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Live Review: Foo Fighters Headline a Stacked Rock & Roll Bill at Fenway Park
Live Review: Foo Fighters Headline a Stacked Rock & Roll Bill at Fenway Park
I know I say it on an annual basis, but at least once a year there’s a stupendously stacked tour that rolls around and kicks major musical…
Rob Duguay
Jul 23
Rob’s Album of The Week: Oneida’s Expensive Air
Rob’s Album of The Week: Oneida’s Expensive Air
Brooklyn experimental rockers Oneida have a knack for pushing the creative envelope in a variety of ways. The quintet of drummer and…
Rob Duguay
Jul 22
Battlemode Exude Harmonious Heartbreak With ‘Playlist’
Battlemode Exude Harmonious Heartbreak With ‘Playlist’
When relationships end, the only things left behind are material possessions. These can be physical gifts of some sort or what the former…
Rob Duguay
Jul 19
Interview: Heavy Temple Come to Shred The Middle East in Cambridge
Interview: Heavy Temple Come to Shred The Middle East in Cambridge
When it comes to the current state of heavy metal, one of the best albums abiding by that style that has come out so far this year has been…
Rob Duguay
Jul 16
Rob’s Album of The Week: Johnny Blue Skies’ Passage du Desir
Rob’s Album of The Week: Johnny Blue Skies’ Passage du Desir
Sturgill Simpson has always been the type of artist to stray away from norms & trends while doing things on his own terms. This is proven…
Rob Duguay
Jul 15
Rob’s Album of The Week: Quinn DeVeaux’s Leisure
Rob’s Album of The Week: Quinn DeVeaux’s Leisure
Soul music has a way of touching upon feelings and emotions unlike any other style. It could be the lyrical delivery or the structure that…
Rob Duguay
Jul 8
Rob’s Album of The Week: Hiatus Kaiyote’s Love Heart Cheat Code
Rob’s Album of The Week: Hiatus Kaiyote’s Love Heart Cheat Code
Regardless of the type of music they put out, Hiatus Kaiyote consistently embraces a distinct flow with each song they write. This runs…
Rob Duguay
Jul 1
Interview: In Support of Their New Album, Les Savy Fav Look to Put on a Party at The Sinclair
Interview: In Support of Their New Album, Les Savy Fav Look to Put ...
They say that good things come to those who wait, and who knows that statement better than music fans? When it comes to reunions and album…
Rob Duguay
Jun 28
Back In the Norwich Groove: 5 Acts You Have to See at the Rose Arts Festival
Back In the Norwich Groove: 5 Acts You Have to See at the Rose Arts...
With summer just beginning, it’s that time of year in New England when there’s going to be a bunch of cool stuff going on every weekend…
Rob Duguay
Jun 28
Vundabar Begin New Chapter with the Release Of ‘I Got Cracked’
Vundabar Begin New Chapter with the Release Of ‘I Got Cracked’
Throughout the timeline of any creative pursuit, different chapters will be written and new levels of progression will be achieved. It…
Rob Duguay
Jun 27
Live Review: Future Islands Put on A Master Class in Human Connection at Roadrunner
Live Review: Future Islands Put on A Master Class in Human Connecti...
If you are like me, and most people, I reckon, the first time Future Islands came into your field of awareness was after their performance…
tim bugbee
Jun 26
Interview: Riding The Success Of ‘The Fatalist’, Buffalo Nichols Performs at Askew
Interview: Riding The Success Of ‘The Fatalist’, Buffalo Nichols Pe...
The blues is one of the timeless musical artforms in the American cultural lexicon. Like any style of music, it’s always able to be pushed…
Rob Duguay
Jun 26
Rob’s Album of The Week: Lake Street Dive’s Good Together
Rob’s Album of The Week: Lake Street Dive’s Good Together
You can call them a pop band, a soul band, or even a funk band, but the truth is that Lake Street Dive is a dynamically musical grouping of…
Rob Duguay
Jun 24
Interview: Tommy Prine Shows That Stellar Songwriting Runs in the Family at Fete Music Hall
Interview: Tommy Prine Shows That Stellar Songwriting Runs in the F...
When it comes to the craft of songwriting, very few musicians have had as much of an impact as John Prine. His influence on other musicians…
Rob Duguay
Jun 21
Guitar Phenom Mdou Moctar Brings A ‘Funeral for Justice’ To the Paradise
Guitar Phenom Mdou Moctar Brings A ‘Funeral for Justice’ To the Par...
Left to Right: Souleymane Ibrahim, Mdou Moctar, Michael Coltun & Ahmoudou Madassane (Photo Courtesy of Matador Records)
Rob Duguay
Jun 20
Western Mass Music: 5 Can’t-Miss Acts at the 2024 Green River Festival
Western Mass Music: 5 Can’t-Miss Acts at the 2024 Green River Festival
Taking place on the Franklin County Fairgrounds in Greenfield, the Green River Festival is one of the best music festivals happening on an…
Rob Duguay
Jun 19
Live Review: Pixies Come Home to Rock the Xfinity Center
Live Review: Pixies Come Home to Rock the Xfinity Center
Ok, so maybe Mansfield isn’t exactly ground zero for the embryonic efforts of this angular, abrasive and at times touchingly beautiful…
tim bugbee
Jun 19
Rob’s Album of The Week: Hockey Dad’s Rebuild Repeat
Rob’s Album of The Week: Hockey Dad’s Rebuild Repeat
Ever since I heard their sophomore full-length album Blend Inn that came out in 2018, I’ve been a huge fan of the Australian indie rock act…
Rob Duguay
Jun 17
Interview: New York City Ska Phenoms Mephiskapheles Aim to Energize Askew
Interview: New York City Ska Phenoms Mephiskapheles Aim to Energize...
Ever since their start in New York City during the early ’90s, Mephiskapheles have consistently stood out from the counterparts in the ska…
Rob Duguay
Jun 14
Live Review: A Handsome Wolf Parades Divinely into Boston
Live Review: A Handsome Wolf Parades Divinely into Boston
Some musicians are like sharks, always moving. Dan Boeckner’s been busy navigating many different currents throughout his career, primarily…
tim bugbee
Jun 12
Sapling Make Things Complicated With ‘Eris Worship’
Sapling Make Things Complicated With ‘Eris Worship’
Either surf the internet for a few minutes, turn on the television or go outside and you’ll quickly find that the world is a very…
Rob Duguay
Jun 11
Rob’s Album of The Week: Man Man’s Carrot On Strings
Rob’s Album of The Week: Man Man’s Carrot On Strings
I always love it when a band or musician is flat out weird but at the same time, they possess an artistry that’s uniquely their own. They…
Rob Duguay
Jun 10
Providence Porchfest Takes Over The City’s East Side With An Assortment Of Music
Providence Porchfest Takes Over The City’s East Side With An Assort...
Ever since the first one started in Ithaca, New York back in 2007, Porchfests have been a unique musical experience popping up in various…
Rob Duguay
Jun 7
The Third ‘Schiavone Fest’ Returns to Platforms with a Costume Contest, Live Music & More
The Third ‘Schiavone Fest’ Returns to Platforms with a Costume Cont...
When someone dies, one of the hardest things to deal with is the aftermath. Friends, family and loved ones all feel a sense of loss & grief…
Rob Duguay
Jun 6
Interview: Blvck Hippie Look to Make a Few Clutch Shots at Deep Cuts
Interview: Blvck Hippie Look to Make a Few Clutch Shots at Deep Cuts
Based out of Memphis, Blvck Hippie is an enigmatic music project from multi-instrumentalist Josh Shaw that touches upon a variety of…
Rob Duguay
Jun 5
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