Friday the 19th: Meat Puppets @ Union transfer The Meat Puppets are weird, they were weird in the 80’s, they were weird in the 90’s. I image they’re still pretty weird. Once of them got shot by a security guard once… true story. Also they’re opening for Soul Asylum, so there’s probably going to…
Friday – 6/19 Flogging Molly and Gogol Bordello @ Blue Hills Bank Pavilion – 7PM – If you think punk is boring try mixing it with traditional Irish or Gypsy Music and see where that takes you. I’ve seen Flogging Molly live before and they are amazing and I hear everyone should go see…
Dawes is a hard band to pin down. Sometimes I love listening to them and sometimes they put me right to sleep. They also seem to be a hard one for a larger audience to fully embrace, with part of their sound displaying strong influences of 60s and 70s rock, while also leaning heavily…
What is a guilty pleasure? Weekend at Bernie’s? Fedoras? Anal? When it comes to music, it’s something you belt out in your car but would be horrified if anyone saw you. Florence & the Machine was kinda like that for me. Sure, they often got the alternative or indie classification but this was really pop…
Hello Again. I just flew in from Minnesota and boy are my arms… um, I’m tired. Anyway, I’ve been away from home, pursuing the American dream. Or getting drunk. Or finding a new place to live. Mostly the last two. And now that it is confirmed I’ll be leaving the Boston area in just a…
Friday the 5th: Thee, Idea Men @ Milkboy According to the Milkboy page Thee, Idea Men found their bass player in a Saudi Arabian cave after climaxing from some sort of an earthquake. I don’t know about all that but I do know that these guys are a great band and Milkboy is a great room…
I know we’re generally behind the draw most of the time but not today. Scranton’s own Heavy Blonde dropped Heatwave, their debut album, this very day…. and I must say it’s pretty damn good. I was lucky enough to be given a copy of their Sun EP late last year. Which in itself is a…
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…
