‘New York City’s loudest band,’ A Place to Bury Strangers, closed off their North American tour on Monday night at the Middle East Upstairs with support from Bleeding Rainbow and Young Adults.
I reviewed and photographed last Sunday’s show at T.T. the Bear’s with drone-doom pioneers Earth for Allston Pudding. Check it out here.
Dan Deacon brought audience dance contests, a human tunnel, a synchronized smartphone app, a strobe-light skull and suites of joyous electropop to the Paradise on Tuesday for an absurdly entertaining show. Check out some photos inside.
Massachusetts metalcore heroes Converge brought their All We Love We Leave Behind tour to the Royale for a triumphant hometown show Monday night. Check out photos of all the raging, stage-diving madness within.
I rounded up a few orphaned photo sets tonight from recent Boston shows with The Mountain Goats (with Matthew E. White), Ben Folds Five and Grizzly Bear. Check those out after the jump.
A few weeks back I ventured out to the new location of mainstay Boston record store Looney Tunes and asked a few questions of owner Pat McGrath. Read on for some words of wisdom on the current state of the music business and the continuing …