One year to the day after controversial rap group Odd Future played the House of Blues and were shut down mid-song by Boston police, ringleader Tyler, the Creator returned for a solo show in promotion of his new album, Wolf.
Veteran Canadian indie rocker Joel Plaskett performed a rapturously received acoustic set to a sold-out O’Brien’s on Wednesday night. World’s Quietest band and Cause a Rockslide opened.
Glaswegian noise-pop trio PAWS hit Great Scott on Monday night as a part of their first U.S. tour, leading up to South by Southwest. Read on for first impressions and photos, also featuring openers Idiot Genes.
I don’t write nearly enough album reviews, but Nick Cave’s stunning new record is one I feel rather strongly about. Read my thoughts on it at length over at the Tastemakers Magazine site.
A sold-out Brighton Music Hall welcomed a diverse collection of psychedelic revivalists for Saturday night’s show, wherein Unknown Mortal Orchestra brought along Foxygen and Wampire for the ride.
Sunny surf-pop crew Beach Fossils played T.T.’s last weekend on an inappropriately snowy evening, and I was there to capture some photos. Check out the first batch with a review by Helen Chen over at Allston Pudding, and the rest right here.