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Report: Solid Sound Festival – Day 1

Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival, which took place last weekend at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Arts in North Adams, rises to the challenge of offering something truly unique in the overcrowded summer festival landscape. Curated and hosted by the band, the festival establishes its own …

Fucked Up played The Sinclair – 6/13

Toronto ragers Fucked Up returned to Boston with Paws and Twin Peaks in toe a few weeks back, which I reviewed for Allston Pudding. Check out more photos from the show here.

Kylesa played Middle East Downstairs – 6/16

Southern psychedelic sludge masters Kylesa headlined a stacked bill at Middle East Downstairs last Sunday. Support included the demonic vintage vibes of Blood Ceremony (pioneers in melding metal with flutes), headbanging space rock from White Hills, tight and energetic instrumental metal from Lazer/Wulf and some …

Mikal Cronin played Great Scott – 6/17

Hello! I’ve been doing lots of music related things lately, but most of them have not been for this site and thus I’ve been terrible about updating it. Regardless, here are some photos from last Monday’s show at Great Scott with Mikal Cronin, Shannon & …

Boris played Brighton Music Hall – 5/5

Japan’s most versatile drone/doom/experimental metal band spent two nights in Boston last weekend as a part of their From the Past, the Present and Through to the Future tour. I was distracted by a former Smith during Saturday’s “greatest hits” set, but I made it …

Wavves and FIDLAR played Brighton Music Hall – 4/8

On what is almost certainly the year’s most fitting double-bill, surf-punks Wavves and FIDLAR played a sold-out Brighton Music Hall earlier this month to an appropriately energetic crowd.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds played the Orpheum – 3/24

Hello there. It’s been a while. As you’re probably aware, Boston has been a bit chaotic as of late. My personal life has gone ahead and followed suit. Things are calming down though, and at last I have time to get around to a month’s …

Tyler, the Creator played the Paradise – 3/21

One year to the day after controversial rap group Odd Future played the House of Blues and were shut down mid-song by Boston police, ringleader Tyler, the Creator returned for a solo show in promotion of his new album, Wolf.

Joel Plaskett played O’Brien’s Pub – 3/20

Veteran Canadian indie rocker Joel Plaskett performed a rapturously received acoustic set to a sold-out O’Brien’s on Wednesday night. World’s Quietest band and Cause a Rockslide opened.

PAWS played Great Scott – 3/11

Glaswegian noise-pop trio PAWS hit Great Scott on Monday night as a part of their first U.S. tour, leading up to South by Southwest. Read on for first impressions and photos, also featuring openers Idiot Genes.