December 31, 2013 in Features
My plans for a 2013 wrap-up were, as usual, a bit too ambitious. A set of favorite photos never came together, and a list of favorite performances simply didn’t have time for a proper writeup. Nonetheless, I tried to give my top 20 albums their due diligence and list off a few of my favorite live moments of the year before 2013 draws to a close.
November 21, 2013 in Photos, Show Reviews
An excellent electronic bill of UK producers, headed by Jon Hopkins and rounded out by Clark and Nathan Fake, took over The Sinclair on Monday night. My review is up at Tastemakers, with more photos here.
November 21, 2013 in Photos
Logistical weirdness prevented me from getting in the door to the highly anticipated (and very sold-out) High on Fire/Kvelertak/Doomriders gig at the Middle East on Saturday night, so I headed to Royale and shot some of the abrasive craziness at Sleigh Bells instead. Some photos are with the review at Allston Pudding, the larger gallery (with openers Doldrums) is here.
November 21, 2013 in Photos
My new freelancing gig for BDCwire took me to shows from psych rockers Wooden Shjips, quirky Canadian songwriter Dan Bejar (aka Destroyer) and mystical dream-pop crew Active Child over the course of last week. Click the links for the full photo galleries for each.
November 21, 2013 in Photos, Show Reviews
Just as they did last June, jam-band-with-indie-cred Built to Spill sold out the Paradise last Friday night for a laid-back show that sported some weird and awesome cover performances. Read my review at Tastemakers, and see the rest of the photos here.
November 21, 2013 in Photos, Show Reviews
At long, long last, legendary shoegaze band My Bloody Valentine played a Boston date in support of their stellar 2013 album m b v at the House of Blues. No photo passes were issued for the show, but I caught some halfway decent shots on one of my pocket 35mm cameras that you can check out here. I also wrote (/ranted) for about 1,000 words about my experience for Live Music Blog.
November 21, 2013 in Photos, Show Reviews
Massachusetts post-rockers Caspian wowed a sold-out Sinclair a few weeks back for a date on their tour with 65daysofstatic and The World is a Beautiful Place and I am No Longer Afraid to Die. Photos from the show are here.
November 21, 2013 in Photos, Show Reviews
Indie rock stalwarts Sebadoh, headed by Dinosaur Jr.’s Lou Barlow, played The Sinclair earlier this month in support of their first new LP in 14 years, Defend Yourself. Check out the photo set here.
November 21, 2013 in Photos, Show Reviews
November has been a crazy-busy month of shows, which kicked off the day after Halloween with Neko Case (a review of which will appear in the next print issue of Tastemakers) and continued the next night with my beloved Dismemberment Plan. Review of the show is up on the Tastemakers website and the full photo gallery is here.
October 22, 2013 in Photos, Show Reviews
Self-described “post-everything instrumental band” Pelican returned to Boston for the first time in four years on Saturday night, headlining a sold-out show at Great Scott with the accompaniment of Phantom Glue and Kings Destroy. Read the rest of this entry →
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