Show review: Refused at House of Blues – 7/20
Controversially reunited Swedish hardcore heroes Refused made their way to Boston last weekend, fresh off the festival circuit. OFF! opened.
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Pitchfork Music Festival 2012 – Sunday
The final day of Pitchfork Fest 2012 brought with it clear skies, hot temperatures and a rock-heavy lineup to close things off with a bang. Click on to check out the final round of reviews and photos, including Vampire Weekend, Beach House, Ty Segall, Real …
Pitchfork Music Festival 2012 – Saturday
Between the seemingly endless list of must-see sets and the disagreeable weather conditions, day two’s festivities alternately took on the feel of a grand-scope adventure and a punishing endurance test. Sets from Hot Chip, Sleigh Bells, Wild Flag, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and more reviewed …
Pitchfork Music Festival 2012 – Friday
A series of foreboding thunderstorms cleared just in time for the kickoff to day one of the 2012 Pitchfork Music Festival, which featured performances from Feist, Dirty Projectors, Japandroids, Olivia Tremor Control and more. Read on for plenty of photos and set reviews.
Show review: Guided By Voices at Central Park Summerstage – 7/7
Amidst Saturday’s sweltering heat, New York’s inaugural CBGB Festival brought the reunited ‘classic’ Guided By Voices lineup to Central Park Summerstage for a free show with Cloud Nothings, The War On Drugs and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart.
Show review: Codeine at Brighton Music Hall
Temporarily reunited purveyors of glacial tempos and introspective sadness, Codeine, played their first Boston show in eighteen years at Brighton Music Hall Saturday night.
Show review: The Beach Boys at Bank of America Pavillion – 6/26
The surviving, reunited original members of one of the most enduring American rock and roll bands of all time made a stop in Boston during the course of their 50th anniversary world tour Tuesday night.
Show review: Destroyer and Sandro Perri – Paradise Rock Club – 6/20
I reviewed last Wednesday’s show with Canadian indie rockers Sandro Perri and Destroyer for Allston Pudding. Check that out here. Lovely photos by Grace Donnelly included in the AP post, some of my own shots after the break.
Show review: Built to Spill at Paradise Rock Club – 6/22
Boise, Idaho’s own indie rock legends Built to Spill hit the Paradise Friday night for a sold out show with Caveman and Junebug Spade.
Show review: Mogwai at House of Blues – 6/16
After multiple delays, cancellations, venue changes and visa issues, post-rock mainstays Mogwai finally made their way to Boston Saturday night in support of last year’s Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will. Balam Acab opened.