 2019 at Great Scott In an interview last month for WRBB, original Habibi member and guitarist Lenny Lynch spoke to me about the band’s upcoming Boston show saying, “This should […]
Juice comes home to a sold-out crowd
Juice April 12, 2019 at Brighton Music Hall The atmosphere in the room was electric, with energy radiating from both the ecstatic crowd and the band. Juice, a genre-bending septuplet originally formed at Boston College, […]
Emily King gives Cambridge a show to remember
Emily King with Jennah Bell April 7, 2019 at The Sinclair Even after two encore songs, the audience was still begging for more, cheering and clapping until finally the house lights had to be turned […]
Vundabar, Sidney Gish and Future Teens take Allston by storm
Vundabar with Sidney Gish and Future Teens March 29, 2019 at Paradise Rock Club Feelings of excitement and warmth seemed pervasive throughout the packed crowd at the Paradise Rock Club on Friday, March 29th. This […]
Ceramic Animal evokes ’70s nostalgia at The Middle East
Ceramic Animal with Spendtime Palace March 30, 2019 at The Middle East Philadelphia-based Ceramic Animal and California-based Spendtime Palace joined each other in a cross-country tour this spring, bringing a show that was reminiscent of […]
Japanese Breakfast brings their spring tour to Boston
Japanese Breakfast with Long Beard April 1, 2019 at Royale Japanese Breakfast came to the Royale April 1st for their spring tour. Long Beard opened the night with their lo-fi music, soft strumming, and breathy […]