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Report: Solid Sound Festival – Day 3

The final day of Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival wound things down in a more low-key manner, but still offered sets from The Autumn Defense, Nels Cline & Julian Lage and Os Mutantes that were well worth sticking around for.

Report: Solid Sound Festival – Day 2

Day two of Solid Sound featured many of the weekend’s biggest names, including sets from Yo La Tengo, Low, Neko Case and the reunited Dream Syndicate.

Report: Solid Sound Festival – Day 1

Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival, which took place last weekend at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Arts in North Adams, rises to the challenge of offering something truly unique in the overcrowded summer festival landscape. Curated and hosted by the band, the festival establishes its own 

Fucked Up played The Sinclair – 6/13

Toronto ragers Fucked Up returned to Boston with Paws and Twin Peaks in toe a few weeks back, which I reviewed for Allston Pudding. Check out more photos from the show here.

Kylesa played Middle East Downstairs – 6/16

Southern psychedelic sludge masters Kylesa headlined a stacked bill at Middle East Downstairs last Sunday. Support included the demonic vintage vibes of Blood Ceremony (pioneers in melding metal with flutes), headbanging space rock from White Hills, tight and energetic instrumental metal from Lazer/Wulf and some 

Mikal Cronin played Great Scott – 6/17

Hello! I’ve been doing lots of music related things lately, but most of them have not been for this site and thus I’ve been terrible about updating it. Regardless, here are some photos from last Monday’s show at Great Scott with Mikal Cronin, Shannon & 

Boris played Brighton Music Hall – 5/5

Japan’s most versatile drone/doom/experimental metal band spent two nights in Boston last weekend as a part of their From the Past, the Present and Through to the Future tour. I was distracted by a former Smith during Saturday’s “greatest hits” set, but I made it 

Wavves and FIDLAR played Brighton Music Hall – 4/8

On what is almost certainly the year’s most fitting double-bill, surf-punks Wavves and FIDLAR played a sold-out Brighton Music Hall earlier this month to an appropriately energetic crowd.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds played the Orpheum – 3/24

Hello there. It’s been a while. As you’re probably aware, Boston has been a bit chaotic as of late. My personal life has gone ahead and followed suit. Things are calming down though, and at last I have time to get around to a month’s 

Tyler, the Creator played the Paradise – 3/21

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.