Yeah, you probably should. The semi-legendary Icelandic post-rock band announced a short US tour today in support of their remarkably pronounceable new album, Valtari. These shows mark the band’s first live appearances since their ‘indefinite hiatus’ in 2008. The itinerary includes stops in Philadelphia, New …
The Newport Folk Festival, aka my non-Pitchfork summer festival venture, announced today the addition of a Friday night show featuring Blitzen Trapper, Megafaun and the mighty Wilco. Wilco will be on the road for much of the summer in continued support of last year’s excellent …
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.
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …