WENT THERE: 8/28 Damon & Naomi @ The Middle East Upstairs
There are so many damned bands & musicians out there. I can’t keep up sometimes so I wallow in extended phases of…
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Chris Hues
& Then There was John Maus: A Heady Peek into the Sound of Performance
John Maus is playing @ The Middle East Downstairs, opening for Protomartyr on a bill that also features the Boston-based Blau Blau on…
The Dos & Don’ts of Another F#$@-ing School Year 2017
Oh early September, you ever experience a day that’s so nice that when you hear other people having sex in your neighborhood,…
WENT THERE: Have a Nice Life @ The Middle East Upstairs (6/24/17)
When I watched ‘Examined Life’ directed by Astra Taylor, a philosophical documentary posing fundamental questions to contemporary world famous thinkers, Cornel West’s…
WENT THERE: 5/12 The Meat Puppets & Mike Watt + The Tom + Jerry...
In many ways, The Meat Puppets are pinnacle American music. Noise rock, fused with folk & punk— they were the beginning…
WENT THERE: 5/13 Perfume Genius @ The Royale
Having seen the Matador signed artist at the Sinclair for his Too Bright Tour, I was highly anticipating his new direction and…
WENT THERE: 5/8 Screaming Females @ ONCE Somerville
Drenched in Nihilist lethargy and exhaustion of May working in the Food Industry, I would best in a mood be described as…
WENT THERE: 4/30 Bob Mould @ Sinclair
Coming out onto a bare Sinclair stage in Harvard Square, with only an amplifier and raucous applause to accompany him, Bob Mould still…
WENT THERE: Xiu Xiu, Sidney Gish, Funeral Advantage @ Hardcore Stadium
In the midst of an equally Holy and Patriotic weekend in April, I ran to the Elks Hardcore Stadium on Saturday for…
WENT THERE: 3/3 Robyn Hitchcock @ ONCE Somerville
The show was on a cool rainy night at ONCE Ballroom in Somerville. Emma Swift opened for Robyn Hitchcock. The pair…
Pissed Jeans Rehash: 2/25 @ Once & Interview w/ Guitarist Brad Fry
This is Pissed Jeans. Loud. Fast. Rude. And reclaiming punk for the next generation of disillusioned freaks and hipsters turned to the silent…
Writings on ’We are One Somerville Solidarity Rally’ sponsored by The City of Somerville...
There was a very diverse array of people present at the rally last Saturday on the Somerville High School lawn. Most were…
