Show review: The Magnetic Fields at Berklee Performance Center – 4/6
Former Boston natives The Magnetic Fields returned Friday night for the first of two shows at Berklee in support of their latest studio effort Love at the Bottom of the Sea.
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Stream the new Spiritualized record!
I am unreasonably excited about the new Spiritualized album Sweet Heart Sweet Light, and you should be too! Stream the whole record over at NPR right now, over a week before its April 17th official release date. Also, don’t forget that Jason Pierce and company …
Happy G.O.O.D. Saturday
Yeah, I’m a day late on this post. Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Fridays series has officially returned this week with a new group single called ‘Mercy’ featuring Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz. In addition, Kanye also treated us to ‘Theraflu,’ a new track featuring …
Show review: Of Montreal at Paradise Rock Club – 4/1
Kevin Barnes and his merry band of musicians and costume changing ninjas descended on the Paradise Sunday night for a ridiculous and ridiculously fun show.
Pitchfork Music Festival finalizes lineup
So there have officially been no last-minute secret headliners to replace Vampire Weekend, but the final round of Pitchfork Fest additions is pretty great nonetheless. Beach House predictably receive top billing this time around. They played a late-afternoon set on one of the main stages …
Show review: The Joy Formidable at Paradise Rock Club – 3/30
British trio The Joy Formidable brought their anthemic tunes, a whole lot of ocean-themed props and New York City’s loudest band to a sold-out crowd at the Paradise on Friday night. Prior to the evening’s more theatrical elements, another New York band by the …
Show review: Swervedriver at Brighton Music Hall – 3/29
An extended weekend of great Boston shows began Thursday night at Brighton with self-described “loud British band” Swervedriver. Remarkably hard-to-Google shoegazers Heaven opened. Heaven is the New York-based project of Matt Sumrow, Ryan Lee Dunlap, and occasional Swervedriver drummer Mikey Jones. Bathed in a constant …
Show review: Cloud Nothings at Brighton Music Hall – 3/25
Following their stellar new album and a run of exceedingly well reviewed shows at South By South West, Cloud Nothings had a lot of hype to live up to last night. I’m glad to say that they did not disappoint. Opening for them were The …
Thoughts on Pitchfork Festival 2012 lineup additions
And the plot thickens. After a somewhat disappointing initial lineup, the Pitchfork Music Festival added twelve more acts to the mix today: Dirty Projectors, Sleigh Bells, Flying Lotus, Danny Brown, The Olivia Tremor Control, Clams Casino, Iceage, Purity Ring, The Men, Schoolboy Q and The …
Show review: The Wedding Present at Brighton Music Hall – 3/23
Another trek out to Allston last night to catch jangly British post-punk band The Wedding Present on their post-SXSW US tour. Toquiwa and The Jet Age opened. Hailing all the way from Tokyo, all-female guitar pop band Toquiwa offered up an impressive amount of energy …