Guster January 19, 2019 @ House of Blues There’s something special about a strong connection between a band and their hometown fans, and no show could have demonstrated this better than Guster’s show at House of Blues January 19th. The four-piece group includes Ryan Miller, Brian Rosenworcel, Adam Gardner, and Luke Reynolds, and as soon […]
Dirty Projectors Lamp Lit Prose Domino Recording Co. · July 13, 2018 In 2017, David Longstreth of Dirty Projectors gave us a bitter, emotionally wrenching record with the band’s self-titled ninth LP. This year, with Lamp Lit Prose, he’s retained some elements from the previous record, but partially returned to form with a much more cheerful feel […]
Kanye West ye GOOD / Def Jam · June 1, 2018 ye is good because it’s Kanye, but it isn’t great Kanye. Meaning, everything Kanye makes has a pretty decent level of quality because he is without a doubt extremely talented, but relative to the other work he’s has released, ye really isn’t anything musically special. In […]
The Voidz Virtue RCA Records · March 30, 2018 On The Voidz’ sophomore album Virtue, Julian Casablancas’ named has been erased from the band —but the music has it written all over it. Almost ten years ago, Casablancas released his first solo album, Phrazes for the Young, which was full of synths and new wave influences. […]
On March 16th, WRBB’s Clio Fleece and Laura Shrago got a chance to chat with Larz (bass) and Ellen (leader, vocals, guitar) of local band Palehound before their sold-out show at The Sinclair. This was Palehound’s first time headlining at their hometown venue. Laura Shrago: So you finished a tour recently, how did it go? […]
Rich Brian Amen 88rising Music/EMPIRE · February 2, 2018 Before I get into this review, I want to acknowledge just how impressive Rich Brian’s story is, regardless of the quality of this album. Brian Imanuel just turned 18 in September, and he has already earned the title of first Asian artist to ever reach #1 on […]
Børns Blue Madonna Interscope Records · January 12, 2018 For those who don’t listen to BØRNS, you might know his song ‘Electric Love’ as “the one in all those commercials.” Like many other songs on Garrett Borns’ debut album Dopamine, ‘Electric Love’ was synthy, upbeat, extremely enjoyable indie pop for a huge audience. The way I […]
The Dresden Dolls November 4, 2017 @ Paradise Rock Club By: Laura Shrago and Clio Fleece The venue was packed full of people sporting everything from punk clothes to mom jeans, to Amanda Palmer’s iconic thinly drawn eyebrows. People waiting for the concert were friendly and willing to make conversation with strangers, foreshadowing the conversational […]
Miley Cyrus Younger Now RCA Records · September 29th, 2017 [one_fourth] Listen to Younger Now here: [/one_fourth] [three_fourth] Miley Cyrus’ Younger Now is an album that makes one think “…Oh…okay…” at the end, but not in a good way. After teasing her newest album as some sort of epiphanous rebirth, a passion project filled with her newfound inner peace […]
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic February 25th at House of Blues By: Clio Fleece There was an overwhelming message of love and acceptance conveyed through music at George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic’s show last Saturday night, which was started off by Boston-based Nephrok! Allstars. In between a mixture of covers and originals, during which the […]
