Hold Steady/Dream Syndicate: Wall to Wall at the Space Ballroom
It’s always a treat, for audiences and bands alike, when an opening act draws as much attention as the headliner. L.A. 80’s rockers The…
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Eels Triumphantly Return from their Triumphant Return 05.01.19
Life is short. See your favorite bands as many times as you can. The Eels returned to New York less than a year since…
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Patti Smith: Spit, Grit, and Beauty
It’s daunting to write a review of an iconic musician and borderline paralyzing when that performer is Patti Smith. Along with being one of…
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Punch Brothers @ College St. Music Hall, New Haven
It’s the second night of the Punch Brothers’ spring tour and I’m convinced the quintet are not actually musicians, but sharks in dapper suits….
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J Mascis & Friends, Worth The Wait
After several east coast dates were postponed in early December, J Mascis headed back out on the road in February to support his latest…
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Big Love in Little Connecticut with Japanese Breakfast & Hand Habits
It was an evening of warm sincerity among performers and an intimate yet sold out crowd. Meg Duffy, a.k.a. Hand Habits opened the show…
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Darren Jessee, Lowpines @ Rockwood Music Hall
Mr. Bongos darts between the closing subway doors at the last possible second. What follows is a four stop history lesson that could rival…
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Mineral @ The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
Leaving the concert, my girlfriend asked me “did you know it was going to be that way?” What she meant was did I know…
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Lala Lala @ Terminal West
Chicago’s Lala Lala released their sophomore LP, The Lamb back in September. The album had the highest debut of the year on the college…
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Snail Mail Delivers to Western Mass
Since announcing their signing to major indie label Matador in the fall of 2017 Snail Mail has been among the busiest bands in the…
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