The Analysis Producer Aaron Alcouloumre: The Blast Interview
Aaron Alcouloumre doesn’t believe in limiting himself.
Lego Star Wars Composer Michael Kramer: The Blast Interview
Composer Michael Kramer has worked relentlessly to ensure his place among the top composers in Hollywood.
Steve Aoki at the Electronic Bounce House in Oakland: Show Review
Steve Aoki crushed it at his recent show in Oakland, CA, showing why he remains a dominant force in putting a show for his crowd.
Concert Review: Lady Lamb Plays the Sinclair
The Sinclair, 2/10/17
For Tender Warriors, her quietest and most intimate release, Lady Lamb embarked on her first solo acoustic tour. Most of the tour has taken place in living rooms across the country, Lad...
The Ballroom Thieves: A Conversation with Devin Mauch
The Ballroom Thieves have had a fly-by-night, whirlwind couple of years, stealing in and out of coffee shops and concert halls, making fans and friends across the country. The release of their first LP, A Wolf ...
Epica blows the lid off the Palladium at Worcester
Epica was recently at Palladium in Worcester with supporting acts Flesh God Apocalypse, Arkana and The Agonist and, oh boy, was it a magnificent show.
Concert Review: The Oh Hellos Christmas Extravaganza
Paradise Rock Club, 12/17/2016
Ushered onstage by the melodious tones of Leslie Knope, backed by a paper winterscape of nighttime Christmas trees, the Oh Hellos charmed the Paradise audience with two hours o...
Julien Baker Shines At Aurora
Julien Baker, the 21-year old Memphis singer-songwriter, performed at Aurora in Providence on a rainy Friday, Sept. 23. Baker, surrounded by three bouquets of flowers, stood solo on the small stage. The show wa...
Airbourne crashes the party at The Middle East: An interview with lead guitarist David Roads
Airbourne is the real deal. They carry the torch of pure, good-old, wild Rock N’ Roll, proud and strong. These lads from Australia rock the whole world and will slowly climb the steps to become the next AC/DC.
Sleigh Bells and Miya Folick charm Boston one September night
The Sinclair invited LA-based Miya Folick and the much-loved group, Sleigh Bells, onto their stage on September 13. The two acts meshed well together, with Folick providing raw emotions with haunting melodies a...
A Weekend at Newport Folk Fest
Photos by Nick DiNatale
This version corrects Patti Boyd to Patti Smith and clarifies that "several" members of Deer Tick performed.
Since 1959, Fort Adams State Park has been the home of the Newport Folk F...
How Adia Victoria Unstuck Herself From The South
The basement of the Lizard Lounge is a cozy space, caressed by soft red lights and the quiet din of folks enjoying drinks and one another’s company. Saturday night is always ripe with the chance to soak up a new experience or feeling. Tonight, in this little subterranean art space, everyone has come to see Adia Victoria.
Highlights from Boston Calling Music Festival
Last weekend’s Boston Calling music festival was a game-changer, not because of the acts, but because it will be the last time the event is held at Boston’s City Hall Plaza. Organizers of the festival announced...
Supporting the environment through music
San Francisco-based singer-songwriter Rachel Garlin will be performing at Cambridge’s Club Passim on June 5. The show will be to benefit Mothers Out Front, an activist organization dedicated to creating a susta...
Founder of The MuseBox passes away from cancer
Nadine Gelineau, founder and CEO of of music marketing agency The MuseBox, passed away last Thursday, April 7, of lung cancer. She was 56.
Gelineau’s music industry career began with her work as a DJ during ...
New music from Westing
Matt Mascarenas, the man behind indie band Westing, is working on multiple new projects, turning his previously solo act into a full band.
Mascarenas, who also plays in Daytrader and Heartless Breakers, is c...
Reykjavik Calling: Bringing Icelandic culture to Boston
Boston isn’t known for its Icelandic population, but from March 4-7, Iceland Naturally is bringing the country’s culture to the city, through food, music, film, and literature.
On Saturday, March 5, Iceland ...
Making Sense of the Nonsensical: A Q&A with Derek Pyle of Waywords and Meansigns
One of the arguably most important books in literary history is one that almost nobody in the general public has read. Derek Pyle wants to change that.
Pyle’s new project, “Waywords and Meansigns,” is a musi...
Epica’s Isaac Delahaye — The Blast Interview
Epica is the biggest things going in the world Symphonic Metal. With singer Simone Simons and her beautiful voice backed by fiv amazingly talented guys, Epica brings total joy to metal audience. Although they...
The Aristocrats: The Blast Interview
ISTANBUL -- Blast Magazine met up with Marco Minnemann during the band's show in Turkey's largest city.
