It doesn’t really matter what Isis is defined as anymore. The band called it quits in 2010 after the release of a final studio album, the remarkable Wavering Radiant, and has ridden off into the proverbial Boston sunset. You May Also Like: Dan Blacksberg – Radiant Others (2017) Rod HarrisRead More
In an often numbingly disengaged world bereft of protest songs — from the left, right or center — Don Quixote is welcome, indeed. As Mayday Radio, singer-songwriter Jeff Ting pushes buttons, and boundaries, that have grown dusty from inattention. You May Also Like: Buggles’ ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’ PredictedRead More
The J. Geils Band isn’t stuck in any freeze frame, despite an ongoing dispute with a former namesake member. In fact, the legendary party band will return to their home state this weekend for an appearance at Boston’s House of Blues. You May Also Like: No related posts.
A boisterous combining of towering classical swooshes, guitar roars, tempo shifts and post-pop dreamscapes, Art Decade somehow manages to be both super catchy and mind-blowingly clever. You May Also Like: Chris Potter Circuits Trio – ‘Sunrise Reprise’ (2021)
Joshua Pritchard reached back to his earliest recordings for the 2012 follow up to Ruin/Renewal’s self-titled debut from June of last year, offering the equal and opposite of that EP’s rumbling, three-piece live experience. You May Also Like: Jeff Oster, Vin Downes + Tom Eaton – ‘Seven Conversations’ (2024) WillRead More
Sprung from classmates at the well-regarded New England Conservatory of Music, Ro Sham Beaux, est. 2009, is a Boston-based band that, in a rarity for a fusion jazz ensemble, takes the “band” word seriously: they operate as a true cooperative. This quartet made up of Zac Shaiman (sax, effects), LukeRead More
As drummer Jerry Gaskill continues his long road back from a February 26 heart attack, King’s X is selling a 1991 live Mp3 concert from Boston to help offset medical expenses. You May Also Like: Jerry Marotta, Legendary Drummer: The Albums That Shaped My Career
Not so much so-called “new folk” as an interesting distillation of country, blues, gospel and soul, Martin Sexton since his out-of-nowhere self-produced 1991 cassette debut has become the very definition of modern-day troubadour. You May Also Like: No related posts.
In Boston After experiencing the first two minutes of this Pat Metheny Group concert, there was no doubt that Boston-area fans just plain love the man. You May Also Like: Pat Metheny, May 16, 2019: Shows I’ll Never Forget Pat Metheny, “You Are” from ‘From This Place’ (2019): One TrackRead More
To those Bruce Springsteen fans who decided to sit out this tour: You had no idea what you passed up.
