Category: writing
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TIFFY’S NEW STUFF
Self-proclaimed “soft punk” outfit TIFFY have announced a slew of new music, with single IRB out this week (June 3), and an EP to follow. This release, which is about the struggle, burnout, and strife of being in music, features guest guitar from no other than Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz. Frontwoman Tiffany Sammy’s signaturely…
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A Show for Joe // O’Brien’s Pub // May 10
People talk a lot of shit to me about the Boston music scene. It’s too small and insular, it doesn’t have the networking access of NY or LA. There aren’t enough small venues. There aren’t enough large venues. The neighbors complain against all the venues. It’s expensive. The bars close at 11 on a weeknight,…
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Future Teens // Newbury Comics // May 08
The teens ended their all-day-release-record-store-crawl at a reasonably packed Newbury Comics in the Garage at Harvard Square. Still Life is out now! Despite some recent shuffling in the band’s touring lineup, the album still holds to the core of the teens’ ethos, with Daniel and Amy trading off existential sets of lyrics segmented with hooky…
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The Wonder Years, Future Teens, and Oso Oso // TLA Philly // April 11
By Wendy For a band with a following as loyal as the Wonder Years, it’s easy to feel like a fair-weather fan most of the time. Shocking that they slipped through the genre cracks for this listener, when you consider that most of their lyrical fodder waxes prosaic about summers spent in Pennsylvania, and the…
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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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Jessica Pratt // Sinclair // July 27
By Torie // The last time Jessica Pratt played in Boston was at Great Scott in 2019. She has actually only played Greater Boston a handful of times—six that I was able to find, including opening for Julia Holter at the now-defunct Church, Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins at the Wang Theater, and Kurt…