Thursday the 30th: Morning River Band / Mike Slo-Mo Brenner @ Boot & Saddle The Morning River Band has got a great down home americana groove going on and they’re releasing their fourth album. Mike Slo-Mo Brenner plays slide guitar like no one else on earth. This is a show you should not miss. Friday the…
Greetings! It’s almost Memorial Day. A holiday weekend to celebrate the beginning of Summer with BBQs. And something about War. Maybe? It’s also become the annual weekend for Boston’s Summer Music Festival, Boston Calling. For the 3rd consecutive year hipsters, college kids, and other drunks will flock to Government Center for the 2 and ½…
Not long ago I wrote a scathing review of The Airborne Toxic Event’s new album Dope Machines. I didn’t care for it because I felt it was a synth nightmare and another example of a rock band moving toward ‘80s style pop. It didn’t feel like ATE, it felt like Electric Dream Machine. But…
Dinosaur Jr. is a band that flew under my radar for a very long time and I’m not really sure why. In my younger days I listened almost exclusively to 90’s alt. rock. Mainly, because at the time it was the 90’s and that’s what was on the radio… but also because 90’s rock was…
Saturday the 16th: St. James & The Apostles @ WheatStock 2015 Ya I know these guys turn up in our concert picks pretty often but it’s only because they fucking rock… and you know what else rocks? Beerfests. Combined the two and you’ve got yourself a good time. St. James goes on at 6:00 so…
It’s not often that guys are allowed to call things “cute”. Their own newborn son, an attractive girl, maybe a baby seal. That’s about it. But I’m going out on a limb here and saying the pair of lead singers (and guitarists) from Of Monsters and Men are a cute couple. I have no…
5/7 HIATUS KAIYOTE @ THE PARADISE ROCK CLUB – Check out the jazzy sounds of the Aussie band self-described as “Multi-Dimensional, Polyrhythmic Gangster Shit”. Tickets are sold out though so either pay the mark up online or rob a scalper since they do not have feelings anyway. THE SILKS @ T.T. THE BEAR’S PLACE –…
Everyone is supposed to hate this album. A good amount of people had already taken a stance against Mumford & Sons due to their overnight success and the over-saturation of their first two albums. Also they were British. Goddamn redcoats. But even the biggest fans of folky four piece were warned in advance of…
It’s been over three years but My Morning Jacket has finally released a new album… and I don’t really know what to make of it. To be fair I’ve only listened to it a few times although I can’t see it growing on at this point. I’ve loved everything MMJ has put out up until…
Holy shit…. summer is here, the weather is great and there are some great shows happening this week so get off the couch and see some music. Wednsday the 6th: Atmosphere @ The Trocadero I know we don’t cover anything hip hop related very often here at EBE… but I’m from Minnesota and I’ve got to…
