Peter Hook and The Light played Paradise Rock Club – 9/10

Former Joy Division and New Order bassist Peter Hook is up to his old tricks again. Namely, he’s touring classic albums by his prior bands with The Light, a crew consisting of members of Hook’s Moncaco project and his son, Jack Bates. After tours which 

Ceremony played The Sinclair – 8/15

Ceremony played The Sinclair – 8/15

The Sinclair was the site of a typically out-of-control show from California punks Ceremony a few weeks back. I reviewed the show for Allston Pudding, and the full photo gallery is up here.

Neurosis played Lupo’s – 8/24

Providence’s Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel paid host to a rare East Coast appearance from Oakland post-sludge-metal gods Neurosis on Saturday night. I was there to document the legendary and elusive band in all their crushing glory.

Holy Ghost! and New Order played Bank of America Pavilion – 7/31

My July ended on a danceable note with New York City’s Holy Ghost! and Britain’s legendary New Order at Bank of America Pavilion. This one felt worthy of exposition, so my Tastemakers review is accordingly rather long. The photos turned out pretty nice too, if 

Metz played the Sinclair – 7/25

You may recall that Metz had a Boston show scheduled back in April at Brighton Music Hall – on marathon Monday, in fact. In light of the bombings, much of the city was closed for the night and the show wound up being cancelled. Lucky 

Newport Folk Festival happened at Fort Adams – 7/26-28

Just a week after Pitchfork, I tackled my second major festival in a row with Newport Folk. The vibes were certainly different, but Newport was an equally satisfying experience in different ways. Highlights this year included Beck, Andrew Bird, Father John Misty and The Mountain 

Pitchfork Music Festival happened at Union Park – 7/19-21

Another summer draws toward a close, another Death Grips show gets cancelled in Boston, and another massive amount of festival coverage gets posted to the Internet by me. I ventured to Chicago a few weekends ago for my third Pitchfork Music Festival, which once again 

Deafheaven played T.T. the Bear’s – 7/3

Black metal/shoegaze experimentalists Deafheaven played a stunning and swelteringly hot pre-Independence Day show at T.T.s earlier this month. It was one of the best sets I’ve seen so far this summer. The review is up at Allston Pudding, and many more photos are up here.

Savages played Middle East Downstairs – 7/12

Loudly proving that they are, in fact, worthy of the hype, London post-punk quartet Savages sold out the Middle East Downstairs on Friday night. Check out my review for Tastemakers, and some more photos over here.

Come played The Sinclair – 6/27

I witnessed the 90s come alive for a night at the Boston stop of Come’s recent reunion tour, supporting the Matador reissue of their debut LP 11:11. Review over at Allston Pudding, more photos up here.