Category: Reviews
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Noah Kahan // Fenway Park // July 18
By Wendy Every generation has their busker of choice, and I have to admit sleeping on Noah Kahan longer than intended. I recall hearing “Stick Season” go viral mid pandemic and thinking “yep, that sure will be a hit” and not paying any of it much further mind. Listen, I love a twangly troubadour as…
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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…
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Tomb Mold // Cambridge, MAÂ // July 06
By Wendy What better way to celebrate Fourth of July weekend than with Canadian death metal band Tomb Mold (and pals Horrendous and Morgued)?? Once again proving that death metal is in fact, the happiest and most joyous of musical genres, the band laughed their way through most of the set. It’s obvious they love…
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Lip Critic // O’Brien’s Pub // June 27th
By Wendy In the summertime, any evening show at O’Brien’s Pub in Allston would be a sweaty affair. Add the tumbling and raucous noise of Lip Critic, Cherub Head, and Cohort B? Prepare to be drenched. Ilan Natter of Lip Critic told me he was tired and ready to “be in his own bed” after…
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Future Teens // Paradise Rock Club // June 18
By Wendy First, the fans sold out the original venue, then they got upgraded to the Paradise, only for them to sell it out again a few weeks later? Surprising? Author’s note: considering the loyal followings of both Dan Campbell and hometown heroes the Future Teens, what other outcome could there have been? The Teens…
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Forever Lager Fest // Notch Brewing // June 08
By Wendy Notch held a free music festival at its Brighton location on Saturday, June 08, as a part of its Forever Lager beer fest. Cody Rico of webookthings, who is also the drummer in Cape Crush, brought together a bill full of (mostly) local and (mostly) queer artists, making it a great way to…