Phoenix played House of Blues – 10/1
French indie pop superstars Phoenix brought an impressive, arena-sized show to the House of Blues earlier this month. Read my review for Tastemakers here and check out more photos here.
Reviews
Superchunk played Paradise Rock Club – 9/26
Chapel Hill indie rock royalty Superchunk returned this year with a new record and a tour, which stopped at the Paradise last Thursday. It was a fantastic show from one of my favorite bands, which I reviewed for Tastemakers. A larger photo gallery, including shots …
Jenny Hval played Cafe 939 – 9/25
Provocative Norwegian singer/songwriter Jenny Hval just wrapped up her first-ever tour of the U.S., which made its first stop in Boston a few weeks ago at Berklee’s intimate Cafe 939. I reviewed the show for Tastemakers. More photos here.
Boston Calling, round 2, happened at City Hall Plaza – 9/7-9/8
The Boston Calling Music Festival returned to City Hall Plaza a few weekends back for its September edition, featuring sets from Vampire Weekend, Passion Pit, Kendrick Lamar, The Gaslight Anthem, Local Natives, Solange, Okkervil River and more. I was there once again to write and …
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
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 …