published on May. 4, 2015 1pm
[FOLK] Joe Pug experienced a meteoric rise within his own ranks, selling 20,000 copies of an EP he’d originally been giving out as a freebie.
published on May. 4, 2015 1pm
[POP] Kiesza is a little confusing, so let’s try and straighten it all out. Her full name is Kiesa Rae Ellestad, but she was born Kiesza Szösi. She’s 26, of Norwegian origin, but she’s actually from Canada—maybe less exotic than you thought.
published on May. 4, 2015 1pm
[PUNK] Agent Orange are purveyors of the original surf-punk hybrid, and it’s their reputation as a live band that’s kept them going for years.
published on May. 4, 2015 12pm
[FOLK] Mary Ramsey took time out to chat about making a CD of traditional music so intrinsically suited to the Maniacs’ core sound.
published on Apr. 28, 2015 4pm
Don’t be surprised if you walk in on local photographer Frederick Mount doing something unexpected in your basement.
published on Apr. 27, 2015 4pm
The film stands as a testament to the power of art for art’s sake and what’s possible when making a buck isn’t much a priority.
published on Apr. 27, 2015 4pm
[COUNTRY] Even if you don’t think you know who Lauderdale is, you’ve likely heard his music in your travels—maybe even on ABC’s Nashville. Twenty-six albums in and he’s proven himself an Americana master of twang, associating with other revered players like Buddy
published on Apr. 27, 2015 4pm
[ROCK] As a band still in search of its sonic identity, recording Mind Over Matter presented more of a challenge to So-Cal’s Young the Giant than your average sophomore slump.
published on Apr. 27, 2015 3pm
[CLASSIC] He couldn’t take his eyes off you in the 1960s, and his eyes adored you (though he never laid a hand on you) in the 1970s, but Frankie Valli’s career stretches back to the early 1950’s as a key player in the then-burgeoning world of ballad crooners.
published on Apr. 27, 2015 4pm
[PSYCHEDELIC] What if LCD Soundsystem joined X-Ray Spex and they all dropped acid? Boston’s Guerilla Toss defies our usual canon of descriptive go-tos.