The Front Bottoms have, since 2006, been the outlet for Brian Sella’s evocative songwriting and characteristic whining vocals, and last Thursday they parked their tour bus outside Boston’s Roadrunner.
Vampire Weekend’s “Father of the Bride” tour is essentially one big “thank you” to all of the band’s most loyal fans, including those from Boston who have waited for more than six years to see them live in the City again. On Tuesday night at Agganis Arena, Bostonians were treated to more than two hours of live music featuring some of the band’s most beloved songs.
Rostam Batmanglij, better known as Rostam, is not limited to his former band. Though he was one of the founding members of Vampire Weekend, the 34-year-old multi-instrumentalist decided to pursue solo...
The past few years have not been easy on Library Voices. After running into countless problems on tour, the Saskatchewanian indie-pop group decided to take a break. Two years ago, when their album “Lovish”...
When you enter the transformed City Hall Plaza during the one of the bi-yearly weekends of the Boston Calling Music Festival, it is hard to imagine that, just two short hours ago, the square functioned...
Biblical blockbusters and cosmic casts
By Max Cohen
Looking back, 2013 was a good year for movies. But if 2013 was a cocooned caterpillar of a year for film, then 2014 is the majestic butterfly finally...
Best new Boston bite: Braised beef dumplings blowing up
By Brooke Jackson-Glidden
Vegetarians, I’m sorry: you’re going to have to sit this one out. From the crispy, ginger-fragrant dumplings at...
Accompanied by local concessions and sponsor vendors along the perimeter of Boston’s City Hall, the first day of Boston Calling offered promise that this biannual event could one day reach the prominence...
Energetic guitar riffs, ethereal electronic beats and folksy vocals will echo from City Hall Plaza this weekend to welcome students back to the city and celebrate Boston’s diverse music tastes.
Vampire...
I was slightly apprehensive waiting in line to see Ra Ra Riot and Guards at the Paradise Rock Club on Saturday night.
Not because I thought the coat check would fill up (it did). Not because I thought...
