Scenes, Volume 3

Scenes, Volume 3

Third entry in an analog photography feature at Noise Floor.

Bright Eyes played the Palladium outdoors – 7/30

Bright Eyes played the Palladium outdoors – 7/30

The reactivated Bright Eyes made their long-delayed way to Worcester last weekend with support from Lucy Dacus.

Nice, A Fest – 7/24

Nice, A Fest – 7/24

ONCE Somerville’s outdoor summer space hosted a one-day fest packed with local favs last Saturday.

Squirrel Flower played the ICA – 7/23

Squirrel Flower played the ICA – 7/23

Singer/songwriter Ella Williams brought a pair of contemplative solo sets to the ICA’s back porch last Friday.

Catcher, Been Stellar and Queen Crony played The Jungle – 7/20

Catcher, Been Stellar and Queen Crony played The Jungle – 7/20

A pair of NYC post-punk cohorts and a Boston crew allegedly giving their final bow took over Somerville’s Jungle for a free show last Tuesday.

The Sheila Divine played The Sinclair – 7/10

The Sheila Divine played The Sinclair – 7/10

Cambridge’s Sinclair welcomed fans back inside for the first time since March of 2019 for a reopening bash featuring locals The Sheila Divine, House of Harm and Eldridge Rodriguez.

Serious Thinkers Chatroom: The Microphones, “Microphones in 2020”

Serious Thinkers Chatroom: The Microphones, “Microphones in 2020”

For the second meeting of the Serious Thinkers Chatroom, Ben and Mike unpack Phil Elverum’s single-track, 44-minute opus and return to the Microphones moniker.

Serious Thinkers Chatroom: Nicolas Jaar, “Telas”

Serious Thinkers Chatroom: Nicolas Jaar, “Telas”

Digging into electronic boundary-pusher Nicolas Jaar’s third LP of 2020. 

The Murder Capital played ONCE – 3/11

The Murder Capital played ONCE – 3/11

Irish post-punks The Murder Capital played their first-ever U.S. show in Somerville on Wednesday night.