Interpol at Roadrunner 10/4
By Ronan Canzoniero Staff photographer Ronan Canzoniero covered Interpol and DIIV’s show at Roadrunner!
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Dutch Interior and Racecourse – Arts at the Armory
While definitely a small show, both Dutch Interior and Racecourse put on incredible, from the heart performances that stay with you. Every moment is huge but intimate, nothing could take your eyes off of them.
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Motion City Soundtrack’s Midwest Love Affair
There is something so infinitely personal about Commit This to Memory and Justin Pierre’s writing is so powerful that it still makes it relatable. It’s much more than just a record, also a change of pace for Pierre as a man and Motion City Soundtrack as a band with every member taking care of their own parts, the band sounds much more full from the very first note they all play together.
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Slayyyter Blows Boston Away With ‘Worst Girl in the World’ Tour
On Saturday, September 26, as the nor’easter winds raged outside of Roadrunner, Slayyyter blew the crowd away with a star-studded, siren-vocals set that included the entirety of Worst Girl in America, released in March of this year.
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The Gem: Julia Jacklin Makes Her Worries Sound Soothing
Her fourth studio album, The Gem was released on Sept. 25th. Throughout its tracks, Jacklin returns to several of the themes examined in previous releases of understanding who you are and the relationships around you while introducing a new perspective on power and divinity.
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Staff Pix 10/2: Psyop
“Boston” BY stella lefty Nowadays it feels impossible to escape some bland white person with a name that sounds like it came from a name generator website; Sombr, Ella Langley, Alex Warren… who are these people? It only gets even worse as Groupon and Tempus AI royalty Stella Lefty drops her hit single ‘Boston,’ it…
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Staff Pix 9/25: Self-Produced
“Bros” by panda bear I truthfully don’t even know how to write about this song. It’s a looping centerpiece in Panda Bear’s discography, navigating abstract samples of yesterday and tomorrow. The lyrics are simple, narrating a strained dialogue between Lennox and his brother as they push-and-pull themselves between the distinct lines of childhood and adulthood….
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Staff Pix 9/18: First/Early Songs
“Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie” BY Joanna Newsom Ask any Joanna Newsom diehard what their favorite record by the singer-songwriter/harpist is and you’re sure to receive a different answer for every person, which is impressive considering that her catalog released over the last twenty-some years essentially consists of just four full-lengths and one EP. Some will…
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Kinda Lost That Feeling: Swervedriver at The Sinclair 08/18
“Never Lose That Feeling” ensued and Adam Franklin’s tone, a perfect blend of indifference and longing, carried the band into the home stretch. Guitars screeched in voltage-heavy arpeggiated riffs as Swervedriver played the last of their heavy hitters—“Duel.” For men pushing 60, the set was an impressively unrelenting flow of energy up until its last moments. It was the crowd who couldn’t catch up.
