Category: Blog
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Marquis Lavoie & Aaron Gillespie & Friends // The Rockwell // March 18
By Wendy Music is a spectrum! It’s not out of the ordinary for a single musician to branch into different genres and bands as their oeuvre expands. And it’s always a treat to see popular musicians in a new element, which is what made Wednesday’s show at the Rockwell so special. Hometown hero Greg Marquis…
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Tiffy, Bowling Shoes, Hands Free, & Really Great // The Cantab Lounge // March 14
By Wendy Last Saturday found us all in a bit of a Northeastern University reunion of sorts, with several bands, photographers, and friends in the Cantab‘s audience all connected to each other thru various on and off-campus organizations. (And what reunion would be complete without a little onstage kvetching about our alma mater?) But in all…
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All My Friends // In One Place // January 19
By Wendy Last Monday evening it felt like everyone I’ve ever met was in Allston, split between two different shows in the same four block radius. (T_T)b, Ohio State Fair, Angel Bite, & Warmachine took on the back room at the Sil, and Rooftops, Marquis Lavoie, & Timothy Stone held it down at the Model.…
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Printing the Hits: Conversations with Oxford Pennant
Regular attendees of Solid Sound, Wilco’s music festival in North Adams, may already be familiar with Oxford Pennant, the quirky brand that sells custom pennants, patches, and other merchandise. Other folks might recognize their products at national parks across the USA, or on a merch table at a local gig. We sat down with founder…
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The Avenue // 5/5, a perfect score
by Torie B Boston is a city that loses a little bit of itself more rapidly with each passing year to throngs of college students and tech industry employees, eking into the borders of each neighborhood, blurring their distinctions, forcing denizens of the Old Boston to rely on individual establishments to revive the energy of…