Monday night at the Middle East Club, La Dispute is bringing a killer lineup through town. They have been on the road over the past year promoting their album Wildlife and now it’s Boston’s (or Cambridge’s, rather) turn to show their support. And the fans have spoken. The show is sold out as of now but if you’re desperate to get in, a little determination (and maybe some pleading) outside the doors of the Middle East Club may bring you some luck. If you didn’t get a chance to grab a ticket, check out the bands anyway. In fact, La Dispute, a band… click headline to Read More
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Last spring, Kina Grannis and Imaginary Friend played a heartwarming acoustic show at Brighton Music Hall in Boston. This spring, the same thing happened, except it was down the street at Paradise Rock Club. This was a clear visual representation of Grannis’ surge in popularity over the past year, thanks to some creative videos on YouTube and help from national television shows. Kina Grannis started out as a singer-songwriter posting videos on YouTube, and soon her music was reaching worldwide fans due to her adorable personality and beautiful songs. In November, her incredibly elaborate stop-motion music video for the song… click headline to Read More
Every time I go to the House of Blues, I get an amazing show by one band or another. This was one of those times. I love the House of Blues, and Fun. certainly did not disappoint. The show sold out months ago, but I was lucky to be hipster enough to have bought my ticket before “We Are Young” was covered by Glee (muahaha!). The show started with Miniature Tigers, a quirky 5-piece band from Arizona. They played synthy jams from their new album Mia Pharaoh, and began with “Female Doctor,” and continued with “Boomerang,” and “Sex on the… click headline to Read More
I will admit, I didn’t know what to expect after waiting almost 15 years just to catch a glimpse of the legendary Bad Brains. I hoped not to see a pack of old, dread-headed punks trying to re-live the magic of years passed. Instead, I hoped for four of the founding fathers of American punk, mercilessly pounding tunes through my head as I dodge elbows and flying cans of ‘Gansett in the pit. I was seriously praying for the better scene, but I knew I wouldn’t be disappointed regardless. As I hoped, when I arrived I was relieved to see… click headline to Read More
It was quite a manly night on stage at the Middle East Club Upstairs on April 19th, which meant the audience was dominated by excited young women. Jesse Ruben, Josiah Leming, and Ron Pope serenaded the crowd on the first night of their tour together. Jesse Ruben opened the show with only him and his acoustic guitar. And no, he was “not the guy from Boy Meets World,” as many people mistake him for, but he is a self-professed “Stupid American Guy.” That song came from a personal experience involving a French girl and his loathing for art museums and… click headline to Read More
I found myself at the Middle East Club in Cambridge again on a weeknight and the place was sold out. The Wombats, from Liverpool, England, haven’t been to the States in a while so I was glad I finally got the chance to see them the other night. The floor was packed with young college kids and adults who “really liked their first album better,” as quoted from the passionate (or drunk) guy standing next to me on the side of the stage. And I’d have to agree with him. When The Wombat’s first album, A Guide to Love, Loss,… click headline to Read More
Let me just start this off by saying that I primarily wanted to see The Jezabels so I could try on Brighton Music Hall for size. Boy did I not know what I was missing. Brighton Music Hall is the ideal place to wait for a concert with its two pool tables and bars surrounded by LCD TVs. As far as watching the show goes, the stage sits at chest level and you can rest your elbows on it. The sound quality isn’t too bad either, nor is it too crowded (despite the “Sold Out” label for this show I… click headline to Read More
If one more 14-year-old in a belted lace dress had passive aggressively tried to elbow past me, Iwas fully prepared to leave early. But you can’t judge a show by the audience (can you?) and Ishould probably start at the beginning. Peggy Sue. Peggy Sue were lovely, I should note, but they literally sounded so much like FirstAid Kit (tight lady harmonies, some folksy things going on but heavier on the rock n’ roll than Iremember their Swedish counterparts enjoying) that when we first rolled up I thought somehowthe headliners had started like two hours early. They hadn’t. It was… click headline to Read More
If I had known what I was getting into before I went to the Enter Shikari show at the Paradise Rock Club on April 3rd ahead of time, I still would have been amazed at what I saw. I’ve been to a few other hardcore shows, but none at a venue that served so well to be a jungle gym for the acts that performed. At shows like this one, it is fair to say that just about anything goes, but I never thought that the bands would have actually done everything. letlive. and Enter Shikari used every corner of… click headline to Read More
Strange Mangers’ self -titled debut has been one of my top bandcamp hits lately. The quartet has risen from a notable and prolific Northeastern University music scene with their brand of carefully-constructed indie post-rock. Strange Mangers may still be in their infancy, but their music is a sophisticated and complex first step, and their show last week at Precinct didn’t miss a note. In a young and sometimes restless local scene, Strange Mangers display a certain level of patience, which leads to captivating translations of their precision rock. There’s almost a progressive edge to their tunes as well, with some… click headline to Read More