Crippled Beggar – Death Is The Tarn, And I’m The Conduit
I am going to complete this review without using the following terms; “pummeling, unrelenting, uncompromising, brutal, spewing hate, devastating or hateful”… When discussing…
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Tomutonttu – Kevätjuhla
After six years, Finnish multimedia artist Jan Anderzén returns to Alter under his Tomutonttu guise. Kevatjuhla, which translates as “Spring Celebration,” marks…
Olivia Louvel – Data Regina
Concerned with the told and untold stories of 16th century Europe, “Data Regina” simultaneously reaches backwards into history and also takes great…
EARLY WARNING: A Preview of this Summer’s MUTEK Festival in Montreal
For someone with an interest in electronic music, there is a lot to offer in Boston, and the surrounding cities. While interesting…
Magas – “Shipping Container”
Couch, Bulb Records, Lake of Dracula, Midwich Productions. JIM MAGAS has lived the dank underground life for a long time now. Not many…
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: Tinariwen & Dengue Fever @ Royale
Tonight was a night of trippy world music with Tinariwen & Dengue Fever. Dengue Fever opened. They are from Los Angeles but…
Soft Fangs & Bellows – Split EP
On the split put out recently by Disposable America, Boston’s Soft Fangs and Brooklyn’s Bellows offer a sobering, but elegantly melodic collection…
Security – Demo
DISCHARGE influenced punk from, um, well, here’s the problem: I can’t find anything about SECURITY aside from a YouTube link to their…
Kindling – No Generation
Even if it doesn’t feel like summer yet Kindling’s No Generation will have you thinking it is. Sweet dense waves of sound…
Wound Man – Fever Session cassette / Rolled 7”
I’m reviewing two separate releases by New Bedford’s WOUND MAN since both combined clock in at under ten minutes. This is to…
Interview with the Kominas
I interviewed Shahjehan Khan, Karna Ray, Hassan “Sunny” Malik, and Basim Usmani of the Kominas, when they played at Hindie Rock Fest…
