A Weekend at Newport Folk Fest

Mollie Krawitz
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

Mollie Krawitz
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.

Coachella Mama

Patricia Marks-Martinovich
Coachella Mama How To... The flight to Palm Springs was easy, the sun is gorgeous and we are totally walking in the Coachella Valley grasses, passing through the vendors, nodding absent mindedly to the b...

Rock Bassist Andy Fraser Dead at 62

Jack McGill
The music world lost an icon when rock bassist Andy Fraser passed away on March 16 at the age of 62. Fraser, a native of London, was born with a wealth of musical talent. He began training in piano classically ...

Photos: Gerard Way plays Boston

Nick DiNatale
Commonwealth Avenue and The Paradise Rock Club played host to Gerard Way and his band this past Sunday evening. In what was his first show in Boston since playing with former band My Chemical Romance, Way quick...

Gallery: SKATERS at the Brighton Music Hall

Nick DiNatale
Last Thursday evening, New York City's SKATERS arrived in Boston in order to play a show opening for The Orwells at Brighton Music Hall. Despite only having been a band for a bit over two years, they have p...

Gallery: The Gaslight Anthem plays Boston

Nick DiNatale
This past week, one of alternative-rock's most popular acts The Gaslight Anthem brought their headlining tour in support of Get Hurt to Boston. The show was opened by Twopointeight, a punk/rock band from...
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Sound Off: Colbie Caillat “Try” Bares All

Elle Millar
Well, her face does.  Colbie Caillat's "Try" takes on the beauty industrial complex. It encourages women to try accepting themselves as they are. At first, I was as swept up in the hype as every other viewer. "...
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Band Buzz: Destruction Unit

Cat Michaels
Hailing from Tempe, Arizona, Destruction Unit is, to put it simply, a unique band with a unique sound. The group was formed by Ryan Rousseau thirteen years ago and has since expanded to five members containing ...
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Disclosure Live: Too Sexy for You

Hal Hyatt
Disclosure's Settle is one of the more highly regarded albums released this year, so when I got the chance to see the duo live I couldn't say no. Settle is nominated for a 2014 Grammy and Disclosure is, at the ...

Datsik takes the HoB with GZA and heRobust

Karan Marwah
The Digital Assassins tour kicked off with a grunge-coated bang at the House of Blues in Boston on January 17th. The coalescence of trap house (heRobust), old school hip hop (GZA), and of course loads of unadul...

Praise Yeezus: Pop is a Religion

Julian Davis
“What’s great about this country is that America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. You can be watching TV and see Coca-Cola, and you know that t...