Danish heavy metal lifer King Diamond descended upon Boston’s Orpheum with his eponymous band last week for a show that promised a front-to-back performance of their 1987 favorite Abigail, along with a sampling of other career highlights.
Brooklyn-based and Boston-beloved singer/songwriter Mitski stopped by Northeastern’s central Starbucks location/performance space earlier this month for a solo set of her disarmingly beautiful songs. I’d been impressed by her full-band opening sets in the past, for the likes of Speedy Ortiz and Hundred Waters, but …
If we’ve met, you’re probably aware of my feelings on Deafheaven. The California-based black/post/gaze/whatever-metal band have been one of my favorite working acts since the release of their 2013 breakthrough Sunbather, and I talk about this frequently. They released their third record, New Bermuda, in October and …
Every concert shoot is challenging in one way or another, but there are some that really do try one’s patience to an abnormal degree. The Boston date on Garbage’s “20 Years Queer” tour – celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut record – was one …
Long-running stoner-doom collective Spirit Caravan stormed Brighton Music Hall last month with co-headliners Bongzilla and support from Memphis’ Dirty Streets and locals Rozamov.
Ok, slightly behind on blog posting. But I’ll catch up. Here we have an excellent Friday night show from precisely a month ago, centering on Ghost Box Orchestra’s EP release and support from Major Stars, Boom Said Thunder and 28 Degrees Taurus.
Long-running psychedelic pop experimentalists Mercury Rev headlined The Sinclair on Columbus Day, with support from a stripped-down incarnation of Boston’s Thick Wild.
Gothenburg, Sweden’s Makthaverskan, who specialize in a particularly effective brand of emotionally forthright and hook-y post-punk, played Great Scott earlier this month along with Denmark’s Lower.
Saddle Creek affiliates Hop Along headlined the WRBB (104.9 FM) Block Party at the school I ostensibly attend last month, alongside Boston’s LVL UP and Antarctigo Vespucci, featuring Bomb the Music Industry’s Jeff Rosenstock and the world’s most challenging-to-pronounce-and-remember band name. A fun show from …
R.I.P. Krill / Krill forever. The beloved Boston trio bid farewell to the city with a night of two sold-out shows at Great Scott last week. I’m not the person to eulogize the band, but they were a local institution who meant a lot to …